scholarly journals Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the School Refusal Assessment Scale-Revised in an African American Community Sample

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 511-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron R. Lyon
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
African American ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
School Refusal ◽  
Assessment Scale ◽  
African American Community ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of School Refusal Assessment Scale-Revised: Parent Version in Iranian Population

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-132
Author(s):  
Khoshdavi Ebrahimzadeh ◽  
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Farhad Ghadiri Sourman Abadi ◽  
Soraya Anvari Anbi ◽  
Karim Abdolmohamadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
School Refusal ◽  
Assessment Scale ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Factor Analysis Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Parent Version

Objective: This study aimed at evaluating the factor validity of the Kearny school refusal assessment scale-revised: parent version among parents of school students in Urmia City, Iran. Methods: The study population comprised students in the first, second, and third grades of elementary schools in Urmia (N=18750). Of them, 351 students from 5 schools were selected using a multistage cluster sampling method. Then, They responded to the Kearny school refusal assessment scale-revised: parent version. To assess the construct validity of this scale, confirmatory factor analysis and internal consistency were used.  Results: The goodness of fit index of the confirmatory factor analysis model indicated a relatively good fit of the data with factor structure of the school refusal assessment scale-revised and confirming the existence of four characters of school stimulus, evaluative situations, seeking caregivers’ attention, and tangible reinforcements, as school refusal characters. Also, the Cronbach alpha coefficient values indicate the stability of the measurement of the whole scale as well as its subscales. Conclusion: Based on these results, the school refusal scale has good statistic characters and the 4-factor mentioned model has good construct validity and help clinicians to determine the symptoms and causes of school refusal behavior.

scholarly journals Validation and invariance across gender of the Beliefs About Appearance Scale (BAAS) in a community sample of heterosexual adults in a committed relationship

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-135
Author(s):  
Patrícia M. Pascoal ◽  
Maria-João Alvarez ◽  
Magda Sofia Roberto
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Original Structure ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Factorial Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Body Appearance

Abstract Objective To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Beliefs About Appearance Scale (BAAS) in terms of its factorial structure and invariance, reliability, and validity when applied to adults from the community. Methods Participants consisted of 810 heterosexual Portuguese individuals in a committed relationship. As a confirmatory factor analysis did not support the original structure of the BAAS, an exploratory factor analysis was performed. Results A 12-item version was extracted comprising two dimensions: one personal and the other social. The factorial model depicting this bidimensional structure revealed an adequate fit following confirmatory factor analysis. Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses indicated invariance across gender. Concurrent and discriminant validities and internal consistency were estimated and observed to be adequate. Conclusions This shorter measure of the BAAS can accurately assess body appearance beliefs and may be used in different research settings and contexts.

scholarly journals Constructing the Assessment Scale of Youth’s Restaurant Entrepreneurship Competency: The Case of Taiwan

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401990056
Author(s):  
Meng-Lei Monica Hu ◽  
Yu-Hsi Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Delphi Technique ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
High Growth ◽  
Assessment Scale ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Valid Data ◽  
Dramatic Rise

Due to the dramatic rise in the entrepreneurship trend both in education and industry, there is a high growth in the tourism and hospital industry. But the valid tool for assessing talent’s entrepreneurship competence wasn’t available. Thus, the aim of this study is to construct an assessment scale for youth’s Restaurant Entrepreneurship Competency (REC) in Taiwan. Methods with qualitative step consisted of expert in-depth interview and Delphi technique which gained 35 original items and 5 domains. It shows the patterns of REC. The quantitative step involved students of universities as participants in the pre-test and survey. The collected 762 valid data were used for exploratory factor analysis, item analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. Finally, a total of 29 items passed in the examination and named the “REC Scale.” It could be used to assess youth’s REC, and provide educational resources or designed curriculum for talent cultivation.

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