Researching Parental Socialization Styles across Three Cultural Contexts: Scale ESPA29 Bi-Dimensional Validity in Spain, Portugal, and Brazil

Recent research that relates parenting with adolescent adjustment has shown the importance of considering the cultural context of the relationship. New results are emerging when considering the classical four-typologies model of parental socialization in some European and South-American countries. Among the instruments used in this emergent research is the Parental Socialization Scale ESPA29. This scale is a bi-dimensional parenting instrument that was specifically developed to measure the four parenting typologies, through the dimensions of acceptance/involvement and strictness/imposition. This study examines the good fit of the orthogonal bi-factor model based on the ESPA29 versus one-dimensional and bi-dimensional oblique alternative models, with three adolescent samples from 12 to 17 years old (53.4% girls), from Spain (N = 826), Portugal (N = 752), and Brazil (N = 628). We applied structural equation models (SEMs) to analyze the fit of the models to the data. The results confirm a better fit to the data for the orthogonal bi-factor model versus one-dimensional and bi-dimensional oblique alternative models across country, adolescent sex, and the three age groups. Additionally, the convergent validity of the scale was proved by showing the relation of the two parenting dimensions with self-concept. The results guarantee the adequacy of the ESPA29 to measure parenting styles.

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Exploring Factor Model Parameters across Continuous Variables with Local Structural Equation Models

Multivariate Behavioral Research ◽

10.1080/00273171.2016.1142856 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 51 (2-3) ◽

pp. 257-258 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Andrea Hildebrandt ◽

Oliver Lüdtke ◽

Alexander Robitzsch ◽

Christopher Sommer ◽

Oliver Wilhelm

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Structural Equation Models ◽

Factor Model ◽

Model Parameters ◽

Continuous Variables

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Toward a parsimonious model of arbitrator acceptability

International Journal of Conflict Management ◽

10.1108/10444061311296107 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 6-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jeffery D. Houghton ◽

Randyl D. Elkin ◽

Sarah Stevenson

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Factor Model ◽

Selection Process ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Content Type ◽

Alternative Models ◽

Best Fitting ◽

Selection Research ◽

Parsimonious Model ◽

What Matters

PurposeThe aim of this study is to take a construct validation approach toward developing and testing a parsimonious, yet comprehensive, higher‐order factor model of arbitrator acceptability that helps to identify what matters most in the arbitrator selection process.Design/methodology/approachThe paper uses structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques to examine data from a sample of union advocates attending an arbitration conference to test a hypothesized model of arbitrator acceptability that includes procedural justice, experience, and education as first‐order indicators of arbitrator acceptability. Three competing alternative models that add age, race/gender, and distributive justice, respectively, to the hypothesized model as an additional indicator of arbitrator acceptability were also examined.FindingsResults suggest that the hypothesized model is the best fitting of the four models tested. In addition, the path coefficients of the added paths in each of the alternative models were non‐significant.Research limitations/implicationsKnowledge regarding the relative importance of the various factors involved in arbitrator acceptability will be of interest to future researchers in determining which variables to study in arbitrator selection research as well as to practitioners seeking to better understand and manage the complex arbitrator selection process.Originality/valueThis study makes an important contribution to the literature by being among the first to examine both arbitrator characteristics and organizational justice concepts simultaneously in a single model. This study also takes an important step toward more clearly defining and validating the arbitrator acceptability construct. Finally, this study helps to provide an answer to the question of what matters most in the arbitrator selection process.

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Science Self-Concept – More Than the Sum of its Parts? A Comparison of Different Assessment and Modeling Approaches

10.31234/osf.io/k76xa ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Ulrich Schroeders ◽

Malte Jansen

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Large Scale ◽

Structural Equation Models ◽

Factor Model ◽

Self Concept ◽

General Science ◽

Theoretical Status ◽

Subject Specific ◽

Mean Structure ◽

The Subject

Academic self-concept is understood as a multidimensional, hierarchical construct. Multidimensionality refers to the subject-specific differentiation of academic self-concepts, whereas hierarchy refers to the aggregation of more specific facets of self-concepts into more general ones. Previous research demonstrated that students distinguish between their self-concepts in biology, chemistry, and physics if taught as separate school subjects, as is done in Germany. However, large-scale international educational studies, such as PISA, often use a monolithic science self-concept measure. It is yet unclear whether an aggregate of subject-specific self-concepts is equivalent to a directly measured science self-concept. We assessed the subject-specific and and a general science self-concept of 1,232 German grade 10 students. A higher-order factor model and a bifactor model demonstrated a very high correlation between the “inferred” and the explicitly assessed general science self-concept. Despite the high empirical overlap, we argue for a more nuanced view of the science self-concept, because statistical unity is not to be confused with causal unity. Moreover, from a methodological perspective, we used multi-group confirmatory factor analysis to examine the mean structure and local weighted structural equation models to study measurement invariance across science ability. Implications for the theoretical status of self-concept as a hierarchical construct are discussed.

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Individual differences in avoiding feelings of disgust: Development and construct validity of the disgust avoidance questionnaire

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0248219 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. e0248219

Author(s):

Paula von Spreckelsen ◽

Nienke C. Jonker ◽

Jorien Vugteveen ◽

Ineke Wessel ◽

Klaske A. Glashouwer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Construct Validity ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Factor Model ◽

Self Report ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Future Research ◽

Cognitive Avoidance ◽

Behavioral Avoidance

We developed and examined the construct validity of the Disgust Avoidance Questionnaire (DAQ) as a measure of people’s inclination to prevent experiencing disgust (disgust prevention) and to escape from the experience of disgust (disgust escape). In a stepwise item-reduction (Study 1; N = 417) using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) based on a 4-subscale distinction (behavioral prevention, cognitive prevention, behavioral escape, cognitive escape), we selected 17 items from a pool of potential items. In order to incorporate the conceptual overlap between dimensions of disgust avoidance, focus (prevention vs. escape), and strategy (behavioral avoidance vs. cognitive avoidance), we specified an adapted model. In this model, we allowed each item to load on one type of dimension and one type of strategy, resulting in four overlapping factors (prevention, escape, behavioral avoidance, cognitive avoidance). Evaluation of this overlapping 4-factor model (Study 2; N = 513) using Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) showed promising model fit indices, factor loadings, factor correlations, and reliability estimates for three of the four factors (prevention, behavioral avoidance, cognitive avoidance). Those three subscales also showed good convergent validity. In contrast, the results related to the escape factor may call the suitability of self-report to assess disgust escape into question. In light of the exploratory nature of the project, future examinations of the DAQ’s validity and applicability to more diverse samples are essential. A critical next step for future research would be to examine the DAQ’s criterion validity and the distinctive roles of the DAQ subscales in (clinical) psychological constructs and processes.

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Measuring job stress in transportation workers: psychometric properties, convergent validity and reliability of the ERI and JCQ among professional drivers

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-021-11575-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sergio A. Useche ◽

Francisco Alonso ◽

Boris Cendales ◽

Luis Montoro ◽

Javier Llamazares

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Job Stress ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Structural Equation Models ◽

Health Concern ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Professional Drivers ◽

Transport Workers ◽

High Consistency

Abstract Background The accumulated evidence has shown how professional drivers are, in psychosocial terms, among the most vulnerable workforces, and how their crashes (some of them preceded by stressful working conditions) constitute both an occupational and public health concern. However, there is a clear lack of validated tools for measuring stress and other key hazardous issues affecting transport workers, and most of the existing ones, frequently generic, do not fully consider the specific features that properly describe the work environment of professional driving. This study assessed the psychometric properties, convergent validity and consistency of two measures used for researching occupational stress among professional drivers: the Siegrist’s ERI (Effort-Reward Imbalance Inventory) and Karasek’s JCQ (Job Content Questionnaire). Methods We examined the data collected from 726 Spanish professional drivers. Analyses were performed using Structural Equation Models, thus obtaining basic psychometric properties of both measures and an optimized structure for the instruments, in addition to testing their convergent validity. Results The results suggest that the abbreviated versions of ERI (10 items) and JCQ (20 items) have clear dimensional structures, high factorial weights, internal consistency and an improved fit to the task’s dynamics and hazards, commonly faced by of professional drivers; a short set of items with low psychometrical adjustment was excluded, and the root structure of the questionnaires was kept. Conclusions This study supports the value and reliability of ERI-10 and JCQ-20 for measuring job stress among professional drivers. Also, there is a high consistency between both measures of stress, even though they belong to different theoretical conceptions of the phenomenon. In practical settings, these instruments can be useful for occupational researchers and practitioners studying stress-related issues from the perspective of human factors.

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Driving locus of control: The Czech adaptation

Ceskoslovenska psychologie ◽

10.51561/cspsych.65.1.86 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 65 (1) ◽

pp. 86-100

Author(s):

Vít Gabrhel ◽

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Stanislav Ježek ◽

Petr Zámečník

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Structural Equation Modelling ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Factor Model ◽

One Dimensional ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

The One

Objectives. This study attempts to introduce the Driving Locus of Control (DLoC), a method focused on the internal or external source of attribution of the driving behaviour, to the Czech context. This study also relates DLoC to attitudes towards autonomous vehicles (AVs). Participants and setting. Out of the general population, 59 inquirers personally interviewed (CAPI) 1 065 respondents (49% women) in the age range between 15 and 92 years (M = 50, SD = 17). The respondents were sampled via multistage random sampling procedure, based on the list of addresses in the Czech Republic. Hypotheses. The authors hypothesised to replicate the original two-factor structure of the DLoC Scale and that the higher levels of internal DLoC result in not considering the improvement in traffic safety as the AVs replace human drivers. Statistical analysis. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to analyse the factor structure of DLoC Scale. Hypotheses related to the empirical validity of the method were assessed via structural equation modelling. The reliability of DLoC Scale was calculated in terms of internal consistency (McDonald coefficient). Results. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed reasonably good support for structural validity of the one-dimensional DLoC-CZ15 factor model (χ2 = 426.967, df = 90, CFI = 0.964, TLI = 0.958, SRMR = 0.066, RMSEA = 0.065). In addition, the one-dimensional DLoC-CZ15 factor model showed acceptable internal consistency - ω = 0.9 (95% CI [0.89, 0.91]). The structural equation modelling found a relationship between DLoC and some of the items capturing attitudes towards AVs, too. Study limitations. The analysed data were obtained via interviews between respondents and inquirers. As a result, the study does not contain indicators of empirical validity measured by a methodologically different approach, such as an observation of driving behaviour.

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The Japanese Version of the Adolescent Time Inventory–Time Attitudes (ATI-TA) Scale: Internal Consistency, Structural Validity, and Convergent Validity

Assessment ◽

10.1177/1073191116683800 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 181-192 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Yuta Chishima ◽

Tatsuya Murakami ◽

Frank C. Worrell ◽

Zena R. Mello

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Cultural Context ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Career Planning ◽

Factor Model ◽

Japanese Version ◽

Differential Method ◽

School Students ◽

Time Attitudes

In this study, we translated the Adolescent Time Inventory–Time Attitudes (ATI-TA) scale into Japanese and examined the internal consistency and structural and convergent validity of ATI-TA scores in a sample of 383 Japanese high school students aged 15 to 18 years. The ATI-TA consists of six subscales assessing two valences (positive and negative) for each of three time periods (past, present, and future). Internal consistency estimates for scores on the ATI-TA were over .79. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that a six-factor model yielded the best fit to scores. Correlations among ATI-TA scores, time attitudes assessed by the semantic differential method, educational career planning, and self-esteem were consistent with our hypotheses. Our results provide evidence that scores on the Japanese version of the ATI-TA are reliable and valid, and thus potentially useful for research in this cultural context.

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Family Media Matters: Unraveling the Intergenerational Transmission of Reading and Television Tastes

Sociological Perspectives ◽

10.1525/sop.2012.55.4.683 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 55 (4) ◽

pp. 683-706 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Natascha Notten ◽

Gerbert Kraaykamp ◽

Ruben P. Konig

Keyword(s):

Intergenerational Transmission ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Television Viewing ◽

Structural Equation Models ◽

Book Reading ◽

Parental Socialization ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Socialization Process ◽

Children's Book ◽

The Media

In this study, the authors scrutinize the intergenerational transmission of book reading and television viewing behaviors. They examine long-term effects of parents' social status, parental media example, and media guidance activities during one's childhood on adult media tastes. Data are employed from the Family Survey of the Dutch Population. By estimating structural equation models, the authors gained more insight into how parental socialization efforts influence children's book reading and television viewing. Unraveling direct and indirect effects, they found that both parental socioeconomic status and media socialization activities play a major role in the intergenerational transmission of media tastes. Imitation appeared to be the main mechanism underlying the media socialization process. Parental media guidance, both directly and via its effect on children's school success, partly mediates the imitation process, especially for reading. The current study above all shows that parental media socialization activities do enduringly affect a person's media taste. Hence, socialization is found to play an indispensable role in the development of both highbrow and lowbrow reading and television tastes.

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A Graded Response Model Framework for Questionnaires With Uniform Response Formats

Applied Psychological Measurement ◽

10.1177/0146621618789394 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 43 (4) ◽

pp. 290-302 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Dirk Lubbe ◽

Christof Schuster

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Structural Equation Models ◽

Factor Model ◽

General Purpose ◽

Response Model ◽

Graded Response Model ◽

Model Framework ◽

Response Formats ◽

Graded Response ◽

Ordered Categorical

Questionnaires with uniform-ordered categorical response formats are widely applied in psychology. Muraki proposed a modified graded response model accounting for the items’ uniform response formats by assuming identical threshold parameters defining the category boundaries for all items. What is not well known is that there is a set of closely related models, which similarly assume identical thresholds. The present article gives a framework illustrating the differences between these models and their utility for understanding questionnaire responses in detail. The models are explained as constrained cases of a one-dimensional factor model for ordered categorical data. Furthermore, the authors show that the models can be written and fitted as structural equation models, which allows for a very flexible and general purpose use. Instructions on implementing the models in Mplus and SAS PROC NLMIXED are given.

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Validation of the Lithuanian Version of the Coach-Created Empowering and Disempowering Motivational Climate Questionnaire (EDMCQ-C)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17103487 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (10) ◽

pp. 3487

Author(s):

Saulius Sukys ◽

Enrika Kromerova-Dubinskiene ◽

Paul R. Appleton

Keyword(s):

Convergent Validity ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Factor Model ◽

Antisocial Behaviour ◽

Motivational Climate ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

The Social ◽

Sport Teams ◽

Social Environmental

Based on Duda’s conceptualization of the motivational climate, the Empowering and Disempowering Motivational Climate Questionnaire-Coach (EDMCQ-C) is a recently developed scale that assesses junior athletes’ perception of the social environmental dimensions proposed by achievement goal theory and self-determination theory. The goal of the current investigation was to evaluate the Lithuanian translation of the EDMCQ-C and more broadly extend the validity and reliability of this questionnaire in sport participants. 712 adolescents from different sport teams in Lithuanian were the participants in this study. Exploratory structural equation modelling provided an acceptable fit of a two-factor model (i.e., empowering and disempowering) of EDMCQ-C. Reliability analysis revealed good levels of internal consistency for the empowering and disempowering climate factors. Discriminant validity was confirmed by a negative correlation between empowering and disempowering climate subscales. Correlations between empowering and disempowering subscales with values, motivation and self-esteem constructs demonstrate convergent validity. Associations between the climate dimensions and prosocial and antisocial behaviour in sport demonstrate predictive validity of EDMCQ-C. The evidence from this study suggests the Lithuanian version of EDMCQ-C is a promising scale for the assessment of athletes’ perceptions of the empowering and disempowering features of the motivational climate created by their coach.

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