scholarly journals A comparison of decentering across demographic groups and meditation experience: Support for the measurement invariance of the Experiences Questionnaire.

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Naragon-Gainey ◽  
Tierney P. McMahon ◽  
Megan Strowger ◽  
Ryan. J. Lackner ◽  
T. H. Stanley Seah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Meditation Experience

scholarly journals Measurement invariance of the SF-12 among different demographic groups: The HELIUS study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. e0203483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrike Galenkamp ◽  
Karien Stronks ◽  
Lidwine B. Mokkink ◽  
Eske M. Derks
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Helius Study

Test of measurement invariance of the FTND across demographic groups: Assessment, effect size, and prediction of cessation

2008 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric O. Johnson ◽  
Antonio A. Morgan-Lopez ◽  
Naomi Breslau ◽  
Dorothy K. Hatsukami ◽  
Laura J. Bierut
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
Demographic Groups

scholarly journals Factor structure and measurement invariance across various demographic groups and over time for the PHQ-9 in primary care patients in Spain

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. e0193356 ◽  
Author(s):  
César González-Blanch ◽  
Leonardo Adrián Medrano ◽  
Roger Muñoz-Navarro ◽  
Paloma Ruíz-Rodríguez ◽  
Juan Antonio Moriana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Primary Care Patients ◽  
Over Time

Fatality of Suicide Attempts in Amsterdam 1996–2005

Crisis ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evertjan Jansen ◽  
Marcel C.A. Buster ◽  
Annemarie L. Zuur ◽  
Cees Das
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Time Trends ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Case Fatality ◽  
Absolute Number ◽  
Demographic Differences ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Wish To Die ◽  
Municipal Health

Background: According to recent figures, Amsterdam is the municipality with the highest absolute number of suicides and the second highest suicide rate in the Netherlands. Aims: The aim of the study was to identify time trends and demographic differences in the occurrence of nonfatal suicide attempts versus suicides. Methods: We used registrations of forensic physicians and ambulance services of the Municipal Health Service of Amsterdam to study 1,004 suicides and 6,166 nonfatal attempts occurring in Amsterdam over the period 1996–2005. Results: The number of nonfatal attempts declined from 1996 to 2005, but the number of completed suicides remained relatively stable. Although case fatality was strongly associated with method used, we also found higher case fatalities for men and older people independent of method. Conclusions: The case fatality results suggest differences in motive among different demographic groups: possibly the wish to die is stronger among men and elderly. This finding had implications for the success to be expected from different preventive measures.

Validating the Resource-Management Inventory (ReMI)

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 777-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Waldeyer ◽  
Jens Fleischer ◽  
Joachim Wirth ◽  
Detlev Leutner
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Management Competency

Abstract. There is substantial evidence that students in higher education who have sophisticated resource-management skills are more successful in their studies. Nevertheless, research shows that students are often not adequately prepared to use resource-management strategies effectively. It is thus crucial to screen and identify students who are at risk of poor resource management (and consequently, reduced academic achievement) to provide them with appropriate support. For this purpose, we extend the validation of a situational-judgment-based instrument called Resource-Management Inventory (ReMI), which assesses resource-management competency (including knowledge of resource-management strategies and the self-reported ability to use this knowledge in learning situations). We evaluated the ReMI regarding factor structure, measurement invariance, and its impact on academic achievement in different study domains in a sample of German first-year students ( N = 380). The results confirm the five-factor structure that has been found in a previous study and indicate strong measurement invariance. Furthermore, taking cognitive covariates into account, the results confirm that the ReMI can predict students’ grades incrementally. Finally, a multi-group analysis shows that the findings can be generalized across different study domains. Overall, we provide evidence for a valid and efficient instrument for the assessment of resource-management competency in higher education.

Measurement Invariance Analysis of the Parental Stress Index

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 771-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernhard Piskernik ◽  
Barbara Supper ◽  
Lieselotte Ahnert
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Structural Invariance ◽  
Parent Domain ◽  
Structural Levels

Abstract. While parenting research continues to compare similarities and differences in mothers’ and fathers’ behaviors based on mean values on the respective dimensions, measurement invariance as a prerequisite for these comparisons has seldom been assured. The present study thus subjected the well-known Parenting Stress Index (PSI), widely used in models of family functioning, to a rigorous measurement invariance analysis based on ( N = 214) Austrian couples with children younger than 3 years of age. We evaluated configural, metric, scalar, and uniqueness invariance on item and subscale levels, and tested for structural invariance of means and variances of the PSI parent and child domain by second-order confirmatory factor analyses. As a result, only measurement differences on the scalar levels affected the factor scores, though negligibly. On the structural levels, no differences were found on the PSI child domain across parents, but on the PSI parent domain, mothers reported more stress.

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