scholarly journals PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF ANXIETY ABOUT AGING SCALE AMONG MALAYSIAN YOUTHS: A CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazwan Mat Dina ◽  
Halimatus Sakdiah Minhata
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Model Fit Indices ◽  
Aging Anxiety

The Anxiety about Aging Scale (AAS) is a questionnaire developed based on multidimensional aging anxiety to measure anxiety towards aging. However, the AAS constructs and items vary depending on the study population. This study aimed to explore the validity and reliability of AAS through evaluation of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) among youths in Malaysia. A cross-sectional was conducted among 1988 university and college students in Klang Valley, Malaysia, selected using stratified proportionate random sampling. EFA results suggested four factors solution based on the interpretation of Eigenvalues and scree plot with 59.11% variance extracted. Results of CFA supported the four-factor model of revised 17-item AAS with acceptable model fit indices and high factor loading. The revised 17-item AAS has good reliability through the assessment of the internal consistency of the items. In conclusion, the revised 17-item AAS measures four distinct factors is a valid and reliable questionnaire to measure anxiety towards aging among Malaysian youths

scholarly journals Validating the Nurses' Perceptions of Electronic Documentation Scale in a Cross-Sectional Sample of Registered Nurses in Australia: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Brunelli ◽  
Elizabeth C. Schenk ◽  
Ekaterina Burduli
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Electronic Documentation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Nurses Perceptions

Background and purposeThe Nurses' Perceptions of Electronic Documentation (NPED) scale assesses nurses' perceptions, attitudes, and use of electronic documentation in acute care settings. However, confirmatory factor analysis of the scale had not been conducted. This article describes a confirmatory factor analysis of the NPED scale.MethodsAn 11-item survey was implemented in a cross-sectional sample of 202 registered nurses in a large tertiary hospital in Australia. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess validity and reliability was determined by Cronbach's α coefficients.ResultsConfirmatory factor analysis generated an excellent model-data fit for a two-factor model. All item-factor loadings were statistically significant and substantial.ConclusionsThe NPED scale is a robust instrument to measure nurses' perceptions of the utility of and concerns about the electronic medical record in practice.

scholarly journals Effective Self-Efficacy Factors in Empowerment of Health Care Networks Managers in East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan and Ardebil Provinces, Iran

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Yousef Yaghoobi ◽  
Leila Riahi ◽  
Seyed Jamaleddin Tabibi ◽  
Mahmood Mahmoodi Majdabadi Farahani
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Health Care Networks ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Empowerment has determinant role in developing the ability of individuals in order to achieve sustainable improvement in efficiency of the health care organizations. This study was carried out to identify the variables and effective self-efficacy components affecting the manager’s empowerment in Health­ Care Networks during 2018-19. Methods: This is an applied and exploratory study. At first, the variables involving in the empowerment of human resources were extracted by reviewing the literature as well as interviewing with the specialists. Then, the conceptual model was designed, the questionnaire compiled and its validity and reliability confirmed. The data were collected through the completing of the questionnaire by 416 managers who were chosen via stratified random sampling method and analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Results:  According to the results of the exploratory factor analysis, the variable “continuous training” with the factor loading of 0.84 was found the most important variable. Concerning the standard coefficients of confirmatory factor analysis, variables of all the three components of self-efficacy were significant (p<0.001) and the component “Believe in responsibly ability and skill in work” (factor loading = 0.96) had the higher effect on self-efficacy. The impact rate of self-efficacy in empowerment with 0.96 and the variables “having job skills” and "emotional arousal" with 0.79 factor loading are considered as the most significant variables. Conclusion: The Universities of Medical Sciences and Health Care Networks can improve the ability of the managers through continuous training, promotion of professional skills, responsibility and presenting the successful models and experiences.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS AND RESULTS: CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS THE MALAY VERSION OF DREEM INVENTORY WITH MEDICAL STUDENTS OF UNISZA, KUALA TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 338
Author(s):  
Mainul Haque ◽  
Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff ◽  
Md. Anwarul Azim Majumder ◽  
Zainal Zulkifli ◽  
Farah Hanani Binti Mohd Nasir
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

  Objectives: The DREEM inventory has been universally established as a generic instrument to assess health-related educational programs. There were some apprehensions regarding the psychometric properties of the DREEM raised in last few years. This study evaluated first ever the psychometric properties of the Bahasa Melayu version of the DREEM in a sample of Malaysian medical students.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried and universal sampling method was applied. Researchers selected 1-5th-year medical students of Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia, as study subjects. Researchers collected data through a guided self-administered questionnaire during a face-to-face session.Results: Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed that the one factor model of DREEM-M (Model A), consisting 50 items were not fit, indicating it was a multidimensional instrument. On further CFA, it appeared that the proposed five-factor structure was not fit (Model B) as all the goodness-of-fit indices did not signify a model fit.Conclusions: The study findings revealed that the DREEM inventory 50-item inventory failed to achieve a model fit, but it demonstrated a high of internal consistency. The proposed 19-item DREEM-M revealed good model fit.

scholarly journals Heat and temperature metacognition awareness inventory: A confirmatory factor analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 389
Author(s):  
Moh. Irma Sukarelawan ◽  
Dwi Sulisworo ◽  
Jumadi Jumadi ◽  
Heru Kuswanto ◽  
Siti Anisatur Rofiqah
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

<span lang="EN-US">This cross-sectional study aimed to validate students' metacognition awareness inventory in Heat and Temperature material. A total of 167 public senior high school students in Yogyakarta, Indonesia were selected through convenience sampling technique. The heat and temperature metacognition awareness inventory (HeTMAI) inventory consists of six factors, namely: 1) Knowledge of cognition; 2) Planning; 3) Monitoring; 4) Evaluation; 5) Debugging; and 6) Information management. HeTMAI used a 5-point Likert scale. The data was analyzed using the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) method through the Maximum Likelihood approach. All statistics were found to meet acceptance values. The four GOF indices (χ2/df=2.36, CFI=0.97, TLI=0.97, and SRMR=0.06) have supported the fit of the six-factor HeTMAI model. Standardized factor loading (SFL), construct reliability (CR), average variance extracted (AVE) and discriminant values provide evidence that HeTMAI has sufficient convergent and discriminant validity. Cronbach's alpha value of 0.96 indicated HeTMAI has very adequate evidence of reliability.</span>

scholarly journals The Development of Relational Reasoning in South Korean Elementary and Middle-School Students: A Cross-Sectional Investigation

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo Eun Chae ◽  
Patricia A. Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Relational Reasoning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tenth Graders ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Non Parametric

Relational reasoning is a higher-order executive function that involves the ability to perceive meaningful patterns within a body of seemingly unrelated information. In this study, the ability of 749 fourth (Mage = 10), sixth (Mage = 12), eighth (Mage = 14), and tenth graders (Mage = 16) to identify meaningful relational patterns was investigated. This general cognitive ability was assessed by means of the Test of Relational Reasoning-Junior (TORRjr), a 32-item measure organized into four 8-item scales that assess analogical, anomalous, antinomous, and antithetical reasoning. Students’ performance on the TORRjr was analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis, measurement invariance test, and non-parametric median-based analyses. The confirmatory factor analysis supported that the higher-order factor model was the best fit for the TORRjr data for the Korean students. The measurement was determined to be invariant by gender but variant across grade levels. The non-parametric analysis resulted in an asymptotic (a constant increasing up to grade 6 and then a level off witnessed from grades 8 to 10) development pattern in overall relational reasoning across the grades. In comparison to analogy and anomaly, antinomy and antithesis scores were more fully developed by grade 8 and that level of performance was maintained at grade 10. The TORRjr appeared to be a viable measure for the Korean samples up to approximately 15 years of age. The significance of these findings for research and instructional practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Pembuktian Validitas terkait Struktur Tes Potensi Akademik Pascasarjana (PAPS) Universitas Gadjah Mada

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Wahyu Widhiarso
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
The Other ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Model Fit Indices ◽  
Academic Potential ◽  
Potential Test

This study examined the construct validity of the Graduate Academic Potential Test (PAPS). The examination was performed on all existing PAPS series (6 forms) to identify the consistency of dimensionality structure of PAPS. Data of this study were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The results of the analysis support assumption that the structure of the PAPS test is unidimensional. All of the model fit indices support the decision that the unidimensional model fit the data. The study also examined factor loading that the non-verbal components, especially the quantitative components that had a higher factor weight than the other components.

scholarly journals Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis in a Social Work Sample

10.18060/897 ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Rice ◽  
Jeongha Hwang ◽  
Tina Abrefa-Gyan ◽  
Kathleen Powell
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Work Sample ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Model Fit Indices

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire (EBPQ). The 24-item EBPQ was developed to measure health professionals’ attitudes toward, knowledge of, and use of evidence-based practice (EBP). A confirmatory factor analysis was performed on the EBPQ given to a random sample of National Association of Social Work members (N = 167). The coefficient alpha of the EBPQ was .93. The study supported a 23-item 3-factor model with acceptable model fit indices (χ² = 469.04; RMSEA = .081; SRMR = .068; CFI = .900). This study suggests a slightly modified EBPQ may be a useful tool to assess social workers’ attitudes toward, knowledge of, and use of EBP.

Development of Teacher Academic Optimism Scale: The validity and reliability study

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-90
Author(s):  
Yusuf Ergen ◽  
Cevat Elma
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Academic Optimism ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Explanatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The study aims to develop a valid and reliable academic optimism scale that can be used to determine teachers’ academic optimism levels. The study was conducted through a total number of 404 primary school teachers who worked in the central districts of Malatya Province during 2014-2015 academic year. The content validity and face validity of the scale were determined via expert recommendations. An explanatory factor analysis and a confirmatory factor analysis were conducted to determine the construct validity of the scale. After the expert opinions, 80 items reduced to 64 and the data was collected by the use of these 64 items. An exploratory factor analysis revealed 5 factors reducing 64 items in to 33 and explaining 58.56% of the total variation in the data. The five-factor model obtained through an explanatory factor analysis after removal of one item as a result of the confirmatory factor analysis was observed to be highly consistent. Different from previous related research, the result showed that a new dimension as “Maneger Trust” emerged as a part of “Teacher Academic Optimism Scale”. And finally this scale could be used as a valid and reliable instrument in the future studies.

scholarly journals Confirmatory Factor Analysis for Testing Validity and Reliability of University Transformation Practices as Perceived by University Staff

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-24
Author(s):  
Farooq Miiro
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
University Staff ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The University

This empirical study was a cross-sectional survey examining the four subdimensions of university transformation among the six universities in the central region of Uganda. Questionnaires were distributed to 820 volunteers randomly chosen from the university staff and the data generated was subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis. The essence was due to the fact that structural equation modelling requires a big number of sample size to measure the validity and reliability of the hypothesized measurement model of university transformation construct.  The findings exhibited that the data was fit and appropriate for predicting the four subdimensions of university transformation construct. In addition, the findings reflected a relationship between the four subdimensions of university transformation construct. Implying that when university transformation practices are put into consideration universities would be able to achieve their strategic development and transformation. The study concluded by exhibiting the foundation on which future studies can base to extend the understanding and emphasis on the four subdimensions used in measuring university transformation.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Pure Procrastination Scale (PPS) in Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somayeh Zamirinejad ◽  
◽  
Leili Jamil ◽  
Ahmad Ashouri ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Background and objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Pure Procrastination Scale (PPS) including reliability, validity, measurement invariance among demographic variables and exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Method: In this cross-sectional study, 390 college students from the three universities in Tehran were asked to fill out a battery of four self-report measures that included PPS, DERS, DASS-21, and SWLS questionnaires. Results: The EFA result showed three factors on this scale. PPS measures three dimensions of procrastination called decisional procrastination, behavioral procrastination, and timeliness. The results of multi-group confirmatory factor analysis showed cross group invariance of the factor structure, measurement weights, structural covariances and measurement residuals of PPS across demographic variables. The results revealed high internal consistency and high test-retest reliability. There were statistically significant correlations between PPS and its subscales and DASS-21, DERS, and SWLS. Conclusion: Overall, PPS showed good reliability and validity in Iranian population and it could be applied for assessing their procrastination.

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