Validation of a Holistic Living Inventory

1985 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 303-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Stoudenmire ◽  
Debra Batman ◽  
Michael Pavlov ◽  
Al Temple

A Holistic Living Inventory which yields scores on four dimensions of holistic living, physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual functioning, is described. The inventory has 20 self-report items for each dimension. It can be used with adults and suggests optimal functioning in each area. Validation studies for each dimension are described.

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 658-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuncheng Zhou ◽  
Nan Hu ◽  
Jianlin Wu ◽  
Jibao Gu

Purpose Cross-organizational cultural intelligence (COCI) is conceptualized as an ability of individuals to interact effectively with persons from different organizational cultures. To deal with culture differences in cross-organizational context, organizations need to select employees with high COCI. This study aims to develop an instrument to measure employees’ COCI in a cross-organizational context. Design/methodology/approach The present study was conducted in three steps to develop a scale to measure COCI. First, 39 statements were identified based on a series of interviews. Then, via a survey of 275 part-time MBA students, 18 statements were categorized into four dimensions, namely, cognition, motivation, collaborative communication and behavioral adaptability. Finally, convergent, discriminant, predictive and incremental validity of the scale were tested. Findings This study extends the cultural intelligence to the cross-organizational context. The COCI concept provides theoretical support for cultural intelligence research in the cross-organizational context. Therefore, the present study broadens the research field of cultural intelligence. A four-dimensional scale was developed to measure COCI, which includes cognition, motivation, collaborative communication and behavioral adaptability. High COCI can enhance employee’s performance in a cross-organizational context. Research limitations/implications This study still has several limitations. First, the self-report questionnaire indicated that the relationship between COCI and other constructs may be stronger because of single-source, self-reported data collection. Second, the new scale was developed in China. Although some respondents came from foreign companies, most surveyed employees belonged to Chinese enterprises. Based on the current results, COCI scale exhibits promise as a measurable criterion, but it requires more refinement and validation. Additional work in this area can explore factors that can influence or improve individual COCI. A theoretical network of COCI that includes predictors, consequences, mediators and moderators by theoretical research can be established. Practical implications The COCI scale can be used in organizational management. Also, the COCI scale can help organizations understand the meanings of the employees’ COCI and select employees with high COCI during the recruitment. It makes managers easier to choose qualified candidates for inter-organizational projects. Beyond that, organizations can develop employees’ COCI according to the proposed four dimensions. Originality/value The development of the valid COCI scale will facilitate future research on boundary spanning. The COCI scale can measure individual cultural intelligence in a cross-organizational context. The present study has verified that COCI is different from emotional intelligence and provided a new perspective to explore the importance of individual ability in boundary-spanning activities. The instrumental support can help researchers effectively understand COCI and explore its potentials in boundary-spanning activities.


2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-31
Author(s):  
Lucile Bigot ◽  
Catherine Garncarzyk ◽  
Antoine Gauthier ◽  
Gaelle Quarck ◽  
Fabrice Dosseville

Purpose: Psychological well-being and health are closely linked at older ages. It is widely recognized that adapted regular physical exercise improves drastically both the physical and emotional well-being and allows older adults to stay healthy longer, with a better quality of life. In the framework of a European project (MOTION) to increase the life expectancy, independence and quality of life of older adults, the aim of the current research was to develop and validate a brief, multi-faceted, self-report measure of well-being in older adults. Method: The aim of Study 1 was to establish the factor structure of the newly developed measure using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). The aim of Study 2 was to replicate the measure's factor structure using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and to evaluate test-retest reliability and convergent validity. Results: Analyses allowed generating a model of well-being comprising four dimensions: Perceived physical value, self-esteem and self-efficacy, socialization, and emotional reactions. Conclusion: The findings suggest that the SMWQ is appropriate for use with older adults and can help researchers and health professionals to assess the effects of APA programs.


2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
TRẦN QUANG LONG ◽  
PHAN NHƯ MINH ◽  
TRẦN HẢI BẰNG

In light of Entrepreneurship literate, the Entrepreneurial Attitude Orientation (EAO) scale is a multidimensional self-report measure of attitudes toward entrepreneurship. There are little studies have tested the validity and reliability of the EAO scale in different social and cultural situations. This research’s purpose is to examine the generalizability of the EAO scale in Vietnam context by applying two step of the preliminary research and the main research. In the former, we applied both of the qualitative and quantitative method with the finding of four dimensions scale and 20 items were removed. The latter used the Cronbach alpha for testing the scale’s reliability and EFA method for examining the scale’s validity. The result shows that EAO scale in Vietnam are include five dimension instead of four, with the appearance of the new one, namely ACHPC. Furthermore, 26 of the original 75 items were removed due to unsatisfactory loading. The findings generally support the generalizability of the four-dimensional model of the EAO and contribute the specialize scale in Vietnam context.


2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 493-518
Author(s):  
Deák Anita

Affektív idegtudományi személyiségskálák (ANPS) Áttekintő tanulmányunkban a személyiségvonások érzelmi alapjaival foglalkozunk affektív idegtudományi megközelítésben. Összefoglaljuk azokat a kutatási eredményeket, amelyek a kéreg alatti agyi struktúrákhoz köthető elsődleges érzelmi rendszerek mérésével kapcsolatban születtek. Az Affektív idegtudományi személyiség skálák (Affective Neuroscience Personality Scales – ANPS) hat (+1) érzelmi vonás mérésére szolgálnak (FÉLELEM , HARAG, SZOMORÚSÁG, JÁTÉKOSSÁG, KERESÉS, GONDOSKODÁS, Spiritualitás). Módszer: Tanulmányunk alapját 65, 2003–2019 között publikált empirikus kutatás adja. Ezek mind-egyikében adatgyűjtés történt az ANPS kérdőívvel. A forrásokat négy csoportra osztottuk: validálási tanulmányok, biológiai markerekre hivatkozó tanulmányok, klinikai jellegű cikkek és egyéb, a széles körű alkalmazhatóságot igazoló publikációk. Jelen tanulmányban a validálással kapcsolatos kutatásokat összegezzük az időbeli stabilitás és a faktorszerkezet tekintetében, majd összegzést végzünk a megbízhatósággal, a nemi különbségekkel és az ANPS skálák együtt járásával kapcsolatosan. Eredmények: Az ANPS által mért konstruktumok időben stabilak, azaz a skálák vonásokat mérnek, nem helyzetfüggő érzelmi állapotokat. A hat érzelmi rendszer két fő faktorba rendeződik (pozitív és negatív), ahol a negatív érzelmi vonások nagyobb magyarázóerővel bírnak, mint a pozitívak. A hat (+1) skála megbízhatónak mondható (Cronbach alfa > 0,7). Az eredmények alapján a nők magasabb pontszámot érnek el a GONDOSKODÁS, FÉLELEM, SZOMORÚSÁG skálákon, míg a férfi ak a JÁTÉKOSSÁG, KERESÉS, HARAG skálákon. A Spiritualitás skálán nincs nemi különbség. A skálák között szisztematikus együtt járások tárhatók fel. Következtetések: Az ANPS megbízhatóan méri a személyiségünk alapjait alkotó, kéreg alatti agyterületekhez köthető érzelmi vonásokat, gazdagítva ezzel a személyiség idegtudományi megközelítésének (Personality Neuroscience) módszertanát. Az agyi képalkotó eljárásokkal együtt alkalmazva nemcsak ezen a területen nyithat új távlatokat, hanem a klinikai pszichológiában és a kulturális összehasonlító vizsgálatok terén is. Introduction: In this review we focus on emotional basics of personality traits from affective neuroscience perspective. We summarize empirical studies using the Affective Neuroscience Personality Scales (ANPS) that was developed for measuring six (+1) primary emotional systems located in subcortical brain areas (FEAR, ANGER, SADNESS, PLAYFULNESS, SEEK, CARE, Spirituality). Methods: We selected 65 empirical studies published between 2003 and 2019 where ANPS questionnaire was used. We divided the studies into four clusters: validation studies, studies with biological markers, clinical studies and others demonstrating different application of the ANPS. In this review we summarized the validation studies in regard to the test-retest reliability, factor structure of the ANPS, then we conducted statistical analysis on 39 datasets for reliability, on 25 datasets for sex differences and inter-scale correlations (33 and 45 datasets). Results: Based on the test-retest analysis ANPS constructs measure emotional traits, not context-dependent affects. The six primary emotions form two main factors (positive and negative emotions), and the negative emotions have greater explanation power than positive emotions. The six (+1) scales are reliable (Cronbach alphas > 0,7). Results show that women have higher scores on CARE, FEAR and SADNESS, while men’s scores are higher on PLAYFULNESS, SEEK and ANGER. No sex difference appeared on Spirituality scale. However, systematic inter-scale correlations were found. Conclusions: The ANPS questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool for measuring primary emotions that are located in the subcortical brain areas and are the building blocks of personality traits. It is a self-report measure of the recently developing fi eld of personality neuroscience. As a self-report instrument of brain imaging studies it can open new perspectives not only in neuroscience, but in clinical psychology and in cross-cultural studies.


2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 95-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon Kilburn ◽  
Ashley Kilburn ◽  
Dexter Davis

E-service quality of online higher education reflects the student’s perception of quality of online exchanges across four dimensions: fulfillment, efficiency, system availability and privacy.  This study links e-service quality to intentions to remain loyal as mediated by perceived value in an online higher education environment.  AMOS is used to examine the structural model based on responses to a student self-report online survey (n=127).  Results indicate a strong causal linkage between e-S-QUAL and Loyalty Intentions as mediated by Perceived Value.  Further, the direct linkage between e-S-QUAL and Loyalty Intentions was found to be insignificant, substantiating the proposed full mediation model.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moniek M. Kuijpers

Absorption has proven to be an important mediator of reading enjoyment andpersuasive text effects (Green & Brock, 2000; Kuijpers, Hakemulder, Tan & Doicaru, 2014). Typically, absorbing experiences with narrative media are captured using self- report measuring instruments. One such instrument is the Story World Absorption Scale, which is comprised of four dimensions: Attention, Emotional Engagement, Mental Imagery, and Transportation (Kuijpers et al., 2014). As of yet, we do not know how these dimensions relate to one another. Data from five different studies (two surveys and three experiments) using the Story World Absorption Scale were investigated with the use of structural equation modeling to answer this question. The results show that attention fulfills a crucial role in absorption and inform us about the possible progression of absorption experiences.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Rodriguez ◽  
V. Garcia-Hansen

Although daylight changes seen through windows are likely to mediate positive responses in occupants, there are no specialized instruments capturing responses to dynamic attributes in views. This study mapped self-report instruments that could be readily adjusted to measure subjective responses to dynamic views. Through a revision of the literature, 55 papers in view assessment were clustered as a function of prevalent label types and constructs used to investigate responses to static outdoor views. Feature-type was the prevalent label distinction to investigate responses to window views, whilst preference and restoration were the predominant constructs in view out research. Four instruments were deemed appropriate to capture responses to dynamic attributes in views with respect to restoration, provided that semantic adaptations and further validations are set in place. This study highlights the need for more validation studies to increase the robustness of self-report instruments and outlines a theoretical approach to achieve this scope.


RISORSA UOMO ◽  
2009 ◽  
pp. 323-336
Author(s):  
Guido Alessandri ◽  
Ramona Di Domenicantonio ◽  
Sherilyn Boccianti

- The aim of the study is to investigate the psychometric properties of the positive orientation scale, in an organizational setting. This study involves 360 individuals working for a national organization. Results from confirmative factor analysis demonstrated the structural stability of the scale, composed by three first order factors (orientation toward self, the others and the future) and one second-order factor (positive orientation). Criterion validity was further corroborated with regard to self-report measure (such as perceived work self-efficacy and job satisfaction) as well as with regard to other evaluated (colleagues) organizational citizenship behaviors.Keywords: positive orientation, organizational citizenship behaviours, optimal functioning, well-being.Parole chiave: orientamento positivo, comportamenti di cittadinanza organizzativa, funzionamento ottimale, benessere.


2017 ◽  
Vol 186 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence S. Freedman ◽  
John M. Commins ◽  
Walter Willett ◽  
Lesley F. Tinker ◽  
Donna Spiegelman ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 547-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
LIN XIAO ◽  
ANTOINE BECHARA ◽  
L. JERRY GRENARD ◽  
W. ALAN STACY ◽  
PAULA PALMER ◽  
...  

AbstractThe goal of the current investigation was to address whether affective decision making would serve as a unique neuropsychological marker to predict drinking behaviors among adolescents. We conducted a longitudinal study of 181 Chinese adolescents in Chengdu city, China. In their 10th grade (ages 15–16), these adolescents were tested for their affective decision-making ability using the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) and working memory capacity using the Self-Ordered Pointing Test. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess academic performance and drinking behaviors. At 1-year follow-up, questionnaires were completed to assess drinking behaviors, and the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale was used to examine four dimensions of impulsivity: urgency, lack of premeditation, lack of perseverance, and sensation seeking. Results indicated that those adolescents who progressed to binge drinking or exhibited consistent binge drinking not only performed poorly on the IGT but also scored significantly higher in urgency compared to those who never or occasionally drank. Moreover, better IGT scores predicted fewer drinking problems and fewer drinks 1 year later after controlling for demographic variables, the previous drinking behaviors, working memory, and impulsivity. These findings suggest that deficits in affective decision making may be important independent determinants of compulsive drinking and potentially addictive behavior in adolescents. (JINS, 2009, 15, 547–557.)


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