Habit-Specific Locus of Control Scales for Drinking, Smoking, and Eating

1996 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 363-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. A. Ludtke ◽  
H. G. Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Eating Behavior ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Coefficient Alpha ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Specific Locus ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Habit Disorders

The internal consistencies of three habit-specific locus of control scales measuring drinking, smoking, and eating behavior were evaluated using coefficient alpha. The three scales, along with Rotter's I-E scale, were administered to 202 undergraduate students. Estimates indicated the scales showed reasonably high internal consistency. Scores on the smoking and drinking scales had the lowest correlations with scores on Rotter's generalized measure. Mean drinking scale scores were lower than those for smoking and eating, suggesting that people judge drinking to be under more personal control. The implications of habit-specific expectancies, particularly with regard to habit disorders, are discussed.

Smoking-Specific Locus of Control

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1075-1081 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Bunch ◽  
H. G. Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Current Smoking Status ◽  
Current Smoking ◽  
Specific Locus ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
General Expectation ◽  
Distinct Locus

A smoking-specific locus of control scale was developed by modifying a drinking-related locus of control scale. The new scale, Rotter's I-E scale, and a smoking questionnaire were administered to 70 subjects. Estimates of reliability indicated that the new scale had reasonably high internal consistency. Scores differed as a function of subjects' reports of their addiction to cigarettes but not as a function of their current smoking status. 15 addicted individuals scored more externally on the new scale than did 24 nonaddicted individuals. There were no differences for scores on the Rotter I-E scale as a function of reported addiction or smoking status. The new scale appears to be a more sensitive measure of locus of control than Rotter's scale. The two locus of control scales were not significantly correlated, indicating their independence. Individuals apparently maintain a distinct locus of control for smoking rather than having a general expectation for control.

Perceived uniqueness: Locus of control, social exclusion, and choice

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (11) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Shichang Liang ◽  
Yaping Chang ◽  
XueBing Dong ◽  
Jinshan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Central China ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Uniqueness Results ◽  
The Relationship

We examined the influence of locus of control on the relationship between social exclusion and preference for distinctive choices. Participants were 212 undergraduate students at a university in Central China, who completed measures of social exclusion, locus of control, choice, and perceived uniqueness. Results showed that participants who believed that the environment controlled their fate (external locus of control) preferred more distinctive choices in a social exclusion context than in a social inclusion context, whereas participants who believed that they could control the environment (internal locus of control) preferred less distinctive choices. Further, perceived uniqueness mediated the effect of social exclusion and locus of control on choice. These results add to the literature on social exclusion and personal control.

scholarly journals Development and validation of the Hospitality Axiological Scale for Humanization of Nursing Care

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
José María Galán González-Serna ◽  
Soledad Ferreras-Mencia ◽  
Juan Manuel Arribas-Marín
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Nursing Program ◽  
Bachelor Of Science ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Nursing Professionals

ABSTRACT Objective: to develop and validate a scale to evaluate nursing attitudes in relation to hospitality for the humanization of nursing care. Participants: the sample consisted of 499 nursing professionals and undergraduate students of the final two years of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Method: the instrument has been developed and validated to evaluate the ethical values related to hospitality using a methodological approach. Subsequently, a model was developed to measure the dimensions forming the construct hospitality. Results: the Axiological Hospitality Scale showed a high internal consistency, with Cronbach’s Alpha=0.901. The validation of the measuring instrument was performed using factorial, exploratory and confirmatory analysis techniques with high goodness of fit measures. Conclusions: the developed instrument showed an adequate validity and a high internal consistency. Based on the consistency of its psychometric properties, it is possible to affirm that the scale provides a reliable measurement of the hospitality. It was also possible to determine the dimensions or sources that embrace it: respect, responsibility, quality and transpersonal care.

Development of a Short Form of the Treatment Evaluation Inventory for Acceptability of Psychological Interventions

2004 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 475-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. T. Newton ◽  
P. Sturmey
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Treatment Evaluation ◽  
Psychological Interventions ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Evaluation Inventory

The Treatment Evaluation Inventory of Kazdin, French, and Sherick is a 19-item measure of the perceived acceptability of behavioural treatments. Development of two brief forms was based on data from two sources. For Study 1, data from 218 completed questionnaires were used to develop internally consistent brief scales. In Study 2 internal consistency and the validity of the brief forms were estimated for a set of 131 questionnaires. Item reduction was achieved by analysis of item-total minus item correlations. Brief forms with 3, 6, 9, and 12 items were proposed. Their internal consistency (Cronbach α) and construct validity were based on correlations of scores on each short form with the full scale scores and on comparing means of different forms. Discriminant validity was based on the difference between two groups (estimated effect size 0.7). Scores for all forms showed high internal consistency and correlated highly with total scale scores. Only the 12-item brief scale yielded mean scores similar to the full scale. The 3-item form could be used as a quick screen, and the 12-item form for more intensive purposes as it is most similar to the full-scale.

scholarly journals Vjerovanja u (ne)pravedan svijet i centralnost pravde: relacije s osjećajem koherentnosti i generaliziranim očekivanjima u pogledu budućnosti

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Ćubela ◽  
Lozena Ivanov
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Just World ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Future Outcomes ◽  
Internal Consistency Alpha ◽  
Item Scale

The aim of this study was to examine the construct validity and utility of the separate measures of the belief in a just world (BJW), the belief in an unjust world (BUW) and the centrality of justice in predicting a sense of coherence, optimism and pessimism. The choice of these particular criteria was based on the assumption that the justice related beliefs are adaptive in the degree to which they provide to an individual a sense of security, personal control, expectancy of positive future outcomes, and thus contribute to the perception of one’s world as an ordered, predictable, meaningful and benevolent place. The study was performed on a group of 70 students at the Faculty of Science and Arts in Zadar. The mentioned constructs were assessed using the General BJW scale (Dalbert et al., 1987), the Personal BJW scale (Dalbert, 1993), the Centrality of Justice scale (Dalbert et al., 1987), the Sense of Coherence scale (Antonovsky, 1987), and adapted versions of Chang’ s scales of optimism and pessimism (Lacković-Grgin et al., 1998). The BUW was assessed using a ten-item scale that was construed for the purpose of this study. All instruments showed satisfactory high internal consistency (alpha coefficients were .74 or higher).

Psychology of Computer Use: XXXIV. The Computer Hassles Scale: Subscales, Norms, and Reliability

1995 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 779-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Hudiburg
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Computer Use ◽  
Coefficient Alpha ◽  
Computer Users ◽  
Normative Database ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Item Scale

Data from 1199 student users formed the normative database for the Computer Hassles Scale, a 37-item scale measuring computer users' stress. The Computer Hassles Scale was scored to yield a severity of hassles score for the total scale and two subscales, Computer Runtime Errors and Computer Information Problems. The total scale and both subscales showed high internal consistency as measured by the Cronbach coefficient alpha. Guidelines for identifying high and low severity of computer users' stress were suggested.

scholarly journals Adaptación y análisis factorial del cuestionario de conducta de alimentación del adulto (AEBQ) en idioma español

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-49
Author(s):  
Eva María Morales ◽  
María Angeles Maghioros ◽  
Ana M. Obregón ◽  
José L. Santos
Keyword(s):  
Data Structure ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Eating Behavior ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Psychometric Tool ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Probabilistic Sample ◽  
Data Variation

El Cuestionario de Conducta de Alimentación de Adultos (AEBQ, por su sigla en inglés derivada de Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire) es una de las herramientas psicométricas más usadas para evaluar la conducta de alimentación. El objetivo de este estudio fue adaptar y analizar factorialmente la versión en idioma español del AEBQ. El cuestionario adaptado al idioma español se aplicó en un estudio piloto de 50 voluntarias universitarias entre 20 y 30 años de edad. Se utilizó la técnica de análisis factorial para reducir la dimensionalidad de los datos y evaluar preliminarmente su estructura. Se usó la estadística alfa de Cronbach para explorar la consistencia interna del cuestionario adaptado. El análisis factorial reveló una estructura de 8 factores que explican el 82,8 % de la variación de los datos, lo que es concordante con el número de dimensiones de la conducta de alimentación publicada para el AEBQ original. La consistencia interna fue alta, con valores de la estadística α de Cronbach entre 0,77 y 0,91 para las 8 dimensiones consideradas. En conclusión, la versión adaptada al idioma español del AEBQ presenta una razonable concordancia en su estructura de datos con el cuestionario publicado originalmente en inglés, así como una adecuada consistencia interna. Se deben realizar futuros estudios de mayor tamaño muestral que incluyan participantes de diferentes grupos de edad, sexo y estado nutricional. The Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire (AEBQ) is one the most used psychometric tool to evaluate eating behavior. The objective of this study was to adapt and analyze the factorial structure of the Spanish version of the AEBQ. The adapted questionnaire was submitted to a non-probabilistic sample of 50 female university students aged 20 - 30 years old. A factorial analysis was used to preliminary assess data structure, while Cronbach's alpha statistic was used to assess internal consistency. Factor analysis revealed an8-factor structure explaining 82,8% of data variation, which is concordant with data structure of the original AEBQ. The internal consistency was high, with Cronbach's α between 0.77 and 0.91 for all eating behavior dimensions. In conclusion, this Spanish version of the AEBQ shows adequate concordance with the factor structure of the originally published AEBQ, as well as high internal consistency. Future studies will evaluate the validity of the questionnaire in different subpopulation groups according to gender, age or nutritional status

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Big Five Questionnaire for Children in a Sample of Kuwaiti University Undergraduates

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 379
Author(s):  
Bader M. Al Ansari ◽  
Talal B. Al Ali
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
Principle Components Analysis ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
University Undergraduates ◽  
University Undergraduate Students

This study aimed to examine: (1) the internal consistency and the test-retest reliability of the Big Five Questionnaire for Children (BFQ-C) developed by Barbaranelli et al., (2003); (2) its five factor structure and (3) the criterion validity of the BFQ-C. The sample consisted of 745 Kuwaiti university undergraduate students (333 males, 412 females). Their age average was (M= 19.58  (SD = 1.12)). The results showed that Cronbach alpha's indicated high internal consistency. Principle components analysis showed that most of the items loaded convincingly on to their factors. The criterion validity of the BFQ-C was acceptable to high. It was concluded that the Arabic version of the BFQ-C could be used successfully with Kuwaiti university undergraduate students.

Reliability of the Marriage Role Expectation Inventory

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 633-634
Author(s):  
Keith W. Jacobs ◽  
Joseph A. Marlar
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Role Expectation ◽  
High Internal Consistency

The Marriage Role Expectation Inventory was administered to 100 undergraduate students to study reliabilities of total score and subscale scores. The inventory possessed unusually high internal consistency (.95); individual subscales possessed adequate to low reliabilities.

The Stigma of Suicide Scale

Crisis ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip J. Batterham ◽  
Alison L. Calear ◽  
Helen Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
National University ◽  
Stigmatizing Attitudes ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
At Home

Background: There are presently no validated scales to adequately measure the stigma of suicide in the community. The Stigma of Suicide Scale (SOSS) is a new scale containing 58 descriptors of a “typical” person who completes suicide. Aims: To validate the SOSS as a tool for assessing stigma toward suicide, to examine the scale’s factor structure, and to assess correlates of stigmatizing attitudes. Method: In March 2010, 676 staff and students at the Australian National University completed the scale in an online survey. The construct validity of the SOSS was assessed by comparing its factors with factors extracted from the Suicide Opinion Questionnaire (SOQ). Results: Three factors were identified: stigma, isolation/depression, and glorification/normalization. Each factor had high internal consistency and strong concurrent validity with the Suicide Opinion Questionnaire. More than 25% of respondents agreed that people who suicided were “weak,” “reckless,” or “selfish.” Respondents who were female, who had a psychology degree, or who spoke only English at home were less stigmatizing. A 16-item version of the scale also demonstrated robust psychometric properties. Conclusions: The SOSS is the first attitudes scale designed to directly measure the stigma of suicide in the community. Results suggest that psychoeducation may successfully reduce stigma.

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