scholarly journals Athlete self-efficacy scale: Development and psychometric properties

2020 ◽  
Vol Supplement 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-54
Author(s):  
ÇALIK VELI KOÇAK
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Reliability Analysis ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The Self ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Alpha Reliability

Background: It is important that psychological structures have an impact on athlete performance, such as self-efficacy can be measured consistently. The aim of this study is to develop a measurement tool with psychometric properties that can measure the self-efficacy beliefs of athletes. Material and methods: The participants of the study consisted of 325 athletes (age 21.6 ± 4.2) who actively pursue sports in various sports branches in Turkey. In the validity and reliability analysis of the scale, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyzes were used. Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient value of the total scale is .88. Results: The validity and reliability analysis results of the scale revealed that the scale was generally in perfect fit. As a result, it can be said that the Athlete Self Efficacy Scale (ASES) is a valid and reliable measurement tool and can be used to determine the self-efficacy levels of adult athletes. Conclusions: Validity and reliability studies of the Athlete Self Efficacy Scale should be repeated specific to the sport branch or in younger age groups. In addition, athlete's self-efficacy is a universal concept. In this respect, it is valid in other cultures and it is recommended to adapt the scale to other languages and cultures.

Using the Rating Scale Model to Examine the Psychometric Properties of the Self-Efficacy Scale for Driver Competence

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Sundström
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Measurement Precision ◽  
The Self ◽  
Test Theory ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Two Samples

This study evaluated the psychometric properties of a self-report scale for assessing perceived driver competence, labeled the Self-Efficacy Scale for Driver Competence (SSDC), using item response theory analyses. Two samples of Swedish driving-license examinees (n = 795; n = 714) completed two versions of the SSDC that were parallel in content. Prior work, using classical test theory analyses, has provided support for the validity and reliability of scores from the SSDC. This study investigated the measurement precision, item hierarchy, and differential functioning for males and females of the items in the SSDC as well as how the rating scale functions. The results confirmed the previous findings; that the SSDC demonstrates sound psychometric properties. In addition, the findings showed that measurement precision could be increased by adding items that tap higher self-efficacy levels. Moreover, the rating scale can be improved by reducing the number of categories or by providing each category with a label.

scholarly journals A Validity and Reliability Study of the Basic Electronics Skills Self-Efficacy Scale (BESS)

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Özgen Korkmaz ◽  
Makbule Kübra Korkmaz
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
The Self ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Reliability Study ◽  
Sample Group ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
High Level

The aim of this study is to improve a measurement tool to evaluate the self-efficacy of Electrical-Electronics Engineering students through their basic electronics skills. The sample group is composed of 124 Electrical-Electronics engineering students. The validity of the scale is analyzed with two different methods through factor analysis and distinctiveness. To evaluate the how much each item that exists in the scale can measure the factor they belong to, item total factor correlations and corrected correlations are calculated on the data. According to the acquired values, each item and each factor in the scale are found to serve to the run-of the scale and the aim of scaling the desired facility, in a meaningful level. Moreover, analyzing the t value related to the differences between the groups of top 27% and bottom 27%, the item distinctiveness’s are researched and it is detected that the distinctiveness of both of the run-of the scale and each one of the items is high level; in other words, it is detected that each item is distinctive in the desired level. The internal consistency coefficients of the scale is calculated using two congruent halves correlations, Cronbach Alpha, Sperman-Brown formula and Guttmann split-half reliability formula. Consequently, it is concluded that the scale is a reliable and valid scale and this scale can be used to determine the basic electronics skills of the Electrical-Electronics Engineering students through their self-perceptions.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of The Greek Version of the Test of Performance Strategies-Competition Scale (TOPS-CS)

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-139
Author(s):  
Christos Katsikas ◽  
Olyvia Donti ◽  
Maria Psychountaki
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Greek Version ◽  
Negative Thinking ◽  
Control Goal ◽  
Self Talk ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Performance Strategies

Psychometric Properties of The Greek Version of the Test of Performance Strategies-Competition Scale (TOPS-CS)The aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Test of Performance Strategies-Competition scale (TOPS-CS; Thomas et al., 1999) in Greek athletic population. The TOPS-CS was designed to assess eight psychological strategies used by athletes in competition (activation, automaticity, emotional control, goal-setting, imagery, negative thinking, relaxation and self-talk). In order to evaluate the psychometric properties of the inventory, two different research studies were conducted in two different age groups (n1=382 athletes, aged 16 to 20 years and n2=343 athletes, aged 12 to 15 years). Furthermore, 263 athletes, (aged 16 to 20 years) completed the TOPS-CS, purposing to perform confirmatory factor analysis. The results of the first study supported the initial factorial structure of the TOPS-CS for athletes aged 16-20 years. Reliability analysis also provided adequate evidence for the internal consistency and stability of the scale for Greek athletes of this age. However, for athletes aged 12 to 15 years, the validity and reliability of the inventory were questionable and further research is required.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of a Self-Efficacy Scale for Nursing Educators’ Role in Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 7773
Author(s):  
Weerasekara S. Shyamamala ◽  
Jina Oh ◽  
Haeryun Cho ◽  
Mihae Im
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Guideline Development ◽  
The Self ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Nursing Educators ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

This study develops a scale that assesses the self-efficacy of Sri Lankan nursing educators in assuming the roles of nursing educators and validates its psychometric properties. This methodological research followed the DeVellis Scale Development Model, which involves six steps of instrument development and evaluation. Preliminary items were determined through a literature review and focus group interviews with nine Sri Lankan nursing experts. The experts, comprising five South Korean and two Sri Lankan nursing professors, tested the scale’s content validity. Moreover, 15 nursing educators participated in a pilot study, and 126 educators took part in the main survey. To evaluate the scale’s validity and reliability, the data from a preliminary questionnaire were analyzed using SPSS/IBM and AMOS 24.0. Further, construct validity was tested using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and reliability was tested by calculating Cronbach’s alpha and performing split-half testing. Finally, 39 items under four themes, “clinical mentorship” (18 items), “research” (10), “teaching” (6), and “advising” (5), explained 63.5% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis results revealed an acceptable model fit for the final scale. The developed scale achieved a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.97. Thus, the psychometrical properties of the scale measuring Sri Lankan nursing educators’ self-efficacy were comprehensively evaluated and found acceptable. The developed scale will be useful in guideline development or studies regarding the self-efficacy of nursing educators’ roles in developing countries with similar context to Sri Lanka.

scholarly journals Testing the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the EPOCH measure of adolescent well-being

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. e0259191
Author(s):  
Mia M. Maurer ◽  
Daiva Daukantaitė ◽  
Eva Hoff
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Swedish Version ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Positive Coping ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Positive Indicators

The EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-being measures five positive indicators of the well-being of adolescents: engagement, perseverance, optimism, connectedness and happiness. This five-factor structure along with other indicators of validity and reliability were supported for the original English version and the Chinese version. In this study, we tested the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the EPOCH with a sample (n = 846) of Swedish high school adolescents aged 16–21 years (Mage = 18, SD = .85). The participants answered a questionnaire containing the EPOCH, Coping Self-Efficacy Scale, and 21-item Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). A confirmatory factor analysis supported a the five-factor, inter-correlated model. The internal consistency was good for all the EPOCH subscales (Cronbach’s α = .76–.88, McDonald’s ω = .77 –.88). The criterion validity was established by replicating correlations between the five EPOCH subscales and positive (coping self-efficacy) and negative (DASS-21) aspects of well-being. This study shows that the Swedish version of the EPOCH is suitable for assessing multiple dimensions of adolescent well-being.

scholarly journals Material design self- efficacy belief scale: a validity and reliability studyMateryal tasarımı öz-yeterlik inancı ölçeği: geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebru Bakaç ◽  
Raşit Özen
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Material Design ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Instructional Technologies ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation

<p>The aim of this study is to develop a scale which will be used to determine preservice teachers’ material design self-efficacy beliefs. Draft scale consist of 74 items created as a result of the examination of Education  Faculty curriculum and Instructional Technologies and Material Design course books were presented to the fifteen measurement and evaluation, computer and instructional technologies and curriculum development field experts opinions. Draft scale is reduced to 53 items according to field experts opinions. The participants of the study were 300 preservice teachers who were studying at Abant Izzet Baysal University in academic year 2013-2014. Participants were selected by using random sampling method. The construct validity of scale was tested by using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and a three-factor structure scale which accounts of 48%  of total variance was  reached. As a result of factor and item analysis, a 25 item-final scale was obtained. The cronbach alpha reliability coefficient of the scale was calculated as 0,92. Those results show that this scale can be used as an appropriate measurement tool to preservice teachers’ material design self-efficacy beliefs.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Özet</strong></p><p>Bu araştırmanın amacı öğretmen adaylarının materyal tasarımı öz-yeterlik inanç düzeylerini belirlemek için kullanılacak bir ölçme aracı geliştirmektir. Eğitim Fakültesi öğretim programları ile Öğretim Teknolojileri ve Materyal Tasarımı ders kitaplarının incelenmesi sonucu oluşturulan 74 maddelik taslak ölçme aracı ölçme ve değerlendirme, bilgisayar ve öğretim teknolojileri ile program geliştirme alanlarında çalışan on beş uzmanın görüşüne sunulmuştur. Alan uzmanlarının görüşü sonucu taslak ölçeğin madde sayısı 53 olarak sınırlandırılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2013-2014 eğitim–öğretim yılında Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi’nde öğrenim gören ve ÖTMT dersini daha önce almış olan 300 öğretmen adayı oluşturmuştur.<strong> </strong>Katılımcılar tesadüfi örnekleme yöntemi ile belirlenmiştir. Ölçeğin yapı geçerliği açımlayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi yapılarak test edilmiş ve toplam varyansın % 48’ini açıklayan üç boyutlu bir yapıya ulaşılmıştır. Faktör analizleri ve madde analizleri sonucunda 25 maddelik nihai ölçek elde edilmiştir. Ölçeğin Cronbach-Alfa güvenirlik katsayısı 0,92 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Elde edilen bu sonuçlar ölçeğin öğretmen adaylarının materyal tasarlamaya yönelik öz-yeterlik inançlarının ölçülmesi için uygun bir ölçme aracı olarak kullanılabileceğini göstermektedir.</p>

scholarly journals Identifying the Psychometric Properties of the Question Asking Strategies Awareness Scale: The Validity and Reliability Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-110
Author(s):  
serenay başalev
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Question Asking ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Teachers Professional Development

The purpose of the present study was to develop the question asking strategies awareness scale (QASAS) and to describe the psychometric properties of the scale. The justification for the current study was the lack of a measurement tool in the national context that explores the teachers’ in-class questioning practices during instructional activities in-depth and supported by a discursively-oriented theoretical background. Data gathering process was conducted by reaching 664 teachers from diverse teaching branches to develop the QASAS. The validity and reliability processes of the QASAS were completed by operating exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis in addition to calculating the Cronbach Alpha coefficient. The items of the QASAS were gathered around seven factors that are labelled as “MonitoringCritiquing-Eliciting”, “Challenging-Conceptual Change-Evidencing”, “Epistemic Authority & Prior Knowledge”, “Clarification-Conceptual Consistency”, “Open-ended & Close-ended”, “Selecting-eliminating through Follow-up Questions”, “Evaluating & Knowledge providing.” It is deduced that the factors of QASAS can measure teachers’ awareness regarding both learner-centred and teacher-centred discursive interactions. The QASAS may serve as a checklist for qualitative studies, in addition to being administrated as a data collection tool for large-scale surveying studies. QASAS is also a guide in determining the shortcomings of teachers’ professional development as well as designing and implementing pedagogically-oriented developmental activities.

Guilt and Shame Proneness Scale (GASP) Adaptation and Psychometric Properties in Spanish Population

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miquel Alabèrnia-Segura ◽  
Guillem Feixas ◽  
David Gallardo-Pujol
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Shame Proneness ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Back Translation ◽  
Adequate Reliability

Aims:To develop a Spanish version of the Guilt and Shame Proneness Scale (GASP) and evaluate its psychometric properties among a population in Spain.Methods:A Spanish version of the Guilt and Shame Proneness Scale (GASP) was developed by a Spanish and English speakers through translation and back-translation. The translated GASP was administered to a sample of Spanish general population. The validity and reliability of the scale were tested using standard statistical methods.Results:The translated version of the GASP scale was found to have outstanding domain coherence and language clarity. The tested scales have adequate reliability (&gt;0.55). It is clear evidence of reliability given that the GASP is a scenario-based measure with only four items in each subscale. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the four-factor solution by yielding adequate results. Conclusions:This study presents the first validation of the GASP questionnaire with Spanish general population. GASP instrument was found to have satisfactory psychometric properties, resulting in a new moral and social research tool.

Moral Identity Questionnaire (MIQ) Adaptation and Psychometric Properties in Spanish Population

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miquel Alabèrnia-Segura ◽  
David Gallardo-Pujol ◽  
Guillem Feixas
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Moral Identity ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Back Translation ◽  
Adequate Reliability

Aims:To develop a Spanish version of the Moral Identity Questionnaire (MIQ) and evaluate its psychometric properties among a population in Spain.Methods:A Spanish version of the Moral Identity Questionnaire (MIQ) was developed by a Spanish and English speakers through translation and back-translation. The translated MIQ was administered to a sample of Spanish general population. The validity and reliability of the scale were tested using standard statistical methods.Results:The translated version of the MIQ scale was found to have outstanding domain coherence and language clarity. The tested scales have adequate reliability (&gt;0.55). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the two-factor solution by yielding adequate results. Conclusions:This study presents the first validation of the MIQ questionnaire with Spanish general population. MIQ instrument was found to have satisfactory psychometric properties, resulting in a new moral and social research tool.

The Turkish Adaptation of the Triangular Relationship Inventory: The Validity and Reliability Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 106648072110230
Author(s):  
Çiğdem Yavuz Güler
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Family System ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Tension Stress ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
The Family ◽  
Triangular Relationship

Objective: According to the family systems theory, triangulation is defined as reflecting and conveying the tension between two individuals to a third individual to reduce the existing tension, stress, and anxiety. This study was conducted to adapt the “Triangular Relationship Inventory” to Turkish and to assess psychometric properties. Method: The sample of the study included 337 individuals (234 women and 103 men) aged between 18 and 25 years. The structure validity of the inventory was evaluated with the confirmatory factor analysis and reliability was evaluated with Chronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient, test–retest method, and item analyses. Results: The result showed that the Turkish form of the Triangular Relationship Inventory showed similar psychometric properties to the original inventory. The structure which consists of the balanced, mediator, cross-generational coalition, and scapegoat subdimensions of 24 items displayed acceptable goodness-of-fit values in the Turkish sample with the 0.91 Cronbach's alpha coefficient while the reliability values of the subdimensions changed between 0.86 and 0.91. Considering the convergent validity of the inventory, there was a negative correlation between the triangular relationship and satisfaction with life and the differentiation of self, and a significant positive correlation with depression, anxiety, and stress. Conclusion: The psychometric properties revealed in this study show that the Turkish form of the Triangular Relationship Inventory is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to measure the triangulation levels and roles of the individuals, who are in the Turkish sample and between the ages of 18 and 25 years, within the family system.

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