scholarly journals The Early Social Cognition Inventory (ESCI): An examination of its psychometric properties from birth to 47 months

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Hoicka ◽  
Burcu Soy-Telli ◽  
Eloise Prouten ◽  
George Leckie ◽  
William J. Browne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Parent Education ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Structure Study ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Current Test ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Report Measure

AbstractSocial cognition refers to a broad range of cognitive processes and skills that allow individuals to interact with and understand others, including a variety of skills from infancy through preschool and beyond, e.g., joint attention, imitation, and belief understanding. However, no measures examine socio-cognitive development from birth through preschool. Current test batteries and parent-report measures focus either on infancy, or toddlerhood through preschool (and beyond). We report six studies in which we developed and tested a new 21-item parent-report measure of social cognition targeting 0–47 months: the Early Social Cognition Inventory (ESCI). Study 1 (N = 295) revealed the ESCI has excellent internal reliability, and a two-factor structure capturing social cognition and age. Study 2 (N = 605) also showed excellent internal reliability and confirmed the two-factor structure. Study 3 (N = 84) found a medium correlation between the ESCI and a researcher-administered social cognition task battery. Study 4 (N = 46) found strong 1-month test–retest reliability. Study 5 found longitudinal stability (6 months: N = 140; 12 months: N = 39), and inter-observer reliability between parents (N = 36) was good, and children’s scores increased significantly over 6 and 12 months. Study 6 showed the ESCI was internally reliable within countries (Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Trinidad and Tobago); parent ethnicity; parent education; and age groups from 4–39 months. ESCI scores positively correlated with household income (UK); children with siblings had higher scores; and Australian parents reported lower scores than American, British, and Canadian parents.

scholarly journals The Gastrointestinal and Gastroesophageal Reflux (GIGER) Scale for Infants and Toddlers

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 2333794X2110331
Author(s):  
Britt F. Pados ◽  
Christine Repsha ◽  
Rebecca R. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Gastroesophageal Reflux ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Infants And Toddlers ◽  
Item Scale ◽  
Report Measure

The purpose of this study was to describe the development of the Gastrointestinal and Gastroesophageal Reflux (GIGER) Scale for Infants and Toddlers, and determine its factor structure and psychometric properties. Items were developed to comprehensively assess gastrointestinal (GI) and gastroesophageal reflux (GER) symptoms observable by a parent. Exploratory factor analysis on 391 responses from parents of children under 2 years old resulted in a 36-item scale with 3 subscales. Internal consistency reliability was acceptable (α = .78-.94). The GIGER total score and all 3 subscales were correlated with the Infant Gastroesophageal Reflux Questionnaire-Revised (I-GERQ-R) ( P < .05) and Infant Gastrointestinal Symptoms Questionnaire (IGSQ) ( P < .05). GIGER total score was higher in infants with a diagnosis of GER ( P < .05) or constipation ( P < .05) compared to those without. The GIGER is a parent-report measure of GI and GER symptoms in children under 2 years old with adequate psychometric properties.

Attachment Avoidance and Anxiety in Adolescence: Turkish Adaptation of the Experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structures Scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 122 (4) ◽  
pp. 1372-1394
Author(s):  
Savaş Karataş ◽  
İlkay Demir
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Attachment Avoidance ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Relationship Structures ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The aim of the present study is to test the factor structure and reliability of the Experience of Close Relationships-Relationship Structures Scale (ECR-RS) mother, father, romantic partner, close friend forms among Turkish adolescents. In order to test the structure validity of the ECR-RS, exploratory factor analysis is performed on a sample of 214 participants in Study 1, and to further investigate the structure validity, confirmatory factor analysis is performed on a second sample of 286 participants in Study 2. Within the scope of the reliability studies of the ECR-RS, internal reliability and test–retest reliability of the Turkish ECR-RS are also tested. The results of the explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients, and test–retest reliability scores supported the original two-factor structure (attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety) for all forms of the ECR-RS among Turkish adolescents.

Factor structure of a parent-report measure of family stability

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allen C. Israel ◽  
Masha Y. Ivanova ◽  
Karen A. Sokolowski ◽  
Helen A. Roderick ◽  
Susan Chalmers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Family Stability ◽  
Report Measure

scholarly journals Factor Structure of a Spanish Translation of an Obesity-Specific Parent-Report Measure of Health-Related Quality of Life

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 1028-1037
Author(s):  
Kelsey B Borner ◽  
Tarrah B Mitchell ◽  
Jane S Gray ◽  
Ann M Davis ◽  
Stephen J Pont ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Spanish Translation ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Report Measure

The Omnipotence of Voices II: the Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire (BAVQ)

1995 ◽  
Vol 166 (6) ◽  
pp. 773-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Chadwick ◽  
Max Birchwood
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Treatment Approach ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Group Method ◽  
Criterion Group ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Psychometric Investigation ◽  
Gathering Data ◽  
Report Measure

BackgroundWe describe the development and psychometric investigation of the Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire (BAVQ), a self-report measure of how people understand and respond to their voices. The measure is unique in being driven by and gathering data essential to a cognitive formulation of voices.MethodSixty subjects with chronic hallucinatory voices took part.ResultsPsychometric properties of the scales were established, including test-retest reliability (mean = 0.89), internal reliability (mean Cronbach's α = 0.85), and construct validity using factor analysis and the criterion group method.ConclusionsThe BAVQ was found to be easy to complete and the scale may aid clinical assessment of voices, not least because of the possible value of cognitive therapy as a treatment approach.

scholarly journals Examining the validity and consistency of the Adult Eating Behaviour Questionnaire-Español (AEBQ-Esp) and its relationship to BMI in a Mexican population

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Hunot-Alexander ◽  
Laura Patricia Arellano-Gómez ◽  
Andrea D. Smith ◽  
Martha Kaufer-Horwitz ◽  
Edgar M. Vásquez-Garibay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Good Test ◽  
Intra Class Correlation ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Spanish Speaking Population

Abstract Purpose Appetitive traits in adults and their associations with weight can be measured using the Adult Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (AEBQ). The aim of this study was to confirm the factor structure of the Spanish AEBQ (AEBQ-Esp) in a Mexican sample and explore associations between the eight traits with body mass index (BMI). Method A sample of 1023 adults, mean age of 36.8 ± 12.8 years, was recruited from Guadalajara, Mexico. Researchers weighed and measured participants, and they completed the AEBQ-Esp either online or in paper format and reported sociodemographic data. To test two alternative factor structures (eight factors including Hunger; seven factors excluding Hunger), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used. Internal reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha; test–retest reliability was assessed using intra-class correlation coefficients. Multivariate linear regressions were used to test for associations between the AEBQ subscales and BMI, adjusted for age, sex, format of AEBQ responses, education, marital and employment status. Results A seven-factor structure was the best model fit using CFA, excluding the Hunger subscale but similar to the original AEBQ. Internal reliability was good for all subscales (Cronbach’s α = 0.70–0.86), and the intra-class correlation coefficient (0.70–0.91) reflected good test–retest reliability. In the fully adjusted models, Satiety Responsiveness [β = − 0.61; (− 1.01, − 0.21)] and Slowness in Eating [β = − 0.70; (− 1.01, − 0.39)] were negatively associated with BMI, and Emotional Over-Eating [β = 0.94; (0.62, 1.27)] was positively associated with BMI. Conclusions The AEBQ-Esp (excluding Hunger) appears to be a valid and reliable psychometric questionnaire for measuring appetitive traits in a Mexican Spanish-speaking population. Some traits appear to be associated with BMI in adulthood and warrant further exploration. Level of evidence Level III evidence obtained from well-designed cohort or case–control analytic studies. Although this was just an observational study, it was well designed and provided new evidence.

Development of a Parent Report Measure for Profiling the Conversational Skills of Preschool Children

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Girolametto
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Parental Perceptions ◽  
Communicative Ability ◽  
Conversational Skills ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Report Measure

A rating scale was developed for parents to use in profiling the conversational skills of their toddlers and young preschoolers with expressive skills between 12–36 months. The scale items were tested on 60 children with language delays and measured parental perceptions of two types of conversational interactions specifically designed to respond to the partner (i.e., answer questions, continue the topic of conversation) and to assert (i.e., request, initiate topics). Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the rating scale indicates that the individual items within each set are correlated with the total scale scores for responsiveness and assertiveness, respectively. Alpha coefficients were stable when calculated for two different samples. Moreover, administering the scale twice to a subset of 20 parents yielded a high degree of short-term test-retest reliability. The profiles of 6 children are presented to illustrate the clinical usefulness of the rating scale as a means of identifying areas of deficit and selecting potential treatment goals. The rating scale provides a clinically useful tool for including parental perceptions in the overall assessment of the young child's communicative ability.

Reliability and Validity of the Short Schema Mode Inventory (SMI)

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Lobbestael ◽  
Michiel van Vreeswijk ◽  
Philip Spinhoven ◽  
Erik Schouten ◽  
Arnoud Arntz
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Axis Ii ◽  
Schema Modes ◽  
Adequate Test ◽  
Axis I ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Background: This study presents a new questionnaire to assess schema modes: the Schema Mode Inventory (SMI). Method: First, the construction of the short SMI (118 items) was described. Second, the psychometric properties of this short SMI were assessed. More specifically, its factor structure, internal reliability, inter-correlations between the subscales, test-retest reliability and monotonically increase of the modes were tested. This was done in a sample of N = 863 non-patients, Axis I and Axis II patients. Results: Results indicated a 14-factor structure of the short SMI, acceptable internal consistencies of the 14 subscales (Cronbach α's from .79 to .96), adequate test-retest reliability and moderate construct validity. Certain modes were predicted by a combination of the severity of Axis I and II disorders, while other modes were mainly predicted by Axis II pathology. Conclusions: The psychometric results indicate that the short SMI is a valuable measure that can be of use for mode assessment in SFT.

Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Greek Version of the Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire (CAQ)

2011 ◽  
Vol 109 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Dragioti ◽  
Silia Vitoratou ◽  
Anna Kaltsouda ◽  
Dimitris Tsartsalis ◽  
Mary Gouva
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Greek Version ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Cardiac Anxiety ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Three Factor ◽  
Anxiety Questionnaire

The present study assesses the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Greek version of the Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire (CAQ). The questionnaire was administered to 598 healthy individuals from 15 different regions of Greece with a measure of socioeconomic characteristics and the Symptom Checklist-90–Revised (SCL-90–R). The sample was split into two random halves, and exploratory factor analysis indicated a three-factor solution. This solution was tested using a confirmatory factor analysis on the second half of the sample. In terms of latent dimensions, the Greek version retains the three-factor structure as proposed by the initial authors. However, adequate fit was achieved only after omitting eight items. The shorter (10-item) version was submitted to further analysis. The shorter version provided satisfactory internal reliability and evidence indicating the validity of the scale with respect to SCL-90–R subscales. The stability of the questionnaire was verified by a high test-retest reliability over a 3-mo. period ( r = .86). Sex and age differences were assessed. The 10-item version appears to be a practical, brief tool for clinical use.

scholarly journals Development of the Mental Synthesis Evaluation Checklist (MSEC): A Parent-Report Tool for Mental Synthesis Ability Assessment in Children with Language Delay

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Braverman ◽  
Rita Dunn ◽  
Andrey Vyshedskiy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Image ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Vocabulary Comprehension ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Background: Mental synthesis is the conscious purposeful process of synthesizing a novel mental image from objects stored in memory. In our everyday use of language, we rely on mental synthesis to communicate an infinite number of images with a finite number of words. In typical children, the timeline of mental synthesis acquisition is highly correlated with an increasing vocabulary. Children with ASD, on the other hand, may learn hundreds of words but never acquire mental synthesis. In these individuals, tests assessing vocabulary comprehension may fail to demonstrate the profound deficit in mental synthesis and the resulting inability to understand flexible syntax and spatial prepositions. Objective: We developed a 20-question parent-reported evaluation tool designed to quantitatively assess mental synthesis ability and to serve as a complimentary scale for Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC). Results: Internal reliability was good (Cronbach&rsquo;s alpha &gt; .9), and the MSEC exhibited adequate test-retest reliability after a three- and nine-months follow up period. The MSEC results positively correlated with the ATEC communication subscale, providing support for construct validity. Moreover, MSEC scores were significantly different for children of different ASD severity levels confirming the known groups validity. Conclusions: This study represents the first step toward the development of an instrument to measure mental synthesis in children with ASD. Although the current empirical evaluation demonstrated strong evidence of excellent psychometric properties, such as validity and reliability, additional studies should be performed to replicate these findings.

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