scholarly journals Religious Coping of Selected Filipino Catholic Youth

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fides del Castillo ◽  
Marie Alino
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Religious Coping ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Measurement Equivalence ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Coping Methods ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Coping Scale ◽  
Positive Religious Coping

This study determined the reliability and validity of the Brief Religious Coping Scale (Brief RCOPE) outside the Western Christian context. After construct and measurement equivalence, the Brief RCOPE was used to ascertain and illuminate the religious coping of selected Catholic youth in the Philippines. A group of students studying in Catholic universities (n = 335) completed the research measures. The findings of this study showed that the Brief RCOPE has good internal consistency and construct validity. However, the scale has two orthogonal factors. The results indicated that many Filipino Catholic youth used positive religious coping methods more frequently than negative strategies. In addition, the results suggest that Brief RCOPE may be useful to researchers interested in the religious coping of youth.

The Benzodiazepine Dependence Questionnaire: Development, Reliability and Validity

1996 ◽  
Vol 169 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Baillie ◽  
Richard P. Mattick
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Questionnaire Development ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Withdrawal Symptoms ◽  
Benzodiazepine Dependence ◽  
Good Internal Consistency

BackgroundA short self-report questionnaire was developed to assess dependence on benzodiazepines (BZDs), the Benzodiazepine Dependence Questionnaire (BDEPQ). The BDEPQ is the first scale to assess dependence on BZDs comprehensively, as all existing scales focus exclusively on withdrawal symptoms.MethodTo evaluate its internal consistency and construct validity, 302 regular BZD users were recruited from media advertisements and assessed on a number of measures. The BDEPQ was compared with measures of depression, anxiety, sleep quality, BZD withdrawal symptoms and neuroticism to assess its construct validity. A 3–4 month follow-up was conducted to assess the ability of the BDEPQ to predict changes in BZD consumption and future BZD withdrawal.ResultsThe BDEPQ was found to have high internal consistency and to be relatively stable over the follow-up period. Three subscales were identified, each with good internal consistency and temporal stability. The BDEPQ was able to predict the severity of withdrawal symptoms.ConclusionThe BDEPQ was found to be a reliable and valid self-report instrument for the assessment of BZD dependence in samples approximating the general population of people using BZDs.

scholarly journals Development of a scale to evaluate mobility in dogs

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 2210-2215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luísa Carneiro Vasconcelos Basto Gonçalves ◽  
Ana Daniela Gomes Araújo Simões ◽  
Darryl Lynn Millis ◽  
Augusto José Ferreira de Matos
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Median Score ◽  
Psychometric Characteristics ◽  
Validation Process ◽  
Total Score Range ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Healthy Dogs ◽  
Score Range

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to develop and to assess the psychometric characteristics of a mobility scale for dogs. The original ten questions were reduced using validation process. One hundred and twenty three dog owners were invited to answer the questionnaire. Internal consistency, factor analysis, floor and ceiling effect and construct validity were studied. Good internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha=0.854) was determined with two items eliminated. The instrument comprises 8 final questions, each of which has five possible answers (never, rarely, sometimes, often and always) scored between 0 and 4 or between 4 and 0 (for the items with inverse score). Three hypotheses proposed for the construct validity were verified: 1) gender does not influence dog mobility (P=0.584); 2) mobility decreases with age (P<0.001); 3) dogs with orthopaedic or neurological diagnosed pathologies have less mobility (median score (P25; P75) 46.9% (31.3; 68.8)) than healthy dogs (median score (P25; P75) 81.3% (71.9; 93.8)) (P<0.001). Total score range was 0 to 32 points, with higher values indicating greater mobility of dogs. The Dog Mobility Scale was capable of assessing mobility in dogs, with good psychometric characteristics, and is simple and inexpensive to apply in clinical practice.

scholarly journals Validation of the Short Form of the Career Development Inventory—Australian Version with a Sample of University Students

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Patton ◽  
Peter Creed ◽  
Rebecca Spooner-Lane
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
University Students ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Career Maturity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Partial Support ◽  
Education Students

This article reports on a further exploration into the reliability and validity of the shortened form of the Career Development Inventory—Australia (Creed & Patton, 2004), a career maturity measure being developed to meet the need for a shorter and more up-to-date measure to provide data on this career development construct. Data gathered from 170 final-year education students (34 males, 132 females) provided partial support for the measure's internal consistency, factor structure and construct validity.

Measuring Patient-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life in Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: Reliability and Validity of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of the VELO Instrument

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (9) ◽  
pp. 1195-1205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Denadai ◽  
Cassio Eduardo Raposo-Amaral ◽  
Anelise Sabbag ◽  
Rafael Andrade Ribeiro ◽  
Celso Luiz Buzzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Objective: To test the Brazilian Portuguese velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) Effects on Life Outcome (VELO) instrument for reliability and validity. Design: Cross-sectional methodological study. Setting: Tertiary craniofacial medical center. Participants: Participants with VPI (VPI group, n = 60), with cleft and without VPI (no VPI/cleft group, n = 60), and with no cleft nor VPI (no VPI/no cleft group, n = 60) and their parents (n = 180). Interventions: All patients with VPI 8+ years old and their parents completed the Brazilian–Portuguese VELO instrument and other questionnaires (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory4.0, PedsQL4.0; Pediatric Voice-Related Quality of Life, PVRQOL; and Intelligibility in Context Scale, ICS) at baseline; patients with VPI and their parents completed the VELO instrument again 2 weeks later. Main Outcome Measures: The VELO instrument was tested for internal consistency, test–retest reliability, discriminant validity (participants with VPI against participants with no VPI), concurrent validity against other questionnaires, criterion validity against hypernasality severity, and construct validity against nasal air emission and overall velopharyngeal competence (speech construct) and velopharyngeal gap (anatomic construct). Results: The VELO had excellent internal consistency (Cronbach α 0.99 for parents and 0.98 for participants with VPI) and test–retest reliability (all intraclass correlation coefficient > 0.87). The VELO discriminated well between VPI group and unaffected groups (all P < .05). The VELO was significantly correlated with the PedsQL4.0, PVRQOL, and ICS (– r > 0.75; P < .001). The VELO met criterion validity, speech construct validity, and anatomic construct validity ( r > 0.7; P < .001). Conclusions: The Brazilian-Portuguese VELO instrument demonstrated reliability (internal consistency and test–retest) and validity (discriminant, concurrent, criterion, and construct).

Evaluating the measuring properties of the principal instructional management rating scale in the Chinese educational system

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 624-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panayiotis Antoniou ◽  
Mohan Lu
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Instructional Management ◽  
System A ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Face

During the last 25 years researchers have proposed a number of conceptual frameworks to measure the various functions of instructional leadership. One of the most frequently used frameworks is the Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale (PIMRS). Despite the great number of studies employing the PIMRS, evidence for its reliability and validity is relatively limited. In addition, we still don’t know much about the extent to which this instrument could be used in diverse demographic and cultural educational settings. This study explores the content, face, and construct validity, reliability and internal consistency of the PIMRS in the Chinese educational system. A total number of 311 teachers from five middle schools in the Haidian District of Beijing participated in the study. The data were analysed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). On an overall basis the results provided support for the face, content, and construct validity, reliability and internal consistency of the PIMRS. However, six out of the 50 items had to be removed to reach satisfactory fit indices. Implications of the findings in relation to the importance of evaluating the measuring properties of research instruments are discussed and, finally, suggestions for future studies are provided.

Reliability and Validity of the Group Embedded Figures Test across the Life Span

1980 ◽  
Vol 50 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1171-1174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul E. Panek ◽  
Laura G. Funk ◽  
Pamela K. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Entire Sample ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Embedded Figures ◽  
Group Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Rod And Frame Test

Data from a previous investigation were reanalyzed to determine the split-half reliability and two forms of validity, i.e., internal consistency and construct, of the Group Embedded Figures Test across the life span. Subjects were 175 females, ranging in age from 17 to 72 yr., who fell into one of seven age groups. The Group Embedded Figures had adequate split-half reliability for the entire sample and for each age group. Significant, consistent differences between performance on Parts II and III of the GEFT were found. Estimates of internal consistency were adequate. Though satisfactory construct validity for the total correct on Parts II and III was obtained as correlations with the Portable-Rod-and-Frame Test for the entire sample, the construct validity of the Group Embedded Figures and separate parts was not adequately demonstrated within all age groups.

scholarly journals Brief Physical Activity-Related Psychosocial Measures: Reliability and Construct Validity

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1178-1186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan A. Carlson ◽  
James F. Sallis ◽  
Nicole Wagner ◽  
Karen J. Calfas ◽  
Kevin Patrick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Change Strategies ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Advance Research ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Further Development

Background:Psychosocial factors have been related to physical activity (PA) and are used to evaluate mediation in PA interventions.Methods:Brief theory-based psychosocial scales were compiled from existing measures and evaluated. Study 1 assessed factor structure and construct validity with self-reported PA and accelerometry in overweight/obese men (N = 441) and women (N = 401). Study 2 assessed 2-week reliability and internal consistency in 49 college students.Results:Confirmatory factor analysis indicated good fit in men and women (CFI = .90; RMSEA = .05). Construct validity was supported for change strategies (r = .29–.46), self-efficacy (r = .19–.22) and enjoyment (r = .21–.33) in men and women, and for cons in women (r = –.19 to –.20). PA pros (r = –.02 to .11) and social support (r = –.01 to .12) were not supported for construct validity. Test-retest reliability ICCs ranged from .49–.81. Internal consistency alphas ranged from .55–.90. Reliability was supported for most scales with further testing needed for cons (alphas = .55–.63) and enjoyment (ICC = 49).Conclusions:Many of the brief scales demonstrated adequate reliability and validity, while some need further development. The use of these scales could advance research and practice in the promotion of PA.

scholarly journals Reliability and Validity of the German Version of the Emotional Style Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darko Jekauc ◽  
Lea Mülberger ◽  
Susanne Weyland ◽  
Fabienne Ennigkeit ◽  
Kathrin Wunsch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
German Version ◽  
Personality Psychology ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Emotional Style

Until recently, emotional processes have played little role in personality psychology. Based on neuroscientific findings, Davidson and colleagues proposed a theory of emotional styles, postulating six dimensions of emotional life: outlook, resilience, social intuition, self-awareness, sensitivity to context, and attention. Recently, an English version of the Emotional Style Questionnaire (ESQ) was developed and tested for reliability and validity. The aim of the present work was to test the test–retest reliability, internal consistency, construct validity, and criterion validity of the German version of the ESQ. Two separate samples consisting of 365 and 344 subjects took part in an online survey. The results of the two studies indicated satisfactory test–retest reliability and internal consistency. Regarding the construct validity, the results from Study 1 to Study 2 indicate good model fit indices. Although there was a high correlation between the subscales outlook and resilience, the analyses supported the six-factor structure postulated by Davidson and colleagues. Substantial correlations were found between the dimensions of the ESQ and other validated scales, confirming the criterion validity of the questionnaire. Our results suggest that the German version of the ESQ is a reliable and valid measurement of emotional styles. It is a feasible and economical questionnaire that can be applied in various psychology disciplines, such as personality psychology, clinical psychology, industrial psychology or sport and exercise psychology.

scholarly journals Patient and Caregiver Preparedness for Discharge from the Internal Medicine Wards of the University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Mervyn B. Leones ◽  
Lance Isidore G. Catedral ◽  
Jhoanna Rose H. Velasquez ◽  
Lia Aileen Palileo-Villanueva
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Internal Medicine Wards ◽  
The University

Background. Preparedness before discharge correlates with good clinical outcomes.Objective. The study described the perception, attitudes, and perceived preparedness of patients and caregivers fordischarge from the Internal Medicine wards of the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH).Methods. A cross-sectional survey among 142 patients about to be discharged from the Internal Medicine wards ofthe Philippine General Hospital and/or their caregivers from May to June 2017 was done using a validated Filipinoversion of B-PREPARED, an 11-item self-administered questionnaire that measures patient preparedness for home.The questionnaire has three domains: self-care information, equipment/services, and confidence. The highest possibleB-PREPARED score is 22 with higher scores indicating better discharge preparedness. Mean B-PREPARED scoreswere calculated. Post-hoc linear regression analysis between the scores and characteristics was performed.Results. The Filipino translation of the B-PREPARED questionnaire had good internal consistency (Cronbach’salpha 0.8). One hundred forty-two patients and caregivers participated. The mean B-PREPARED score was 14.57± 4.34, with a median of 15. The lowest scores were for information on available community services (1.20 ± 0.76),arranged equipment (0.83 ± 0.88), information on side effects of medications (1.19 ± 0.85), and additional informationsought (0.61 ± 0.92). There was no significant correlation between preparedness and age, employment status,educational attainment, diagnosis, length of hospitalization, the number of admissions one year prior, or whether therespondent was a patient or caregiver.Conclusion. The Filipino translation of the B-PREPARED questionnaire had good internal consistency. Althoughmost participants reported being confident and prepared for discharge, most felt they did not receive sufficientinformation on side effects and available community services, and assistance in arranging for the necessary equipmentfor home care.

scholarly journals The Association of Positive or Negative Religious Coping Methods With Psychological Distress and Quality of Life Among Parents of Infants With Congenital Heart Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-Feng Liu ◽  
Wen-Peng Xie ◽  
Wen-Hao Lin ◽  
Hua Cao ◽  
Qiang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Religious Coping ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Coping Methods ◽  
Negative Religious Coping ◽  
Positive Religious Coping ◽  
Religious Coping Methods

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether positive and negative religious coping methods were associated with psychological distress and quality of life in parents of infants with congenital heart disease (CHD).Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at a provincial hospital in Fujian, China. Clinical data from 115 parents of infants with CHD were collected. Chinese Sociodemographic Forms, Brief RCOPE, Beck Depression Interview (BDI), and the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) were used in this study.Results: The sex of caregivers in infants with CHD was an independent predictor of BDI scores. The positive religious coping score and the negative religious coping score were both independent predictors of the BDI score (β = −5.365, P = 0.006 and β = 4.812, p = 0.017). The correlation between the quality-of-life scores and positive or negative religious coping scores indicated that positive religious coping scores were significantly positively correlated with Vitality, Social Functioning, and Mental Health scores. There was a significant negative correlation between negative religious coping scores and mental health scores.Conclusions: Positive or negative religious coping methods may be associated with psychological distress and quality of life among parents of infants with CHD. It is suggested that more attention should be devoted to the influence of religious coping methods on parents of infants with CHD, and the use of religious resources should be encouraged.

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