scholarly journals Development of Mobile Application for Sustainable Creative Tourism Assessment using Confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (06) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Chitralada Suphachaimongkol ◽  
Chavalit Ratanatamskul ◽  
Siriwan Silapacharanan ◽  
Patcha Utiswannakul
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Tourism Enterprises ◽  
Delphi Techniques

<span>Creative tourism has received increasing attention. At present, the concept of creative tourism is still in development stage since there are few or no indicators for assessing the potential of creative tourism to area-based sustainable goals. This document aims to introduce the process of mobile application for sustainable creative tourism (SCT) model development using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) approach. The study was divided into 4 phases. The first phase involved establishing elements, indicators and criteria drawn from some previous studies and the opinions of experts’ judgement in this study. Secondly, indicators and criteria were selected by using Delphi technique. Thirdly, the indicators and criterias were confirmed by utilizing CFA, Finally, the prototype of SCT mobile application assessment tool is proposed for SCT in this study, based on CFA. Tools for the study included: 1) structured questionnaire from reviews of literature for interviewing the expert, 2) questionnaire for Delphi techniques among the experts for collecting an opinion about the selection of the indicators, and 3) a questionnaire to assess the possibility of data collection concerning the components and indicators of SCT. 300 samples from creative tourism enterprises from all around Thailand were collected and 253 were responded. Data analysis was conducted by using descriptive statistics and CFA. The study found that SCT model consists of 8 components and 36 indicators. The finding from our research shows that it is eligible to establish the novel SCT assessment indicators. The result of SCT application model is appropriate to develop mobile application for SCT assessment tool. </span>

scholarly journals Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Competitive Advantage, Learning Organization and SME Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Novi Trisnawati ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Learning Organization ◽  
Model Development ◽  
System Thinking ◽  
Production Performance ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Personal Skills

The existence of SMEs has an important role in improving people's living standards, as well as in economic development. The purpose of this study is to analyze the confirmatory factors of competitive advantage, learning organization and SME performance. Analysis of the data used in the study using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) techniques, the results of the study show that the learning organization of SMEs in this study was formed by indicators of system thinking development, mentality model development, personal skills, teamwork and flexibility and indicators that are considered to have the greatest contribution. or the most powerful form of learning organization variable is teamwork. The competitive advantage of SMEs is formed by indicators of resources adding positive value, resources are unique or rare, resources are difficult to imitate and resources cannot be replaced by other sources and indicators that are considered to have the largest or strongest contribution to form competitive advantage variables are difficult resources. imitated. The performance of SMEs is formed by indicators of financial performance, innovative performance, production performance and marketing performance and the indicator that is considered to have the largest or strongest contribution in shaping the performance variable of SMEs is financial performance.

scholarly journals Psychometric examination of Runco Ideational Behavior Scale: Thai adaptation

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Puthyrom Tep ◽  
Sorakrich Maneewan ◽  
Saranya Chuathong
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Creative Ideation

AbstractCreativity is a multidimensional construct. Several different approaches have been developed to measure creativity, including psychometric scales. The Runco Ideational Behavior Scale (RIBS) is one such measure of creative ideation. The primary purpose of this paper was to assess the 23 items of the RIBS in the context of the Thai language and examine scale reliability and validity. Participants, consisting of 508 undergraduate students selected from five Thai public universities, were selected through a convenience sampling approach involving both exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Results suggested that the Thai version of the RIBS presented a valid measure to a certain extent. Factor analysis of the empirical data indicated a two-dimensional structure. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) results confirmed that the two-factor construct demonstrated a better fit with improved psychometric characteristics. Six items were eliminated from the Thai RIBS version inventory: five items during explanatory factor analysis (EFA) and one during the CFA process. Results will contribute to ascertaining that the Thai version of the RIBS instrument can be used as a self-assessment tool for measuring students’ creative ideation. Implications and limitations of this research are discussed with suggestions for future studies.

scholarly journals Test for Mobile phone dependence: psychometric properties and confirmatory factor analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michela Vezzoli ◽  
Aurora Colombo ◽  
Alessandra Marano ◽  
Giorgia Zoccatelli ◽  
Cristina Zogmaister
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
School Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Lack Of Control

AbstractThe Test of Mobile Phone Dependence (TMD) is a questionnaire designed for appraising the main dimensions of problematic smartphone use in adolescence. This study evaluates the factor structure and psychometric properties of the TMD on a sample of 813 Italian middle and high school students. The original three-factor model (Abstinence, Lack of Control, and Tolerance) of the TMD was tested through a Confirmatory Factor Analysis. The results of the goodness of fit indices indicated a satisfactory solution. The overall TMD score showed a good level of internal consistency and good construct validity with the duration of use, age of possession of the first mobile phone, perceived self-efficacy, gender, and participants’ age. The relationship between TMD and Nomophobia was also explored. Overall, the results indicate that the TMD is a valid and reliable assessment tool in Italian culture. However, reliability issues emerged on the subfactor Lack of Control. This indicates that the scores on this subfactor should be treated with caution.

Validation of the Interreligious Forms of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale in Taiwan: Perspectives from Selected University Students

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Fides del Castillo ◽  
Inna Reddy Edara ◽  
Gregory Ching ◽  
Clarence Darro del Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Public Practice ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
Private And Public

This study validated three versions of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRSi-7, -14, and -20), which propose an adequate assessment tool for the diversity of religious belief systems co-existing in Taiwan’s society. The sample (N = 331) was drawn from the selected undergraduate university students of the country. Descriptive statistics and Cronbach’s alpha values were calculated for the five subscales (ideology, intellect, experience, private and public practice) of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale. The factor structure of the interreligious Centrality of Religiosity Scale was tested using confirmatory factor analysis. The current study utilized the CRSi-14 model 3 as the basis for later analysis. All items have loaded significantly in the different subscales with internal consistency within the acceptable values. Findings show that the selected Taiwanese youth are religious.

scholarly journals Validating a Japanese Version of the Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasutaka Ojio ◽  
Asami Matsunaga ◽  
Shin Kawamura ◽  
Masanori Horiguchi ◽  
Goro Yoshitani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Psychological Strain ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Abstract Background: There is increasing international interest in clinical practice and research related to mental health in the international sports society. The athletes-specific psychological distress assessment tool that addresses potential mental health needs can help promote early detection and recovery of mental illness, as well as physical illnesses. Currently, little is known about the applicability of the useful assessment tool for Japanese elite athletes. The Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire (APSQ) is a brief, effective and reliable screening tool to identify early signs of athlete-specific distress and potential mental health symptoms. We examined the applicability and reliability of a Japanese version of the APSQ (APSQ-J) in a Japanese elite athlete context. Further, we examined the construct validity of the APSQ-J. Methods: We collected web-based anonymous self-report data from 219 currently competing Japanese professional male rugby players. A two-stage process was conducted to validate the factor structure of the APSQ-J using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) in a randomly partitioned calibration sample and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in a separate validation sample. Cronbach’s alpha is used to assess internal consistency. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients were calculated to determine if the APSQ-J was significantly associated with measures of psychological distress and wellbeing using Kessler-6 (K6) and the WHO-5 Well-Being Index, respectively, respectively. Results: We identified a one-factor structure for the APSQ-J. Confirmatory factor analysis supports this one-factor model, revealing good model fit indices. The standardized path coefficients for each of the items were β =0.41 to 0.83 (p < 0.001). A Cronbach’s alpha of 0.84 was obtained for the APSQ-J. The APSQ-J demonstrated significant correlations with the K-6 (r = 0.80, p <0.001) and WHO-5 (r = -0.58, p <0.001).Conclusion: The APSQ-J can be an appropriate and psychometrically robust measure for identifying athlete-specific distress in elite athletes in Japan. Widely disseminating and utilizing this scale in Japanese sports society may support athletes' mental health via early detection of symptoms of psychological distress.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Fear Among Pakistanis: Psychometric Evaluation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale Using Item Response Theory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irfan Ullah ◽  
Muhammad Junaid Tahir ◽  
Sajjad Ali ◽  
Rabia Waseem ◽  
Mark D. Griffiths ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

Abstract The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) assesses the fear of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and has been translated and validated into over 20 languages. The present study conducted confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and item response theory (IRT) analyses on the FCV-19S among a sample of 937 Pakistani adults (mean [SD] age of 25.83 [11.80] years; 537 [57.3%] females). The CFA and IRT confirmed the unidimensionality of the FCV-19S. The Likert-type scale used in the FCV-19S was supported by the proper threshold orderings. Additionally, no DIF contrast had an absolute value larger than 0.5 regarding the participants’ characteristics of gender, age, living status, and education in the IRT findings. The FCV-19S was found to be valid and reliable with strong psychometric properties among the Pakistani adult population.

scholarly journals Investigation of Value Innovation Potential Under Transitional Conditions in Serbia

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88
Author(s):  
Dragana Živković ◽  
Dragan Manasijević ◽  
Nada Štrbac ◽  
Milica Niculović ◽  
Jelena Živadinović
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Value Innovation ◽  
Innovation Potential ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Tools And Techniques

Abstract Nowadays, business environment is faster than ever in the field of new technologies. The firms are forced to find new ways to compete and survive through innovations. To meet these demands, different tools and techniques are used in order to measure capability of firms to innovate. One of them is the Value Innovation Potential Assessment Tool, which helps to identify appropriate opportunities for firms to use it to assess their effectiveness of innovation work. The main goal of this paper was to investigate the Value Innovation Potential under transitional conditions in some firms in South-Eastern Serbia. The research was done using a questionnaire taken from literature, which was applied to one hundred employees in mentioned Serbian firms. The data were statistically analysed, explained and main conclusions were obtained. Proposed factor model of Value Innovation Potential was tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on investigated population.

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