scholarly journals The Sensed Presence Questionnaire (SenPQ): initial psychometric validation of a measure of the “Sensed Presence” experience

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e3149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph M. Barnby ◽  
Vaughan Bell
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychometric Validation ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Representation Systems ◽  
Psychiatric Conditions

BackgroundThe experience of ‘sensed presence’—a feeling or sense that another entity, individual or being is present despite no clear sensory or perceptual evidence—is known to occur in the general population, appears more frequently in religious or spiritual contexts, and seems to be prominent in certain psychiatric or neurological conditions and may reflect specific functions of social cognition or body-image representation systems in the brain. Previous research has relied on ad-hoc measures of the experience and no specific psychometric scale to measure the experience exists to date.MethodsBased on phenomenological description in the literature, we created the 16-item Sensed Presence Questionnaire (SenPQ). We recruited participants from (i) a general population sample, and; (ii) a sample including specific selection for religious affiliation, to complete the SenPQ and additional measures of well-being, schizotypy, social anxiety, social imagery, and spiritual experience. We completed an analysis to test internal reliability, the ability of the SenPQ to distinguish between religious and non-religious participants, and whether the SenPQ was specifically related to positive schizotypical experiences and social imagery. A factor analysis was also conducted to examine underlying latent variables.ResultsThe SenPQ was found to be reliable and valid, with religious participants significantly endorsing more items than non-religious participants, and the scale showing a selective relationship with construct relevant measures. Principal components analysis indicates two potential underlying factors interpreted as reflecting ‘benign’ and ‘malign’ sensed presence experiences.DiscussionThe SenPQ appears to be a reliable and valid measure of sensed presence experience although further validation in neurological and psychiatric conditions is warranted.

The Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE): socio-demographic correlates, reliability, validity and some norms

1989 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 1015-1022 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. F. Jorm ◽  
P. A. Jacomb
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
General Factor ◽  
General Population Sample ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Demographic Correlates ◽  
One Year ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

SYNOPSISThe IQCODE is a questionnaire which asks an informant about changes in an elderly person's everyday cognitive function. The questionnaire aims to assess cognitive decline independent of pre-morbid ability. In the present study, the IQCODE was administered to a sample of 613 informants from the general population. In addition, the questionnaire was administered to informants of 309 dementing subjects who had filled it out one year previously. A principal components analysis, using the general population sample, confirmed that the IQCODE measures a general factor of cognitive decline. The questionnaire was found to have high internal reliability in the general population sample (alpha = 0·95) and reasonably high test-retest reliability over one year in the dementing sample (r = 0·75). The total IQCODE score, as well as each of the 26-items, was found to discriminate well between the general population and dementing samples. The correlation with education was quite small (r = – 0·13), indicating that contamination by premorbid ability is not a problem.

scholarly journals Intergroup anxiety, cultural sensitivity and socio-cultural diverse leaders’ effectiveness

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Laura Lupano Peruginni ◽  
Alejandro Castro Solano
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
General Population ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Intergroup Anxiety ◽  
Sociocultural Characteristics ◽  
Ad Hoc Protocol

This intended to analyze differences in the level of perception –of general population participants- in regards to leaders with diverse socio-cultural characteristics (gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, nationality) and also verify by means of structural equations, the influence of intergroup anxiety and the cultural sensitivity in terms of the level of effectiveness perception. Participants: 481 adults from Argentina (52.8% female, 47.2% male; age average = 35.45 years old). Instruments: Intergroup Anxiety scale, Cultural Sensitivity scale, and an ad hoc protocol designed to assess level of effectiveness perception in socio-culturally diverse leaders. Results: Differences in the level of perception of effectiveness according to sociocultural characteristics could not be confirmed. However, a direct effect of cultural sensitivity and an indirect effect of intergroup anxiety on the levels of effectiveness perception were confirmed. This work contributes to previous studies on prejudice and leadership.

scholarly journals Reliability and validity of a General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire for adults in a Romanian population

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (11) ◽  
pp. 1576-1584
Author(s):  
Salomeia Putnoky ◽  
Ancuța Mioara Banu ◽  
Lavinia Cristina Moleriu ◽  
Sandra Putnoky ◽  
Denis Mihai Șerban ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire ◽  
Nutrition Research

Abstract Background Nutritional knowledge assessment is an important component in nutrition research, and a prerequisite for the implementation of many policies and programs aimed at improving eating behavior. In order to generate objective results, validated tools for a given population must be employed. The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of a nutrition knowledge questionnaire for Romanian adults. Methods Kleimann’s version of a General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire, was translated and adapted to Romanian language, culture, and cuisine. The final format was developed in several steps and used four components: internal and external reliability were assessed in a general population sample (n1 = 412), respectively in a subgroup (n2 = 46) from Component 1; Component 3 assessed construct validity (n3 = 96) using the “known-groups” method; Component 4 (convergent validity, n4 = 508) tested the association between socio-demographic characteristics and nutrition knowledge. Results The overall internal reliability was 0.878 and the external reliability was >0.880 in all sections, and overall. Specialists had higher scores than nonspecialists, with a very large effect size. In the general population, females scored higher than males, and middle-aged and older adults scored higher than young adults. Higher scores were associated with higher levels of education. The characteristics of individuals prone to giving wrong answers were: males (beta = 0.170), high school or less (beta = 0.167), and no training in nutrition (beta = 0.154). Conclusions The Romanian version of the General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire is a reliable and valid tool for measuring nutrition knowledge in adults.

Non-respiratory Symptoms and Well-Being in Asthmatics from a General Population Sample

2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 552-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mai Leander ◽  
Agneta Cronqvist ◽  
Christer Janson ◽  
Monica Uddenfeldt ◽  
Anna Rask-Andersen
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Well Being ◽  
General Population Sample

scholarly journals Measuring the well-being of health care professionals in the Punjab: a psychometric evaluation of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale in a Pakistani population

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Waqas ◽  
Waqas Ahmad ◽  
Mark Haddad ◽  
Frances Taggart ◽  
Zerwah Muhammad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Pakistani Population ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Mental Well Being

Background: There is growing awareness of the public health importance of the mental well-being of population in general. This study was carried out to examine the wellbeing of Pakistani healthcare professionals, and to evaluate the psychometric properties of Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale in in this population. The well-being of health professionals is likely to influence their care delivery. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out from June, 2013 to December, 2014 among 1271 Pakistani health personnel (HCPs) belonging to seven different cities of Punjab province, Pakistan, to examine the acceptability, internal consistency, test-retest reliability and the content and construct validity of the English version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale in a Pakistani population sample. All data were analyzed in SPSS v.21. Results: Our analysis demonstrated a unidimensional construct, a high internal consistency (0.89) and test-retest reliability, good convergent validity and easy readability of WEMBS among Pakistani HCPs. The mean on WEMWBS score was 48.1 (9.4) which is lower than general population sample in other nations. Male healthcare professionals scored significantly higher on WEMWBS than their female counterparts (P < .05), and older respondents had higher scores. Conclusion: The WEMBS appears feasible and acceptable for use in the Pakistani healthcare professionals, and findings from this study indicate its validity and internal consistency. The well-being scores of the health professional respondents were lower than those identified in general population surveys in the UK.

scholarly journals Measuring the well-being of health care professionals in the Punjab: a psychometric evaluation of the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale in a Pakistani population

PeerJ ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. e1264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Waqas ◽  
Waqas Ahmad ◽  
Mark Haddad ◽  
Frances M. Taggart ◽  
Zerwah Muhammad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
General Population ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Pakistani Population ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Mental Well Being

Background.There is growing awareness of the public health importance of mental well-being both in the general population and in specific groups. The well-being of health professionals is likely to influence the quality of the care they deliver. This study was carried out to examine the well-being of Pakistani healthcare professionals, and to evaluate the psychometric performance of the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) in this population.Methods.A cross-sectional survey was carried out from June, 2013 to December, 2014 among 1,271 Pakistani health care providers (HCPs) working in seven different cities in Punjab province, Pakistan, to examine the acceptability, internal consistency, test-retest reliability and content and construct validity of the English version of the WEMWBS in a Pakistani population sample. All data were analyzed in SPSS v. 21.Results.Our analysis demonstrated unidimensional construct validity, high internal consistency (0.89) and test-retest reliability, good validity and easy readability of WEMWBS in our sample of Pakistani HCPs. The mean WEMWBS score was 48.1 (SD 9.4), which is lower than in the general population in other countries. Male HCPs scored significantly higher on the WEMWBS than their female counterparts (P< 0.05), and older respondents had higher scores.Conclusion.The WEMWBS appears acceptable for use in Pakistani HCPs, and findings from this study verify its validity and internal consistency for this population sample. Our respondents had lower well-being scores than those reported in general population surveys in the UK.

LONELINESS OF PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 681-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ami Rokach ◽  
Rachel Lechcier-Kimel ◽  
Artem Safarov
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Chronic Illnesses ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities ◽  
Social Intercourse

Physical disability has a profound effect on one's quality of life, social intercourse and emotional well-being. Loneliness has been found to be a frequent companion of those afflicted with chronic illnesses that result in physical disabilities. This study examined the qualitative aspects of that loneliness. Five hundred and ninety-three participants volunteered to answer a 30-item yes/no questionnaire. Those with physical disabilities were compared to the nondisabled (general population), and then further divided into five homogeneous subgroups (i.e., those with multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, Parkinson's, arthritis, and “other” disabilities) which were compared to each other and to the general population sample who are healthy and not chronically ill. Results indicate that the loneliness of those with physical disabilities differs significantly from that of the general population.

scholarly journals Digital health literacy in general populations – An international comparison

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Van Den Broucke ◽  
D Levin-Zamir ◽  
D Schaeffer ◽  
K Pettersen ◽  
Ø Guttersrud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
General Population ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychometric Validation ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Comprehensive Health ◽  
Health Related ◽  
General Populations

Abstract Background Due to the digital transformation in late modern society, digital (or e-) health literacy (DHL) is becoming increasingly relevant for people to take health related decisions. Yet despite its importance for evidence-based policy, very few tools have been developed to measure DHL, and even fewer studies have measured DHL in general populations. The Action Network on Measuring Population and Organizational Health Literacy (M-POHL) is one of the first to include a measure of DHL and its relevant correlates in the Health Literacy Survey 2019 (HLS19). Methods Based on an existing instrument (Van der Vaart & Drossaert, 2017), adapted to the format of the HLS-EU questionnaire for measuring comprehensive health literacy, 10 items with four Likert categories were developed to measure self-reported DHL, as well as 6 questions measuring the use of digital resources to obtain health related information and communicate with their health care system, as an optional package of the HLS19 study. Ten of the 15 countries participating in HLS19 included this optional package into their national survey. Data were collected from probability samples of at least 1.000 respondents per country, taken from the general population 18+ by personal interviews, telephone interviews or internet. Results For comparisons between countries, distributions of the answers to single items as well as psychometric validation and descriptive data for an index of DHL will be presented. Associations of DHL with general comprehensive health literacy, with the use of digital resources, and with other selected correlates based on correlational and regression analysis will also be presented comparatively for countries. Conclusions This study is the first to present standardized comparative data for the distributions of DHL and its correlates in the general population of WHO-Europe region Member States. The relevance of these results for national and European health policy will be discussed. Panelists: Doris Schaeffer Interdisciplinary Centre for Health Literacy Research, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany Contact: [email protected] Maria Lopatina Department of Public Health, National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine, Moscow, Russia Contact: [email protected] Miguel Arriaga Division of Literacy, Health and Well-being, Directorate-General on Health, Lisbon, Portugal Contact: [email protected]

scholarly journals Measuring the well-being of health care professionals in the Punjab: a psychometric evaluation of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale in a Pakistani population

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Waqas ◽  
Waqas Ahmad ◽  
Mark Haddad ◽  
Frances Taggart ◽  
Zerwah Muhammad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Pakistani Population ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Mental Well Being

Background: There is growing awareness of the public health importance of the mental well-being of population in general. This study was carried out to examine the wellbeing of Pakistani healthcare professionals, and to evaluate the psychometric properties of Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale in in this population. The well-being of health professionals is likely to influence their care delivery. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out from June, 2013 to December, 2014 among 1271 Pakistani health personnel (HCPs) belonging to seven different cities of Punjab province, Pakistan, to examine the acceptability, internal consistency, test-retest reliability and the content and construct validity of the English version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale in a Pakistani population sample. All data were analyzed in SPSS v.21. Results: Our analysis demonstrated a unidimensional construct, a high internal consistency (0.89) and test-retest reliability, good convergent validity and easy readability of WEMBS among Pakistani HCPs. The mean on WEMWBS score was 48.1 (9.4) which is lower than general population sample in other nations. Male healthcare professionals scored significantly higher on WEMWBS than their female counterparts (P < .05), and older respondents had higher scores. Conclusion: The WEMBS appears feasible and acceptable for use in the Pakistani healthcare professionals, and findings from this study indicate its validity and internal consistency. The well-being scores of the health professional respondents were lower than those identified in general population surveys in the UK.

Personality Measurement and Profile in a European Sample of Civil Airline Pilots

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 791-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karina Mesarosova ◽  
Alex B. Siegling ◽  
Rachel A. Plouffe ◽  
Donald H. Saklofske ◽  
Martin M. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Personality Profile ◽  
Working Population ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Airline Pilots ◽  
Pilot Sample

Abstract. The study examined the psychometric properties of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R, UK edition) in a large European sample of civil airline pilots. The NEO PI-R is a comprehensive and robust measure of personality that has been validated across cultures and contexts. Furthermore, the personality profile of the pilot sample was examined and compared to a normative sample representing the UK working population. Data from 591 pilots (95.1% male) were collected. Analyses include the internal reliability and factorial validity (precisely, Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling) to examine the measurement equivalence of the NEO PI-R with reference to UK norms ( N = 1,301). Internal reliability estimates of the NEO PI-R scores were good at the domain level, but generally weak at the facet level. The structural model in the pilot sample was congruent with the general working population sample. Furthermore, there was convincing evidence for a distinct personality profile of civil pilots, although the stability of this profile will require further validation. The NEO PI-R’s validity in the assessment of general personality in civil airline pilots is discussed, along with implications of the results for the utility of personality assessment in civil aviation contexts.

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