An Item Response Theory examination of the original and short forms of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) in pregnant women

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon L. Goldstein ◽  
Margaret J. Briggs‐Gowan ◽  
Carolyn C. Greene ◽  
Rocio Chang ◽  
Damion J. Grasso
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Short Forms ◽  
Difficulties In Emotion Regulation

scholarly journals Analysis of the Emotion Regulation Inventory through IRT

Psico-USF ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-347
Author(s):  
Mirela Dantas Ricarte ◽  
Fernanda Mírian França Silva ◽  
José Maurício Haas Bueno
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Response Theory

Abstract Emotion regulation is a multiprocessual phenomenon capable of maintaining, intensifying or diminishing the emotional experience. This work investigated the psychometric properties of the Emotion Regulation Inventory for Learning Situations, using the Item Response Theory (IRT). Participants included 365 students from the 5th to the 9th grades of elementary school, with a mean age of 11.9 years (SD = 1.72), 57.5% female and 42.5% male. The results indicated problems in the instrument, such as small variability of the items and underutilized categories of response, and ways for the revision of the instrument, such as construction of more difficult items that require internal strategies, focused on the learning experience.

Developing Item Response Theory–Based Short Forms to Measure the Social Impact of Burn Injuries

2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. 521-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molly E. Marino ◽  
Emily C. Dore ◽  
Pengsheng Ni ◽  
Colleen M. Ryan ◽  
Jeffrey C. Schneider ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Burn Injuries ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Short Forms ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals Item Response Theory Analysis of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire and Its Short Forms

Mindfulness ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1615-1628 ◽  
Author(s):  
William E. Pelham III ◽  
Oscar Gonzalez ◽  
Stephen A. Metcalf ◽  
Cady L. Whicker ◽  
Emily A. Scherer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Theory Analysis ◽  
Short Forms ◽  
Item Response Theory Analysis

scholarly journals Preliminary Validation of an Abbreviated Acute Concussion Symptom Checklist Using Item Response Theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 3087-3093
Author(s):  
Kristin Wilmoth ◽  
Brooke E. Magnus ◽  
Michael A. McCrea ◽  
Lindsay D. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
False Positive ◽  
Symptom Assessment ◽  
Brief Symptom Inventory ◽  
Symptom Checklist ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Short Forms

Background: Symptom assessment is a critical component of concussion diagnosis and management, with item selection primarily driven by clinical judgment or expert consensus. We recently demonstrated that concussion symptoms assessed by the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT) are essentially unidimensional, implying that overall symptom severity may be accurately estimated with relatively few questions. Briefer, evidence-based forms for symptom assessment would provide clinicians flexibility. Purpose: To develop and validate an abbreviated assessment of general concussion symptom severity using item response theory analyses. Study Design: Cohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 2. Methods: Broad clinical assessments (SCAT3, Immediate Post-concussion and Cognitive Testing, Balance Error Scoring System, and Brief Symptom Inventory–18 Global Severity Index) were completed by 265 injured athletes and 235 matched teammate controls at 24 to 48 hours and 8, 15, and 45 days after concussion. Symptom checklist short forms (3-14 items from the original 22) were selected using item response theory item information curves. Internal consistency reliability (Cronbach alpha), correlation with criterion measures assessed concurrently (ie, acute neurocognitive performance, balance, and emotional symptoms), predictive validity (correlations with symptom duration), and differences between concussed and control groups (Cohen d) were examined across forms. Sensitivity and false-positive rates of the forms were estimated and compared using reliable change indices derived from controls. Results: Across the 3- to 22-item forms, internal consistency was excellent (Cronbach alphas, 0.90-0.94). Clinical correlations were significant ( P≤ .017) and to similar degrees for all short forms. Group difference confidence intervals overlapped across forms at 24- to 48-hour (Cohen d, 1.27-1.51) and 8-day follow-up (Cohen d, 0.31-0.44). Sensitivity remained similar across short forms, with a low false-positive rate in controls. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that even an ultrashort (3-item) inventory provides sufficiently reliable and valid estimates of overall concussion symptom severity 24 to 48 hours after injury. Future revisions of the SCAT could eliminate inefficient items, although replication in larger samples and extension to other postinjury time points are warranted.

scholarly journals Two parallel short forms to measure disease- and treatment-associated knowledge in rheumatoid arthritis: application of item response theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marieke J Spijk-de Jonge ◽  
Martijn A H Oude Voshaar ◽  
Lisanne Renskers ◽  
Anita M P Huis ◽  
Mart A F J van de Laar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Item Bank ◽  
T Test ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Short Forms ◽  
Paired T Test

Abstract Objective The aim was to develop two disease- and treatment-related knowledge about RA (DataK-RA) short forms using item response theory-based linear optimal test design. Methods We used the open source Excel add-in solver to program a linear optimization algorithm to develop two short forms from the DataK-RA item bank. The algorithm was instructed to optimize precision (i.e. reliability) of the scores for both short forms, subject to a number of constraints that served to ensure that each short form would include unique items and that the short forms would have similar psychometric properties. Agreement among item response theory scores obtained from the different short forms was assessed using the Bland–Altman method and Student’s paired t-test. Construct validity and relative efficiency of the short forms was evaluated by relating the score to age, sex and educational attainment. Results Two short forms were derived from the DataK-RA item bank that satisfied all content constraints. Both short forms included 15 unique items and yielded reliable scores (r > 0.70), with low ceiling and floor effects. The short forms yielded statistically indistinguishable mean scores according to Student’s paired t-test and Bland–Altman analysis. Scores on short forms 1 and 2 were associated with age, sex and educational attainment to a similar extent. Conclusion In this study, we developed two DataK-RA short forms with unique items, yet similar psychometric properties, that can be used to assess patients pre- and post-test interventions aimed at improving disease-related knowledge in RA patients.

Development and testing of item response theory-based item banks and short forms for eye, skin and lung problems in sarcoidosis

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 1301-1313 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Victorson ◽  
Seung Choi ◽  
Marc A. Judson ◽  
David Cella
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Short Forms ◽  
Item Banks
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