Validation and Measurement Invariance of the Interdependent Happiness Scale across Malaysia, Philippines, and India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chee Seng Tan
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Order Structure ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Average Variance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Interdependent Happiness

The 9-item Interdependent Happiness Scale (IHS; Hitokoto & Uchida, 2015) is a self-report of interpersonal happiness that focuses on relationship-oriented happiness, quiescent happiness, and ordinary happiness. Few studies have evaluated the psychometric properties of the IHS in diverse cultural backgrounds and the findings are inconsistent. This study investigated whether the IHS has sound psychometric qualities in three Asian countries. A sample of 812 university students from Malaysia (n = 263), Philippines (n = 239), and India (n = 310) answered the IHS and self-rated creativity scale. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the second-order structure in the three countries. The IHS showed good reliability and mixed results for construct validity tested using average variance extracted. Meanwhile, concurrent validity was established by showing a positive relationship with creativity score. Moreover, multi-group CFA was performed to test measurement invariance and supported metric and partial scalar invariance. Further analysis using ANCOVA showed that Malaysian participants reported significantly lower scores than their counterparts in the Philippines and India after controlling the impact of creativity. The findings not only shed light on the usefulness of the IHS for young adults in the three countries but also highlight the potential of employing the IHS to assess socially-oriented happiness in diverse cultural contexts. Limitations and applications are discussed.

scholarly journals Psychometric Qualities Evaluation of the Interdependent Happiness Scale across Malaysia, Philippines, and India

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Chee-Seng Tan ◽  
Shue-Ling Chong ◽  
Argel Bondoc Masanda ◽  
Sanju George
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Order Structure ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Cultural Usability ◽  
Interdependent Happiness

The nine-item Interdependent Happiness Scale (IHS; Hitokoto & Uchida, 2015) is a self-report of interpersonal happiness that focuses on three dimensions: relationship-oriented happiness, quiescent happiness, and ordinary happiness. Few studies have evaluated the psychometric properties of the IHS in diverse cultural backgrounds and the findings are inconsistent. This study investigated whether the IHS has sound psychometric qualities in three Asian countries. University students from Malaysia (n = 263), Philippines (n = 239), and India (n = 310) answered the IHS and self-rated creativity scale. Confirmatory factor analysis on each sample supported the nine-item second-order model with error covariances. The overall IHS score showed good reliability in all samples. The subscales, however, had mixed results except for the Indian sample. Similarly, the convergent validity test showed mixed results while discriminant validity is supported in all samples except for the quiescent happiness subscale in the Indian sample. Concurrent validity was established across three samples by showing a positive relationship with creativity score. The results highlight that the higher-order structure of the IHS is consistently supported in different cultural contexts. However, some of the items are perceived differently and require further improvement in enhancing the cross-cultural usability of the IHS to measure socially-oriented happiness.

Confirmatory Factor Analyses of the Portuguese Version of the Maudsley Obsessional-compulsive Inventory

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S80-S81
Author(s):  
J. Silva Ribeiro ◽  
A.T. Pereira ◽  
M.J. Martins ◽  
V. Nogueira ◽  
M.J. Soares ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Education ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Symptom Dimensions ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

IntroductionThe Maudsley obsessional-compulsive inventory (MOCI) is a widely used self-report measure of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in clinical and non-clinical populations, both in research and clinical settings. Nogueira et al. confirmed in 2011 that the MOCI Portuguese version has good psychometric properties, having a factorial structure that is in accordance with those reported by other groups.AimsBased on the previous results of exploratory factor analysis with a Portuguese students sample, the present study aimed to perform a confirmatory factor analyses (using Mplus software) to verify if the three dimensions’ structure fitted the data.MethodsThe sample comprised 234 students on their first three years of college education (78.2% female), between 18–26 years old (M = 20.55; SD = 1.66). Participants filled the Portuguese version of the MOCI.ResultsOur results showed that the MOCI Portuguese version with original 3-factor structure has a good fit (χ2(227) = 386.987, P < .05; RMSEA = 0.053, 90%CI = 0.044–0.062; CFI = 0.928; TLI = 0.920; WRMR = 1.089). Good reliability was found for all subscales (Cronbach alpha < .80).ConclusionsThe MOCI Portuguese version reliably and validly assesses three OC symptom dimensions in young adults. Further research is needed to confirm this structure in Portuguese clinical samples.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Measuring Self-Serving Cognitive Distortions: An analysis of the Psychometric Properties of the How I think Questionnaire (HIT-16-Q)

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eshrat Ara
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Cognitive Distortions ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The One ◽  
Report Measure

The How I Think Questionnaire (HIT-Q; Barriga et al., 2001) is a self-report measure of self-serving cognitive distortions. This study aimed to analyze the psychometric properties of the validated version HIT-16-Q (Ara & Shah, 2015) scores in large sample adolescents. Results showed good reliability of the total HIT-16-Q scores: alpha .83. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) revealed a single factor. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), revealed the better fit for the one-dimensional structural model. Moreover, the HIT-16-Q has good convergent validity.

scholarly journals “Infeliz” or “Triste”: A Paradigm for Mixed Methods Exploration of Outcome Measures Adaptation Across Language Variants

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Evans ◽  
Clara Paz ◽  
Guido Mascialino
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Psychotherapy Research ◽  
Language Variation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Large Sample ◽  
Language Effects ◽  
The Impact

The literature on measure translation tends to hold, overtly or covertly, a questionable assumption about the possibility of exact translation and almost completely ignores issues of within language variation. Equally, psychometric methods used to assess cross-cultural validity after translation focus on large sample tests of cross-sectional measurement invariance. Such invariance is often not found and is of dubious pertinence to change/outcome measures usually used in psychotherapy research. We present a sequential process of three substudies using quantitative and qualitative procedures to explore whether an outcome measure needs to be changed when used across language variation. Qualitative data confirmed that an item was not ideal in the new context. However, quantitative exploration showed that, although statistically significant and affected by gender and item order, the impact of changing the item in the overall score was small, allowing retention of the existing Spanish translation. We argue that the myth of perfect translation and over-reliance on large-sample psychometric testing pursuing measurement invariance limit exploration of language effects. We recommend that these be used in the companion of user-based, sequential, mixed-method exploration to support the development of a richer field of understanding of outcomes and change self-report measures across languages and cultures and both across and within languages.

scholarly journals Stigma experienced by family members of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: multidimensional construct

BJPsych Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 332-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasha Mitter ◽  
Afia Ali ◽  
Katrina Scior
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundThere is a lack of good-quality instruments measuring stigma experienced by family members of stigmatised people.AimsTo develop a self-report measure of stigma among families of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and examine associations between family stigma and other variables.MethodThe new Family Stigma Instrument (FAMSI) was tested with 407 family carers, 53% of whose offspring had an autism spectrum disorder in addition to intellectual disability. They also completed measures of subjective well-being, caregiver burden, self-esteem and social support.ResultsThe FAMSI yielded a five-factor structure and had good reliability. Perceived family stigma, caregiver burden and subjective well-being were the strongest predictors of family stigma.ConclusionsThis instrument can advance our understanding of the impact of stigma on family members. It can also help us understand sociodemographic, psychosocial and contextual variables of both the carer and cared for person that may influence family members' experiences.Declaration of interestNone.

scholarly journals Scale for Measuring Phubbing in Peruvian University Students: Adaptation, Validation and Results of Its Application

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
José Manuel Ríos Ariza ◽  
Antonio Matas-Terron ◽  
Rocío del Pilar Rumiche Chávarry ◽  
Gerardo Raúl Chunga Chinguel
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social Relationship ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Reliability Study ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Lack Of Sleep ◽  
The Impact

Phubbing is defined as ignoring people with whom you have a face-to-face relationship to attend to smartphones. The phenomenon of phubbing particularly affects the teenage and young segments of the population. The main problem lies in the impact it has on individuals’ social relationship. A lack of validated instruments to diagnose this phenomenon has been observed amongst the Spanish-speaking youth. The objective pursued with this research was to analyse the structural validity and reliability of the Spanish scale in a sample of 454 Peruvian university students. A reliability study was carried out following Cronbach and McDonald, complemented with an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The results show good reliability and validity values. Finally, some aspects associated with users’ profiles in relation to the scale were discussed too. A need exists to have adapted instruments which permit to measure emerging social threats such as phubbing, so that risk profiles can be identified and for us to be able to act in time. Most of the students surveyed regularly engaged in phubbing, and a significant percentage of them had personal and social problems because of this, including lack of sleep hours or arguments with friends and relatives, to quote but two.

Confirmatory Factor Analytic Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents in a Longitudinal Sample of Adolescents

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zi Jia Ng ◽  
E. Scott Huebner ◽  
Alberto Maydeu-Olivares ◽  
Kimberly J. Hills
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Regulatory Control ◽  
Analytic Structure ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Factor Analytic ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

While adolescence is a critical stage of development marked by heightened bottom-up emotional reactivity and immature top-down regulatory control, research on emotion regulation has relatively neglected middle childhood to adolescence years. This may be attributed to the limited number and scope of age-appropriate, reliable, and valid measures of emotion regulation. This study examines the confirmatory factor analytic structure and measurement invariance of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ-CA), a 10-item self-report measure designed to measure habitual use of cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression, across a 1-year time interval in school samples of adolescents. Results indicate low test–retest reliability but high to acceptable internal consistency over a 1-year time period. The two-factor model has an approximate but close fit to the data collected, which is consistent with underlying theoretical framework and prior empirical findings. Tests of measurement equivalence support strong invariance, indicating that there were no statistically significant differences in factor means, variances, and correlations over a 1-year interval.

scholarly journals Structural Validity and Measurement Invariance of the Pearlin Mastery Scale in Spanish-Speaking Primary Care Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janna R. Gordon ◽  
Vanessa L. Malcarne ◽  
Scott C. Roesch ◽  
Richard G. Roetzheim ◽  
Kristen J. Wells
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Structural Validity ◽  
Personal Mastery ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Multiple Group ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Primary Care Patients ◽  
Multiple Languages

The Pearlin Mastery (PM) Scale is frequently used in health research to assess individuals’ personal mastery or the extent to which they believe they are in control of their own lives. It has been adapted from English into multiple languages including Spanish. However, no studies have assessed the psychometric properties of Spanish translations of the scale. This analysis evaluated structural validity and measurement invariance of the original Spanish translation of the PM Scale in two groups of Spanish-speaking individuals receiving primary care at community clinics in Florida. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) indicated that the 5-item version used in the literature yields a unidimensional factor structure as expected; however, multiple-group CFA revealed that the PM Scale items did not load equivalently on the factor across samples. This indicates that the Spanish version of the PM Scale may not measure mastery consistently across groups, possibly due to differences in respondents’ semantic understanding of items or differences in the meaning of the construct itself. Findings suggest that researchers seeking to measure personal mastery in Spanish-speaking participants from diverse cultural backgrounds should consider alternative approaches including the development of new instruments.

Testing Measurement Invariance of the Chinese Version of the Strategies Used by Patients to Promote Health Among Patients With Cancer

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changrong Yuan ◽  
Chunlan Wei ◽  
Jichuan Wang ◽  
Huijuan Qian ◽  
Elise L. Lev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Latent Constructs ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Using Data

Background and Purpose: The Chinese version of the Strategies Used by Patients to Promote Health (C-SUPPH) is a self-report instrument used to measure self-efficacy among patients with cancer. The purpose of this article is to examine measurement invariance of C-SUPPH using data of 764 cancer patients recruited in China. Methods: Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) models were applied across the selected sociodemographic groups of gender, age, education, and monthly income levels. Results: The factorial structure and factor loadings (relationships between items and their underlying factors) of C-SUPPH were invariant across all sociodemographic groups. Conclusions: The findings showed that the C-SUPPH measures the same latent constructs/factors in the same way when administered to different sociodemographic groups and thus can be readily applied to studying self-efficacy of cancer patients in China.

scholarly journals CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS TO KNOW THE INFLUENCING FACTORS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ SELF-CONCEPT IN JETIS SUB DISTRICT, BANTUL REGENCY

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-202
Author(s):  
Firmansyah Firmansyah ◽  
Rozanah Katrina Herda ◽  
Angga Damayanto ◽  
Fajar Sidik
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Load Factor ◽  
School Students ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Average Variance ◽  
The Subject

This research aimed to know the factors that influenced elementary students’ self-concept in Jetis Sub District, Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta. The subject of this research consisted of 200 fourth grade students from four different elementary schools in Jetis Sub District. The result showed the fit model with one dimension. The value of each fit parameter of GFI, RMSEA, NFI, IFI, CFI, TLI, and AGFI was 0.958, 0.066, 0.953, 0.976, 0.976, 0.967, and 0.958. All factors or dimensions in self-concept instrument had good reliability by looking at the value of CR ≥ 0,7 categorizing as good reliability, while the value between 0,6 and 0,7 considered to acceptable reliability by underlining that the indicator has load factor that matched the criteria. The internal consistency could be measured by using Average Variance Extracted (AVE). The AVE value that was recommended was ≥ 0,5. This clearly showed that self-concept has validity evidence of internal structure. Moreover, self-concept has convergent and discriminant validity. The self-concept reliability was considered good, so it will give a relatively consistent result when there is re-measurement.

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