scholarly journals Factor Structure, Internal Consistency, and Screening Sensitivity of the GARS-2 in a Developmental Disabilities Sample

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin A. Volker ◽  
Elissa H. Dua ◽  
Christopher Lopata ◽  
Marcus L. Thomeer ◽  
Jennifer A. Toomey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Cut Score ◽  
Gilliam Autism Rating Scale ◽  
Screening Sensitivity ◽  
Three Factor

The Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-Second Edition (GARS-2) is a widely used screening instrument that assists in the identification and diagnosis of autism. The purpose of this study was to examine the factor structure, internal consistency, and screening sensitivity of the GARS-2 using ratings from special education teaching staff for a sample of 240 individuals with autism or other significant developmental disabilities. Exploratory factor analysis yielded a correlated three-factor solution similar to that found in 2005 by Lecavalier for the original GARS. Though the three factors appeared to be reasonably consistent with the intended constructs of the three GARS-2 subscales, the analysis indicated that more than a third of the GARS-2 items were assigned to the wrong subscale. Internal consistency estimates met or exceeded standards for screening and were generally higher than those in previous studies. Screening sensitivity was .65 and specificity was .81 for the Autism Index using a cut score of 85. Based on these findings, recommendations are made for instrument revision.

Factor Structure and Factorial Replication of a New Measure of the Type a Behavior Pattern

1987 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Leak ◽  
Karen Flotte
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Factor Matching ◽  
Three Factor

The present study presents the first known use of the A-B Rating Scale, a measure of Type A behavior, with 276 female college students. The purpose of this research was to explore the factor structure of the A-B scale and especially to attempt a replication of the factor structure across samples. Analysis gave a three-factor solution (Drivenness, Hypomania, and Leadership). Congruence coefficients indicated that the scale possesses significant factor matching across some of the factors. Research aimed at assessing the criterion validity of the three factors is called for.

scholarly journals Hyperacusis Questionnaire as a Tool for Measuring Hypersensitivity to Sound in a Tinnitus Research Population

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Fackrell ◽  
Constance Fearnley ◽  
Derek J. Hoare ◽  
Magdalena Sereda
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Research Population ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Three Factor

Hypersensitivity to external sounds is often comorbid with tinnitus and may be significant for adherence to certain types of tinnitus management. Therefore, a clear measure of sensitivity to sound is important. The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Hyperacusis Questionnaire (HQ) for use as a measurement tool using data from a sample of 264 adults who took part in tinnitus research. We evaluated the HQ factor structure, internal consistency, convergent and discriminant validity, and floor and ceiling effects. Internal consistency was high (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.88) and moderate correlations were observed between the HQ, uncomfortable loudness levels, and other health questionnaires. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the original HQ three-factor solution and a one-factor solution were both a poor fit to the data. Four problematic items were removed and exploratory factor analysis identified a two-factor (attentional and social) solution. The original three-factor structure of the HQ was not confirmed. All fourteen items do not accurately assess hypersensitivity to sound in a tinnitus population. We propose a 10-item (2-factor) version of the HQ, which will need to be confirmed using a new tinnitus and perhaps nontinnitus population.

Development and Validation of the Ableist Microaggression Impact Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
pp. 003435522110142
Author(s):  
Deniz Aydemir-Döke ◽  
James T. Herbert
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Mechanical Turk ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Amazon's Mechanical Turk ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Three Factor

Microaggressions are daily insults to minority individuals such as people with disabilities (PWD) that communicate messages of exclusion, inferiority, and abnormality. In this study, we developed a new scale, the Ableist Microaggressions Impact Questionnaire (AMIQ), which assesses ableist microaggression experiences of PWD. Data from 245 PWD were collected using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) platform. An exploratory factor analysis of the 25-item AMIQ revealed a three-factor structure with internal consistency reliability ranging between .87 and .92. As a more economical and psychometrically sound instrument assessing microaggression impact as it pertains to disability, the AMIQ offers promise for rehabilitation counselor research and practice.

Structural Validity of the Professional Development Profile of the LoTi Digital-Age Survey

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vandhana Mehta ◽  
Darrell M. Hull
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Classroom Teacher ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
The United States ◽  
Parallel Analysis ◽  
Technology In The Classroom ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Teacher Instructional Practices ◽  
Three Factor

The present study was used to examine the structural construct validity of the Professional Development Profile of the LoTi Digital-Age Survey, a measure of teacher instructional practices with technology in the classroom. Teacher responses ( N = 2,840) from across the United States were used to assess factor structure of the instrument using exploratory and confirmatory analyses. Parallel analysis suggests retaining a five-factor solution compared to the MAP test that suggests retaining a three-factor solution. Both analyses (EFA and CFA) indicate a revised factor structure, also known as the Professional Development Profile, of the survey. Two hypothesized factors were composed of items that did not cover or accurately measure the content of traits purported to be assessed. Problematic items, such as items with cross-loadings, are discussed and suggestions for item retention and conceptualization of the structure of the instrument.

Comparative Study of Factor Structure of Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices

1980 ◽  
Vol 51 (3_suppl2) ◽  
pp. 1244-1246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armin Schmidtke ◽  
Sylvia Schaller
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Similarity Coefficient ◽  
Abstract Reasoning ◽  
High Similarity ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Factor Matrix ◽  
Perceptual Closure ◽  
Mean Similarity ◽  
Three Factor

The Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices were administered on group or individual bases to children ranging in age from 4 yr. 9 mo. to 11 yr. 0 mo. ( N = 728). Factor analysis yielded three factors: 1. Perceptual closure involving complex figures and patterns with heterogeneous inner structures, 2. Concrete and abstract reasoning, 3. Completion of homogeneous patterns and recognition of given elements. Factor matrix comparisons across age groups resulted in a mean similarity coefficient of .75. Comparisons of data with earlier analyses also resulted in high similarity. This supports the hypothesis of a three-factor structure rather than a four-factor solution or a simple dual classification into items which can be solved by perceptual processes and those which require conceptual solutions.

scholarly journals Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale: Factor structure, item analyses and internal consistency in a large population

2001 ◽  
Vol 179 (6) ◽  
pp. 540-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnstein Mykletun ◽  
Eystein Stordal ◽  
Alv A. Dahl
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Had Scale

BackgroundThe Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) rating scale is a commonly used questionnaire. Former studies have given inconsistent results as to the psychometric properties of the HAD scale.AimsTo examine the psychometric properties of the HAD scale in a large population.MethodAll inhabitants aged 20–89 years (n=92 100) were invited to take part in The Nord-Tr⊘ndelag Health Study, Norway. A total of 65 648 subjects participated, and only completed HAD scale forms (n=51 930) formed the basis for the psychometric examinations.ResultsPrincipal component analysis extracted two factors in the HAD scale that accounted for 57% of the variance. The anxiety and depression sub-scales shared 30% of the variance. Both sub-scales were found to be internally consistent, with values of Cronbach's coefficient (a) being 0.80 and 0.76, respectively.ConclusionsBased on data from a large population, the basic psychometric properties of the HAD scale as a self-rating instrument should be considered as quite good in terms of factor structure, intercorrelation, homogeneity and internal consistency.

scholarly journals Factor structure of intelligence test battery KOG9

Psihologija ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 489-505
Author(s):  
Ljiljana Lazarevic ◽  
Goran Knezevic
Keyword(s):  
Parallel Processing ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Cognitive Complexity ◽  
Cybernetic Model ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Cognitive Efficiency ◽  
Perceptual Test ◽  
Factor Congruence ◽  
Sample Stability ◽  
Three Factor

Authors of Cybernetic model of cognitive functioning designed a battery of tests (KOG9), based on the model in order to assess cognitive efficiency. Authors assert that scale's factor structure comprises the three factors: perceptive, serial and parallel processing. Results of the previous research as well as the logical analysis of the origin and content of the tests suggested the possibility that more parsimonious two-factor solution can explain the structure of the correlations among them equally well. KOG9 battery was administered to 1116 students of Faculty of sport and physical education and students from Department of Psychology in order to study its latent structure. In spite of the fact that factor congruence analyses suggested higher robustness (cross-sample stability) of the two-factor solution, results of both EFA and CFA spoke in favor of the three-factor solution. The problem of the lack of stability of the three-factor solution was located in not particularly well targeted choice of the markers of the efficacy of perceptual processing. The suggestion is to preserve the calculation of all three group scores, with some corrections. First of all, tests CF2 and/or GT7 should be replaced by some other perceptual test/tests of lower cognitive complexity. Some of the tests tapping parallel processing should be replaced by those more in line with the logic of the model.

Psychometric Properties of a Portuguese Version of the Revised Sociosexual Orientation Inventory

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Félix Neto
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Sociosexual Orientation ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Adequate Internal Consistency ◽  
Three Factor

Sociosexuality refers to the propensity to engage in sexual relations without closeness or commitment, varying from a restricted to an unrestricted orientation. The aim of this research was to scrutinise the psychometric properties of a Portuguese version of the revised Sociosexual Orientation Inventory (SOI-R; Penke & Asendorpf, 2008). The study included 549 persons (50% women) aged 18–75 years (M = 38.73; SD = 17.77). The psychometric properties of the SOI-R were analysed by means of confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency, and validity. Confirmatory factor analysis showed the expected three-factor structure of the measure. The SOI-R presented adequate internal consistency. Women were less unrestricted than men in all facets of sociosexuality. This Portuguese version of the SOI-R seems to be reliable and valid for evaluating sociosexuality in a Portuguese-speaking population, and can be utilised for experimental and applied works. The significance and limitations of the results are discussed.

scholarly journals Validation of the Croatian Version of Work Ability Index (WAI) in Population of Nurses on Transformed Item-Specific Scores

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Martina Smrekar ◽  
Alenka Franko ◽  
Olivera Petrak ◽  
Lijana Zaletel-Kragelj
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Single Factor ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Work Ability Index ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ability Index ◽  
Three Factor

AbstractAimTo assess the psychometric properties of the Croatian version of a Work Ability Index Questionnaire (WAIQ-CRO) in the population of nurses by using a specific methodological approach.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in a sample of 711 Croatian nurses in 2018 in Zagreb, Croatia. The instrument’s internal consistency was assessed by using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (α). The factor structure was verified by confirmatory (CFA) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA), with the assumption of a single-factor structure. To ensure the equality of importance of items in the assessment, the item-specific scores were transformed.ResultsThe internal consistency of the instrument was satisfactory (α=0.71). CFA showed poor first model (Model-1) compatibility data (p<0.001, CFI=0.85, GFI=0.93, RMSEA=0.13). The modificated indexes suggested the introduction of correlation parameters residual variances of results from WAIQ-CRO Item-1 and Item-2. After introducing these covariances, the index model assentation (Model-2) showed desirable assentation measures (p<0.001, CFI=0.95, GFI=0.97, RMSEA=0.08). Comparison showed better compatibility of Model-2 (p<0.001). The implementation of EFA has identified three factors. Replication of this model in CFA resulted in relatively good model assentation approaches with data (p<0.001, CFI=0.96, GFI=0.98, RMSEA=0.07). Comparison of this model (Model-3) with Model-2 showed a significantly better compatibility of Model-3 (p<0.001).ConclusionThe WAIQ-CRO proved to be a reliable and valid instrument which can be used in research among Croatian nurses. The results suggest that it would be better to consider a three-factor structure than a single-factor structure, as a three-factor structure can direct decision-makers to which segment to locate interventions.

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