French adaptation and validation of the climate change anxiety scale

The notion of climate change anxiety has gained traction in the last years. Clayton & Karazia (2020) recently developed the 22-item Climate Change Anxiety Scale (CAS), which assesses climate change anxiety via a four-factor structure. Yet other research has cast doubts on the very structure of CAS by calling either for a shorter two-factor structure or for a shorter single-factor structure. So far, these different models have not yet been compared in one study. Moreover, uncertainty remains regarding the associations between the CAS and other psychological constructs, especially anxiety and depression. This project was designed to overcome these limitations. In a first preregistered study (n = 305), we adapted the scale into French and tested, via confirmatory factor analyses (CFA), whether the French version would better fit with a four-, a two-, or a single-factor structure implied by previous works. We also examined the relations of CAS factors with depression, anxiety, and environmental identity. In a second preregistered study, we aimed at replicating our comparison between the three models via CFA in a larger sample (n = 905). Both studies pointed to a 13-item version of the scale with a two-factor structure as the best fitting model, with one factor reflecting cognitive and emotional features of climate change anxiety and the other reflecting the related functional impairments. Each factor exhibited a positive association with depression and environmental identity but not with general anxiety. Implications of this two-factor structure for the conceptualization of climate change anxiety are discussed.

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Mindful Attention and Awareness: Relationships with Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation

The Spanish Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1017/sjp.2013.79 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 16 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Sónia Gregório ◽

José Pinto-Gouveia

Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

Self Report ◽

Single Factor ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Portuguese Version ◽

Mindful Attention ◽

Community Population ◽

General Community ◽

Report Measure

AbstractThe growing interest in mindfulness from the scientific community has originated several self-report measures of this psychological construct. The Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale (MAAS) is a self-report measure of mindfulness at a trait-level. This paper aims at exploring MAAS psychometric characteristics and validating it for the Portuguese population. The first two studies replicate some of the original author’s statistical procedures in two different samples from the Portuguese general community population, in particular confirmatory factor analyses. Results from both analyses confirmed the scale single-factor structure and indicated a very good reliability. Moreover, cross-validation statistics showed that this single-factor structure is valid for different respondents from the general community population. In the third study the Portuguese version of the MAAS was found to have good convergent and discriminant validities. Overall the findings support the psychometric validity of the Portuguese version of MAAS and suggest this is a reliable self-report measure of trait-mindfulness, a central construct in Clinical Psychology research and intervention fields.

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Factor Structure and Gender Invariance Testing for the Sport Anxiety Scale-2 (SAS-2)

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology ◽

10.1123/jcsp.2016-0036 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 201-217

Author(s):

Leilani A. Madrigal ◽

Vincenzo Roma ◽

Todd Caze ◽

Arthur Maerlender ◽

Debra Hope

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Online Survey ◽

Factor Model ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Negative Evaluation ◽

Psychometric Validation ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Analysis Group ◽

Confirmatory Factor

This study aimed to provide further psychometric validation of the Sport Anxiety Scale-2 (SAS-2) by assessing the factor structure, invariance across gender, and convergent and divergent validity of the SAS-2 by correlating both related (i.e., anxiety sensitivity, brief fear of negative evaluation, intolerance of uncertainty, and negative affect) and unrelated constructs (i.e., positive affect, self-confidence). A total of 542 current and former competitive athletes completed a questionnaire through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk system. All data were collected via online survey. Participants were randomly assigned to an exploratory factor analysis (n = 271) and confirmatory factor analysis group (n = 271). Results indicated that both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported the three-factor model of anxiety involving somatic anxiety, worry, and concentration disruption. Additionally, this study found the SAS-2 to be reliable, gender invariant, and have strong construct validity. Our findings extend the generalizability of the SAS-2 in more varied populations of athletic backgrounds.

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On factor structure of the work involvement construct in the Malaysian context

Social and Management Research Journal ◽

10.24191/smrj.v9i2.5219 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 109

Author(s):

Johanim Johari ◽

Khulida Kirana Yahya ◽

Abdullah Omar

Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

A Priori ◽

Internal Consistency Reliability ◽

Single Factor ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Multidimensional Construct ◽

Work Involvement ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Acceptable Internal Consistency

Studies have conceptualized work involvement as a multidimensional construct. However researchers have so far provided inconclusive agreement on the dimensionality of this latent factor. Therefore, a re-conceptualization of work involvement scale is crucial due to the inconsistencies in the measure of this construct. This study attempts to examine the construct validity of the work involvement measure by using a Malay-translated version of the instrument. A priori proposition was made that work involvement is a single-dimensional construct. This means that work involvement measurement can be represented by a single factor consisting of five items. SPSS version 14 and AMOS 16 were used to analyze the data. The findings supported the single-dimensionality of work involvement factor based on the results from exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The research results also showed acceptable internal consistency reliability for the work involvement factor, which suggested the utility of the five-item work involvement measure in the Malaysian context.

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Self-efficacy and enjoyment of physical activity in children: factorial validity of two pictorial scales

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.7402 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. e7402 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Milena Morano ◽

Laura Bortoli ◽

Montse C. Ruiz ◽

Francesca Vitali ◽

Claudio Robazza

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Factorial Validity ◽

Fit Indices ◽

Single Factor ◽

Psychological Constructs ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Human Endeavor ◽

Confirmatory Factor

Background Self-efficacy and enjoyment are two main constructs proposed within many motivational theories in any human endeavor, sport and physical activity included. Methods The purpose of this study was to examine the factor structure of two pictorial scales measuring self-efficacy and enjoyment levels in a sample of 14,035 Italian schoolchildren (7,075 boys and 6,960 girls, 6- to 7-year-olds). An important feature of the two scales is that they are in a pictorial format in order to prompt a straightforward understanding in children. The whole sample was randomly split in two subsamples according to gender and age and the factor structure of the measures was examined across subsamples. Results Data were subjected to confirmatory factor analysis, which yielded satisfactory fit indices on the measures of both subsamples. Overall findings supported the single factor structure of the scales, which can be easily administered to 6- to 7-year-old children to assess two relevant psychological constructs in physical education.

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Social Fears in Adolescence

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040.13.3.197 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 197-213 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Marina Cunha ◽

José Pinto Gouveia ◽

Maria do Céu Salvador

Keyword(s):

Social Anxiety ◽

Social Phobia ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Temporal Stability ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

General Anxiety ◽

Development Factor ◽

The Social ◽

Valid Instrument

This study describes the development, factor structure, psychometric properties, and validity of the Social Anxiety and Avoidance Scale for Adolescents (SAASA). Two subscales assessing discomfort and avoidance of typical social situations faced by adolescents constitute the SAASA. Both subscales revealed good internal consistency and temporal stability. Convergent validity was determined comparing the Social Anxiety and Avoidance Scale for Adolescents (SAASA) scores to Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents scores (SAS-A), scores for general anxiety (Revised Childrens Manifest Anxiety Scale, RCMAS), and scores for depression (Childrens Depression Inventory, CDI) . Confirmatory factor analyses supported six distinct factors revealing different dimensions of social fears. The SAASA effectively discriminated between adolescents with social phobia with and without comorbid diagnoses, and adolescents with social phobia from adolescents with other anxiety disorders or without any disorder. These results suggest that the SAASA is a valid instrument to use in the clinical assessment and research on adolescent social phobia.

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Measurement of Multidimensional Sport Performance Anxiety in Children and Adults: The Sport Anxiety Scale-2

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology ◽

10.1123/jsep.28.4.479 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 479-501 ◽

Cited By ~ 110

Author(s):

Ronald E. Smith ◽

Frank L. Smoll ◽

Sean P. Cumming ◽

Joel R. Grossbard

Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

Sport Performance ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Anxiety Reduction ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Psychological Measures ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Development And Validation ◽

Sport Coaches ◽

Validity Research

This article describes the development and validation of the Sport Anxiety Scale-2 (SAS-2), a multidimensional measure of cognitive and somatic trait anxiety in sport performance settings. Scale development was stimulated by findings that the 3-factor structure of the original Sport Anxiety Scale (SAS; Smith, Smoll, & Schutz, 1990) could not be reproduced in child samples and that several items on the scale produced conflicting factor loadings in adult samples. Alternative items having readability levels of grade 4 or below were therefore written to create a new version suitable for both children and adults. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses replicated the original SAS factor structure at all age levels, yielding separate 5-item subscales for Somatic Anxiety, Worry, and Concentration Disruption in samples as young as 9 to 10 years of age. The SAS-2 has stronger factorial validity than the original scale did, and construct validity research indicates that scores relate to other psychological measures as expected. The scale reliably predicts precompetition state anxiety scores and proved sensitive to anxiety-reduction interventions directed at youth sport coaches and parents.

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The Psychometric Structure of the Spanish Language Version of The Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure in Spain and Chile

The Spanish Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1017/sjp.2020.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 ◽

Author(s):

Abraham Buunk ◽

Dick Barelds ◽

M. Alfonso Urzúa ◽

Rosario Zurriaga ◽

Pilar González-Navarro ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

Spanish Language ◽

Effect Sizes ◽

Single Factor ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Language Version ◽

Spanish Speaking ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

The Relationship

Abstract The present study investigated the structure of the Spanish version of the Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure (INCOM-E), an 11-item measure that assesses individual differences in social comparison orientation (SCO), i.e., the extent to which people compare themselves with others. Data came from samples from Spain (n = 1,133) and Chile (n = 2,757). Confirmatory Factor Analyses and Mokken Scale Analyses supported in both samples not the assumed two-factor structure, but a single factor structure, consisting of eight items. The resulting eight-item version of the INCOM-E was reliable in both samples, according the Gutmann’s lambda–2 (.82 in Spain and .83 in Chile), and correlated very strongly with the full-length INCOM-E (.93 in Spain and .97 in Chile). In both samples, there were significant sex differences, ps < .001 with small effect sizes, ƞ2 in both samples = .01,but in the Spanish sample women scored higher, and in the Chilean sample men scored higher in SCO. The relationship with age was negative and significant (ps < .001) in both samples, albeit small (r = .22 in Spain and .13 in Chile) Based on the present research, it is advised to use the shortened eight-item version of the INCOM-E in Spanish speaking countries.

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Examining the Factorial Structure of the Maternal Separation Anxiety Scale in a Portuguese Sample

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2020.571734 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

Author(s):

Maryse Guedes ◽

Lígia Monteiro ◽

António J. Santos ◽

Nuno Torres ◽

Manuela Veríssimo

Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

Maternal Care ◽

Maternal Separation ◽

Separation Anxiety ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Factorial Structure ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Maternal Separation Anxiety ◽

Negative Feelings ◽

Three Factor

The increase in women’s labor market participation emphasizes the importance of understanding maternal separation anxiety, that is, the unpleasant maternal emotional state, due to the actual or anticipated short-term separation from the child. Drawing on the insights of the attachment and psychoanalytic perspectives, the Maternal Separation Anxiety Scale (MSAS) was developed to overcome existing measurement gaps. However, prior research did not replicate its original three-factor structure in the contemporary context and in other cultural settings, using large samples composed of mothers of preschool children. This study aimed to examine the factorial structure of the MSAS in a sample of 597 Portuguese mothers of children aged 5–84 months who completed the questionnaire. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) conducted in subsample 1 revealed a four-factor structure: Maternal Negative Feelings, Beliefs about Exclusive Maternal Care, Need of Proximity, and Perceptions of Separation Benefits for Children. Confirmatory factor analyses conducted in subsample 2 revealed that the original three-factor structure revealed a poor fit, whereas the four-factor solution (obtained in the EFA) revealed an acceptable fit. As in previous studies, our findings report deviations from the original three-factor structure of the MSAS. Three of the newly identified factors seem to reflect specific sub-dimensions that originally guided item development in the MSAS, namely, maternal negative feelings, maternal attitudes about the value of exclusive maternal care, and the need of proximity with the child. The last factor appears to represent a refinement of original items pertaining to perceptions about separation effects for children.

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Validation of a Computerized Version of the Trait Subscale of the Physical Appearance State and Trait Anxiety Scale in Mexican Preadolescents

Children ◽

10.3390/children9010064 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 64

Author(s):

Juan Francisco Aguirre ◽

Yunuen Socorro Rangel-Ledezma ◽

Perla Jannet Jurado-García ◽

Humberto Blanco ◽

Martha Ornelas ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

Trait Anxiety ◽

Physical Appearance ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Total Sample ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Related Disorder ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

State And Trait Anxiety

Anxiety is a feeling of fear, dread or restlessness and can develop into a weight-related disorder. The objective was to analyze the psychometric properties of the trait anxiety subscale of the Physical Appearance State and Trait Anxiety Scale (PASTAS), as well as the invariance in Mexican preadolescents. The sample consisted of 604 participants, 285 female and 319 male, whose ages ranged between 11 and 12 years (M = 11.37; SD = 0.48). The questionnaire’s factor structure was analyzed using confirmatory factor analyses. The analyses show the viability and adequacy of a two-factor structure (weight and non-weight factors) both for the total sample and for the populations of male and female. The two-factor structure showed adequate reliability and validity fit indicators. The factor structure, the factor loadings and intercepts are considered invariant according to the variable sex; however, differences between female and male participants were found for levels of anxiety caused by physical appearance. In conclusion, the PASTAS can be considered a convenient instrument to assess the variables related to anxiety generated by one’s physical appearance, as well as allowing more participants to be quickly assessed.

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Anxiety and climate change: a validation of the Climate Anxiety Scale in a German-speaking quota sample and an investigation of psychological correlates

Climatic Change ◽

10.1007/s10584-021-03234-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 168 (3-4) ◽

Author(s):

Marlis C. Wullenkord ◽

Josephine Tröger ◽

Karen R. S. Hamann ◽

Laura S. Loy ◽

Gerhard Reese

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Psychological Needs ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Basic Psychological Needs ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Policy Support ◽

Future Research ◽

Emotional Factor ◽

General Anxiety ◽

German Speaking

AbstractThe climate crisis is an unprecedented existential threat that causes disturbing emotions, such as anxiety. Recently, Clayton and Karazsia measured climate anxiety as “a more clinically significant ‘anxious’ response to climate change” (2020, p. 9). To gain a more nuanced understanding of the phenomenon from an empirical psychological perspective, we translated the core of the Climate Anxiety Scale into German and assessed potential correlates in a large German-speaking quota sample (N = 1011, stratified by age and gender). Overall, people reported low levels of climate anxiety. Climate anxiety correlated positively with general anxiety and depressiveness, avoidance of climate change in everyday life, frustration of basic psychological needs, pro-environmental behavioral intentions, and policy support. It correlated negatively with different forms of climate denial and was unrelated to ideological beliefs. We were not able to replicate the two dimensions found in the original scale. Moreover, we argue that items appear to measure a general climate-related emotional impairment, rather than distinctly and comprehensively capturing climate anxiety. Thus, we encourage researchers to rework the scale and include an emotional factor in future research efforts.

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