scholarly journals Factor structure, measurement and structural invariance, and external validity of an abbreviated youth version of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale.

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 336-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley L. Watts ◽  
Gregory T. Smith ◽  
Deanna M. Barch ◽  
Kenneth J. Sher
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
External Validity ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Structural Invariance ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Structure Measurement

scholarly journals Factor structure, measurement and structural invariance, and external validity of an abbreviated youth version of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley L. Watts ◽  
Gregory T. Smith ◽  
Deanna Barch ◽  
Kenneth J. Sher
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Structural Invariance ◽  
Behavior Scale

The current study examines the measurement properties and validity of a novel, abbreviated youth version of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale that was developed to maintain measurement consistency with the existing adult short form. Specifically, we examined this scale’s (1) factor structure; (2) measurement and structural invariance across four demographic characteristics: gender, ethnicity, household income, and parental education; (3) and correlates using a subset of 4,521 preadolescent (9- and 10-year old) children (53% male) from the baseline wave of the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) study, a large, community-based sample. Our findings supported a correlated five-factor model, as well as a hierarchical model that recaptured the covariation among these five lower-order factors in three higher-order factors. Both of these models are consistent with the commonly observed structure of the UPPS-P among adults. We established measurement invariance across all demographic characteristics. Finally, our UPPS-P scales evidenced good convergent and discriminant validity with a broad swath of theoretically relevant external criteria, including self- and parent-reported personality and psychopathology, as well as lab-based neurocognitive tasks. Our findings indicate that we can assess multidimensional impulsivity in children reliably and validly by means of self-report, allowing assessment of this critical domain at early stages of development. We hope that this measure will facilitate the study of impulsivity in large-scale samples to begin to understand the evolution and long-term consequences of impulsivity.

scholarly journals Quality of Life in European Older Adults of SHARE Wave 7: Comparing the Old and the Oldest-Old

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (13) ◽  
pp. 2850
Author(s):  
Amparo Oliver ◽  
Trinidad Sentandreu-Mañó ◽  
José M. Tomás ◽  
Irene Fernández ◽  
Patricia Sancho
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
External Validity ◽  
Oldest Old ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Scalar Invariant

CASP-12 (Control, Autonomy, Self-realization, and Pleasure scale) is one of the most common internationally used measures for quality of life in older adults, although its structure is not clearly established. Current research aims to test the factor structure of the CASP-12, so as to provide evidence on reliability and external validity, and to test for measurement invariance across age groups. Data from 61,355 Europeans (≥60 years old) from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe wave 7 were used. CASP-12, EURO-D (European depression scale), self-perceived health, and life satisfaction measurements were included. Reliability and validity coefficients, competing confirmatory factor models, and standard measurement invariance routine were estimated. A second-order factor model with the original factor structure was retained. The scale showed adequate reliability coefficients except for the autonomy dimension. The correlation coefficients for external validity were all statistically significant. Finally, CASP-12 is scalar invariant across age. We conclude that the best-fitting factor structure retained allows using CASP-12 either by factors, or as an overall score, depending on the research interests. Findings related to CASP-12 measurement invariance encourage its use in the oldest-old too. When comparing the dimensions across age groups, as people age, autonomy slightly increases and the rest of the dimensions decline.

Factor Analysis of the Frontal Systems Behavior Scale (FrSBe)

Assessment ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie C. Stout ◽  
Rebecca E. Ready ◽  
Janet Grace ◽  
Paul F. Malloy ◽  
Jane S. Paulsen
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Executive Dysfunction ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale ◽  
Neurological Patients ◽  
Frontal Systems ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Behavior Disturbances ◽  
Modest Level

The Frontal Systems Behavior Scale (FrSBe), formerly called the Frontal Lobe Personality Scale (FLOPS), is a brief behavior rating scale with demonstrated validity for the assessment of behavior disturbances associated with damage to the frontal-subcortical brain circuits. The authors report an exploratory principal factor analysis of the FrSBe–Family Version in a sample including 324 neurological patients and research participants, of which about 63% were diagnosed with neurodegenerative diseases (Huntington's, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's diseases). The three-factor solution accounted for a modest level of variance (41%) and confirmed a factor structure consistent with the three subscales proposed on the theoretical basis of the frontal systems. Most items (83%) from the FrSBe subscales of Apathy, Disinhibition, and Executive Dysfunction loaded saliently on three corresponding factors. The FrSBe factor structure supports its utility for assessing both the severity of the three frontal syndromes in aggregate and separately.

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