An Examination of the Technical Adequacy of Maze in Korean for Students with Reading Difficulties: Focusing on the Concurrent Validity and Construct Validity

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-44
Author(s):  
Seungsoo Yeo
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Reading Difficulties ◽  
Technical Adequacy

The Stigma of Suicide Scale

Crisis ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip J. Batterham ◽  
Alison L. Calear ◽  
Helen Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
National University ◽  
Stigmatizing Attitudes ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
At Home

Background: There are presently no validated scales to adequately measure the stigma of suicide in the community. The Stigma of Suicide Scale (SOSS) is a new scale containing 58 descriptors of a “typical” person who completes suicide. Aims: To validate the SOSS as a tool for assessing stigma toward suicide, to examine the scale’s factor structure, and to assess correlates of stigmatizing attitudes. Method: In March 2010, 676 staff and students at the Australian National University completed the scale in an online survey. The construct validity of the SOSS was assessed by comparing its factors with factors extracted from the Suicide Opinion Questionnaire (SOQ). Results: Three factors were identified: stigma, isolation/depression, and glorification/normalization. Each factor had high internal consistency and strong concurrent validity with the Suicide Opinion Questionnaire. More than 25% of respondents agreed that people who suicided were “weak,” “reckless,” or “selfish.” Respondents who were female, who had a psychology degree, or who spoke only English at home were less stigmatizing. A 16-item version of the scale also demonstrated robust psychometric properties. Conclusions: The SOSS is the first attitudes scale designed to directly measure the stigma of suicide in the community. Results suggest that psychoeducation may successfully reduce stigma.

Psychometric evaluation of the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yannik Terhorst ◽  
Paula Philippi ◽  
Lasse Sander ◽  
Dana Schultchen ◽  
Sarah Paganini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Health Domains ◽  
Psychometric Quality

BACKGROUND Mobile health apps (MHA) have the potential to improve health care. The commercial MHA market is rapidly growing, but the content and quality of available MHA are unknown. Consequently, instruments of high psychometric quality for the assessment of the quality and content of MHA are highly needed. The Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) is one of the most widely used tools to evaluate the quality of MHA in various health domains. Only few validation studies investigating its psychometric quality exist with selected samples of MHAs. No study has evaluated the construct validity of the MARS and concurrent validity to other instruments. OBJECTIVE This study evaluates the construct validity, concurrent validity, reliability, and objectivity, of the MARS. METHODS MARS scoring data was pooled from 15 international app quality reviews to evaluate the psychometric properties of the MARS. The MARS measures app quality across four dimensions: engagement, functionality, aesthetics and information quality. App quality is determined for each dimension and overall. Construct validity was evaluated by assessing related competing confirmatory models that were explored by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). A combination of non-centrality (RMSEA), incremental (CFI, TLI) and residual (SRMR) fit indices was used to evaluate the goodness of fit. As a measure of concurrent validity, the correlations between the MARS and 1) another quality assessment tool called ENLIGHT, and 2) user star-rating extracted from app stores were investigated. Reliability was determined using Omega. Objectivity was assessed in terms of intra-class correlation. RESULTS In total, MARS ratings from 1,299 MHA covering 15 different health domains were pooled for the analysis. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed a bifactor model with a general quality factor and an additional factor for each subdimension (RMSEA=0.074, TLI=0.922, CFI=0.940, SRMR=0.059). Reliability was good to excellent (Omega 0.79 to 0.93). Objectivity was high (ICC=0.82). The overall MARS rating was positively associated with ENLIGHT (r=0.91, P<0.01) and user-ratings (r=0.14, P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS he psychometric evaluation of the MARS demonstrated its suitability for the quality assessment of MHAs. As such, the MARS could be used to make the quality of MHA transparent to health care stakeholders and patients. Future studies could extend the present findings by investigating the re-test reliability and predictive validity of the MARS.

A Clinical Screening Procedure for Assessing Consonant Cluster Production

1995 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Powell
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Individualized Treatment ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Consonant Cluster ◽  
Technical Adequacy ◽  
Clinical Screening ◽  
Factor Analytic

This paper describes a 64-item clinical screening task designed to assess the accuracy of children's consonant cluster productions. This procedure is designed to help speech-language pathologists develop intervention programs to improve children's production of clusters by facilitating the identification of error patterns. Once such patterns have been identified, individualized treatment programs designed to maximize generalization may be developed. The task was administered to 100 4- and 5-year-old subjects to assess the technical adequacy of the procedure. Internal consistency reliability of the task was high, and the procedure was also shown to assess an appropriately diverse array of word-initial and word-final consonant clusters. Finally, the construct validity of the task was supported by factor analytic procedures.

Transcultural Adaptation and Validation of the Fonseca Anamnestic Index in a Spanish Population with Temporomandibular Disorders.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen María Sánchez-Torrelo ◽  
Noelia Zagalaz-Anula ◽  
Roger Alonso-Royo ◽  
Alfonso Javier Ibáñez-Vera ◽  
Jesús López-Collantes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Roc Curve ◽  
Temporomandibular Disorders ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Curve Analysis ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Spanish Population ◽  
Roc Curve Analysis ◽  
Simple Method

Abstract Background. The Fonseca Anamnestic Index (FAI) offers a simple method to screen temporomandibular disorders (TMD). This study aimed to validate the standard version of the FAI in a Spanish population and to analyze the clinimetric properties of the Spanish version of the FAI in patients with TMD.Methods. The sample consisted of 179 subjects aged over 18 years, of which 119 were diagnosed with TMD and 60 were healthy controls. Construct validity (exploratory factor analysis), internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity were analyzed. To discriminate between patients with and without TMD, Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed.Results. The Spanish version of the FAI showed construct validity formed by three factors. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.820, indicating good internal consistency. The reliability of the items measured with the weighted kappa coefficient was between 0.588 and 0.899, varying between moderate to almost perfect. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of the total score was 0.938, indicating excellent reliability. The standard error of measurement (SEM) was 6.42, with a minimum detectable change (MDC) of 12.59 points. The concurrent validity showed a significant correlation with headache, neck pain, vertigo and the Mental Component Summary (SF-12 MCS) of the SF-12. However, the relationship with the Physical Component Summary (SF-12 PCS) was not significant. The ROC curve analysis showed a good accuracy of the FAI in differentiating between healthy and TMD patients with an area under the curve (AUC) = 0.869, corresponding to a cut-off point for the FAI of >35 points, with a sensitivity = 83.19% and a specificity = 78.33%.Conclusions. The Spanish version of the FAI is a valid and reliable instrument for diagnosing people with TMD, with appropriate general clinimetric properties. Discrimination between patients with and without TMD is excellent.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Italian Versions of the Gambling Urge Scale (GUS) and the Gambling Refusal Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (GRSEQ)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Iliceto ◽  
Emanuele Fino ◽  
Mauro Schiavella ◽  
Tian Po Oei
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
One Dimension ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
And Gender

AbstractGambling urges and gambling refusal self-efficacy beliefs play a major role in the development and maintenance of problem gambling. This study aimed to translate the Gambling Urge Scale (GUS) and the Gambling Refusal Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (GRSEQ) from English to Italian (GUS-I, GRSEQ-I) and to test their factor structure, internal consistency, construct validity, concurrent validity, and gender differences in 513 individuals from the Italian community. Factor structure and construct validity were tested through Confirmatory Factor Analysis, internal consistency through Cronbach’s alpha, concurrent validity through correlations with gambling-related cognitions (GRCS-I), probable pathological gambling (SOGS-I), and gambling functioning (GFA-R-I). Results confirmed that the 6 items of the GUS-I load highly on one dimension of Gambling Urge, and each of the 26 items of the GRSEQ-I load highly on their relevant sub-dimension, among the following: situations/thoughts, drugs, positive emotions, negative emotions. Both scales are internally consistent and show concurrent validity with gambling-related cognitions, probable pathological gambling, and gambling functioning. Males score higher than females at the GUS-I; females score higher than males at the GRSEQ-I. The findings from the present study suggest that the GUS-I and the GRSEQ-I are internally consistent and valid scales for the assessment of gambling urges and gambling refusal self-efficacy in Italian individuals from the community, with significant repercussions in terms of assessment, prevention, and intervention.

Concurrent validity of the Partners in Health scale against general self-rated health in chronic conditions: A short report

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Smith ◽  
Sharon Lawn ◽  
Peter Harvey ◽  
Malcolm Battersby
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Chronic Condition ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Short Report ◽  
Valid Measure ◽  
Single Item ◽  
Self Rated Health

The Partners in Health scale is a structurally valid measure of chronic condition self-management behaviours. This report describes a study that further evaluated construct validity of Partners in Health scale by assessing its relationship with a single-item measure of general self-rated health. The concurrent validity of the scale was demonstrated by a statistically significant association with general self-rated health in a population representative sample of people with chronic conditions.

Psychometric properties of the Italian version of Colquitt’s Organizational Justice Scale (OJS)

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 861-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Spagnoli ◽  
Maria Luisa Farnese ◽  
Francesca D’Olimpio ◽  
Andrea Millefiorini ◽  
Liliya Scafuri Kovalchuk
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Although Colquitt’s Organizational Justice Scale (COJS) is one of the most widely used organizational justice scales (OJS) worldwide, a rigorous adaptation and validation in Italy is still missing. Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to examine the construct validity and reliability of the Italian translation of the scale. Design/methodology/approach Factorial and concurrent validity were examined to assess construct validity. A confirmatory factorial analysis through structural equation modelling was conducted on five factorial models: one-factor, two-factor, three-factor, four-factor and second-order factor model. Concurrent validity implied the examination of the relationships between organizational justice and job satisfaction (convergent validity) and between organizational justice and workplace bullying (discriminant validity). Findings Evidence of the prevalence of the original Colquitt (2001) four-factor model was found, though also the second-order model obtained adequate goodness of fit. Findings supported both convergent and discriminant validity. Reliability analysis reported evidence of excellent internal consistency. Thus, the Italian version of the OJS can be used in Italy for research and practical purposes. Originality/value This is the first study properly addressing the factorial and concurrent validity of the OJS in Italy.

Development of the Overt-Covert Aggression Inventory

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takao Miyazaki ◽  
Takahiro Shimizu ◽  
Gen Komaki ◽  
Hirohito Tsuboi ◽  
Fumio Kobayashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Japanese People ◽  
Aggression Questionnaire ◽  
Covert Aggression

The expression of anger in Japanese people is different from that of other races. We developed a new brief inventory, the Overt-Covert Aggression Inventory, to assess aggressive behavior of Japanese people by focusing on their uniqueness and examined us reliability and validity. This inventory, the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale, the Japanese version of the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire, and the Picture-Frustration Study were administered to 3,104 men and 316 women in a factory. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, concurrent validity, and construct validity of the scale were examined. We confirmed that the Overt-Covert Aggression Inventory has adequate reliability and sufficient concurrent validity; however, further studies of the construct validity and discriminant validity are required.

Validity, reliability and viability of pre-school educators’ use of early years toolbox early numeracy

2021 ◽  
pp. 183693912110611
Author(s):  
Steven J Howard ◽  
Cathrine Neilsen-Hewett ◽  
Marc de Rosnay ◽  
Edward C Melhuish ◽  
Kellie Buckley-Walker
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Early Numeracy ◽  
Potential Approach ◽  
Preschool Educators ◽  
Learning Development ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

There is need and opportunity for assessments that support quick and playful – yet also accurate, rigorous and developmentally sensitive – appraisals of early numeracy. Ideally, these should be accessible to those who have opportunity to support children’s learning development and ultimately shift children’s trajectories. The iPad-based Early Years Toolbox (EYT) Early Numeracy assessment was developed and evaluated to determine its validity and reliability, and appropriateness of use by researchers and preschool educators. Results from two studies with 246 children aged 3–5 years indicated the following: construct validity and internal consistency, concurrent validity with established measures, developmental sensitivity, test–retest reliability and highly comparable results whether used by a researcher or an educator. This yields a brief and playful assessment of early numeracy and a potential approach to develop broad-use early years assessments.

Neurotics and the Validity of Sort Variables

1965 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max M. Weinlander
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Veterans Administration ◽  
Administration Hospital ◽  
Veterans Administration Hospital

The SORT was administered to 25 neurotic patients in a Veterans Administration Hospital and the 15 scores for each S were compared with SORT norms for 200 employed telephone workers. Significant differences in favor of Rorschach rationale were obtained for 4 of the 15 SORT variables. One of these four variables, Fch, which measures anxiety on the standard Rorschach and whose content and concurrent validity have been challenged in recent studies of college students' SORT performance, was significant at the .01 level. This pilot study supports the construct validity of Rorschach rationale for the 15 SORT variables when applied to neurotic patients.

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