scholarly journals Reliability and Validity of the Perceived Neighborhood Food Environment Scale

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Mihono Komatsu ◽  
Rie Akamatsu ◽  
Emi Yoshii ◽  
Mika Saiki
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Food Environment ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Food Culture ◽  
Present Condition ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Regional Food ◽  
Neighborhood Food Environment ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Dietary Education

In order for people to make healthy food choices, the food environment needs to be improved and residents must be aware of it. This research aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Perceived Neighborhood Food Environment (PNFE) scale, which assesses participants’ perceptions of the present condition of their food environment. Data from the Survey on the Present Condition and Consciousness of Dietary Education conducted by the Cabinet Office of Japan in 2010 were used, and 1,853 participants were included. We performed an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and examined internal consistency and the criterion-related validity of the PNFE. The PNFE comprised two factors: “regional food culture” (5 items) and “physical availability of food” (3 items). The model fitness indices were good (GFI = .97, AGFI = .95, CFI = .96, RMSEA = .073) and Cronbach’s α was .77 for the whole scale. Reasonable results were obtained for criterion-related validity. We confirmed the reliability and validity of the PNFE scale. By utilizing the scale for future research in other countries, its reliability and validity for a wider range of residents will likely be confirmed. In addition, consideration should be given to the items used for confirming the validity of the scale in the next study to ensure that they are appropriate for other countries included in the research.

scholarly journals EMOTIONAL CREATIVITY INVENTORY: FACTOR STRUCTURE, RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY IN A GEORGIAN-SPEAKING POPULATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-41
Author(s):  
Khatuna Martsksvishvili ◽  
Nino Abuladze ◽  
Natia Sordia ◽  
Aljoscha Neubauer
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Constructivist Theory ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structure Reliability ◽  
Dispositional Flow ◽  
Social Constructivist Theory

The concept of emotional creativity is based on a social constructivist theory of emotion and refers to an individual’s ability to experience and express novel, sincere, and effective mixtures of emotions. The present research examines the psychometric properties of the Georgian version of Emotional Creativity Inventory (G-ECI; Averill, 1999). 834 individuals across five studies completed the G-ECI. Results from exploratory factor analysis indicate that the factor structure of the original ECI broadly replicates in the Georgian translation. The Cronbach’s alpha reliabilities of the G-ECI scales are mostly acceptable. There are significant gender differences. Examining the construct validity of G-ECI with other constructs (namely, with emotional intelligence, creativity and flow) showed the expected relationships. In conclusion, the Georgian version of the emotional creativity inventory seems well suited for future research purposes. Keywords: emotional creativity, emotional intelligence, creative abilities, dispositional flow.

Feelings of Guilt in Major Depression

1992 ◽  
Vol 160 (6) ◽  
pp. 781-787 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. E. Berrios ◽  
A. Bulbena ◽  
N. Bakshi ◽  
T. R. Dening ◽  
A. Jenaway ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Major Depression ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychomotor Retardation ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Guilt Feeling ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
General Feeling ◽  
Item Scale ◽  
Normal Controls

A new scale for the evaluation of feelings of guilt is described. Two types of guilt feeling were of potential interest: ‘delusional’ guilt or shame (experienced in relation to one's actions), and ‘affective’ guilt (a more general feeling of unworthiness). Reliability and validity analyses for the first (15–item) version of the scale were performed in three separate and contrasting clinical samples. The second and final (seven-item) version was tested in another sample of major depressives and in normal controls. The HRSD was used as a measure of severity throughout. The BDI and Widlöcher psychomotor retardation scale were also used as external criteria for the seven-item scale. Exploratory factor analysis of this sample yielded two factors – ‘cognitive/attitudinal’ and ‘mood/feeling’ – of which only the first correlated with scores for psychomotor retardation. It is suggested that these two factors represent two forms of guilt, but that only the former is related to a putative dopaminergic disorder. Guilt scores and measures of severity were not correlated. It is suggested that feelings of guilt should be considered as a behavioural marker for a subtype of depression.

Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity of the Death Attitude Profile-Revised

2000 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 453-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Clements ◽  
Linda A. Rooda
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Principal Components ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Hospice Nurses ◽  
Structure Reliability ◽  
Two Factors

The Present Study Examined The Factor Structure, reliability, and validity of the Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R; Wong, Reker, & Gesser, 1994) using a sample of 403 hospital and hospice nurses. A principal-components factor analysis of the DAP-R indicated that the DAP-R may consist of six factors instead of the five originally reported by Wong et al. The first four factors reported by Wong et al., which correspond to the subscales that they labeled Fear of Death, Death Avoidance, Approach Acceptance, and Escape Acceptance, were replicated in the present study, and these subscales were found to have acceptable levels of internal consistency and to possess some degree of concurrent validity. However, the items which loaded on the fifth factor in Wong et al.‘s study (their “Neutral Acceptance” subscale) were split across two factors in the present study, suggesting that this subscale may not be measuring a unitary construct.

Quality 4.0 – a measurement model using the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) approach

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
G.S. Sureshchandar
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Formidable Challenge ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

PurposeThe disruptions caused by new-age technologies of Industry 4.0 are posing a formidable challenge to researchers, academicians and practitioners alike. Quality 4.0 that depicts the role of the quality function in the Industry 4.0 scenario must be comprehended so that the rudiments of Quality 4.0 are understood properly, and interventions can be made to embrace the new normal. As the literature on Quality 4.0 is extremely scarce, empirical studies are mandatory to augment the process of theory building.Design/methodology/approachThe research work identifies 12 axes of the Quality 4.0 revolution based on literature review and insights from experts. Subsequently, a measurement model is formulated and an instrument to measure the level of Quality 4.0 implementation is developed. The measurement model has been checked for model fit, reliability and validity using the confirmatory factor analysis approach.FindingsThe proposed model was found to be adequate, reliable and valid and concludes that though technology plays a significant role in the development of the Quality 4.0 system, aspects of traditional quality are very much apropos to transform to the next frontier of quality.Research limitations/implicationsImplications for future research are provided which would help to further explore the nascent field of Quality 4.0.Practical implicationsThis research would help the practitioners better understand the various requirements and measure the degree of implementation of a Quality 4.0 system.Originality/valueThe present research is perhaps the first of its kind in propounding a measurement model, through empirical analysis, for the betterment of the understanding of Quality 4.0 and its associated constituents.

Preliminary Report on the Accountability Scale: A Change and Outcome Measure for Intimate Partner Violence Research

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 515-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela M. Costa ◽  
Brittany Canady ◽  
Julia C. Babcock
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Two Factors

The current study investigated the reliability of a new self-report questionnaire assessing accountability for the perpetration of intimate partner violence. The Accountability Scale (AS) is a brief, Likert-type measure designed to assess the degree to which perpetrators acknowledge and accept responsibility for their violent actions. In Study #1, an exploratory factor analysis on a clinical sample revealed two factors: Acknowledging Harm and Internalizing Responsibility. In Study #2, the factor structure was replicated on a community sample using confirmatory factor analysis, revealing an 11-item solution. Factor 1 was related to readiness to change but negatively related to social desirability, suggesting convergent and discriminant validity of that subscale. Factor 2 was negatively related to Factor 1 in the community sample, calling into question the construct of accountability. Preliminary evidence suggests that the AS shows promise as a brief and reliable tool to assess forms of accountability. Future research will examine if the two factors of accountability function as mechanisms of change and outcome measures in intimate partner violence intervention research.

Autism and Self-Determination: Factor Analysis of Two Measures of Self-Determination

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Chi Chou ◽  
Michael L. Wehmeyer ◽  
Karrie A. Shogren ◽  
Susan B. Palmer ◽  
Jaehoon Lee
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Parameter Estimates ◽  
School Students ◽  
Two Measures

This study examined the reliability and validity and hypothesized factor structure of two assessments of self-determination, the Arc’s Self-Determination Scale (SDS) and the American Institutes for Research Self-Determination Scale (AIR) in students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Ninety-five middle and high school students (17% female and 83% male) aged 13 through 21 years participated. Item analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted separately for the SDS and AIR data. Together, the findings of this study suggest that (a) the two measures in this study show reliability and validity in the measurement of global self-determination in students with ASD and (b) the parameter estimates and the model fit statistics support the hypothesized factor structure of both instruments (with light variation for the SDS). Suggestions for future research and implications for educators are discussed.

Impulse buying tendencies among Indian consumers: scale development and validation

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheetal Mittal ◽  
Deepak Chawla ◽  
Neena Sondhi
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Impulse Buying ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Statistical Measures ◽  
Asian Emerging Markets ◽  
Impulse Buying Tendency

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize, develop and validate the measurement of impulse buying tendency India, an emerging market in Asia. Design/methodology/approach The conceptualization of India’s impulse buying tendency (IBT) has been based on a review of academic literature and an analysis of qualitative data from 30 observations at retail stores and 25 in-depth consumer interviews. The scale’s reliability and validity were assessed by content, convergent, discriminant, nomological and predictive validity using statistical techniques such as exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Findings A two-dimensional measure for IBT was developed for the Indian market, and then tested and validated using appropriate statistical measures. Research limitations/implications The study was skewed towards offline retail with both observations and interviews focusing on the bricks-and-mortar model. With e-retailing in India growing at a rapid rate, future research should extend the study and verify the IBT instrument’s validity specifically for impulse buying behaviour online. Originality/value To the best of authors’ knowledge, the present study is the first to bridge the gap in the existing research of impulse buying in context of emerging markets like India that are culturally, unlike both the western/developed and other Asian/emerging markets; and socio-economically, facing an interplay of variety of factors that are in a state of flux. The developed IBT scale would help by providing academics and practitioners with means of broadening their perspectives and understanding of retail behaviours in a context that is characterized by unprecedented consumer spending, increasing proliferation of modern retail and influence of a culture traditionally been given to simplicity and frugality.

scholarly journals Spanish adaptation of the Alcohol Expectancy-Adolescent Questionnaire, Brief

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-369
Author(s):  
José J. Gázquez ◽  
Mª del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes ◽  
Mª del Mar Molero ◽  
África Martos ◽  
Fernando Cardila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Alcohol Expectancies ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Alcohol Expectancy ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Use Behavior

Alcohol is a substance commonly used by adolescents. Due to the relevant role alcohol expectancies have for understanding adolescent use behavior, valid and reliable instruments need to be designed to evaluate these beliefs. The purpose of this study was to validate the Spanish version of the Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire-Adolescent, Brief (AEQ-AB). The sample was comprised of 315 adolescents aged 14 to 18 years who filled in an ad hoc questionnaire on demographic data the Spanish version of the EQ and the (AEQ-AB). Factor analysis showed that the original seven-item model clustered in two factors (positive and negative), fit the Spanish sample correctly. The reliability and validity analysis showed adequate translation and adaptation of the AEQ-AB questionnaire in Spanish adolescents.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the factor structure and psychometric properties of the German version of the Clinical Perfectionism Questionnaire: The CPQ-D

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Roth ◽  
Barbara Cludius ◽  
Sarah J. Egan ◽  
Karina Limburg
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Incremental Validity ◽  
Clinical Population ◽  
Future Research ◽  
German Version ◽  
Structure Reliability ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Concern Over Mistakes

Background The aim was to create a German version of the Clinical Perfectionism Questionnaire (CPQ-D) and to test its factor structure, reliability, and validity in a non-clinical population. Method We recruited N = 432 participants via an online panel. The factor structure of CPQ-D was examined. The convergent, discriminative, and incremental validity was assessed in relation to the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS) and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). Results Exploratory factor analysis resulted in two factors. Factor 1 represented the over evaluation of striving and Factor 2 was associated to concern over mistakes. Internal consistency was acceptable with ω = .81 for the total score, ω = .77 for Factor 1, and ω = .73 for Factor 2. Convergent, discriminative, and incremental validity was demonstrated. Important to note, Item 12 should be used with caution since it showed low communality and a low item-total correlation and should therefore be further evaluated in future research. Conclusion The results indicate that the German translated version of the CPQ has acceptable internal consistency, convergent, discriminative and incremental validity. Future research should test the CPQ-D scale further in clinical and non-clinical populations and assess a broader variety of scales to determine validity of the scale.

The Development of Measures of Organizational Citizenship Behaviour and Changes in Job Behaviours Related to Quality Management in Health Care

1995 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Irvine
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Orthogonal Rotation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cronbach Alpha ◽  
Two Factors

A study was conducted at two tertiary care hospitals in Canada for the purpose of developing instruments to measure organizational citizenship behaviours (OCB) and changes in job behaviours that occur as a result of participation on hospital quality improvement (CQI) teams. Semi structured interviews were conducted among 52 hospital employees in order to elicit critical incidents of OCB and changes in job behaviours related to CQI. The results of the staff interviews were used to develop a measure of OCB in the hospital setting, and a measure of changes in job behaviours related to CQI. 39 employees, who were drawn from the major departments within the two hospitals on the basis of their membership on CQI teams, participated in a test of the psychometric properties of the two research instruments. Exploratory factor analysis, employing an orthogonal rotation, yielded two factors that accounted for 30% of the variation among the OCB items. The Cronbach alpha for items loading highly on the first factor was .88. The factor was labelled ‘OCB directed towards individuals within the organization’. This factor was dominated by items reflecting the kinds of extra-role job behaviours employees engage in to assist patients, family members, visitors, and other employees within the organization. The Cronbach alpha for items loading highly on the second factor was 0.71. The second factor was labelled ‘organizationally directed OCB’, and consisted of behaviours that reflected an impersonal form of OCB in the hospital setting. Factor analysis, employing an orthogonal rotation, yielded four factors that accounted for 48% of the variation among the items measuring changes in job behaviours related to CQI. The four factors were labelled ‘problem-solving’, Cronbach alpha 0.82; ‘customer awareness’, Cronbach alpha 0.79; ‘use of CQI knowledge’, Cronbach alpha 0.77; and ‘organizational interests’, Cronbach alpha 0.79. The two OCB factors were moderately correlated, there were no significant correlations among any of the factors measuring changes in job behaviours related to CQI, and the problem-solving job behaviours factor was moderately correlated with the two OCB factors. Directions for future research are discussed.

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