scholarly journals Construction of Moral Disengagement Scale for Adults: A Reliable Measure

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-223
Author(s):  
Ayesha Saif ◽  
Saima Riaz
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Model Fit Indices ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Age Range

The main objective of current research was development of an indigenous Moral Disengagement Scale for Adults (MDS-A) in Urdu language. The subsequent objective was the establishment of reliability of newly developed Scale. Initially an item pool of 116 items was formulated based on Bandura’s model (2002) which was reduced to 106 items and later 92 items after expert’s evaluation and item analysis, respectively. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was conducted on 92 items scale by administering it on 579 adults (250 men and 329 women), age range of 19-83 years from villages and various educational institutes of district Gujrat, Pakistan. EFA by using Principal Component Analysis with Varimax Orthogonal Rotation resulted in six factor solution of 63 items. Later Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) confirmed the six-factor structure on an independent sample of 413 adults (193 men and 220 women) with age range 19-80 years from Gujrat district, Pakistan. After deletion of 43 items, CFA yielded good model fit indices for final 20 items MDS-A. MDS-A had very satisfactory Cronbach’s alpha reliability and test-retest reliability. MDS-A also demonstrated construct validity in terms of highly significant item-total correlations and subscale-to-scale total correlations. Overall, a reliable and valid scale for measurement of moral disengagement among adults in Pakistani culture is available for further indigenous research and counselling settings.

scholarly journals Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of the Roteiro de Avaliação da Consciência Fonológica, a phonological awareness test

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Acácia Aparecida Angeli dos SANTOS ◽  
Thatiana Helena de LIMA
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Phonological Awareness ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
School Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Model Fit Indices ◽  
The One

Abstract The objective of this study is to investigate the evidence of construct validity of a phonological awareness instrument. Exploratory factor analysis was carried out on data collected from 510 elementary and middle school students in 2nd and 6th grades attending two different public schools in the city of São Paulo, Brazil; most were males with mean age of 8.4 years. Confirmatory factor analysis was carried out on data collected from 427 students from other four Brazilian states in the same grades; most were females with mean age of 9.3 years. The instrument used was the Roteiro de Avaliação da Consciência Fonológica, a phonological awareness test. The exploratory factor analysis showed a three-factor solution. As for the confirmatory factor analysis, of the two models tested, the one that indicated better model fit indices was composed of three factors. The model found is adequate for the task carried out in this study. However, more studies should be carried out to further refine the instrument.

scholarly journals Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Disablement in the Physically Active Scale and Preliminary Testing of Short-Form Versions: A Calibration and Validation Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 302-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell T. Baker ◽  
Damon Burton ◽  
Michael A. Pickering ◽  
Amanda Start
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Dimensional Solution ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Outcome Instrument ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Age Range

Context The Disablement in the Physically Active (DPA) scale is a patient-reported outcome instrument recommended for use in clinical practice and research. Analysis of the scale has indicated a need for further psychometric testing. Objective To assess the model fit of the original DPA scale using a larger and more diverse sample and explore the potential for a short-form (SF) version. Design Observational study. Setting Twenty-four clinical settings. Patients or Other Participants Responses were randomly split into 2 samples: sample 1 (n = 690: 353 males, 330 females, and 7 not reported; mean age = 23.1 ± 9.3 years, age range = 11–75 years) and sample 2 (n = 690: 351 males, 337 females, and 2 not reported; mean age = 22.9 ± 9.3 years, age range = 8–74 years). Participants were physically active individuals who were healthy or experiencing acute, subacute, or persistent musculoskeletal injury. Main Outcome Measure(s) Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to assess the factor structure of the original DPA scale. Exploratory factor, internal consistency, covariance modeling, correlational, and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to assess potential DPA scale SFs. Results The subdimensions of the disablement construct were highly correlated (≥0.89). The fit indices for the DPA scale approached recommended levels, but the first-order correlational values and second-order path coefficients provided evidence for multicollinearity, suggesting that clear distinctions between the disablement subdimensions cannot be made. An 8-item, 2-dimensional solution and a 10-item, 3-dimensional solution were extracted to produce SF versions. The DPA SF-8 was highly correlated (r = 0.94, P ≤ .001, R2 = 0.88) with the DPA scale, and the fit indices exceeded all of the strictest recommendations. The DPA SF-10 was highly correlated (r = 0.97, P ≤ .001, R2 = 0.94) with the DPA scale, and its fit indices values also exceeded the strictest recommendations. Conclusions The DPA SF-8 and SF-10 are psychometrically sound alternatives to the DPA scale.

scholarly journals The Body Shape Questionnaire Is Not Invariant Across Sex: Evidence From Portuguese-Speaking University Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 126 (3) ◽  
pp. 462-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanderson Roberto da Silva ◽  
Viren Swami ◽  
Angela Nogueira Neves ◽  
João Marôco ◽  
Christopher N. Ochner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
The Body ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Differential Item Analysis ◽  
Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis

The Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) is a widely used measure of body shape concerns that was originally designed for use with women but has more recently been used with boys and men. The latter use may be problematic, given that no previous study has demonstrated sex invariance for BSQ scores. To determine the extent to which BSQ scores are sex invariant, we asked Portuguese-speaking women ( n = 1,613) and men ( n = 871) to complete the full BSQ (34 items). Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that a hypothesized 32-item model of BSQ scores and shorter versions had acceptable fit indices in women and men, separately. However, multigroup confirmatory factor analysis showed that these BSQ model scores had configural but not metric, scalar, or strict sex invariance. Differential item analysis indicated significant item-functioning differences on 19 of the 32 retained BSQ items. Thus, BSQ scores are not sex invariant, making problematic the results of previous studies that have compared latent BSQ scores across sex.

Online Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Adolescents: Development and Preliminary Validation

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 955-965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dengfeng Xie ◽  
Jiamei Lu ◽  
Zhangming Xie
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Emotion Experience ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Emotion regulation when using the Internet is an increasingly important way to secure effective social functioning for adolescents. To develop a measure of emotion regulation for adolescents with reference to the network community and examine its reliability and validity, we recruited 535 young people as participants and performed item analysis, identification degree analysis, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. Our results showed that the online emotion regulation of adolescents comprised the following 4 dimensions: positive emotion seeking, negative emotion experience, interpersonal emotion support, and mood awareness. Cronbach's α coefficient and the test–retest reliability met the benchmark psychometric standards, and the confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the scale had a good fit. Our results indicated that the developed scale was a valid and reliable measure of adolescents' online emotion regulation.

scholarly journals Reliability and validity study of the Thai adaptation of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (CBI-SS) among preclinical medical students at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0261887
Author(s):  
Wasit Wongtrakul ◽  
Yodying Dangprapai ◽  
Nattha Saisavoey ◽  
Naratip Sa-nguanpanich
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Siriraj Hospital ◽  
Preclinical Medical Students ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Burnout syndrome is a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, professional efficacy and cynicism. A significant proportion of medical students reported having burnout syndrome during their training in medical education. Several tools including the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (CBI-SS) are considered to be a valid measurement of burnout syndrome in medical students. This study aimed to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the CBI-SS for assessing burnout syndrome among preclinical medical students in Thailand. This study was conducted during February to March 2019 at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University (Bangkok, Thailand), which is Thailand’s largest and oldest medical school, and Thailand’s largest national tertiary referral center. After receiving formal permission to do so from the copyright owner, the original English language version of the CBI-SS was translated to Thai language using an internationally recommended and accepted forward-backward translation protocol. The Thai version of the CBI-SS (Thai CBI-SS) comprises 25 items, including 6 items for personal burnout, 7 items for study-related burnout, 6 items for colleague-related burnout, and 6 items for teacher-related burnout. Standardized Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was calculated to evaluate internal consistency reliability, and correlation coefficient was computed to determine test-retest reliability. A total of 414 preclinical medical students participated in this study. Due to sub-optimal factor weights (<0.50), items 6, 10 and 17 were excluded. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of the 22-item Thai CBI-SS for personal, study-related, colleague-related, and teacher-related burnout were 0.898, 0.896, 0.910 and 0.900 respectively. The correlation coefficients for test-retest reliability after three weeks were 0.820, 0.870, 0.821, and 0.787 for personal, study-related, colleague-related, and teacher-related burnout, respectively. Maximum likelihood analysis with oblimin rotation indicated four main components, and confirmatory factor analysis revealed good fit indices of the Thai CBI-SS. Confirmatory factor analysis showed good fit indices of CBI-SS domains (χ2/df = 2.39; CFI = 0.957; GFI = 0.909; RMSEA = 0.058; TLI = 0.949; and NFI = 0.928). The convergent validity analysis using the Average Variance Extracted (AVE) and the Composite Reliability (CR) was adequate for all dimensions (personal: AVE = 0.626, CR = 0.893; study-related: AVE = 0.601, CR = 0.899; colleague-related: AVE = 0.677, CR = 0.913; teacher-related: AVE = 0.606, CR = 0.900). The HTMT values for all variables are in the range from 0.315 to 0.833, confirming the discriminant validity. The Thai CBI-SS was found to be a valid and reliable tool for evaluating burnout syndrome in preclinical medical students in Thailand.

scholarly journals Pembuktian Validitas terkait Struktur Tes Potensi Akademik Pascasarjana (PAPS) Universitas Gadjah Mada

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Wahyu Widhiarso
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
The Other ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Model Fit Indices ◽  
Academic Potential ◽  
Potential Test

This study examined the construct validity of the Graduate Academic Potential Test (PAPS). The examination was performed on all existing PAPS series (6 forms) to identify the consistency of dimensionality structure of PAPS. Data of this study were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The results of the analysis support assumption that the structure of the PAPS test is unidimensional. All of the model fit indices support the decision that the unidimensional model fit the data. The study also examined factor loading that the non-verbal components, especially the quantitative components that had a higher factor weight than the other components.

scholarly journals Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis in a Social Work Sample

10.18060/897 ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Rice ◽  
Jeongha Hwang ◽  
Tina Abrefa-Gyan ◽  
Kathleen Powell
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Work Sample ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Model Fit Indices

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire (EBPQ). The 24-item EBPQ was developed to measure health professionals’ attitudes toward, knowledge of, and use of evidence-based practice (EBP). A confirmatory factor analysis was performed on the EBPQ given to a random sample of National Association of Social Work members (N = 167). The coefficient alpha of the EBPQ was .93. The study supported a 23-item 3-factor model with acceptable model fit indices (χ² = 469.04; RMSEA = .081; SRMR = .068; CFI = .900). This study suggests a slightly modified EBPQ may be a useful tool to assess social workers’ attitudes toward, knowledge of, and use of EBP.

scholarly journals The Precision of the Overall Data-Model Fit for Different Design Features in Confirmatory Factor Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 6766-6774
Author(s):  
D. Almaleki
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Data Model ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Multiple Features ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Model Fit Indices ◽  
Study Context

Factor Analysis (FA) is the study of variance within a group. Within-Subject Variance (WSV) is affected by multiple features in a study context such as the Experimental Design (ED) or the Sampling Design (SD). The aim of this study is to provide an empirical evaluation of the influence of different aspects of ED and SD on WSV in the context of FA in terms of model precision. The study results showed that the precisions of the overall model fit indices TLI and CFI, as functions of VTF, STV, h2, and their interaction, varied, as did the precisions of the overall model fit indices GFI, AGFI, and RMSEA as functions of VTF, STV, and their interactions. Overall, when the VTF is 4:1 or 7:1, the required STV is 16:1 or above 32:1 or above to show precision in factor solution.

Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Implicit Beliefs Measure and the Role of Demographics among Pakistani Sample

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Khan ◽  
Anila Kamal
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Implicit Theories ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Adequate Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Model Fit Indices ◽  
Fit Index

Abstract Implicit theories (also referred to self-theories) represent a cognitive conceptualization about a matter, generally raised as a belief. It is marked as the primary aspect of cognitive processing among living beings affecting their overall behavior towards others’. In the present study, it is attempted to consider a Pakistani perspective on this phenomenon of self-theories and also to validate the implicit theories Scale. It is a measure of people’s beliefs about things to be fixed or changeable. A quantitative approach of correlational methodology was employed. Participants of the study were 355 Pakistani young adults with an age range of 20–30 years (M = 23.08, SD = 1.99). There were 175 males and 180 females (as they reported their gender) from Islamabad. Confirmatory factor analysis was computed to assess the dimensionality of the scale. An adequate model fit indices were found as Root Mean Square Error of Approximation = .04, Comparative Fit Index = .99, Tucker-Lewis Index = .98, Goodness of Fit Index = .97, and Incremental Fit Index = .99, confirming a bidimensional implicit theories measure. The reliability coefficients of Entity Theory and Incremental Theory subscales were assessed through internal consistency and test-retest methods which are found to be in an acceptable range. Demographic specifications are also addressed to reflect upon the indigenous importance of this concept. This will be an additive feature in the literature to consider the cultural specification enabling individuals to align their mindsets in the desired direction of growth and achievement.

Development and Psychometric Analysis of Cyber Ethics Instrument (CEI)

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-74
Author(s):  
Winfred Yaokumah
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Ethics Research ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Model Fit Indices ◽  
Cyber Safety ◽  
Acceptable Model ◽  
Cyber Ethics

This study developed and validated the psychometric properties of a new instrument, cyber ethics instrument (CEI), for assessing cyber ethics. Items related to cyber ethics were generated from a review of both scholarly and practitioner literature for the development of the instrument. The instrument was administered to university students. A sample of 503 responses was used for exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to extract the factor structure. The results of EFA suggested a six-factor structure (cyber privacy, computer ethics, academic integrity, intellectual property, netiquette, cyber safety), explaining 67.7% of the total variance. The results of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed acceptable model fit indices. Therefore, the results established the viability of CEI for measuring cyber ethics. The instrument is essential for advancing the field of cyber ethics research as it will serve as a tool educators and researchers can use to measure the current stage of cyber ethics. The results obtained from using CEI can help identify and recommend cyber ethics interventions.

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