Factor Structure of the Death Concern Scale: A Replication

1987 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne C. Hammer ◽  
Jeffrey B. Brookings
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Item Factor Analysis ◽  
Correlated Components

An item factor analysis of the Death Concern Scale replicated the results of a previous study which indicated that the scale measures two modrately correlated components, Conscious Contemplation and Negative Evaluation. Coefficients of congruence for matching factors from the two studies were .96 and .92, respectively. It was concluded, however, that the authors of the previous study recommended the deletion of several items from the scale solely on the basis of a questionable judgmental criterion and that these items should instead be retained.

scholarly journals Factor Structure and Gender Invariance Testing for the Sport Anxiety Scale-2 (SAS-2)

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-217
Author(s):  
Leilani A. Madrigal ◽  
Vincenzo Roma ◽  
Todd Caze ◽  
Arthur Maerlender ◽  
Debra Hope
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Psychometric Validation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Analysis Group ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

This study aimed to provide further psychometric validation of the Sport Anxiety Scale-2 (SAS-2) by assessing the factor structure, invariance across gender, and convergent and divergent validity of the SAS-2 by correlating both related (i.e., anxiety sensitivity, brief fear of negative evaluation, intolerance of uncertainty, and negative affect) and unrelated constructs (i.e., positive affect, self-confidence). A total of 542 current and former competitive athletes completed a questionnaire through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk system. All data were collected via online survey. Participants were randomly assigned to an exploratory factor analysis (n = 271) and confirmatory factor analysis group (n = 271). Results indicated that both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported the three-factor model of anxiety involving somatic anxiety, worry, and concentration disruption. Additionally, this study found the SAS-2 to be reliable, gender invariant, and have strong construct validity. Our findings extend the generalizability of the SAS-2 in more varied populations of athletic backgrounds.

The Item-Factor Structure of the Waring Intimacy Questionnaire

1985 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Reddon ◽  
David Patton ◽  
Edward M. Waring
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Item Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Item Factor Analysis

A confirmatory item factor analysis of the Waring Intimacy Questionnaire (WIQ) was performed on samples of 198 married college students, 148 married psychiatric patients, and 218 married members of a random sample of residents in an urban community. For the nine hypothesized factors, 95%, 98%, and 97% of the items loaded appropriately in each of the three samples. Across samples 84% of the items loaded appropriately. Furthermore the pattern of loadings was predominantly univocal. The results suggest that the instrument has a structure consistent with its scoring key.

Interpersonal Fears among Patients with Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asle Hoffart ◽  
Ann Hackmann ◽  
Harold Sexton
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Fear Of Negative Evaluation ◽  
Loss Of Control ◽  
Sensitivity To Change ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Three Factor

To study the role of catastrophic interpersonal cognitions in panic disorder with or without agoraphobia, a questionnaire listing such items – the Interpersonal Panic Fear Questionnaire (IPFQ) – was constructed and administered to English and Norwegian samples. The results of the factor analysis indicated a three-factor structure of interpersonal fears: fear of negative evaluation, fear of being trapped and separated from safe persons and places, and fear of being neglected. The corresponding three IPFQ scales had satisfactory internal consistency and sensitivity to change following therapeutic intervention, discriminated well between diagnostic groups, and correlated moderately with measures of other dimensions of panic disorder and agoraphobia. The construct validity of the interpersonal fears was further supported by mostly significant relationships between the IPFQ scales and a measure of agoraphobic avoidance, when the contribution of intrapersonal (physical, loss of control) fears was controlled.

Confirmatory Item Factor Analysis of Gough's Socialization Scale

1986 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 759-762 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. DeFrancesco ◽  
Jerome Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Weight Of Evidence ◽  
Present Sample ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Procedure ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Item Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychological Inventory ◽  
Multiple Factor

The Socialization scale (So) of the California Psychological Inventory was administered to a sample of delinquent and nondelinquent males. Responses to items of the scale were subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis to determine if previously identified factor components of the So scale would be consistent with data obtained from the present sample. Results of the confirmatory factor analysis using the LISREL IV maximum-likelihood procedure indicated that the previously identified factor structure was not recoverable from the present data. This suggests that there might be a unitary rather than a multiple factor structure underlying the present data. Obtained results are discussed in terms of sampling and statistical procedures, however, the weight of evidence argues against factor invariance.

Canadian Student Study Skills: Components and Correlates

1987 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 257-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen F. Foster ◽  
J. Gordon Nelson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Study Skills ◽  
International Study ◽  
Correlational Analysis ◽  
Canadian English ◽  
English Version ◽  
Item Factor Analysis ◽  
Canadian Student

The Canadian English version of the International Study Skills Inventory was administered to classes of university and college students. Item factor analysis and correlational analysis of factors were performed. The factor structure was described and four factors in the Study Skills, Motivation, Creativity Scales were tentatively named. Suggestions for instrument improvement and further research were discussed.

The Development of the Job Stressor Appraisal Scale as Part of the Job Stress Battery

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilknur Özalp Türetgen ◽  
Özlem Sertel Berk ◽  
Gokce Basbug ◽  
Pinar Unsal
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Job Stressors ◽  
Job Stressor

This study introduces the psychometric qualities of the Job Stressor Appraisal Scale (JSAS), a part of the Job Stress Battery, which comprehensively measures job stress in terms of job stressors, moderators, and strains. The JSAS measures employees’ appraisals of job stressors by considering both their frequency and intensity. To test its psychometric qualities, we administered the JSAS to a sample of 1,069 employees in Turkey. Factor analysis revealed a 5-factor structure, with 43 items explaining 46.1% of the variance. Cronbach’s α coefficients of the factors and the total scale varied between .66 and .93. In terms of construct and convergent validities, results generally showed significant correlations in the expected directions. These findings obtained on the validity and reliability of the scale imply good psychometric qualities.

Development of the Teacher Attitudes Towards Self-Regulated Learning Scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Steinbach ◽  
Heidrun Stoeger
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Affective Component ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Development And Validation

Abstract. We describe the development and validation of an instrument for measuring the affective component of primary school teachers’ attitudes towards self-regulated learning. The questionnaire assesses the affective component towards those cognitive and metacognitive strategies that are especially effective in primary school. In a first study (n = 230), the factor structure was verified via an exploratory factor analysis. A confirmatory factor analysis with data from a second study (n = 400) indicated that the theoretical factor structure is appropriate. A comparison with four alternative models identified the theoretically derived factor structure as the most appropriate. Concurrent validity was demonstrated by correlations with a scale that measures the degree to which teachers create learning environments that enable students to self-regulate their learning. Retrospective validity was demonstrated by correlations with a scale that measures teachers’ experiences with self-regulated learning. In a third study (n = 47), the scale’s concurrent validity was tested with scales measuring teachers’ evaluation of the desirability of different aspects of self-regulated learning in class. Additionally, predictive validity was demonstrated via a binary logistic regression, with teachers attitudes as predictor on their registration for a workshop on self-regulated learning and their willingness to implement a seven-week training program on self-regulated learning.

Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Long and Short Forms of the Worry Domains Questionnaire

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-243
Author(s):  
Roberto Nuevo ◽  
Andrés Losada ◽  
María Márquez-González ◽  
Cecilia Peñacoba
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Factorial Validity ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Short Forms ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Future Work

The Worry Domains Questionnaire was proposed as a measure of both pathological and nonpathological worry, and assesses the frequency of worrying about five different domains: relationships, lack of confidence, aimless future, work, and financial. The present study analyzed the factor structure of the long and short forms of the WDQ (WDQ and WDQ-SF, respectively) through confirmatory factor analysis in a sample of 262 students (M age = 21.8; SD = 2.6; 86.3% females). While the goodness-of-fit indices did not provide support for the WDQ, good fit indices were found for the WDQ-SF. Furthermore, no source of misspecification was identified, thus, supporting the factorial validity of the WDQ-SF scale. Significant positive correlations between the WDQ-SF and its subscales with worry (PSWQ), anxiety (STAI-T), and depression (BDI) were found. The internal consistency was good for the total scale and for the subscales. This work provides support for the use of the WDQ-SF, and potential uses for research and clinical purposes are discussed.

Factorial Structure of the Therapist Adherence Measure-Revised (TAM-R) Within Multisystemic Therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 427-431
Author(s):  
Aurelie M. C. Lange ◽  
Marc J. M. H. Delsing ◽  
Ron H. J. Scholte ◽  
Rachel E. A. van der Rijken
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Multisystemic Therapy ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Adherence Measure ◽  
Therapist Adherence ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Us

Abstract. The Therapist Adherence Measure (TAM-R) is a central assessment within the quality-assurance system of Multisystemic Therapy (MST). Studies into the validity and reliability of the TAM in the US have found varying numbers of latent factors. The current study aimed to reexamine its factor structure using two independent samples of families participating in MST in the Netherlands. The factor structure was explored using an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) in Sample 1 ( N = 580). This resulted in a two-factor solution. The factors were labeled “therapist adherence” and “client–therapist alliance.” Four cross-loading items were dropped. Reliability of the resulting factors was good. This two-factor model showed good model fit in a subsequent Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) in Sample 2 ( N = 723). The current finding of an alliance component corroborates previous studies and fits with the focus of the MST treatment model on creating engagement.

The Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Resiliency Scale in Chinese Undergraduates

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 162-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lixia Cui ◽  
Xiujie Teng ◽  
Xupei Li ◽  
Tian P.S. Oei
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Criterion Variable ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
High Level ◽  
Chinese Undergraduates

The current study examined the factor structure and the psychometric properties of Sandra Prince-Embury’s Resiliency Scale for Adolescents (RESA) in Chinese undergraduates. A total of 726 undergraduate students were randomly divided into two subsamples: Sample A was used for the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and Sample B was used for the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The EFA revealed that 56 items and a model of 10 factors with 3 higher order factors (as described by Sandra) were to be retained; CFA with Sample B confirmed this result. The overall scale and the subscales of the Chinese-RESA demonstrated a high level of internal consistency. Furthermore, concurrent validity was demonstrated by the correlation of the scale with other instruments such as the PANAS and the CSS, and the predictive validity was confirmed via three multiple regression analyses using the PANAS as a criterion variable: one for the 10 subscales of the C-RESA, one for the 3 higher order scales, and one for the total C-RESA. We concluded that the C-RESA may be used for research into Chinese undergraduates’ adaptive behaviors.

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