scholarly journals Tracing the Determinants of Marital Quality in Pakistani Society through the Lens of How It Happened

2020 ◽  
Vol V (II) ◽  
pp. 115-126
Author(s):  
Zainab Akram ◽  
Saima Yousaf Khan
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Quality Evaluation ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Gender Education

The quality of the marriage is assessed by many determinants. Based upon a large number of subjects and determines on the marital quality evaluation, this research explores the factors which are fundamental in maintaining marital quality in the novel How It Happened by Haider (2013). The marital quality in this paper is measured through five dimensions, comprising satisfaction, communication, togetherness, problems and disagreements (Allendorf & Ghimire 2012). Gender, education, spouse choice and marital length arise as the most important determinants of these dimensions of marital quality. The data for the research comprises of the text of How It Happened. The marriage determinants are identified through exploratory factor analysis. The research shows that issues like gender, more schooling, contribution in the choice of one's spouse and being married longer do not basically donate in advanced levels of marital quality. However, while the key determinants of marital quality in this regard are analyzed, the main distinction in marital quality, whether it exists through arranged or love marriages remains inexplicable.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING ITEMS FOR MEASURING QUALITY OF WORK LIFE AMONG MALAYSIAN ACADEMICS: AN EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS PROCEDURE

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1295-1309
Author(s):  
Amauche Ehido ◽  
Zainudin Awang ◽  
Bahyah Abdul Halim ◽  
Chukwuebuka Ibeabuchi
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Research Universities ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work

Purpose of the study: Quality of work life (QWL) is vital for all establishments to continue to hire and retain high-performance workers. However, from the review of previous literature on QWL, little is known about the dimensions that constitute high QWL among academics. Therefore, this study aimed at contributing to the literature by conducting a detailed validation of seven dimensions of QWL through the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) procedure. Methodology: This study employed a cross-sectional research design to establish reliable measures for the QWL construct. The items were adapted and modified to suit this study. Study data was obtained using a structured questionnaire from 100 randomly selected academics from the five Malaysian research universities. The study further conducted the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) procedure using IBM-SPSS version 21.0. Main Findings: A total of 51 items were initially developed to measure QWL construct, however, from the EFA procedure, the study found that 8 items with factor loading below the cut-off point of .60 were deleted and 48 items with a factor loading above the cut-off point of .60 were retained and deemed suitable to measure the QWL construct. Applications of this study: This study validated the dimensions that lead to improved QWL. Therefore, this study is particularly useful to the Malaysian universities' management who aim to obtain benefits from super motivated and high-performance academics by making sure that the workers' overall well-being is protected in the workplace. Novelty/Originality of this study: This study established a validated and reliable instrument for measuring the QWL construct among academics in the Malaysian research universities.

scholarly journals The perception of quality of banking services in the northern part of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija

2020 ◽  
pp. 373-389
Author(s):  
Isidora Ljumovic ◽  
Krsto Jaksic
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Banking Services ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Service Companies ◽  
Basic Model ◽  
Perception Of Quality ◽  
Autonomous Province

The research on the perception of the quality of services is of crucial importance for the growth and development of service companies. However, the problem arises in the analysis and measurement of the level of quality of services, bearing in mind their intangibility, simultaneous production and consumption and homogeneity. This paper examines the perception of service quality of banks in northern Kosovo and Metohija, in respect to the specificities of the region. The survey was conducted using a questionnaire based on original SERVQUAL model that contains 22 questions grouped in five dimensions. To identify additional indicators of quality perception, we have expanded the basic model and added additional questions related to the price and the availability of financial resources. The average result on the perception of the quality of banking services was between 3.72 and 5.61, similar to results obtained in the region, using same methodology. The results show that the lowest assessed dimensions are empathy, availability and price of banking services, while tangibles are the ones customers are satisfied the most. To confirm that the added questions relate to the defined quality dimensions and to identify the factors that are most suitable in explaining the level of satisfaction with banking services, we have conducted factor analysis. Factor analysis results reduced the number of dimensions to six but showed that added questions were grouped around the dimensions that were added - prices and availability of financial resources.

scholarly journals Development of teaching quality evaluation questionnaire for preclinical courses: an exploratory factor analysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pan He ◽  
Xiaofei Ye ◽  
Nannan Feng ◽  
Hengye Huang ◽  
Yulan Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Quality Evaluation ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Teacher Characteristics ◽  
Course Quality ◽  
Teaching Attitudes

Abstract Background Course quality assessment contributes to evaluate teaching effectiveness and to improve student learning. Several course quality assessment questionnaires have been carried out associated with teaching quality evaluation of medical education. However, little is known about views of medical students regarding the quality of preclinical courses. To fill this gap, we aimed to develop a novel multi-dimension instrument for assessing teaching quality with the perception of medical students in preclinical courses.Methods The original Teaching Quality Evaluation Questionnaire (TQEQ) containing seven dimensions: course contents, teaching abilities, teaching methods, teaching attitudes, learning outcomes, teacher characteristics, student subjection, consisting of 47 items was formed according to literature reviews and group design. We sent the original questionnaires with items in a random order to medical students of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. After collecting the valid questionnaires, the exploratory factor analysis was conducted to assess construct validity and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was used for evaluating internal consistency reliability of the questionnaires.Results In total, 590/646 (91.3%) of participants completed the questionnaire regarding preclinical course evaluation. The exploratory factor analysis yielded seven common factors, learning outcomes, teaching attitudes, student subjection, teaching abilities, teaching methods, teacher characteristics, teaching interactions, consisting of 39 items explained 58.449% of total variance and the factor loading value was above 0.4. In addition, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranged from 0.669 to 0.914.Conclusion This study provides a new, validated and useful instrument for measuring teaching effectiveness of preclinical courses based on the views of medical students. It is feasible for use in medical schools.

scholarly journals The New Satisfaction with Life and Treatment Scale (SLTS-7) in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Anna Sauerbier ◽  
Pia Bachon ◽  
Leire Ambrosio ◽  
Philipp A. Loehrer ◽  
Alexandra Rizos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Treatment Satisfaction ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Motor Symptoms ◽  
Advanced Therapies ◽  
Non Motor Symptoms

Background: The satisfaction with life and, in particular, with treatment in Parkinson’s disease (PD) is understudied. Objective: To explore a new 7-item rating tool assessing satisfaction with life and treatment (SLTS-7) in PD. Methods: In this cross-sectional, multi-center study, including patients screened for advanced therapies, psychometric characteristics of the SLTS-7 were analyzed. An exploratory factor analysis identified the underlying factorial structure of the SLTS-7. Results: 117 patients were included, and the data quality of the SLTS-7 was excellent (computable data 100%), and acceptability measures satisfied standard criteria. Besides the global assessment (item 1), the exploratory factor analysis produced item 2 (physical satisfaction) as an independent item and two factors among the remaining items: items 3–5 (psycho-social satisfaction), and items 6 and 7 (treatment satisfaction). Cronbach’s alpha was 0.89, indicative of high internal consistency. The SLTS-7 total score correlated moderately with motor symptoms and weakly with non-motor symptoms total scores. SLTS-7 showed the highest correlations with the European Quality of Life with 5 items (EQ-5D) visual analog scale (0.43–0.58, p <  0.01), indicating a moderate convergent validity. The SLTS-7 significantly increased with higher non-motor symptoms burden levels (p = 0.002). Conclusion: Life satisfaction in PD covers three specific aspects, namely physical, psycho-social, and treatment satisfaction. The new SLTS-7 is a valid, reliable, and easy-to-use tool to assess satisfaction with life and treatment in patients with PD screened for advanced therapies. Longitudinal studies analyzing the effect of advanced PD treatment on life and treatment satisfaction are warranted.

scholarly journals Validity and reliability of sleep promotion questionnaire and predictors of quality of care

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 205031211879459
Author(s):  
Son Chae Kim ◽  
Chase Pedersen ◽  
Cassia Yi
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Attitude Control ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Care ◽  
And Behavior

Background: Sleep disturbance is common among hospitalized patients. However, sleep promotion is not a high priority for most healthcare providers, which potentially impacts quality of care. Due to a paucity of validated tools to assess sleep promotion, little is known about the relationship between sleep promotion and quality of care. This study was conducted to assess the validity and reliability of a newly-developed instrument, the Sleep Promotion Questionnaire, and to examine sleep promotion as a predictor of quality of care. The Sleep Promotion Questionnaire includes dimensions of attitude, control, unit norms, intention, and behavior that are associated with sleep promotion. Methods: A total of 302 nurses participated in an online survey. The survey included the initial 36-item Sleep Promotion Questionnaire, a quality of care question, Caring Behavior Inventory, and Professional Quality of Life scale. An exploratory factor analysis was performed to determine the factor structure of the Sleep Promotion Questionnaire. The internal consistency reliability as well as the convergent and divergent validities was assessed. Pearson’s correlations and hierarchical multiple regression procedures were performed to explore the predictors of perceived quality of care. Results: Exploratory factor analysis of the Sleep Promotion Questionnaire yielded 28 items in five subscales, comprising Attitude, Control, Unit Norms, Sleep-aid Intention, and Behavior. Convergent and divergent validities were supported ( r = 0.37; r = −0.38, respectively). The Cronbach’s alphas of internal consistency reliabilities of the Sleep Promotion Questionnaire subscales ranged from 0.70 to 0.89. Regression models showed that sleep-promoting Unit Norms was the only significant predictor of perceived quality of care among both ICU and non-ICU nurses ( β = 0.40; β = 0.28, respectively). Conclusion: The Sleep Promotion Questionnaire appears to be a reliable and valid instrument with satisfactory psychometric properties for assessing sleep promotion, and it seems that having unit norms conducive to sleep promotion may positively impact the quality of care. However, further studies are needed to confirm these results.

A Comparison of Missing-Data Imputation Techniques in Exploratory Factor Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-334
Author(s):  
Canhua Xiao ◽  
Deborah W. Bruner ◽  
Tian Dai ◽  
Ying Guo ◽  
Alexandra Hanlon
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Missing Data ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Data Imputation ◽  
Missing Data Imputation ◽  
Regression Imputation ◽  
Mean Imputation ◽  
Data Missing

Background and PurposeTo compare the effects of missing-data imputation techniques, mean imputation, group mean imputation, regression imputation, and multiple imputation (MI), on the results of exploratory factor analysis under different missing assumptions.MethodsMissing data with different missing assumptions were generated from true data. The quality of imputed data was examined by correlation coefficients. Factor structures were compared indirectly by coefficients of congruence and directly by factor structures.ResultsMI had the best quality and matching factor structure to the true data for all missing assumptions with different missing rates. Mean imputation had the least favorable results in factor analysis. The imputation techniques revealed no important differences with 10% of data missing.ConclusionMI showed the best results, especially with larger proportions of missing data.

scholarly journals Adaptation and evaluation of the Chinese hospital nursing department disaster preparedness scale: a cross-sectional scale development study

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. e043636
Author(s):  
Lan Shi ◽  
Mingxuan Li ◽  
Xiaofeng Xu ◽  
Zhengdong Wang ◽  
Sijian Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Hospital Nursing ◽  
Nursing Department

AimThe aim of this study was to adapt the Chinese version of Hospital Nursing Department Disaster Preparedness Scale (HNDDPS) and evaluate the psychometric properties among hospital nurses in China. Two specific objectives were (1) to adapt the HNDDPS from Sadiq’s Organisational Disaster Preparedness Scale (SODPS) to fit the context of Chinese hospital nursing system and (2) to establish its validity and reliability.DesignInstrument design study.Settings and participants2657 nurses belonging to 50 nursing organisations of tertiary hospitals spread across seven administrative regions of China.MethodsWe adapted the Chinese version of HNDDPS through translation of the SODPS, back translation and cultural adaptation. Subsequently, we evaluated the validity of the scale through exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), each performed on half of the original sample. We also evaluated the internal consistency reliability of the scale.ResultsThe Chinese version of HNDDPS comprised five dimensions, with 72 items. Exploratory factor analysis yielded five factors explaining 61% of the items’ variance. CFA confirmed five dimensions of the scale and produced appropriate Goodness of Fit Indexes. Cronbach’s α-coefficient was 0.930 for the total scale and ranged from 0.908 to 0.964 for the five dimensions of the scale.ConclusionHNDDPS demonstrates good internal consistency and construct validity. It is a promising, valid and reliable tool for nurses and nursing managers to evaluate hospital nursing department disaster preparedness.

scholarly journals The Effect of Improving Cycleway Environment on the Recreational Benefits of Bicycle Tourism

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (18) ◽  
pp. 3460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeh ◽  
Lin ◽  
Hsiao ◽  
Huang
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Important Determinant ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Recreational Benefits

Bicycle tourism is one of the popular physical activities for sport tourists. Since the physical environment may affect bicycling behavior, it becomes an important determinant for cyclists to choose a cycleway. Exploratory factor analysis is performed to extract the perception of environmental quality of cyclists into five main factors, including safety, light facilities, lane design, landscape, and environment cleanliness. The contingent behavior method (CBM) is adopted to measure the quality improvement projects in different scenarios of light facility and landscape improvement. The results showed that the improvement projects increased the intended number of trips and the recreational benefits of cyclists.

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