scholarly journals Scale Development to Measure Employer Engagement

2021 ◽  
pp. 1380-1406
Author(s):  
Samina Khan ◽  
Ulfat Abbas ◽  
Rao Arif Mahmood Khan ◽  
Muhammad Irfan Sheikh ◽  
Hanzla Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Scale Development ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Organizational Practices ◽  
Corporate World ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Employer Engagement

Employer engagement, in existing literature, mostly refers to the engagement of the educational institutions in the corporate world; to benchmark their curricula and syllabi in-line with the employers' needs. This study has focused on the same construct with different relation; typically in the context of work-based learning providers and organizational practices. Although there has been theoretical discussions and calls to develop comprehensive measures for employer engagement, however, no contemporary measure for employer engagement exist to the context this study was carried out. The scope of this study covers the development of a new scale based on the guidelines to measure employer engagement specifically to the context of work based practices. The scale constitutes of 19 items that address, employer engagement based on 3 sub-dimensions. The scale was developed and validated through six phases beginning with the determination of valid dimensions / construct followed by generation of pool of items, assessing the content adequacy of the items and items refinement through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability and validity of the scale are also tested.

A confirmatory factor analysis of knowledge management assessment instrument in Indian higher educational institutions

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1019-1029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashima Chawla ◽  
Shabnam Saxena
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
Acceptable Reliability

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the reliability and validity of the knowledge management assessment instrument (KMAI) developed by Lawson (2003) that consists of 24 items. Design/methodology/approach – The study involved 225 research scholars and 225 faculties’ members from nine higher educational institutions. The respondents were required to respond to a five-point Likert scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree. The collected data were then analyzed using the SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0 software packages. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted earlier than performing a confirmatory factor analysis. Findings – All constructs revealed the acceptable internal consistency reliability. A good model fit was found for the measurement model using several fit index tests like CMINDF, TLI, GFI AGFI, CFI and RMSEA. The findings showed that all fit indices criteria were accomplished. It also showed the acceptable reliability and construct validity. Research limitations/implications – KMAI was examined using confirmatory factor analysis only. A large sample size and sample area can be used. Practical implications – This research paper is an endeavor to explore only the reliability and validity of the KMAI. Thus all the three dimensions, namely, “knowledge application”, “knowledge acquisition and creation” and “knowledge storing and sharing” proved out to be reliable and validate when it will be tested in case of any Indian higher educational institutions. Originality/value – The main contributions of this study is that all the factors have good acceptable reliability value; each factor can be measured individually depending on the nature of the research.

Measuring Consumer Motivations to Share Rumors

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 51-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subin Sudhir ◽  
Anandakuttan B. Unnithan
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Relationship Management ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Anxiety Management ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Rumors are often shared in the marketplace about products, services, brands or organizations; both in the online as well as in the offline scenarios. These rumors get communicated from consumer to consumer in the form of Word of Mouth (WOM). An exhaustive review of literature identified four motivations for consumers to share rumors in the marketplace; which included anxiety management motivation, information sharing motivation, relationship management motivation and self enhancement motivation. The review was not conclusive in identifying any scales for the measurement of these motivations. The article develops a scale for measuring these four motivations. Structured interviews were initially conducted to identify 33 items that motivate a consumer to share rumors. Based on an exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis four factors were identified and the final scale retained 21 items. The scale displayed good scores of reliability and validity.

scholarly journals Self-concept in preadolescence: A brief version of AF5 scale

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-157
Author(s):  
Pau García-Grau ◽  
Daniel Ayora Pérez ◽  
Ferran Calabuig Moreno ◽  
Vicente Javier Prado-Gascó
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Original Model ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Original Scale ◽  
Reduced Scale

The purpose of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of a brief version of the AF5 questionnaire (García & Musitu, 2001) using exploratory and confirmatory techniques on a preadolescent population in the Valencian community (Spain). The sample was made up of 541 participants between 10 and 12 years old, 55.1% (298) boys and 44.9% (243) girls. After observing the results of different reliability and validity analyses (exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)), it was found that the reduced scale consisting of 20 items showed a similar reliability and validity to the original scale. The factorial structure also fits that of the original model established a priori. According to the results of the study, the use of this diagnostic tool with Spanish children seems justified.

scholarly journals Validation and invariance across gender of the Beliefs About Appearance Scale (BAAS) in a community sample of heterosexual adults in a committed relationship

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-135
Author(s):  
Patrícia M. Pascoal ◽  
Maria-João Alvarez ◽  
Magda Sofia Roberto
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Original Structure ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Factorial Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Body Appearance

Abstract Objective To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Beliefs About Appearance Scale (BAAS) in terms of its factorial structure and invariance, reliability, and validity when applied to adults from the community. Methods Participants consisted of 810 heterosexual Portuguese individuals in a committed relationship. As a confirmatory factor analysis did not support the original structure of the BAAS, an exploratory factor analysis was performed. Results A 12-item version was extracted comprising two dimensions: one personal and the other social. The factorial model depicting this bidimensional structure revealed an adequate fit following confirmatory factor analysis. Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses indicated invariance across gender. Concurrent and discriminant validities and internal consistency were estimated and observed to be adequate. Conclusions This shorter measure of the BAAS can accurately assess body appearance beliefs and may be used in different research settings and contexts.

scholarly journals Challenges of Occupational Safety Specialists’ Scale: A Scale Development Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-84
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Scale Development ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Development Study ◽  
Organizational Challenges ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Universe

Abstract: The object of this study was to develop challenges of occupational safety specialists scale for Turkish sample. The universe of this research is occupational safety specialists who work in the private sector. The scale consists of two parts that were the main challenges and organizational challenges part. 332 participants responded main challenges part and 314 participants responded organizational challenges part. The results of the Exploratory Factor Analysis ( EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) showed that organizational challenges part have to be assessed as a separate scale from main challenges part. 6 factor was obtained for main challenges with 28 items which were named as ‘insufficient awareness of employees’ (13 items), ‘providing lack of resources’ (3 items), ‘ignorance of employees’ (3 items), ‘unwillingness of employees to participation’ (3 items), ‘legislative challenges’(3 items) and ‘law based challenges’ (3 items). Additionally, 1 factor was obtained for organizational challenges part with 6 items. As a result, psychometrics specifics of both main challenges scale and organizational challenges scale showed that scales were valid and reliable for Turkish sample.

Validation of the Dutch Test of Conflict Handling in Chinese College Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Yingshan Bao ◽  
Fangwei Zhu ◽  
Yue Hu ◽  
Ning Cui ◽  
Yuan Gu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Conflict Management ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Valid Instrument ◽  
Conflict Handling

There are limitations in existing conflict management instruments used in China. Therefore, we translated the Dutch Test of Conflict Handling (DUTCH), and then examined the reliability and validity of this Chinese Revised version (DUTCH-CR). Participants were 2,035 college students at 4 universities in China. We conducted exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis on data from questionnaires completed by the participants. Our findings show that the DUTCH-CR is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring the handling of conflicts between Chinese college students. Further, we found that 4 conflict-handling styles are more suitable for Chinese college students. This was achieved by merging the problem-solving and compromising factors into a collaborating one, and retaining the yielding, avoiding, and forcing factors of the original DUTCH instrument.

The Chemosensory Pleasure Scale: A New Assessment for Measuring Hedonic Smell and Taste Capacities

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 457-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiu-Bo Zhao ◽  
Yi-Le Wang ◽  
Qian-Wen Ma ◽  
Jing-Bo Zhao ◽  
Xiao-Yuan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Clinical Feature ◽  
Valid Measure ◽  
Empirical Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Hedonic Capacity

Abstract Anhedonia, or the inability to experience pleasure, is a key clinical feature of many mental disorders such as depression and schizophrenia. Although various valid measurements of anhedonia and pleasure experience exist, no scales exist that quantify smell and taste pleasure experiences. The Chemosensory Pleasure Scale (CPS) was therefore designed to assess the hedonic capacity for smell and taste pleasure. We examined the reliability and validity of the CPS in our study. First, we conducted exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to identify and examine the structure of the CPS. Second, the CPS’s validity and test-retest stability were investigated. The CPS was correlated with other measurements of anhedonia and pleasure experience. Furthermore, the empirical validity of CPS was also examined in our study. The results indicated that the CPS is a reliable and valid measure for assessing an individual’s hedonic capacity for smell and taste pleasure in nonclinical samples. Further application of the CPS for various populations is also discussed herein, especially for patients with mental disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, and autism.

Measurement Structure of the Trait Hope Scale in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Miller Smedema ◽  
Joseph Pfaller ◽  
Erin Moser ◽  
Wei-Mo Tu ◽  
Fong Chan
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Factor Measurement ◽  
Trait Hope

Objective: To evaluate the measurement structure of the Trait Hope Scale (THS) among individuals with spinal cord injury.Design: Confirmatory factor analysis and reliability and validity analyses were performed.Participants: 242 individuals with spinal cord injury.Results: Results support the two-factor measurement model for the THS with agency and pathways thinking positively associated with hope-related constructs such as self-efficacy, self-esteem, disability acceptance, and life satisfaction in the predicted direction.Conclusions: The use of the THS among individuals with disabilities is warranted for rehabilitation research and practice.

scholarly journals A Study on the Competence Characteristics of Psychological Hotline Counselors During the Outbreak of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linyu You ◽  
Xiaoming Jia ◽  
Yaping Ding ◽  
Qin An ◽  
Bo Li
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Competence Scale ◽  
Psychological Assistance

Introduction: After the outbreak of COVID-19, psychological hotlines functioned as a main channel of psychological assistance and required a large number of professionals to provide services. These hotlines mostly offered a single-use service with short session times and allowed callers to retain anonymity. They functioned as a psychological counseling service for stress experienced in the COVID-19 public health emergency. Hotline psychological counselors must meet special competency requirements. The selection and evaluation tools for recruiting hotline counselors need to be developed.Materials and Methods: The initial scale of competence for psychological hotline counselors was formed by expert evaluation based on theoretical constructs and by using the Delphi method. A link to the questionnaire was sent to a WeChat group of counselors from 36 major psychological hotlines in China in two stages. The questionnaire consisted of questions to elicit basic demographic information and the initial competence scale. In the first phase, 343 valid samples were used to perform exploratory factor analysis. In the second phase, 334 valid samples were used to perform confirmatory factor analysis. The status of the competence of psychological hotline counselors was also analyzed.Results: The factor structure of the Psychological Hotline Counselor Competence Scale was verified and defined in terms of skills, attitude, and knowledge. The results of exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis showed that the scale has good reliability and validity (χ2/df = 1.758, GFI = 0.86, RMSEA = 0.05, CFI = 0.96, NFI = 0.91, NNFI = 0.95). The McDonald’s omega for each factor was calculated (ωF1 = 0.927, 95%CI [0.914, 0.940]; ωF2 = 0.958, 95%CI [0.951, 0.965]; ωF3 = 0.954, 95%CI [0.945, 0.961]). Meanwhile, it was found that the psychological hotline counselors’ self-assessed competence had a high average score (n = 334).Conclusion: The Competence Scale for Psychological Hotline Counselors for Major Public Emergencies developed in this study has good reliability and validity, and can be a reliable tool for organizing psychological assistance and screening hotline psychological counselors during public emergencies in the future.

scholarly journals Active citizenship self-efficacy scale: A reliability and validity studyAktif yurttaşlık öz-yeterlik ölçeği: Bir geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 2797
Author(s):  
Hakan Arslan ◽  
Kemal Dil ◽  
Ensar Çetin ◽  
Sedat Yazıcı
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Causative Role ◽  
Active Citizenship ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The aim of this study is to develop a scale that measures active citizenship self-efficacy. Because self-efficacy identifies a person’s perceived beliefs towards his or her capacity and ability to succeed a task, it has a motivational and causative role in one’s possible acts or behaviors. For his reason, measuring active citizenship behaviors through self-efficacy is of special importance for understanding citizenry behaviors. The study explores the development of the Active Citizenship Self-Efficacy Scale (ACSES) and its psychometric properties. Participants consist of 414 university students, of which 326 were female and 88 were male. The validity of the scale was tested via explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis. The results for explanatory factor analysis with principal component solution indicated three factor structure that explains 57,17 percent of the total variance. Since the chi square test indicated that our data was meaningful, we also conducted a confirmatory factor analysis and found the indices of goodness of fit as for RMSEA = .070, GFI = .90, CFI = .97, NFI =.95, RFI = .95, AGFI = .87, IFI = .97 and NNFI = .96. These results from both explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis indicated that scale obtains construct validity criterion. The Cronbach alphas’ of the ACSES for the total 18 items and subdomains were found .90, and .84, .82, and .86 respectively. Since the determination of citizens’ self-efficacy level can in part reflect the results of citizenship education and practices we believe that this scale has a potential use in citizenship studies.Extended English abstract is in the end of PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetBu çalışmanın amacı aktif yurttaşlık öz yeterliği ile ilgili bir ölçme aracı geliştirmektir. Öz-yeterlik kişinin bir işi başarmada kendi kendisine yönelik algı inancını yansıttığı için olası davranışlar üzerine nedensel ve motivasyonel bir etkiye sahiptir. Bu nedenle, aktif yurttaşlık davranışlarını öz-yeterlik aracılığıyla ölçmek yurttaşlık davranışlarını anlamada önemlidir. Çalışmada Aktif Yurttaşlık Öz-yeterlik Ölçeği (AYÖYÖ) geliştirilerek psikometrik özellikleri tanıtılmıştır. Ölçek, 18 soru ve üç boyuttan meydana gelen bir ölçme aracıdır. Araştırmanın katılımcıları 326’sı kadın; 88’i erkek olmak üzere 414 üniversite öğrencisidir.  Elde edilen verilere açıklayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi yapılarak ölçeğin geçerliliği test edilmiştir. Açıklayıcı faktör analizinde ölçeğin üç faktörlü yapısının toplam varyansı açıklama oranının % 57,17 olduğu görülmüştür. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizinde ki-kare değeri anlamlı bulunmuştur; uyum indeksleri ise RMSEA = .070, GFI = .90, CFI = .97, NFI =.95, RFI = .95, AGFI = .87, IFI = .97 ve NNFI = .96 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Bu sonuçlar, ölçeğin yapı geçerliğinin sağladığını göstermektedir. AYÖYÖ’nin tüm maddeler için Cronbach alpha güvenirlik katsayısı .90, alt boyutlar için ise .84, .82. ve .86  olarak tespit edilmiştir. Yurttaşların öz-yeterlik düzeylerinin tespit edilmesi yurttaşlık eğitimi ve uygulamalarının sonuçlarını görme açısından önemli olduğundan bu ölçme aracının yurttaşlık araştırmalarında yaygın kullanım potansiyeline sahip olduğunu düşünüyoruz.

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