scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Experience of Work and Life Circumstances Questionnaire and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist

2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudolf M. Oosthuizen ◽  
Pieter Koortzen
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Symptom Checklist ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Fire Fighters ◽  
Hopkins Symptom Checklist ◽  
Life Circumstances ◽  
Acceptable Internal Consistency ◽  
Work And Life

The aim of this research was to investigate the reliability and validity of the Experience of Work and Life Circumstances Questionnaire and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist when administered to a convenience sample of 241 fire-fighters from a metropolitan municipality. The results indicate that these two measuring instruments yielded acceptable internal-consistency reliability coefficients for most of the subscales of the questionnaires. Construct validity was investigated by means of exploratory factor analysis. It was concluded that the measuring instruments are fit to be used for diagnostic and developmental purposes and during counselling to enhance the psychological wellbeing of fire-fighters and their families.

scholarly journals Job insecurity and the emotional and behavioural consequences thereof

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Van Zyl ◽  
C. Van Eeden ◽  
S. Rothmann
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Organisational Commitment ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Job Related Stress ◽  
Work And Life

The aim of this study was to investigate the relations among negative emotional reactions (reduced affective organisational commitment and higher job-related stress), and behavioural reactions to job insecurity (coping behaviour). A non-experimental correlation research design was used and the participants were a convenience sample of employees working for a private hospital in Gauteng, South Africa (N = 242). The measuring instruments included the Job Insecurity Inventory, the Organisational Commitment Questionnaire, the Experience of Work and Life Circumstances Questionnaire, and the COPE Questionnaire. The results showed that job insecurity was associated with job-related stress. Affective job insecurity was associated with detachment from the organisation, while cognitive job insecurity was associated with low identification with the organisation. Experiences of affective job insecurity, job-related stress, and low organisational commitment were associated with the use of avoidance coping strategies. Employees who experienced cognitive job insecurity (compared to those who experienced lower cognitive job insecurity) were less inclined to apply active coping strategies, even if their job-related stress was low.

Feminist Identity Development Measures

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie Moradi ◽  
Linda Mezydlo Subich
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Feminist Identity ◽  
Female Therapist ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Feminist Identity Development ◽  
Acceptable Internal Consistency

Reliability and validity of three current instruments (Feminist Identity Scale [FIS], Feminist Identity Development Scale [FIDS]J Feminist Identity Composite [FIC]) used to operationalize Downing and Roush's model of feminist identity development were compared. A sample of 245 women completed all three instruments, and a separate sample of 35 women repeated them over a 2-week interval. Only the FIC had acceptable internal consistency reliability for all subscales. Subscale stability for all instruments generally was moderate, except for Active Commitment. Subscale relations with perceived sexist events, self-esteem, social desirability, and preference for a male or female therapist generally were supportive of discriminant and convergent validity for all instruments. Content validity based on three judges' item evaluations suggested the FIDS fared best overall Finally, confirmatory factor analysis procedures did not support definitively the structural validity of any of the instruments, but trends suggested the FIC, and perhaps the FIDS, were superior to the FIS.

scholarly journals Validation of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire Version III and Establishment of Benchmarks for Psychosocial Risk Management in Sweden

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanne Berthelsen ◽  
Hugo Westerlund ◽  
Gunnar Bergström ◽  
Hermann Burr
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Questionnaire Version ◽  
Scale Characteristics ◽  
Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire ◽  
Managerial Employees

This study presents the Swedish standard version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire, COPSOQ III, and investigates its reliability and validity at individual and workplace levels with the aim of establishing benchmarks for the psychosocial work environment. Cross-sectional data from (1) a random sample of employees in Sweden aged 25–65 years (N = 2847) and (2) a convenience sample of non-managerial employees at 51 workplaces (N = 1818) were analysed. Internal consistency reliability was evaluated as well as the effects of sex, work sector and blue/white-collar work. Population benchmarks and mean scores for major occupational groups were computed based on weighted data. ICC(1) and ICC(2) estimates were computed to evaluate aggregation to the workplace level and Pearson inter-correlations to evaluate construct validity at individual and aggregated levels. The reliability and scale characteristics were satisfactory, with few exceptions, at both individual and workplace levels. The strength and direction of correlations supported the construct validity of the dimensions and the amount of variance explained by workplace justified aggregation to the workplace level. The present study thus supports the use of COPSOQ III for measurement at the workplace level and presents benchmarks for risk management as well as for research purposes.

Measurement of Sleep in Critically Ill Patients

2000 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy C. Richards ◽  
Patricia S. O’Sullivan ◽  
Robin L. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Efficiency Index ◽  
Single Factor ◽  
Analog Scale ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Sleep Measurement

Research to evaluate interventions to promote sleep in critically ill patients has been restricted by the lack of brief, inexpensive outcome measures. This article describes the development and testing of an instrument to measure sleep in critically ill patients. A convenience sample of 70 alert, oriented, critically ill males was studied using polysomnography (PSG), the gold standard for sleep measurement, for one night. In the morning the patients completed the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ), a five-item visual analog scale. Internal consistency reliability of the RCSQ was .90 and principal components factor analysis revealed a single factor (Eigenvalue = 3.61, percent variance = 72.2). The RCSQ total score accounted for approximately 33% of the variance in the PSG indicator sleep efficiency index (p < .001). The data provide support for the reliability and validity of the RCSQ.

Measuring Women’s Fatigue During the Postpartum Period

1997 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renee A. Milligan ◽  
Peggy L. Parks ◽  
Harriet Kitzman ◽  
Elizabeth R. Lenz
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Symptom Checklist ◽  
Reference Time ◽  
American Women ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Postpartum Fatigue

The Fatigue Symptom Checklist (FSC) (Yoshitake, 1978), developed in Japan, was selected to measure postpartum fatigue among American women. Minor wording changes and a change in the reference time frame were made. Reliability and validity of this modification of the FSC were tested in this reanalysis of data from a longitudinal study of 285 mothers. Internal consistency reliability for the total 30-item FSC was acceptable. Evidence for criterion-related and construct validity was found. Original FSC subscales were not confirmed in these analyses. Using factor analysis, a shortened 10-item postpartum scale and two postpartum subscales, physical and mental fatigue, were identified. LISRAEL confirmatory factor analysis supported the subscales. Results support appropriateness of the total 30-item FSC, the shortened 10-item postpartum scale, and postpartum subscales for measuring postpartum fatigue in American women.

Psychometric Properties of Newly Translated Spanish Life Events Inventory and Daily Hassles Scale

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Hannan ◽  
JoAnne M. Youngblut ◽  
Dorothy Brooten ◽  
Dianne Bazzani ◽  
Norma R. Romero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Hispanic Americans ◽  
Hispanic Women ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Daily Hassles ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
English Version ◽  
Convenience Sample

Background and Purpose: Measuring stress in Hispanic Americans, the fastest growing U.S. minority, is problematic. The Life Events Inventory (LEI) and the Daily Hassles Scale (DHS), widely used stress instruments, are not available in Spanish. Purpose: To test the psychometric properties of the translated Spanish versions of the LEI and DHS. Methods: A convenience sample of 63 Hispanic women completed both instruments in Spanish and English 2 weeks apart. Results: Internal consistency reliability and stability were strong for both instruments (.85–.97). Reliability and validity evidence for the translated Spanish versions were strong and similar to the English version. Conclusions: Psychometric findings suggest that the newly translated Spanish versions are good representations of the English versions and that these newly translated instruments are ready for use.

Nurse Codependency: Instrument Development and Validation

2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Allison
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

This study developed and evaluated the Nurse Codependency Questionnaire (NCQ) and generated initial estimates of the stability and internal consistency of responses for the questionnaire. An initial pool of 95 items, reflective of four domains of codependency, was generated from the codependency literature using a domain-referenced approach. Seven expert judges from the nursing and codependency fields calculated the content validity index (CVI) as > .80. Items were critiqued for relevance, clarity, and predicted direction of each item’s correlation with the total codependency score. A convenience sample of 547 male and female nurses from Texas was recruited from a variety of professional settings to test the NCQ. Evidence of reliability and validity was sought through the use of principal factor analysis (PFA) techniques and correlation analysis. The specific domains of “codependent caretaking” and “lack of voice” represented two of the four hypothesized domains that were supported by factor analysis. Data screening and item analysis resulted in a final sample of 24 items. Test-retest reliability was .90 and internal consistency reliability was .80 for the entire scale. Reliability estimates for the “codependent caretaking” and “lack of voice” scales were .65 and .59, respectively for test-retest; and .81 and .64, respectively for internal consistency. Known groups validity was supported by each of the factors’ ability to discriminate between binge and nonbinge eaters. The NCQ may be useful for identifying codependency within the nursing profession. Research is needed to determine the external factors that influence the overt expression of nurse codependency. Screening for nurse codependency may contribute to the health of the profession by providing a means for anticipatory guidance and early intervention.

scholarly journals The structural validity of the Experience of Work and Life Circumstances Questionnaire (WLQ)

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pieter Schaap ◽  
Esli Kekana
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Test Validity ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Structural Validity ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Automotive Manufacturing ◽  
Life Circumstances ◽  
Validity Theory ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Work And Life

Orientation: Best practice frameworks suggest that an assessment practitioner’s choice of an assessment tool should be based on scientific evidence that underpins the appropriate and just use of the instrument. This is a context-specific validity study involving a classified psychological instrument against the background of South African regulatory frameworks and contemporary validity theory principles.Research purpose: The aim of the study was to explore the structural validity of the Experience of Work and Life Circumstances Questionnaire (WLQ) administered to employees in the automotive assembly plant of a South African automotive manufacturing company.Motivation for the study: Although the WLQ has been used by registered health practitioners and numerous researchers, evidence to support the structural validity is lacking. This study, therefore, addressed the need for context-specific empirical support for the validity of score inferences in respect of employees in a South African automotive manufacturing plant.Research design, approach and method: The research was conducted using a convenience sample (N = 217) taken from the automotive manufacturing company where the instrument was used. Reliability and factor analyses were carried out to explore the structural validity of the WLQ.Main findings: The reliability of the WLQ appeared to be acceptable, and the assumptions made about unidimensionality were mostly confirmed. One of the proposed higher-order structural models of the said questionnaire administered to the sample group was confirmed, whereas the other one was partially confirmed.Practical/managerial implications: The conclusion reached was that preliminary empirical grounds existed for considering the continued use of the WLQ (with some suggested refinements) by the relevant company, provided the process of accumulating a body of validity evidence continued.Contribution/value-add: This study identified some of the difficulties that assessment practitioners might face in their quest to comply with South Africa’s regulatory framework and the demands of contemporary test validity theory.

scholarly journals Reliability and Validity of the Thai Version of the Florida Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratana Saipanish ◽  
Thanita Hiranyatheb ◽  
Manote Lotrakul
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Symptom Checklist ◽  
Global Assessment Of Functioning ◽  
Severity Scale ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Patient Health

This study aimed to examine the reliability and validity of the Thai version of the FOCI (FOCI-T), which is a brief self-report questionnaire to assess the symptoms and severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Forty-seven OCD patients completed the FOCI-T, the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and the Pictorial Thai Quality of Life (PTQL). They were then interviewed to determine the OCD symptom severity by the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale-Second Edition (YBOCS-II) and depressive symptoms by the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D), together with the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) and the Clinical Global Impression-Severity Scales (CGI-S). The result showed that the FOCI-T had satisfactory internal consistency reliability on both the Symptom Checklist (KR-20 = 0.86) and the Severity Scale (α=0.92). Regarding validity analyses, the FOCI-T Severity Scale had stronger correlations with the YBOCS-II and CGI-S than the FOCI-T Symptom Checklist. This implied the independence between the FOCI-T Symptom Checklist and the Severity Scale and good concurrent validity of the FOCI-T Severity Scale. Our results suggested that the FOCI-T was found to be a reliable and valid self-report measure to assess obsessive-compulsive symptoms and severity.

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