Use of the Perceived Physical Competence Scale with Adolescents with Disabilities

1995 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 571-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taru Lintunen ◽  
Pilvikki Heikinaro-Johansson ◽  
Claudine Sherrill
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Varimax Rotation ◽  
Physical Competence ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Competence Scale ◽  
Two Factors

The construct validity and reliability of the 1987 Perceived Physical Competence Scale of Lintunen were examined to assess the applicability of the instrument for use with adolescents with disabilities. Subjects were 51 girls and 34 boys ( M age = 15.1 yr.) from several schools in central Finland. Principal component factor analysis with varimax rotation yielded the same two factors for adolescents with disabilities as reported for nondisabled adolescents in the related literature. Cronbach alphas for the two factors were .89 and .56. It was concluded that the scale is an appropriate measure for adolescents with disabilities. Statistical analysis indicated no gender differences for adolescents with disabilities. When compared with nondisabled groups in the related literature, these adolescents had perceived fitness similar to nondisabled peers but significantly lower than that of athletes without disabilities.

Development of a Satisfaction with Therapy and Therapist Scale

1999 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 748-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian P. S. Oei ◽  
Greg J. Shuttlewood
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Major Depression ◽  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Specific Factor ◽  
Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽  
Varimax Rotation ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Fourth Session

Objective: While much work has gone into developing measures of specific factors in psychotherapy for depression, measures for non-specific factors have been lacking. This paper aims to develop a scale for a non-specific factor called ‘Satisfaction with Therapy and Therapist Scale’. Method: Sixty-seven patients with major depression completed the questionnaires during the fourth session of cognitive therapy. The patients went through an assessment clinical interview using a SCID. They also completed the ATQ, BDI and DAS questionnaires during the fourth session. Results: Principal component factor analysis with varimax rotation showed that the scale possesses two factors, ‘Satisfaction with Therapy’ and ‘Client Evaluation of Therapist’, accounting for 64.7% of the total variance. The alpha Cronbach for the two factors is 0.91 and 0.80 with the total scale alpha at 0.90. The scale also possesses good concurrent and disciminant validity. Conclusion: The Satisfaction with Therapy and Therapist Scale is an adequate measure for measuring a non-specific factor in psychotherapy.

Factor Analysis of Neuropsychological Tests

1969 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 791-802 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Crockett ◽  
Harry Klonoff ◽  
James Bjerring
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Neuropsychological Functioning ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽  
Motor Speed ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Complex Skills ◽  
Checking Behavior ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Psychometric Measures

The Halstead-Reitan Battery, 2 Benton tests and the WISC were administered to a sample of normal children, ages 5 to 8. The results of a principal-component factor analysis indicated that at least nine different areas were being measured. The areas of neuropsychological functioning were: Analytic-Synthetic Visual-motor Ability, Undirected Motor Speed, Verbal Abstract Ability, Resistance to Distraction, Ability to Alternate between Motor Sets, Directed Motor Speed, Environmental Awareness and Judgmental Skills, Sequencing Visual Stimuli, and Checking Behavior. Regression weights and composite score formulae for estimating Ss' scores in these 9 areas were presented. Dimensions were found which correspond to the Verbal-Performance division of the Wechsler test. Five of the factors were found to be relatively independent of psychometric measures of intelligence. Two factors involving higher-order complex skills were also found. The derived factors were related to other factor analytic studies.

Suffering related to dignity among patients at a psychiatric hospital

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frode Skorpen ◽  
Arlene A Thorsen ◽  
Christina Forsberg ◽  
Arne W Rehnsfeldt
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Methodological Study ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Varimax Rotation ◽  
Component Factor

This article discusses dignity from a Q-methodological study among patients at a psychiatric hospital. The aim of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of the subjective experiences of patients in a psychiatric hospital with respect to dignity. A Q-sample of 51 statements was developed. A total of 15 participants ranked these statements from those they most agreed with to those they most disagreed with. Post-interviews were also conducted. Principal Component Factor Analysis and varimax rotation followed by hand rotation produced the clearest results. Four different viewpoints emerged: being met as equal human being, experience of dignity despite suffering, suffering due to inferior feelings and suffering and fighting for one’s own dignity. There seem to be variations in those with dignity-promoting experiences in Viewpoint 1 and to some extent in Viewpoint 2, to those with dignity-inhibiting experiences in Viewpoints 3 and 4.

scholarly journals Cardiomyopathies: echocardiographic profiles based on principal component factor analysis in men and women

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 4108
Author(s):  
N. G. Vardugina ◽  
I. V. Medvedenko ◽  
N. M. Efimova
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Contractile Function ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
Diagnosis And Prognosis ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Icd 10

Aim. To determine echocardiographic profiles and their prognostic value using factor analysis in men and women with various types of cardiomyopathies (CMP).Material and methods. The study involved 100 people with CMP — 69 men with a median age of 53 years and 31 women with a median age of 58 years. Among the subjects, six nosological types corresponding to ICD 10 classification were revealed: dilated CMP (DCM), ischemic CMP (ICM), alcoholic CMP, mixed CMP, hypertrophic CMP (HCM) and myocarditis. All persons underwent an echocardiography. Echocardiography results as variables were included in factor analysis. The resulting two factors are presented as the first and second echocardiographic profiles.Results. The first echocardiographic profile was characterized as the degree of myocardial contractile function reduction. A strong association of the first profile with DCM, alcoholic CMP and myocarditis in men (p=0,001) and DCM in women (p=0,05) was obtained. In some individuals with ICM and mixed CMP, there was no association with the first profile. The second echocardiographic profile reflected the degree of myocardial mass increase and had significant differences only in women (p=0,04). A strong correlation with the second profile was observed in HCM, in the majority of women with ICM and in some persons with mixed CMP. Fatal outcomes in men were recorded in patients with ICM (66,7%), alcoholic CMP and myocarditis, and in women with mixed CMP (11,1%).Conclusion. For patients with DCM, myocarditis, and alcoholic CMP, the first echocardiographic profile with a risk of death is characteristic. The second echocardiographic profile was inherent in HCM and was associated with a protective effect in women with ICM. The revealed echocardiographic profiles can be extrapolated to nosological types of CMP in men and women in order to verify the diagnosis and prognosis.

The Balance Scale: Factor Analysis and Reliability

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 367-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverly L. Roberts ◽  
Mary G. Mueller
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Visual Cues ◽  
Simple Structure ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Varimax Rotation ◽  
Balance Scale ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Eyes Open ◽  
Nonprobability Sample ◽  
Base Of Support

The purpose of this study was to determine the construct validity and reliability of the Balance Scale. This scale consisted of eight stances: bipedal stance with eyes open and closed, monopedal stance with eyes open and closed and these four stances repeated on a beam. These stances reflect the two factors related to balance, base of support and visual cues. The ability of subjects to maintain these stances was timed for a maximum of 30 sec. Using a nonprobability sample of 61 community living elders with a mean age of 71.9 yr., a forced four-factor principal components factor analysis was done. Simple structure was achieved with varimax rotation. The four factors extracted accounted for 79.2% of the total variance and were the monopedal factor, visual factor, bipedal nonvisual factor, and a beam factor. Standardized item coefficients for these factors ranged from .60 to .76.

Analysis of the Quality of Relationships in the Footwear Sector

2020 ◽  
pp. 97-121
Author(s):  
Marcela Karina Benítez Gaibor ◽  
Juan Pablo Martínez Mesías
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽  
Pca Analysis ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Quality Of Relationships ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of the study is to propose a methodology and measures for the assessment of relationship quality between producers and clients and between producers and suppliers of the footwear sector. For this purpose, a principal component factor analysis (PCA) has been applied on a sample of footwear producers of Tungurahua, Ecuador. The PCA analysis included the seven dimensions of relational coordination theory and other three dimensions, such as trust, cooperation, and satisfaction. Results show that the quality of relationships is composed by two factors, one related to communication and one related to relationships. Some changes occur in these dimensions depending on the stakeholders involved in the relationship. The scores of the components resulted from the PCA analysis were used to calculate communication and relationship indexes. Additionally, a correlation analysis has been performed showing a positive correlation between communication and relationships dimensions in both producers-clients relationship and producers-suppliers relationship.

Developing the Organisational Justice Scale and Examining Teachers' and School Administrators' Views about Organisational Justice in Primary Schools

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-50
Author(s):  
Hasan Basri Memduhoðlu ◽  
Ali Ýhsan Yildiz
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽  
Reliable Measurement ◽  
Organisational Justice ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The purpose of this study is to develop a reliable and valid measurement tool to explore views about organisational justice in schools and to examine teachers' and school administrators' views about organisational justice in primary schools. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 455 participants, 176 school administrators and 279 teachers from the primary schools in the Centre of Van. The Organisational Justice Scale, developed by the authors, was employed as data gathering tool. Principal Component Factor Analysis was used to determine the content and construct validities of the scale and Confirmatory Factor Analysis was employed to evaluate the obtained results. As a result of the study, the developed Organisational Justice Scale (OJS) was found to be a valid and reliable measurement tool for school applications.

scholarly journals The Development of a Behavior Patterns Rating Scale for Preservice Teachers

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nihat Caliskan ◽  
Okan Kuzu ◽  
Yasemin Kuzu
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Behavior Patterns ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Cronbach Alpha ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Two Factors

The purpose of this study was to develop a rating scale that can be used to evaluate behavior patterns of the organization people pattern of preservice teachers (PSTs). By reviewing the related literature on people patterns, a preliminary scale of 38 items with a five-points likert type was prepared. The number of items was reduced to 29 after obtaining expert opinions and was administered to 620 PSTs. As the results of the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, unlike two factors: structurist and free spirits behavior patterns, in the theory, we obtained the final scale of 15 items consisting of three factors: planners, solution-oriented and prescriptive behavior patterns. The related Cronbach Alpha value was found to be .830 for all the items. We identified that behavior patterns rating scale of the organization people pattern can be confidently applied to evaluate behavior patterns. Moreover, in this study, we obtained a contradiction between practice and theory. Thus, we provided a new idea related to behavior patterns of the organization people pattern.

School Counselor Transgender Intersex Advocacy Competence Scale (SCTIACS): Construction and Validation

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X1987390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack D. Simons
Keyword(s):  
Minority Students ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Test Validity ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Step Process ◽  
Training Tool ◽  
Competence Scale ◽  
Gathering Data

The purpose of this study was to develop the School Counselor Transgender Intersex Advocacy Competence Scale (SCTIACS). The SCTIACS is a training tool to use in teaching school counselors and other school stakeholders to advocate for gender minority students. Development of the SCTIACS involved a three-step process: generating items, reducing items, and gathering data from school counselors to conduct principal component analysis and test validity and reliability.

Neuropsychological asymmetry in Alzheimer's disease: Verbal versus visuoconstructional deficits across stages of dementia

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 420-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANIEL STRITE ◽  
PAUL J. MASSMAN ◽  
NORMA COOKE ◽  
RACHELLE S. DOODY
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Neuropsychological Deficits ◽  
Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Scores ◽  
Lateral Asymmetry ◽  
Mild Dementia ◽  
Component Factor

The incidence of clinically apparent asymmetric profiles of neuropsychological deficits in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients similar to those reported in the PET literature is currently unclear. This study investigated lateral neuropsychological asymmetry using principal component factor analysis in a sample of 153 patients diagnosed with probable AD. Using factor scores, patients were classified into groups exhibiting asymmetric or symmetric profiles of neuropsychological deficits. In the analysis of lateral asymmetry, 27.5% of patients were classified as asymmetric (10% verbally and 17% visuospatially). Consistent with reports of continued asymmetry beyond the mild dementia stage, asymmetry was exhibited in the mild, moderate, and severely demented groups. These findings of neuropsychological asymmetry across stages of dementia are consistent with the picture of significant neuropsychological heterogeneity in AD that has been emerging in the decade. (JINS, 1997, 3, 420–427.)

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