The Problem-Solving Inventory: Appraisal of problem solving in the Arab context, factor structure, and validation.

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 252-267
Author(s):  
Abdrabo Moghazy Soliman
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Context Factor

The Reminiscence Functions Scale: A Replication

1997 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Dean Webster
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Principal Components Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Principal Components ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
Scale Construction ◽  
Identity Problem ◽  
Components Analysis

This article reports the findings of a replication and validation study of the factor structure of the recently developed Reminiscence Functions Scale (RFS) [1]. Three hundred and ninety-nine adult subjects ranging in age from seventeen to forty-five years ( M age = 22.7, SD = 5.7) completed the RFS. A principal components analysis indicated the viability of an eight-factor scale which strongly parallels the earlier scale construction. Factors were labeled: Boredom Reduction, Death Preparation, Identity, Problem-Solving, Conversation, Intimacy Maintenance, Bitterness Revival, and Teach/Inform. Internal consistency scores ranged from .74 to .86 and closely duplicated original scores. Age differences on Death Preparation and Teach/Inform were replicated. Potential uses of the RFS are documented.

scholarly journals Development and approbation of the methodology for determining the individual negotiating style

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 92-104
Author(s):  
G.U. Soldatova ◽  
A.F. Gasimov
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Negotiation Style ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Individual

The article presents the results of development and approbation of the method for determining the negotiation style of the personality. The methodology is based on the idea of the presence of integrative and distributive styles of negotiation. Among the distinctive features of the integrative style areorientation on collective problem solving, achieving win-win solutions, establishing a productive interaction. The distributive style is characterized by the orientation of the subject on maximizing of his own profit, often to the detriment of another, the lack of focus on long-term collaboration, the perception of the partner as a method of reaching his own goals. The approbation has been conducted on a sample of 776 people. A three-component factor structure, including such scales as “Distributive style”, “Integrative style/partner oriented” and “Integrative style /situation oriented”, has been allocated. The data obtained during the psychometric evaluation of the method indicate its consistency, reliability and validity, which allows to make a conclusion on the effectiveness of the method and the possibility to use it in the studies of the peculiarities of the negotiation process.

scholarly journals Russian adaptation of social problem-solving inventory-r (SPSI-R)

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 46-64
Author(s):  
M.M. Danina ◽  
N.V. Kiselnikova ◽  
E.A. Kuminskaya
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Diagnostic Measure ◽  
Additional Sample

The paper presents an original questionnaire measuring abilities of social problem-solving, based on a theory of social problem-solving of D’Zurilla. Aprobation of the questionnaire, its psychometric qualities were investigated on a sample of 329 individuals (95 males, 234 females). The factors were investigated and construct validity was tested on an additional sample of 466 individuals (80 males, 385 females). Structural equations were used to test the factor structure of the 38-items questionnaire. To test construct validity, we used COPE-questionnaire and the Diener’s Scale of life satisfaction. The results fit the hypothesis about the correlation with p<0,001. The presented diagnostic measure is valid and can be used in research.

A Measure of Parents' Assessments of Their Children's Abilities

2004 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 957-963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannu Räty
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Temporal Consistency ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
The Third ◽  
Multidimensional Measure ◽  
School Year ◽  
School Subjects ◽  
Educational Groups

The present study assessed the psychometric properties of a multidimensional measure of parents' assessments of their children's abilities, including problem-solving skills, social skills, dexterity, creativity, and learning motivation. A nationwide sample of Finnish parents ( N = 432), representing two educational groups, both mothers (64%) and fathers (36%) whose mean age was 37.8 yr. ( SD = 5.3), were asked to assess their children's abilities during preschool and at the end of the first and the third school year. A set of analyses of this longitudinal data indicated that the scales had adequate internal and temporal consistency, the factor structure showed invariability across time, and the scales related meaningfully to the parents' perceptions of their children's competencies in different school subjects.

FACTOR STRUCTURE OF RELIGIOUS PROBLEM – COPING STYLES IN AN AFRICAN SAMPLE

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 509-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Peltzer
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Varimax Rotation ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Third ◽  
African Sample

The aim of the study was to determine the factor structure of the Religious Problem-Solving Scale in an African population. The sample included 624 students: 314 Grade 12, secondary school students and 310 third year social science university students in South Africa. The principal component analysis with varimax rotation yielded three components accounting for 64% of the total variance. The first factor contained 12 items from the Deferring scale, the second 12 items of the Self-Directing scale and the third factor 12 items from the Collaborative scale. The Deferring rather than the Collaborative religious problem-solving style seems to be more prevalent in this African sample than among western subjects.

scholarly journals Factor Structure of Planning and Problem-solving: A Behavioral Genetic Analysis of the Tower of London Task in Middle-aged Twins

2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
William S. Kremen ◽  
Kristen C. Jacobson ◽  
Matthew S. Panizzon ◽  
Hong Xian ◽  
Lindon J. Eaves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Genetic Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Tower Of London ◽  
Behavioral Genetic

Parameters and Factor Structure of a Three-Phase Code Transformation Task (3P-COTRAN)

1969 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Earl A. Alluisi ◽  
Glynn D. Coates
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Experimental Test ◽  
Code Transformation ◽  
Memory Aids ◽  
Third Phase ◽  
Phase Code ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Measures Of Performance

In an experimental test of a 3-phase code transformation task, 90 Ss performed under 1 of the 6 combinations of 2 memory-aid and 3 transformation-complexity conditions. A factor analysis of 72 measures of performance led to the identification of 5 factors. Analyses based on 9 selected measures indicated that 2 memory aids were better in the problem-solving third phase of the task.

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