Further Validation of the Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire: Comparing First-Order and Second-Order Factor Effects on Actual School Outcomes

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 392-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler L. Renshaw ◽  
Jeffrey S. Chenier
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Outcomes ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
School Students ◽  
First Order ◽  
Urban Middle School

This report presents further validation evidence for the Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire (SSWQ). Analyses conducted with a sample of urban middle-school students (Grades 5-8, N = 335) targeted two limitations from previous validation studies: the lack of convergent validity evidence linking responses to the SSWQ with actual school outcomes and the lack of comparative validity evidence demonstrating the relative contributions of the SSWQ’s first-order and second-order factors for predicting criterion variables. Results from the present study confirmed the SSWQ’s higher-order measurement model and then demonstrated that both first-order and second-order factors had substantive effects on several school-reported outcomes, although first-order factors were more robust predictors overall. Implications for theory, practice, and future research are briefly discussed.

scholarly journals Multidimensional Model of Environmental Attitudes: Evidence Supporting an Abbreviated Measure in Spanish

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4438
Author(s):  
Elena Andrade ◽  
Gloria Seoane ◽  
Luis Velay ◽  
Jose-Manuel Sabucedo
Keyword(s):  
Political Ideology ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Environmental Movement ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
Teaching Platform ◽  
First Order ◽  
Economic Liberalism ◽  
Growth Economic

We conducted three independent studies to support the Spanish version of the Environmental Attitudes Inventory (EAI). The first study consisted of translating and pre-testing on a sample of 125 college students. The second consisted of testing the EAI on a sample of 225 university students in several undergraduate courses. Student data were collected using two different methods, through an online teaching platform and in the classroom. The findings were symmetrical in terms of precision and dimensionality. The third study completed the aforementioned ones testing the items on a representative sample from the general population in Spain. The participants were 630 citizens from 17 regions and responded to the EAI using an online platform. The results of the factor analysis led us to propose a measurement model, with 18 items and six first-order factors: environmental movement activism, conservation motivated by anthropocentric concern, confidence in science and technology, personal conservation behaviour, human dominance over nature, and support for population growth policies. External validity evidence was assessed by the correlation with the following variables: neuroticism, ecological behaviour, limits to economic growth, economic liberalism, sustainability, altruism, and social desirability. These estimations stayed away from demographic and personal aspects such as age, sex, political ideology, and region.

Development and initial validation of the Subjective Academic Wellbeing Measure: A new tool of youth wellbeing in school

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11
Author(s):  
Gökmen Arslan ◽  
Murat Yıldırım ◽  
Silvia Majercakova Albertova
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
School Context ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Academic Functioning ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Gender Groups

The purpose of the current study was to investigate the preliminary development and validation of the Subjective Academic Wellbeing Measure (SAWM), which is a six-item self-report rating measure intended for use as a screening tool to assess the positive academic functioning of young people within the elementary and high school context. Exploratory factor analysis was performed with Sample 1 (N= 161), indicating that the SAWM was characterized by a unidimensional measurement model and had strong factor loadings. Results from confirmatory factor analysis, which was carried out with Sample 2 (N= 199), confirmed the measurement model by yielding good data-model fit statistics that were characterized by strong latent construct and internal reliability estimates. Further analyses showed that the scale had good convergent validity considering scores from several self-reported scales of student mental health problems and positive school functioning. Further analyses also showed that configural, metric, and scalar measurement invariance were observed across gender groups. These results provide initial evidence suggesting that the SAWM is a reliable and valid measure that can be used to assess the positive academic functioning of students within the school context. Implications are discussed, and some suggestions are provided for future research and practice

scholarly journals Examining the Impostor-Profile—Is There a General Impostor Characteristic?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Ibrahim ◽  
Johann-Christoph Münscher ◽  
Philipp Yorck Herzberg
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Impostor Phenomenon ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Order Model ◽  
First Order ◽  
Order Factor ◽  
Best Fit

The Impostor-Profile (IPP) is a six-dimensional questionnaire measuring the Impostor Phenomenon facets. This study aims to test (a) the appropriateness of a total score, (b) measurement invariance (MI) between gender, (c) the reliability of the IPP, and (d) the convergent validity of the IPP subscales. The sample consisted of N = 482 individuals (64% female). To identify whether the scales of the IPP form a total score, we compared four models: (1) six correlating subscales, (2) a general factor model, (3) a second-order model with one second-order factor and six first-order factors, and (4) a bifactorial model with six group factors. The bifactorial model obtained the best fit. This supports the assumption of a total impostor score. The inspection of structural validity between gender subgroups showed configural, metric, and partial scalar MI. Factor mean comparisons supported the assumption that females and males differ in latent means of the Impostor Phenomenon expressions. The omega coefficients showed sufficient reliability (≥0.71), except for the subscale Need for Sympathy. Overall, the findings of the bifactor model fit and construct validity support the assumption that the measurement through total expression is meaningful in addition to the theoretically formulated multidimensionality of the Impostor Phenomenon.

scholarly journals Screening for Student Subjective Well-Being: An Analog Evaluation of Broad and Targeted Models

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 803-809
Author(s):  
Tyler L. Renshaw ◽  
Jeffrey S. Chenier
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Academic Efficacy ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Middle Schoolers ◽  
Dependent Variables

This brief report presents a secondary analysis of responses to the Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire (SSWQ) with a sample of urban middle-schoolers. Relative classification validity evidence was evaluated for two screening models derived from responses to the SSWQ: one based on the Overall Wellbeing Scale (OWS) and the other based solely on the Academic Efficacy Subscale (AES). Results from Bayesian t tests, using several school-reported outcomes as dependent variables, indicated evidence in favor of classification validity for both the OWS and AES screening models. Yet findings also show that the evidence for the AES model was stronger than that for the OWS model. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

Psychometric Properties of an Adolescent Version of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 for a Sample of Italian High School Students

2002 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 621-635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Fossati ◽  
Ernest S. Barratt ◽  
Elena Acquarini ◽  
Antonella Di Ceglie
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
School Students ◽  
First Order ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Barratt Impulsiveness Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The purpose of this study was to extend the development of the Italian version of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale for use with adolescents. The analyses which led to the development of this version were based on data from 563 high school students. The internal consistency was good (Cronbach a = .78), A confirmatory factor analysis identified six first-order factors which converged into two second-order factors, a General Impulsiveness factor and a Nonplanning Impulsiveness factor. The General Impulsiveness factor included motor and attention or cognition items. The second-order factors differed from those obtained with the adult Italian version as well as the American version. Possible reasons for these differences arc discussed. The new version correlated significantly with self-report measures of aggression and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder as well as with frequency of alcohol use and cigarette smoking.

scholarly journals Measuring Test Anxiety in Primary and Middle School Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 839-851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrica Donolato ◽  
Tatiana Marci ◽  
Gianmarco Altoè ◽  
Irene C. Mammarella
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
School Children ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Emotional Problem ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Middle School Children ◽  
Promising Tool

Abstract. The increasing use of tests to assess academic competences has been associated with higher levels of test anxiety (TA) in children, underlining the importance of identifying this emotional problem and sustain academic achievement. This study aimed to contribute to the extant literature on the assessment of TA by examining the psychometric properties of the Test Anxiety Questionnaire for Children (TAQ-C), in primary and middle school children. In Study 1 ( N = 123), we selected 24 items from a wider initial pool, dividing them into scales measuring Thoughts, Autonomic Reactions, Off-Task Behaviors, and Social Derogation, to develop the TAQ-C. In Study 2 ( N = 899), the psychometric properties of this set of scales were assessed in students attending primary and middle school. Analyses supported the bifactor latent structure of the TAQ-C, invariance across educational levels and gender, concurrent and convergent validity, and test–retest reliability. Overall, the TAQ-C is a promising tool for assessing TA in primary and middle school students. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Civic Intentions and Actions: Exploring Civic Engagement among College Students in Mainland China

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Civic Attitudes

For the study discussed in this article, the authors developed a survey instrument to assess civic engagement among college students in China. Derived from focus-group interviews and extant literature on civic engagement, the survey was administered to 587 students from three universities in Southern China. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted on a randomly split-half sample, and a subsequent confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on the other split-half sample to evaluate measurement structure and measurement invariance of the survey. A total of 22 items were included in the final measurement model. The authors identified five first-order factors from the survey (i.e., helping others, community service, acting on social problems, civic salience, and civic responsibilities), which loaded on two second-order factors (i.e., civic actions and civic attitudes). The authors also tested measurement invariance across male and female participants in the sample. Implications of the second-order factor structures and measurement invariance in future research on civic engagement in China are discussed.

scholarly journals The Work Gratitude Scale: Development and Evaluation of a Multidimensional Measure

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn M. Youssef-Morgan ◽  
Llewellyn E. van Zyl ◽  
Barbara L. Ahrens
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
First Order ◽  
Multidimensional Measure

This study explores gratitude as a multidimensional and work-specific construct. Utilizing a sample of 625 employees from a variety of positions in a medium-sized school district in the United States, we developed and evaluated a new measure, namely the Work Gratitude Scale (WGS), which encompasses recognized conative (intentional), cognitive, affective, and social aspects of gratitude. A systematic, six-phased approach through structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to explore and confirm the factorial structure, internal consistency, measurement invariance, concurrent, convergent, and discriminant validity of the WGS. The results supported a 10-item measure with three dimensions: “grateful appraisals” (three items), “gratitude toward others” (four items), and “intentional attitude of gratitude” (three items). Thereafter, first-order, second-order, and bifactor confirmatory models were estimated and compared. Work gratitude was found to be best described by a second-order construct with three underlying first-order dimensions. Measurement invariance was supported in relation to gender. Concurrent validity was supported in relation to two existing dispositional gratitude scales, namely the Gratitude Questionnaire and the Gratitude, Resentment, and Appreciation Scale (GRAT). Convergent validity was supported in relation to the Core Self-Evaluations Scale (CSES) and the Psychological Capital Questionnaire. Discriminant validity was supported in relation to various demographic factors such as age, gender, occupation, and tenure. The findings support the WGS as a multidimensional measure that can be used in practice to measure overall work-related gratitude and to track the effectiveness of gratitude-related workplace interventions.

In Support of Second Order Optimization

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiushi Cao ◽  
Prakash Krishnaswami
Keyword(s):  
Second Order ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Order Method ◽  
First Order ◽  
Applied Optimization ◽  
Minimum Sensitivity ◽  
First Order Methods ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Second Order Methods

Abstract The vast majority of applied optimization falls into the category of first order optimization. This paper attempts to make the case for increased use of second order optimization techniques. Some of the most serious criticisms against second order methods are discussed and are shown to have lost some of their validity in recent years. In addition, some positive advantages of second order methods are also presented. These advantages include computational efficiency, compatibility with new advances in hardware and spill-over benefits in areas such as minimum sensitivity design. A simple second order constrained optimization algorithm is developed and several examples are solved using this method. A comparison is made with first order methods in terms of the number of function evaluations. The results show that the second order method performs much better than the first order methods in this regard. The paper also suggests some directions for future research in second order optimization.

Technical Adequacy of the Teacher Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire With Brazilian Educators

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 850-855
Author(s):  
Natália B. de Biagi ◽  
Eloisa H. R. V. Celeri ◽  
Tyler L. Renshaw
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Technical Adequacy ◽  
Brazilian Sample ◽  
Configural Invariance ◽  
Teacher Wellbeing ◽  
Factor Measurement

The present study reports on the technical adequacy of a cultural adaptation of the Teacher Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire (TSWQ) with a sample of Brazilian educators ( n = 268). Responses to a Brazilian Portuguese version of the TSWQ (TSWQ-BP) indicated a sound two-factor measurement model as well as convergent validity with teachers’ responses to domain-general measures of wellbeing. Measurement invariance analyses comparing the Brazilian sample with a U.S. sample ( n = 185) indicated support for configural invariance but not for metric invariance. Taken together, findings provide preliminary evidence supporting the technical adequacy of scores derived from the TSWQ-BP for measuring Brazilian teacher wellbeing. Yet, results also suggest that it is currently inadvisable to use scores from the measure to directly compare the wellbeing of Brazilian and U.S. educators.

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