Factor Structure of the Australian Sex-Role Scale

The two forms of the Australian Sex-role Scale developed by Antill, Cunningham, Russell, and Thompson (1981) were administered to 164 male and 131 female Australian high school students. Principal axis factor analyses yielded six factors on Form A and six on Form B. These factors did not reflect the six sub-scales. Moreover, the differing factor structure did not support the original authors' claim that the two forms are parallel lists. Further analyses using mean scale scores, scale intercorrelations and coefficients alpha showed some agreements and disagreements with previous studies on the scale's characteristics. Evidence for the factorial complexity of the scale, and suggestions for further refinement, particularly with the social desirability and masculine negative scales, were presented.

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Multigroup Confirmatory Component and Factor Analyses of the Italian Version of the Aggression Questionnaire1

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027//1015-5759.19.1.54 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 54-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 66

Author(s):

Andrea Fossati ◽

Cesare Maffei ◽

Elena Acquarini ◽

Antonella Di Ceglie

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Italian Version ◽

School Students ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Two Samples ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Scale Scores ◽

Aggression Questionnaire

Summary Multisample confirmatory factor analyses were carried out in samples of Italian university and high school students in order to assess the replicability of the factor structure in the Italian version of the Aggression Questionnaire by Buss and Perry. Item-level multiple-group component analysis confirmed Buss and Perry's 4-factor structure of the Aggression Questionnaire items in both samples. The results of multisample maximum likelihood confirmatory factor analysis of scale scores supported the hypothesis of single aggression latent dimension underlying the four Aggression Questionnaire scales, the structure of which was invariant across the two samples.

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Self-Consciousness Scale Dimensions: An Italian Adaptation

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1994.74.2.483 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 74 (2) ◽

pp. 483-489 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

A. L. Comunian

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Present Report ◽

Anger Expression ◽

Principal Component ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

School Students ◽

Italian Translation ◽

Structure Reliability ◽

Reliability Estimates

The present report describes the factor structure, reliability, and construct validity of an Italian translation of the Fenigstein, Scheier, and Buss 1975 Self-consciousness Scale based upon responses of 290 Italian high school students, 140 boys and 150 girls. Separate principal component factor analyses of scores from each group yielded a three-factor structure which was generally consistent with analyses of the original subscales. Internal consistency estimates, α, were .85, .82, and .78. Testretest reliability estimates over a 6-wk. period were .75 and .85 for boys and girls, respectively. Correlations of scores on the Italian subscales for all students with scores on subscales of Spielberger's State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory and Test Anxiety Inventory and with Carver's Optimism measure suggest this Italian translation of the self-consciousness scales shows concurrent validity. This is the first step on the development of a reliable self-consciousness scale to be used in Italy in research.

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Evaluation of the Factor Structure Underlying Two Measures of Hardiness

Assessment ◽

10.1177/107319119600300408 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 423-435 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lois A. Benishek

Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

Principal Axis ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

University Employees ◽

Psychological Wellness ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Two Measures ◽

Over Time ◽

Principal Axis Factor

This study critically evaluated the factor structure underlying two measures of hardiness. Hardiness was conceptualized by Kobasa as consisting of three factors: commitment, control, and challenge. Over time, however, one- to four-factor solutions have been identified, depending on the measures used and the population studied. A sample of 183 adult university employees completed the Personal Views Survey (PVS) and the Revised Hardiness Scale (RHS). Neither principal axis factor analyses nor confirmatory factor analyses supported Kobasa's conceptualization of hardiness. The findings of this study highlight the importance of reevaluating how hardiness is conceptualized and revising its measures before continuing to investigate each factor's effect on physical and psychological wellness.

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The Social Desirability of Trait-Descriptive Terms among High-School Students

Child Development ◽

10.2307/1126938 ◽

1965 ◽

Vol 36 (4) ◽

pp. 981 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Alfred Stiller ◽

Harold A. Schwartz ◽

Emory L. Cowen

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Social Desirability ◽

School Students ◽

The Social

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Social Desirability of Subtle and Blatant Prejudice Scales

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.2003.92.1.241 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 92 (1) ◽

pp. 241-250 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Anna Maria Manganelli Rattazzi ◽

Chlara Volpato

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

University Students ◽

Social Desirability ◽

Social Desirability Scale ◽

School Students ◽

First Case ◽

The Social

The present paper analyzes the relation between the measurement of subtle and blatant prejudice proposed by Pettigrew and Meertens in 1995 and the tendency to give socially desirable responses. It also tests whether items that measure subtle prejudice are judged as more socially desirable than those that measure blatant prejudice. Data were obtained from two groups, one of 497 Italian high school students and one of 77 university students. In the first case, the analysis concerns the relation between the prejudice scores and scores on a shortened form of Marlowe and Crowne's Social Desirability Scale. In the second case, we analyzed the social desirability judgments expressed on single items of the Pettigrew and Meertens scales. Analyses indicate that (1) neither Subtle nor Blatant Prejudice scores correlate with the tendency to give socially desirable responses and (2) when the items of the two prejudice scales are placed in order on the social desirability continuum, with very few exceptions the Blatant Prejudice items are situated at the not socially acceptable pole and Subtle Prejudice items at the socially acceptable pole.

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EDUCATION OF THE SOCIAL MATURITY OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: PRINCIPLES AND APPROACHES

Scientific Bulletin Melitopol State Pedagogical ◽

10.33842/2219-5203-2020-1-24-43-47 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (24) ◽

pp. 43-47

Author(s):

Lyakisheva A.V. ◽

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Potapchuk T.V. ◽

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Extracurricular Activities ◽

School Students ◽

Social Maturity ◽

The Social

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The Social Support of Teachers as a Moderator of The Relationship between Depression and Economic Stress of Specialized Vocational High School Students

Korean Technology Education Association ◽

10.34138/kjte.2018.18.2.120 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 120-147

Author(s):

Mingu Kang ◽

SangIn Lee ◽

Huseung Lee

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Economic Stress ◽

Vocational High School ◽

School Students ◽

The Social ◽

The Relationship

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Social Environment and Creativity

Lifelong Learning ◽

10.11118/lifele2011010246 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 46-58

Author(s):

Jiří Semrád ◽

Milan Škrabal

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Social Environment ◽

Family Environment ◽

Social Background ◽

Family Influence ◽

Creative Activity ◽

School Students ◽

Cultural Legacy ◽

The Social ◽

The Family

The paper deals with issues connected with the motivation of high school students to participate in activities aimed at professional creative activity and, in this context, issues of environmental influences, especially from school and the family. It is responding to some of the growing efforts of neoliberalism to over individualize creative expression and activities and completely ignore social influences. It also takes into account the cultural legacy of past generations and the sources of creative power that have taken root in society and from which individuals draw and process their inspiration. Presented within are the results of an empirical probe focused on the influence of the social environment on the creative activity of teenagers. The paper follows the relations to the existing body of knowledge on the relationship between social environment and creativity, with an effort to capture the social conditionality of creative performances—to capture their roots. The results of the probe have confirmed the initial hypothesis that the creative efforts of secondary school students taking part in vocational training is based on the social background of the family and school. However, the family influence on the students’ creativity is not as significant as one would expect. It is the indirect effect of the family environment that has a larger influence.

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