Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Maslach Burnout Inventory–General Survey in Colombia

The Maslach Burnout Inventory–General Survey (MBI-GS) is a widely used scale that measures burnout in the general professions. Debate persists regarding the factor structure of the MBI-GS, and there is scarce empirical evidence about the reliability, validity, and measurement invariance of the MBI-GS in Spanish-speaking samples. Moreover, the psychometric properties of the MBI-GS have not been analyzed in Colombia. This study aimed to analyze the internal consistency, factor structure, measurement invariance, and convergent validity of the MBI-GS in a large sample of Colombian workers. The MBI-GS was administered to a total sample of 978 workers from three private companies in Bogotá (66.9% males, 32.7% females, 0.4% other). All subscales showed adequate internal consistency (alphas ranging from 0.72 to 0.86). The three-factor model demonstrated a very good fit to the data (root mean square error of approximation − RMSEA = 0.05, comparative fit index − CFI = 0.99, non-normed fit index − NNFI = 0.98, and standardized root mean square residual − SRMR = 0.06). The measurement invariance both at a metric and scalar level was supported across gender, age group, and socioeconomic status. The MBI-GS subscales showed the expected correlations with job satisfaction, work engagement, psychological distress, and psychological inflexibility. In conclusion, the Spanish version of the MBI-GS demonstrated good psychometric properties in a Colombian sample.

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Development and psychometric properties of the Caring Behaviors Assessment Tool Nursing Version-Short Form

International Journal for Quality in Health Care ◽

10.1093/intqhc/mzaa134 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (10) ◽

pp. 701-707

Author(s):

Mehtap Akgün ◽

Selma Turan Kavradim ◽

İlkay Boz ◽

Zeynep Özer

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Root Mean Square ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Content Validity ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Short Form ◽

Mean Square ◽

Structural Validity ◽

Caring Behaviors ◽

Fit Index

Abstract Objectives To develop and examine the psychometric properties of the Caring Behaviors Assessment Tool Nursing Version-Short Form (CBAN-SF) based on the Theory of Human Caring to assess the nurses’ perceptions about caring behaviors. Design This study is based on the Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments checklist. Setting The study was conducted at the medical-surgical services of Akdeniz University Hospital between October 2019 and January 2020. Participants This study was conducted with 216 nurses working in the surgery and internal clinics. Main Outcome Measures Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the CBAN-SF with 27 items. Results It was found that the Content Validity Index (CVI) for the items of the draft scale was between 0.972 and 1.00 and the instrument’s CVI had an average score of 0.994. The CBAN-SF had good fit indexes (chi-square goodness of fit / degrees of freedom = 2.914, root mean square error of approximation = 0.075, comparative fit index = 0.984, non-normed fit index = 0.983, normed fit index = 0.972 and standardized root mean square residuals = 0.054) in structural validity. For internal consistency, the Cronbach’s alpha, Spearman–Brown and the Guttman split-half coefficients were all 0.974. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the seven subfactors of the scale ranged between 0.793 and 0.904 and had acceptable internal consistency. The item-total score correlation of the scale was 0.648–0.829, and the factor loadings were 0.455–0.769. Conclusion The structural validity, internal consistency and content validity of the CBAN-SF supported to be a reliable and valid tool for assessment of caring behaviors by nurses.

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The Psychometric Properties of the Difficult Behavior Self-Efficacy Scale

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly ◽

10.1123/apaq.27.3.191 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 191-207 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hyun-Kyoung Oh ◽

Francis M. Kozub

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Root Mean Square ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Mean Square ◽

Two Samples ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Fit Index

The study was designed to estimate the psychometric properties of Hastings and Brown’s (2002a) Difficult Behavior Self-efficacy Scale. Participants were two samples of physical educators teaching in Korea (n = 229) and the United States (U.S.; n = 139). An initial translation of the questionnaire to Korean and pilot study were conducted along with the larger study using a confirmatory factor analysis procedure. Internal consistency estimates (weighed Omega) for the five-item scale were 0.88 both the Korean and U.S. samples. The average variances extracted for the one factor were 0.59 for the total data set and 0.57 each for the Korean and U.S. samples. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a five-item, unidimensional model for self-efficacy for the total sample: Goodness of Fit Index (GFI) = 0.97, Nonnormed Fit Index (NNFI) = 0.95, Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.98, and Standardized Root Mean Square Residual (SRMR) = 0.03. Only the Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA = 0.12) fell below criterion levels of acceptable fit, with similar fit indices occurring in separate analyses of the Korean and U.S. samples. Invariance testing across the two samples supported metric invariance (similarity of factor loadings) but not scalar invariance (U.S. means higher on all five items). The factor structure for the self-efficacy scale provides an initial estimate of validity and internal consistency for use with different teacher groups.

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Examination of the Social Emotional Assets and Resilience Scales (SEARS) Youth Report: Factor Structure, Measurement Invariance, and Validity

Assessment ◽

10.1177/10731911211022844 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 107319112110228

Author(s):

Kimberly L. Klages ◽

Richard F. Ittenbach ◽

Alanna Long ◽

Victoria W. Willard ◽

Sean Phipps

Keyword(s):

Measurement Invariance ◽

Root Mean Square ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Emotional Adjustment ◽

Mean Square ◽

Social Emotional ◽

Internal Reliability ◽

The Social ◽

Fit Index ◽

Structure Measurement

The Social and Emotional Assets and Resilience Scale (SEARS) is a promising instrument for prediction of resilience in youth; however, there is limited data to support its use. The purpose of the current study was to examine the factor structure, measurement invariance, internal consistency, and validity of the SEARS-Adolescent Report in youth 8 to 20 years of age. Two hundred and twenty-five childhood cancer survivors ( Mage = 15.9, SD = 4.2; 51.4% male; 74.5% White) and 122 student controls without history of significant health problems ( Mage = 14.2, SD = 3.5; 54.1% female; 79.5% White) 8 to 20 years of age completed the SEARS-A. The SEARS-A was found to have an adequate factor structure and model fit (χ2 = 1215.5, p < .001; root mean square error of approximation = .057; comparative fit index = .95; standardized root mean square residual = .06) and demonstrated invariance across domains of age, health status, gender, race, and socioeconomic status (Δ comparative fit index < −0.01). It also demonstrated excellent internal reliability, criterion validity, and current validity when compared with another well-established measure of psychological adjustment. As such, the SEARS-A has potential to be a useful, valid, and psychometrically sound tool for predicting social–emotional adjustment outcomes among at-risk youth 8 to 20 years of age.

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The relationships among personal accomplishment, resilience and teachers’ experience of teaching multiple school subjects role conflict

European Physical Education Review ◽

10.1177/1356336x20980777 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1356336X2098077

Author(s):

Cassandra Iannucci ◽

K Andrew R Richards ◽

Ann MacPhail

Keyword(s):

Root Mean Square ◽

Role Conflict ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

Mean Square ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

School Subjects ◽

Fit Index

This study develops an understanding of the relationships among personal accomplishment, resilience, and teaching multiple school subjects role conflict (TMSS-RC) among Irish post-primary, multi-subject teachers. A theoretically informed conceptual framework was developed to explain the relationships among personal accomplishment, resilience, and the sub-domains of TMSS-RC: status conflict, schedule conflict, and energy expenditure. Participants included 259 post-primary teachers across Ireland who were responsible for teaching physical education and at least one other school subject concurrently. Participants completed a 46-item, cross-sectional survey consisting of a demographics questionnaire, the TMSS-RC scale, the personal accomplishment subscale from the Maslach Burnout Inventory–Educators Survey, and the 10-item version of the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale. Concurrent confirmatory factor analysis was first used to confirm the psychometric quality of the hypothesised factor structure. Results indicated that the hypothesised model was a good fit for the data. Structural equation modelling was then used to examine and verify the hypothesised relationships of the conceptual model. Results supported the model with mediation, which showed good model fit: C3(129) = 174.97, p = 0.004, χ 2/df = 1.36; root mean square error of approximation = 0.044 (90% confidence interval = 0.031, 0.057; p = 0.770), standardised root mean square residual = 0.058; non-normed fit index = 0.974; comparitive-fit index (CFI) = 0.978. Collectively, results indicate that as teachers’ levels of personal accomplishment and resilience increase, their experiences of TMSS-RC decrease. This suggests that stress as a result of teaching multiple school subjects concurrently can be reduced with an increase in teachers’ perceived levels of personal accomplishment and resiliency.

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Factorial Structure of the EOCL-1 Scale to Assess Executive Functions

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.585145 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Carlos Ramos-Galarza ◽

Jorge Cruz-Cárdenas ◽

Mónica Bolaños-Pasquel ◽

Pamela Acosta-Rodas

Keyword(s):

Executive Functions ◽

Root Mean Square ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Behavioral Observation ◽

Behavioral Activity ◽

Mean Square ◽

Factorial Structure ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Root Mean Square Residual ◽

Fit Index

The process of assessing executive functions through behavioral observation scales is still under theoretical and empirical construction. This article reports on the analysis of the factorial structure of the EOCL-1 scale that assesses executive functions, as proposed by the theory developed by Luria, which has not been previously considered in this type of evaluation. In this scale, the executive functions taken into account are error correction, internal behavioral and cognition regulatory language, limbic system conscious regulation, decision making, future consideration of consequences of actions, goal-directed behavior, inhibitory control of automatic responses, creation of new behavioral repertoires, and cognitive–behavioral activity verification. A variety of validity and reliability analyses were carried out, with the following results: (a) an adequate internal consistency level of executive functions between α = 0.70 and α = 0.83, (b) significant convergent validity with a scale that assesses frontal deficits between r = −0.07 and r = 0.28, and (c) the scale’s construct validity that proposes a model with an executive central factor comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.93, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.04 (LO.04 and HI.04), standardized root mean square residual (SRMR) = 0.04, and x2(312) = 789.29, p = 0.001. The findings are discussed based on previous literature reports and in terms of the benefits of using a scale to assess the proposed executive functions.

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Psychometric properties of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory in a sample of Brazilian university students

Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy ◽

10.1590/2237-6089-2017-0050 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 292-299

Author(s):

Thiago Loreto Garcia da Silva ◽

Victoria Guimarães Ramos ◽

Julia Candia Donat ◽

Fernando Rainho de Oliveira ◽

Gustavo Gauer ◽

...

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Posttraumatic Growth ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Principal Component ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Big Five Model ◽

Posttraumatic Growth Inventory

Abstract Objective: To examine psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Method: A total of 300 university students were evaluated though instruments that investigated trauma history, depression and posttraumatic symptoms, and personality traits through the Big Five model. Pearson's correlation was used to assess internal consistency, inter-item reliability and construct validity. Principal component analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were performed to investigate the factor structure of the PTGI. Results: Results confirmed the original five-factor structure. The results showed good internal consistency for the total scale (α = 0.91) and its subscales, ranging from α = 0.85 to α = 0.70. Also, evidence of construct and convergent validity was observed through correlations with posttraumatic and depression symptoms and personality measures. Conclusions: These preliminary results suggest that the Brazilian PTGI is reliable and showed adequate evidence of validity.

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An Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Sheehan Disability Scale in a Chinese Psychotherapy-Seeking Sample

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy ◽

10.1891/0889-8391.34.1.58 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 58-69

Author(s):

Kristina Zeljic ◽

Yingying Zhang ◽

Xian Qiu ◽

Xi Chen ◽

Hengfen Gong ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Root Mean Square ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Principal Component ◽

Mean Square ◽

Sheehan Disability Scale ◽

Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽

Disability Scale ◽

Fit Index

Although the Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) is one of the most extensively used and tested disability measurements, there has only been one psychometric evaluation of its properties in a Chinese-speaking population. Here, we provide a comprehensive psychometric assessment of the scale in 465 Mandarin-speakers who were accessing information online regarding psychotherapy. Principal component analysis and subsequent confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the SDS is one-dimensional (normed fit index = 0.976, non-normed fit index = 0.97, comparative fit index = 0.98, goodness-of-fit index = 0.967, standardized root mean-square residual = 0.023, root mean-square error of approximation = 0.149). The SDS exhibited excellent internal consistency (α = .89) and moderate test–retest reliability when readministered approximately 8 days later (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.55). Convergent validity was demonstrated by strong relationships with other measures of functional impairment (FI), while divergent validity was evidenced by fair correlation with a treatment ambivalence measure. Known-groups validity analyses showed that high FI was associated with significantly higher clinical scores of anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Regression analysis indicated that the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 score accounted for 37.6% of variance in FI. Overall, these findings support the reliability and validity of the SDS when used in Chinese treatment-seeking individuals, as well its usefulness as an online screening tool of FI.

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Perfectionism and Academic Performance in Italian College Students

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment ◽

10.1177/0734282918800748 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 37 (7) ◽

pp. 911-919 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yura Loscalzo ◽

Sean P. M. Rice ◽

Marco Giannini ◽

Kenneth G. Rice

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Academic Performance ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Academic Outcomes ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Italian Translation ◽

Good Internal Consistency ◽

Academic Implications

This study analyzed the psychometric properties of the Italian translation of both the Short Almost Perfect Scale (SAPS) and the Short Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (SMPS), and the academic implications of perfectionism on 414 Italian college students aged between 18 and 58 years. Results revealed some limitations with the SAPS factor structure that, once addressed, yielded scores with good internal consistency and convergent validity. The SMPS had adequate psychometric properties. Higher perfectionistic strivings scores were associated with better academic performance and with higher rates of studying. This study provides support for the usefulness of both the SAPS and the SMPS in understanding relationships between different perfectionism dimensions and academic outcomes for Italian students.

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Attachment Style Classification Questionnaire for latency age: Psychometrics properties of Argentine Sample

International journal of psychological research ◽

10.21500/20112084.4058 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 59-70

Author(s):

María Cristina Richaud ◽

Belén Mesurado ◽

María Paula Minzi

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Attachment Style ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Spanish Language ◽

Discriminative Power ◽

Psychometric Study ◽

Three Factor ◽

Latency Age

The purpose of this article was to perform a psychometric study of the Attachment Style Classification Questionnaire (ASCQ) in Spanish language. This paper included three studies. The objectives of study 1 were to analyze the discriminative power of items, to carry out an EFA to determine the structure of the questionnaire, and to calculate the internal consistency of factors. The objectives of study 2 were to test the questionnaire structure through a CFA, and to determine if the model obtained was invariant between sex and age. The objective of Study 3 was to study the convergent validity. The three studies were carried out with three different samples of 180, 200, and 425 Argentinian children, aged 9 to 12 years, respectively. The results confirm the three factor structure of the adapted questionnaire, showing good psychometric properties (satisfactory internal consistency and adequate validity).

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Measuring the psychological drivers of participation in collective action to address violence against women in Mumbai, India

Wellcome Open Research ◽

10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15707.2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

pp. 22

Author(s):

Lu Gram ◽

Suman Kanougiya ◽

Nayreen Daruwalla ◽

David Osrin

Keyword(s):

Collective Action ◽

Root Mean Square ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Household Survey ◽

Mean Square ◽

Middle Income ◽

Face To Face ◽

Root Mean Square Residual

Background: A growing number of global health interventions involve community members in activism to prevent violence against women (VAW), but the psychological drivers of participation are presently ill-understood. We developed a new scale for measuring three proposed drivers of participation in collective action to address VAW in the context of urban informal settlements in Mumbai, India: perceived legitimacy, perceived efficacy, and collective action norms. Methods: We did a household survey of 1307 men, 1331 women, and 4 trans persons. We checked for 1) social desirability bias by comparing responses to self-administered and face-to-face interviews, 2) acquiescence bias by comparing responses to positive and negatively worded items on the same construct, 3) factor structure using confirmatory factor analysis, and 4) convergent validity by examining associations between construct scores and participation in groups to address VAW and intent to intervene in case of VAW. Results: Of the ten items, seven showed less than five percentage point difference in agreement rates between self-administered and face-to-face conditions. Correlations between opposite worded items on the same construct were negative (p<0.05), while correlations between similarly worded items were positive (p<0.001). A hierarchical factor structure showed adequate fit (Tucker-Lewis index, 0.919; root mean square error of approximation, 0.036; weighted root mean square residual, 1.949). Comparison of multi-group models across gender, education, caste, and marital status showed little evidence against measurement invariance. Perceived legitimacy, efficacy and collective action norms all predicted participation in groups to address VAW and intent to intervene in case of VAW, even after adjusting for social capital (p<0.05). Conclusion: This is the first study to operationalize a measure of the psychological drivers of participation in collective action to address VAW in a low- and middle-income context. Our novel scale may provide insight into modifiable beliefs and attitudes community mobilisation interventions can address to inspire activism in similar low-resource contexts.

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