Imagery Factors in the Spanish Version of the Verbalizer-Visualizer Questionnaire

2004 ◽  
Vol 94 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1149-1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo Campos ◽  
Antonio López ◽  
María Ángeles González ◽  
Ángeles Amor
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Verbal Fluency ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Control Factor ◽  
School Students ◽  
Verbal Fluency Task ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Fluency Task

The factor structure and internal consistency reliability of the Spanish version of the Verbalizer-Visualizer Questionnaire was analyzed. 969 male and female high school students completed the questionnaire and the Gordon Test of Visual Imagery Control. Factor analysis indicated that the questionnaire comprises five factors: “interest in words,” “dream vividness and frequency,” “verbal fluency,” “task performance difficulty,” and “ways of thinking and acting.” The internal consistency was very low (Cronbach α = .30). The correlation between scores and those on the Gordon test was statistically significant because N was large but very weak ( r = .08, p < .05). The questionnaire measured five distinct factors, and this should be taken into account when using the Spanish version rather than a coherent dimension.

scholarly journals Sex difference in written verbal fluency task among adolescents

Logopedija ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-43
Author(s):  
Ana Butković
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Sex Difference ◽  
Verbal Fluency ◽  
Brain Maturation ◽  
Clinical Neuropsychology ◽  
School Students ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Verbal Fluency Task ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Fluency Task

Verbal fluency tasks have been widely used in clinical neuropsychology and they are important indicators for different conditions. The aim of this study was to examine sex difference in written verbal fluency task in a sample of adolescents from different cultures than those studied so far, using stimulus letters specific for the language of that culture. Participants were high-school students (N=233, 40% males), aged between 14 and 19 years (M=16.66, SD=1.26). Participants were asked to produce as many words as they can, longer than three letters, starting with letters K and M. These letters were chosen according to Mimica et al. (2011) study on appropriate phonological verbal fluency stimulus letters for use with Croatian speaking individuals. Scores of females and males obtained for letters K and M were compared using ANOVA. Females performed better with Cohen d 0.68 for letter K and 0.54 for letter M. This sex difference in verbal fluency in adolescence might be related to sex differences in the regional timing of brain maturation or to sex difference in writing speed. Future studies should further test alternative explanations for this sex difference in adolescence, which seems to become smaller or disappear in adulthood.

The Spanish Version of the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire: Factor Structure and Internal Consistency Reliability

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 503-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo Campos ◽  
María Angeles González ◽  
Angeles Amor
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Visual Imagery ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Single Factor ◽  
School Students ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
High Internal Consistency Reliability

We examined the factor structure and internal consistency reliability of the Spanish version of the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire which was applied to a sample of 850 secondary school students. Factor structure investigated by principal components analysis, followed by varimax orthogonal rotation, indicated that a single factor explained 37% of the variance. The internal consistency of the questionnaire was good (Cronbach α = 88) We conclude that the Spanish version of the questionnaire, like the English version, has a single factor and high internal consistency reliability.

Evaluating the Aware Inventory as a Measure of Relationship Factors among a Sample of High School Students

2002 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 480-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Silliman ◽  
Walter R. Schumm
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Iterative Process ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
School Students ◽  
Relationship Expectations ◽  
Relationship Factors

The Awareness of Attitudes and Relationship Expectations (AWARE) Inventory was administered to 160 high school students in Wyoming. Factor analysis showed the inventory did not have the expected 11 dimensional factor structure. Most of the intended 10-item scales yielded unacceptably low estimates of internal consistency reliability. Through an iterative process, one internally consistent scale of 17 items (α = .80) was derived. Researchers should be careful to evaluate the AWARE Inventory with their own samples before proceeding under an assumption that its scales reliably assess the 11 dimensions expected.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Co-Rumination Questionnaire

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asma Aghebati ◽  
Sanaz Joekar ◽  
Hamzeh Alimoradi ◽  
Shima Ataie
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Response Scale ◽  
School Students ◽  
Persian Version

Background: Although growing studies support features of co-rumination as a vulnerability factor in internalizing symptoms and positive factor in friendship, little attention has been paid to the psychometric properties of the Co-Rumination Questionnaire (CRQ). Objectives: This study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the Persian version of this questionnaire. Methods: This research is a descriptive-exploratory study and 550 high school students who were selected by random cluster sampling from schools in Tehran. They completed CRQ, Beck depression inventory-II (BDI-II), and ruminative response scale (RRS) from winter 2014 to summer 2015. Construct validity, internal consistency reliability, and factor structure were investigated. Results: The factor analysis identified two interpretable factors with the eigenvalue higher than 2. The results from concurrent validity measurement in the current study showed that co-rumination has a positive correlation with depression signs (P < 0.01) and rumination response style (P < 0.01). The CRQ validity was determined using the half-split method employing Spearman-Brown (0.82) and Guttman correlation test (0.81) and internal consistency (0.90). According to these values, this questionnaire has acceptable internal consistency reliability. Conclusions: The Persian version of CRQ has reliability and validity for assessing co-rumination among adolescent participants. This study provides primary evidence on the applicability of the Persian version of the CRQ in the Iranian population.

Some Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Clarity of Auditory Imagery Scale

2011 ◽  
Vol 109 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo Campos ◽  
María José Pérez-Fabello
Keyword(s):  
Mental Imagery ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Visual Imagery ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Auditory Imagery ◽  
Orthogonal Rotation ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Components Analysis

Few tests have been designed to measure auditory imagery. This study assessed the factor structure and internal consistency of the Spanish version of the Clarity of Auditory Imagery Scale (CAIS). Participants were 234 undergraduate students ( M age = 19.6 yr.). Internal consistency reliability estimated by Cronbach's alpha was .82. In a principal components analysis followed by varimax orthogonal rotation, five factors were identified. Scores correlated moderately and positively with ratings on the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire–2 and negatively on the auditory scale of Betts' Questionnaire Upon Mental Imagery, but weakly and negatively with scores on the Measure of the Ability to Form Spatial Mental Imagery.

Fear of Success Consequence Scale: Measurement of Fear of Social Consequences of Academic Success

1984 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 499-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Ishu Ishiyama ◽  
David J. Chabassol
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Reliability Coefficient ◽  
School Students ◽  
Fear Of Success

An 18-item fear of consequences of success scale was developed and administered to 381 high school students. The scale has three subscales which measure (a) fear of negative peer reactions, (b) fear of compliments, and (c) fear of increased responsibility and expectations for continuous success as possible consequences of academic success. The scale evidenced an internal consistency reliability coefficient (Cronbach a) of .90 and significant item-total correlations (.50 ∼ .73), with a test-retest coefficient of .64 over 8 wk. Girls scored significantly higher on all the subscale and the total scores than did boys. The younger groups were more fearful about social consequences of success than were the older groups. Differences among the three grades were also significant. Possible research is mentioned.

scholarly journals EXPRESS: Attention in Post-Lexical Processes of Utterance Production: Dual-Task Cost in Younger and Older Adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 174702182110341
Author(s):  
Maryll Fournet ◽  
Michaela Pernon ◽  
Sabina Catalano Chiuvé ◽  
Ursula Lopez ◽  
Marina Laganaro
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Dual Task ◽  
Verbal Fluency ◽  
Verbal Task ◽  
Lexical Selection ◽  
Speech Task ◽  
Verbal Fluency Task ◽  
Dual Task Cost ◽  
Lexical Processes ◽  
Fluency Task

There is a general agreement that speaking requires attention at least for conceptual and lexical processes of utterance production. However, conflicting results have been obtained with dual-task paradigms using either repetition tasks or more generally tasks involving limited loading of lexical selection. This study aimed to investigate whether post-lexical processes recruit attentional resources. We used a new dual-task paradigm in a set of experiments where a continuous verbal production task involved either high or low demand on lexical selection processes. Experiment 1 evaluates lexical and post-lexical processes with a semantic verbal fluency task, whereas experiments 2 and 3 focus on post-lexical processes with a non-propositional speech task. In each experiment, two types of non-verbal secondary tasks were used: processing speed (simple manual reaction times) or inhibition (Go/No-go). In Experiment 1, a dual-task cost was observed on the semantic verbal fluency task and each non-verbal task. In Experiment 2, a dual-task cost appeared on the non-verbal tasks but not on the speech task. The same paradigm was used with older adults (Experiment 3), as increased effort in post-lexical processes has been associated with ageing. For older adults, a dual-task cost was also observed on the non-propositional verbal task when speech was produced with the inhibition non-verbal task. The results suggest an attentional cost on post-lexical processes and strategic effects in the resolution of the dual-task.

Brain activation during verbal fluency task in type II bipolar disorder patients: a near-infrared spectroscopy study

2021 ◽  
Vol 298 ◽  
pp. 113762
Author(s):  
Gui-fang Chen ◽  
Meng-chai Mao ◽  
Kun Feng ◽  
Jie-chun Gan ◽  
Xiao-qian Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Near Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Verbal Fluency ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Brain Activation ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Spectroscopy Study ◽  
Verbal Fluency Task ◽  
Fluency Task

scholarly journals Genetic variation in G72 correlates with brain activation in the right middle temporal gyrus in a verbal fluency task in healthy individuals

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Krug ◽  
Valentin Markov ◽  
Sören Krach ◽  
Andreas Jansen ◽  
Klaus Zerres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Verbal Fluency ◽  
Brain Activation ◽  
Middle Temporal Gyrus ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Middle Temporal ◽  
Verbal Fluency Task ◽  
The Right ◽  
Fluency Task
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