scholarly journals Constructing The Facets of Altruistic Behavior (FAB) Scale

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Windmann ◽  
Lucie Binder ◽  
Martin Schultze
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Model ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Item Selection ◽  
Altruistic Behavior ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Behavioral Traits ◽  
Multiple Group ◽  
Help Giving ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Factor Measurement

Behavior is effectively altruistic to the degree that it is costly for the actor while benefiting others. In a series of preregistered studies, we constructed a 15-item self-report scale assessing three different facets of altruistic behavioral traits: help-giving, moral courage, and peer punishment. Item selection was performed with the help of Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) procedures as implemented in the stuart package for R. Confirmatory factor analysis of the three-factor measurement model showed excellent fit, outperforming classical item selection procedures. The scale was structure-validated in a second sample using a multiple group model that showed full measurement and structural invariance. A pilot study shows correlations of the subscales with economic game decisions. We discuss the scale structure and potential applications.

scholarly journals Constructing the Facets of Altruistic Behaviors (FAB) Scale

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 299-313
Author(s):  
Sabine Windmann ◽  
Lucie Binder ◽  
Martin Schultze
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Model ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Item Selection ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Behavioral Traits ◽  
Multiple Group ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Help Giving ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Factor Measurement

Abstract. Behavior is effectively altruistic to the degree that it is costly for the actor while benefiting others. In a series of preregistered studies, we constructed a 15-item self-report scale assessing three different facets of altruistic behavioral traits: help-giving, moral courage, and peer punishment. Item selection was performed with the help of Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) procedures as implemented in the stuart package for R. Confirmatory factor analysis of the three-factor measurement model showed excellent fit, outperforming classical item selection procedures. The scale was structure-validated in a second sample using a multiple group model that showed full measurement and structural invariance. A pilot study shows correlations of the subscales with economic game decisions. We discuss the scale structure and potential applications.

The Development and Validation of Teen Beliefs on Relationship Abuse Measure (TBRAM)

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052097622
Author(s):  
Chen Zong ◽  
Courtney Donovan ◽  
Taryn Fuchs
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Personal Beliefs ◽  
School Students ◽  
Relationship Abuse ◽  
Multiple Group ◽  
Racial Ethnic

The purpose of this study was to validate an original and innovative survey focused on both teens’ personal beliefs and how they perceived their peers’ beliefs regarding relationship abuse with four research questions: What are the measured constructs in this survey? Is the hypothesized factor structure of the five types of relationship abuse confirmed? Does the validity of constructs vary among racial/ethnic groups and genders? Are there differences between teens’ own beliefs on relationship abuse and their perceptions of peers’ beliefs? To address these questions, two confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) models were examined with 591 high school students’ responses. The first CFA model was created based on the exploratory factor analysis results and the second CFA model was created based on the theoretically hypothesized model of five types of relationship abuse. The results indicate that the 5-factor, 11-item model based on the theoretical hypothesis is the best fit to the data. The multiple group model analysis demonstrated that the identified CFA measurement model was invariant across different gender and racial/ethnic groups. The validated instrument of Teen Beliefs on Relationship Abuse Measure is a reliable and valid way to measure both teens’ personal beliefs and their perceptions of peers’ beliefs on five types of relationship abuse including emotional, physical, sexual, stalking, and digital abuses. With the validated model, t-test results indicate that teens’ own beliefs are significantly more positive than their perceptions of their peers’ beliefs for all the five factors. The measure is useful for researchers, educators, and parents to measure and understand teen perceptions of themselves and their peers on different types of relationship abuses to better support them develop healthy, respectful, and nonviolent relationships.

scholarly journals The 9-SRA Scale: A Simplified 9-Items Version of the SRA Scale to Assess Altruism

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 6999
Author(s):  
Enrique Manzur ◽  
Sergio Olavarrieta
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Altruistic Behavior ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Validation Procedure ◽  
Item Scale ◽  
Adequate Reliability

In a classic study, Rushton and colleagues presented a 20-item scale to assess the altruistic behavior of people: the Self-Report Altruism (SRA) scale. This article focuses on the development of a simplified 9-item scale—the 9-SRA scale—describing the entire refinement and validation procedure using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The 9-SRA shows adequate reliability and validity and represents a more parsimonious instrument to assess altruism and for use in empirical studies focused on human and prosocial behavior. The article discusses the advantages and potential applications of the new scale.

scholarly journals Measuring Resilience Across Australia and Norway

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 280-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick Anyan ◽  
Odin Hjemdal ◽  
Boris Bizumic ◽  
Oddgeir Friborg
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Model ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
The Two Cultures ◽  
Factor Measurement ◽  
Australian Sample ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Positive Correlations

Abstract. Resilience has become increasingly important in clinical and health psychology, but only few scales have received good psychometric ratings for assessing various outcomes of resilience. The Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA) is one of the best psychometrically rated scales and has been validated among Norwegian samples. The purpose of this study was to explore the construct validity of the RSA in an English-speaking Australian sample and test measurement invariance between the Australian sample and a Norwegian sample. An Australian sample ( N = 781) completed the RSA, Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-13), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7). A second sample of Norwegians ( N = 320) was included in the analyses of invariance of the RSA across cultures. There were expected negative correlations between RSA and PHQ-9, and between RSA and GAD-7, but positive correlations between RSA and SOC-13. The results indicated that the six-factor measurement model of the RSA is the same in the Australian and Norwegian samples, and respondents from the two cultures understood and interpreted the items in a comparable fashion. Support was found for the cross-cultural validity of the RSA in an English-speaking Australian sample and as a valid and reliable self-report measure of protective factors.

Death Anxiety: An Empirical Test of a Blended Self Report and Projective Measurement Model

2002 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bert Hayslip ◽  
Charles A. Guarnaccia ◽  
Lisa M. Radika ◽  
Heather L. Servaty
Keyword(s):  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Projective Measurement ◽  
Dynamic Nature ◽  
Measurement Models ◽  
Factor Measurement ◽  
Three Factor

Data from a sample of 392 adults ( M age=34.3) were used to empirically establish a blended psychometric and projective measurement model of overt and covert death anxiety. Two equally plausible measurement models were derived. Based on a randomly selected sample of 196, both a two-factor model, Overt Death Anxiety-Self and Covert Death Anxiety, and a three-factor, Overt Death Anxiety-Self, Overt Death Anxiety-Other, and Covert Death Anxiety, fit the data. Data from a second randomly selected subsample of 196 adults was also consistent with a two-factor measurement model, as well as a three-factor model. On the basis of parsimony, the two-factor model of death anxiety was retained for both the development and cross validation samples. Those data substantiate a view of death anxiety which suggests that is best defined in terms of its conscious (overt) and unconscious (covert) components. These components are in varying degrees interrelated and reflect the dynamic nature of death anxiety in adulthood.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Measure Chinese Preschool Teachers’ Implementation of Social-Emotional Practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Luo ◽  
Patricia Snyder ◽  
Yuxi Qiu ◽  
Anne Corinne Huggins-Manley ◽  
Xiumin Hong
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Content Validation ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Graded Response ◽  
Factor Measurement ◽  
Theoretical Evidence ◽  
Development And Validation

We describe the development and validation of the Social-Emotional Teaching Practices Questionnaire-Chinese (SETP-C), a self-report instrument designed to gather information about Chinese preschool teachers’ implementation of social-emotional practices. Initially (study 1), 262 items for the SETP-C were generated. Content validation of these items was conducted separately with Chinese practice experts, research experts, and preschool teachers. Significant revisions were made to items based on theoretical evidence and empirical findings from initial content validation activities, which led to a 70-item version of the SETP-C. In study 2, preliminary psychometric integrity evidence and item characteristics of the SETP-C were gathered based on the data from a sample of 1,599 Chinese preschool teacher respondents. Results from confirmatory factor analyses suggested a seven-factor measurement model, and high internal consistency score reliability was documented for each dimension of the SETP-C. Results of item response theory graded response models further indicated adequate psychometric properties at the item level.

Development and initial validation of the Subjective Academic Wellbeing Measure: A new tool of youth wellbeing in school

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11
Author(s):  
Gökmen Arslan ◽  
Murat Yıldırım ◽  
Silvia Majercakova Albertova
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
School Context ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Academic Functioning ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Gender Groups

The purpose of the current study was to investigate the preliminary development and validation of the Subjective Academic Wellbeing Measure (SAWM), which is a six-item self-report rating measure intended for use as a screening tool to assess the positive academic functioning of young people within the elementary and high school context. Exploratory factor analysis was performed with Sample 1 (N= 161), indicating that the SAWM was characterized by a unidimensional measurement model and had strong factor loadings. Results from confirmatory factor analysis, which was carried out with Sample 2 (N= 199), confirmed the measurement model by yielding good data-model fit statistics that were characterized by strong latent construct and internal reliability estimates. Further analyses showed that the scale had good convergent validity considering scores from several self-reported scales of student mental health problems and positive school functioning. Further analyses also showed that configural, metric, and scalar measurement invariance were observed across gender groups. These results provide initial evidence suggesting that the SAWM is a reliable and valid measure that can be used to assess the positive academic functioning of students within the school context. Implications are discussed, and some suggestions are provided for future research and practice

scholarly journals Inventář tendence k vině a hanbě (ITVAH): pilotní studie

E-psychologie ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-65
Author(s):  
Patrik Rudolf ◽  
◽  
Petra Hubatková ◽  
David Kremeník ◽  
Vít Kratochvíl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Affective Component ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Self Forgiveness ◽  
Behavioural Reaction ◽  
Factor Measurement

This paper constitutes a pilot study of a novel measure for assessing proneness to guilt and proneness to shame, Inventář tendence k vině a hanbě (ITVAH, Inventory of Proneness to Guilt and Shame). ITVAH is a scenario-based method distinguishing affective and behavioural components of guilt and shame and also considering the private or public experience of guilt and shame, respectively. Two items (affective and behavioural reaction) were created for each of the 16 scenarios, resulting in total of 32 items. A four-factor measurement model was assumed – Negative behaviour evaluation (NBE), Reparation, Negative self-evaluation (NSE), Withdrawal. Next, we assumed negative correlations of NSE and Withdrawal with self-esteem and self-forgiveness and positive correlations of NBE and Reparation with self-forgiveness. The pilot study was carried out on 249 Czech-speaking adults (67 % women, aged 18–75, Md = 22). An ordinal confirmatory factor analysis with residual covariances between items connected to the same scenarios was conducted. The hypothesized four-factor model was found acceptable. However, we found limited evidence for the hypothesized relationships with self-esteem and self-forgiveness – in contrast to theoretical expectations we found a medium-strong negative relationship between self-forgiveness and affective component of guilt. For further use of the measure in the Czech and Slovak environment it is necessary to assess additional evidence of construct validity and concurrent validity with The Test of Self-Conscious Affect-3 (TOSCA-3).

Psychometric Evaluation of the Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity Scale Among Iranian Cancer Patients

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeed Pahlevan Sharif ◽  
Ong Fon Sim ◽  
Mozhgan Moshtagh ◽  
Navaz Naghavi ◽  
Hamid Sharif Nia
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Indirect Costs ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Financial Toxicity ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Factor Measurement

Abstract Objective This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of financial toxicity (COST) scale in a sample of cancer patients in Iran. Methods A total of 398 cancer patients completed a demographic questionnaire and the 11-item Persian COST. Performing a Maximum likelihood exploratory factor analysis, extracted three factors of financial worry (four items), financial distress (three items) and direct and indirect cost of control (three items) accounting for 65.204% of the variance. The highest load was related to financial distress and the lowest was related to direct and indirect costs concerns. Results The results of conducting confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the three-factor measurement model had a good fit. Moreover, the measurement model showed good items consistency, good construct reliability, as well as good construct validity in terms of convergent and discriminant validity. Conclusion This study highlights the importance of validating the scale in different contexts as the structure and loadings of the factors have appeared diffidently in various countries. The validated Persian COST can be used in future studies in Iran as a reliable and valid scale to measure financial toxicity among cancer patients.

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