Further Evidence for the Psychometric Properties of Young's Internet Addiction Test (IAT): A Study on a Sample of Israeli-Arab Male Adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1030-1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yosi Yaffe ◽  
Dominique-Esther Seroussi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
Activity Rate ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The One ◽  
Variance Explained

Objectives: In this study, we assessed the psychometric properties of the Hebrew version of the 20-item Internet Addiction Test (IAT). Methods: We had 180 Israeli-Arab male adolescents ranging in age from 12 to 16 (M = 13.92, SD = 1.42) complete the IAT and report their pornography viewing habits, their physical activity rate, and their grades at school. Results: We used exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to determine the tool's structure, resulting with one-factor and 2-factor solutions both accounting for at least 50% of the variance explained by the models (using EFA). Upon dropping item 12 and items 12 and 15 from the one-factor model and the 2-factor model, respectively, the models demonstrated adequate psychometric properties (.73 ≤ α ≤ .94) and fitted fairly with the data (using CFA). The IAT scores correlated significantly with concurrent reports of the participants' pornography viewing, grades at school, and physical activity rate, reinforcing the tool's construct validity. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the IAT is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring Internet addiction among literate Israeli-Arab male adolescents for whom Hebrew is their second language and, presumably, other Israeli adolescents for whom Hebrew is the native language.

Psychometric Properties of the Generalized Pliance Questionnaire in Spain

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Francisco J. Ruiz ◽  
Paula Odriozola-González ◽  
Juan C. Suárez-Falcón
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Convergent Construct Validity ◽  
Excellent Internal Consistency ◽  
Abstract Rule ◽  
The One ◽  
Report Measure

Abstract. Rule-governed behavior is a central concept to explain complex human behavior from a functional-analytic standpoint. Recently, a self-report measure of a functional type of rule-following called generalized pliance has been developed – the Generalized Pliance Questionnaire (GPQ). The GPQ has two versions with 18 and 9 items, respectively. This study aimed to analyze the factor structure and psychometric properties of both GPQ versions in a Spanish online sample ( N = 846). Confirmatory factor analyses showed that the one-factor model obtained an acceptable fit in the GPQ-18, but an inadequate fit in the GPQ-9. The GPQ-18 showed measurement invariance across gender, excellent internal consistency, and convergent construct validity. According to the results, the GPQ-18 showed good psychometric properties in Spanish samples.

scholarly journals Investigation of the Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale Psychometric Properties with a Sample of Greek Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Lavidas ◽  
Dionysios Manesis ◽  
Vasilios Gialamas
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Statistics Anxiety ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The purpose of this study was to adapt the Statistics Anxiety Rating Scale (STARS) for a Greek student population. The STARS was administered to 890 Tertiary Education students in two Greek universities. It was performed a cross-validation study to examine the factorial structure and the psychometric properties with a series of confirmatory factor analyses. Results revealed a correlated six first-order factor model which provided the best fit to the data compared to a six-factor model with one superordinate factor. All six factors of the Greek version of the STARS presented convergent and discriminant validity and were internally consistent. Implications and limitations are discussed.

Examination of the Psychometric Properties of the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale–Second Edition Scores Among Chinese Secondary School Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 725-735
Author(s):  
Qingqing Zhu ◽  
Patricia A. Lowe
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
School Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Adequate Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Manifest Anxiety

The purpose of this study was to adapt the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale–Second Edition (RCMAS-2) into Mandarin and to examine its psychometric properties among Chinese adolescents. The participants included 436 Chinese students in Grades 7 to 12 who were administered the Chinese version of the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS-2-C). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were performed to examine the factor structure of the RCMAS-2-C. Results indicated a modified four-factor model (Worry and Social Anxiety factors combined, Physiological Anxiety, Defensiveness I, and Defensiveness II factors) provided an adequate model fit to the data. Categorical omegas were computed and ranged from .68 to .90 for the RCMAS-2 scale scores. Convergent evidence of validity for the RCMAS-2-C anxiety scores was also found. Implications of the findings of the study for clinicians and researchers are discussed.

Assessing sexting-based condom negotiation among forcibly displaced adolescents in Kampala, Uganda: Validation of the ‘Condom use negotiated experiences through technology’ (CuNET) Scale (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moses Okumu ◽  
Carmen Logie ◽  
David Ansong ◽  
Simon Mwima ◽  
Robert Hakiza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Health ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Sexual Communication ◽  
Negotiation Strategy ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Condom Negotiation ◽  
Peer Network ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The One

BACKGROUND Digital sexual communication strategies (e.g., sexting) may increase adolescents’ confidence to discuss sexual health and negotiate condom use. Because few validated measures for evaluating sexting-based condom negotiation exist, this study created and examined the psychometric properties of a condom use negotiated experiences through technology (CuNET) scale. OBJECTIVE Examining the psychometric properties of a sexting-based condom negotiation scale. METHODS Using peer network sampling, 242 forcibly displaced adolescents (16-19-years) were recruited for participation. A subscale (embarrassment to negotiate condom use) of the Multidimensional Condom Attitudes Scale was adapted to incorporate sexting, yielding CuNET. Participants were randomly assigned to calibration and validation sub-samples to conduct exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to establish and validate the scale. CuNET measured participants’ support levels for condom negotiation via sexting by gender and associations with sexual health outcomes RESULTS Approximately 25% of respondents reported substantial support for sexting as a condom negotiation strategy. The one-factor CuNET with the validation sample showed a good fit. Adolescent girls showed significantly lower levels of support for using sexting to negotiate condom use (13.60 vs. 21.48, p=.001). Participants who used a condom in the previous three months were more likely to support condom negotiation via sexting than those who did not use condoms (5.16 vs. 2.70, p=.001). CONCLUSIONS The unidimensional CuNET scale is (1) valid and reliable for forcibly displaced adolescents living in HIV hyper-endemic settlements in Kampala, (2) gender-sensitive, and (3) relevant for predicting condom use among urban displaced and refugee adolescents. Further development of this scale will enable better understandings of how adolescents are using digital tools for condom negotiation.

Psychometric Properties of Farsi Version of the Revised Fear Survey Schedule for Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehsan Abdekhodaie ◽  
Mohammad Arghabaei ◽  
Hadi Bahrami Ehsan
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Present Sample ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Fear Survey Schedule ◽  
Gender And Age Differences ◽  
Iranian Children ◽  
Farsi Version

AbstractThis study examined the psychometric properties of the Farsi version of the Revised Fear Survey Schedule for Children (Ollendick, 1983), namely the FSSC-FA, in a sample of Iranian children and adolescents (N = 394, 206 girls) aged 9–11:11 years. The internal consistency coefficient was found to range from .79 to .96 for total and subscale scores. The authors used exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to determine the factor structure of the FSSC-FA. The results showed that a 71-item, six-factor model provided a satisfactory fit for the structure of the FSSC-FA (RMSEA = .07, 90% CIs [.068, .072], CFI = .94, NNFI = .94, χ2/df = 2.94). With regard to gender and age differences in fears of the present sample, girls typically reported more fears than boys (Cohen’s d = .28, 95% CIs [.08, .48], p < .001), but differences between older and younger participants were modest. The study also reported most common fears in the sample which were very similar to those reported by other studies except one item being specific to the Iranian population. Bearing in mind the limitations discussed, the results generally show that the FSSC-FA scores are valid and reliable to assess fears in Iranian youth.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Exercise Imagery Questionnaire (EIQ)

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-54
Author(s):  
María José Pérez-Fabello ◽  
Alfredo Campos
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Test Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Exercise Imagery ◽  
Sports Sciences

En este studio se evaluaron las propiedades psicométricas de la versión en español del Cuestionario de Imágenes de Ejercicio  (EIQ) en un grupo de 166 ( 127 hombres y 39 mujeres ) estudiantes de de primer año de grado en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte  (Medad  = 20.57, SD = 2,24). Los participantes realizaban ejercicio al menos 4 veces por semana. Además administramos la version Española  de cuatro cuestionarios de imagen mental: MIQ-R, VMIQ, VVIQ, Gordon Test. Llevamos a cabo dos análisis confirmatorios del EIQ, en primer lugar, un modelo con  tres factores (imagen de técnica, energía y apariencia) similar al original, aunque no cumplía los valores recomendados para un buen ajuste. Sin embargo, el ajuste del segundo modelo con dos factores (imagen de técnica y energía) fue bueno (CFI = .97, NNFI = .94, RMSEA = .07, SRMR = .04), con resultados similares a la prueba  original. La fiabilidad medida a través del alfa de Cronbach fue acceptable pero la fiabilidad compuesta fue más baja de lo recommendable. La validez convergente y discriminate resultó adecuada. Encontramos una correlación significativa entre el EIQ técnica y el Gordon Test. También se incluyó una tabla de baremación del grupo estudiantes of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences. Los resultados se discutieron, y se observó que la version Española del EIQ es una prueba válida y útil para explorar, especialmente, dos tipos de imagen: técnica y energía. In this study, the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Exercise Imagery Questionnaire (EIQ) were evaluated in a sample of 166 first-year undergraduates of a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, 127 men, and 39 woman; Mage = 20.57, SD = 2.24. Participants exercised at least 4 times a week. Moreover, the Spanish versions of four mental imagery questionnaires were administered: MIQ-R , VMIQ, VVIQ, and Gordon Test. Two confirmatory factor analyses of the EIQ were performed. First, a three-factor model (technique, energy, and appearance imagery) the same as the original model, failed to obtain the recommended values for a good fit. However, the second model adjusted to two factors (technique and energy imagery) was good (CFI = .97, NNFI = .94, RMSEA = .07, SRMR = .04) with results similar to the original test. Reliability was acceptable as measured by the Cronbach’s alpha, but composite reliability was lower than recommended. However, convergent and discriminant validity was inadequate. There was a significant correlation between the EIQ and the Gordon Test. Furthermore, Tables have been included as an aid the elucidation of the results of the sample of undergraduates on the Bachelor’s degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences. The results are discussed, and substantiated the Spanish version of the EIQ was a valid and useful test for exploring two types of imagery in particular: technique and energy. Neste estudo avaliamos as propriedades psicométricas da versão em espanhol do Exercise Image Questionnaire (EIQ). Participaram  166 (127 homens e 39 mulheres)  alunos do primeiro ano de uma licenciatura em Atividade Física e Ciências do Desporto  (Midade  = 20.57, SD = 2,24). Os participantes exercitaram-se pelo menos 4 vezes por semana. Além disso, administramos a versão em espanhol de quatro questionários de imagem mental: MIQ-R, VMIQ, VVIQ, Gordon Test. Foram realizadas duas análises confirmatórias do EIQ, primeiro um modelo com três fatores (imagem técnica, energia e aparência), exatamente como o original, embora não se atendesse aos valores recomendados para um bom ajuste. No entanto, o ajuste do segundo modelo com dois fatores (técnica e imagem energética) foi bom (CFI = .97, NNFI = .94, RMSEA = .07, SRMR = .04) com resultados semelhantes ao teste original. A confiabilidade medida através do alfa de Cronbach foi aceitável, mas a confiabilidade composta foi menor que o recomendado. A validade convergente e discriminada foi adequada. Houve uma correlação significativa entre o EIQtécnica e o teste de Gordon. Também foi incluída uma tabela de escala do grupo de estudantes de Atividade Física e Ciências do Desporto. Os resultados foram discutidos, e observou-se que o EIQ é um teste válido e útil para explorar, principalmente, dois tipos de imagem: técnica e energia. 

scholarly journals Developing the Counselor Attitude Scale for Spirituality in Counseling: A Validity and Reliability Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-236
Author(s):  
Figen Kasapoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Single Factor ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Fit Indexes ◽  
The One ◽  
T Values

The purpose of this research is to develop the Counselor Attitude Scale for Spirituality in Counseling. The study group consists of 386 (253 female, 133 male) counselors. The methods of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses are used to determine the construct validity of the scale. A single-factor structure consisting of seven items has been obtained as a result of the exploratory factor analysis. The compatibility the one-dimensional model has with the data is tested using confirmatory factor analysis. The single-factor model has been determined to have good fit indexes as a result of the analysis (RMSEA = .04, RMR = .03, GFI = .98, AGFI = .95, CFI = .99, IFI = .99, NFI = .98). Cronbach’s alpha coefficient has been calculated as .89 for the reliability analysis of the scale and the test-retest coefficient as .88; the 27% lower-upper group t values are found to be significant (p<.001). The findings show the developed scale to be psychometrically valid and reliable, and useful for assessing counselors’ attitudes towards spirituality in counseling interactions.

Psychometric Properties of Chen, Gully, and Eden's “New General Self-Efficacy Scale” in a Greek Sample

2009 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 245-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Demetrios S. Alexopoulos ◽  
Sofia Asimakopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The One ◽  
General Self Efficacy

The aim of the present study was to translate and investigate the psychometric properties of the New General Self-Efficacy Scale with a group of 551 Greek children (269 girls, 282 boys; ages 9 to 12 years, Grades 4, 5, and 6). A confirmatory factor analysis was performed which verified the one-factor model. The reliability, validity, and item analysis appeared to be adequate.

The Emotional Contagion Scale: Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties in a Portuguese Sample

2012 ◽  
Vol 111 (3) ◽  
pp. 898-904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Rueff-Lopes ◽  
António Caetano
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Emotional Contagion ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Good Internal Consistency

This manuscript examined the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Emotional Contagion Scale in a Portuguese sample. The original scale was first given to a sample of 1,445 individuals to verify its internal consistency. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. Results suggested that the data from the Emotional Contagion Scale are best fit by a one-factor model. Differences between sexes were assessed and higher susceptibility to emotional contagion was observed in women than in men. Convergent and discriminant validity analyses were also conducted. The Portuguese version of the Emotional Contagion Scale also had good internal consistency and test-retest reliabilities; thus it is a psychometrically sound measure within a Portuguese population.

scholarly journals The Passion Scale—Portuguese Version: Reliability, Validity, and Invariance of Gender and Sport

2019 ◽  
Vol 126 (4) ◽  
pp. 694-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Cid ◽  
Anabela Vitorino ◽  
Teresa Bento ◽  
Diogo S. Teixeira ◽  
Filipe Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Original Version ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Adapted Sports ◽  
Mixed Gender

The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the original version of the Passion Scale (14 items, two factors). We tested it within a sample of mixed gender Portuguese athletes from different sports, including adapted sports. In addition to demonstrating reliability, validity, and confirmatory factor analyses of the Passion Scale, we sought to analyze the invariance of this measure between males and females and across six types of sports (soccer, futsal, swimming, surf, bodyboard, and adapted sports). We recruited 1,316 athletes to test this scale from both genders (1,109 males; 207 females), aged 14–59 years ( M = 21.83; SD = 8.67). Our main results revealed weaknesses in the factor model for the original instrument (14 items and two factors) leading us to reject the model. However, after adapting the model (to eight items and two factors), the psychometric properties of the Passion Scale improved substantially and then exhibited (a) good fit to the data and (b) invariance between gender and across sports. Our new proposed version of the Passion Scale can be used with confidence to analyze the passion athletes feel when practicing their sport.

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