Psychometric Evaluation of the Insomnia Symptom Questionnaire: a Self-report Measure to Identify Chronic Insomnia

2009 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
pp. 41-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele L. Okun ◽  
Howard M. Kravitz ◽  
Mary Fran Sowers ◽  
Douglas E. Moul ◽  
Daniel J. Buysse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Chronic Insomnia ◽  
Insomnia Symptom ◽  
Symptom Questionnaire ◽  
Report Measure

Measuring Social Anxiety in Late Life: A Psychometric Evaluation of a Newly Constructed Self-Report Measure of Social Anxiety

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine E. Gould ◽  
Caroline Ciliberti ◽  
Barry A. Edelstein ◽  
Merideth Smith ◽  
Lindsay A. Gerolimatos
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Constructed Self ◽  
Report Measure

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Self-Administered Questionnaire to Assess Parental Attitudes Toward Firearms and Related Parenting Decisions

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 537-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy B. Davis ◽  
Marney A. White
Keyword(s):  
Parental Attitudes ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Parenting Attitudes ◽  
Violence Reduction ◽  
Public Health Data ◽  
Initial Item ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Report Measure

The study sought to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Parental Attitudes Toward Firearms Survey (PATFS), a self-report measure of parental attitudes about firearms and parenting behavior. The initial item pool was generated based on a literature review and discussion with experts in violence reduction, psychometrics, and public health. Data were collected online from 362 volunteers and subjected to exploratory factor analysis which revealed a 13-item, 3-factor solution accounting for 59.7% of the variance. The 3 conceptual factors (subscales) were interpreted as Firearms Exposure, Parental Control, and Violent Play. The PATFS demonstrated good internal consistency and content and construct validity. The PATFS can be used to investigate parenting attitudes and behaviors specific to firearms and violent play.

Psychometric Evaluation of the TIC Grade, a Self-Report Measure to Assess Youth Perceptions of the Quality of Trauma-Informed Care They Received

2020 ◽  
pp. 107839032095389
Author(s):  
Nicole Boucher ◽  
Cynthia S. Darling-Fisher ◽  
Laura Sinko ◽  
Dana Beck ◽  
Josie Granner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Clinical Practices ◽  
Trauma Informed Care ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Training And Support ◽  
Report Measure

Background Agencies and clinical practices are beginning to provide trauma-informed care (TIC) to their clients. However, there are no measures to assess clients’ perceptions of and satisfaction with the TIC care they have received. A 20-item questionnaire, the TIC Grade, was developed, based on the National Center for Trauma-Informed Care principles of TIC, to assess the patient or client perception of the TIC provided in settings that serve adolescents and emerging adults. Objective The goal of this project was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the TIC Grade instrument and to make recommendations for use of the full measure and its short form—an overall letter grade. Study Design The TIC Grade questionnaire was administered to youth over the age of 18 years from four community partners providing care to vulnerable young adults. Potential participants were offered questionnaires at the end of their visit. Those interested in participating left their completed anonymous questionnaire in a locked box to maintain confidentiality. Questionnaires were collected from 100 respondents; 95 were complete enough to include in analyses for psychometric evaluation. Results The findings of this project support the reliability and usability of the 20-item TIC Grade measure to assess youth’s perceptions of the quality of TIC they received. Conclusions This TIC-specific, behaviorally worded client report measure can assist service delivery organizations to assess their success at implementing TIC and to identify areas where further staff training and support are needed.

Are Social Skill and Empathy Separable Constructs? A Psychometric Evaluation of a New Role-play Assessment of Empathy for Individuals with Schizophrenia

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily C. Gagen ◽  
Clare M. Gibson ◽  
Tonya L. Elliott ◽  
Kelly L. Smedley ◽  
L. Fredrik Jarskog ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Skill ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Role Play ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Acceptable Internal Consistency ◽  
Report Measure ◽  
Mind Task

The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of a role-play measure of empathy, the Performance of Empathic Expression Rating Scale (PEERS), in a sample of 60 individuals with schizophrenia and 51 healthy controls. The role-play ratings assess a person's ability to interact empathically with a confederate in an emotionally charged situation. The PEERS demonstrated acceptable internal consistency and inter-rater reliability. Construct validity was assessed through analyses of variance to examine differences between patients and controls. Patients performed significantly worse than controls, but most of these differences were explained by social skill ability. Convergent validity analyses indicated that the PEERS is related to some aspects of a self-report measure of empathy and a theory of mind task. The PEERS also demonstrated acceptable discriminant validity. Implications for the future use of this measure will be discussed.

Psychometric evaluation of the C hicago Multiscale Depression Inventory in multiple sclerosis patients

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
C-H Chang ◽  
D L Nyenhuis ◽  
D Cella ◽  
T Luchetta ◽  
K Dineen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Disease Severity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Clinical Aspects ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Patient Groups ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis Patients ◽  
Depressive Cognition ◽  
Report Measure

Objective: The C hicago Multiscale Depression Inventory (CMDI), a comprehensive self-report measure of depression, has proven useful in the assessment of patients with chronic medical conditions. The objective of this study was to determine the validity of the C MDI in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and explore the nature of depressive symptoms reported by people with MS. Method: Using a combined classical and modern psychometric appro ach, the factor structure of responses in MS patients was compared with that of a normative sample to confirm meaningful subtypes of depression in MS (mood, depressive cognition, and vegetative symptoms). Patient groups also were compared by disease severity to evaluate differences in depression associated with differences in disease severity. Results: The results supported the factor structures of the measure, which was internally consistent, reliable, and factorially valid. Some items function differently in MS patients when compared with depressed patients and normals, offering a further opportunity to understand the unique clinical aspects of depression in people with MS compared with those without a concurrent physical illness. Conclusions: Use of the C MDI to assess separate dimensions of depression may help to clarify the complex interrelationships among aspects of depression and health-related behavior.

Dimensionality and Reliability Assessment of the Pain Patient Profile Questionnaire

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian E. McGuire ◽  
Michael J. Hogan ◽  
Todd G. Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Self Report ◽  
Pain Patient ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Oblique Rotation ◽  
Pain Experience ◽  
Patient Profile ◽  
Adequate Representation ◽  
Pain Patients ◽  
Report Measure

Abstract. Objective: To factor analyze the Pain Patient Profile questionnaire (P3; Tollison & Langley, 1995 ), a self-report measure of emotional distress in respondents with chronic pain. Method: An unweighted least squares factor analysis with oblique rotation was conducted on the P3 scores of 160 pain patients to look for evidence of three distinct factors (i.e., Depression, Anxiety, and Somatization). Results: Fit indices suggested that three distinct factors, accounting for 32.1%, 7.0%, and 5.5% of the shared variance, provided an adequate representation of the data. However, inspection of item groupings revealed that this structure did not map onto the Depression, Anxiety, and Somatization division purportedly represented by the P3. Further, when the analysis was re-run, eliminating items that failed to meet salience criteria, a two-factor solution emerged, with Factor 1 representing a mixture of Depression and Anxiety items and Factor 2 denoting Somatization. Each of these factors correlated significantly with a subsample's assessment of pain intensity. Conclusion: Results were not congruent with the P3's suggested tripartite model of pain experience and indicate that modifications to the scale may be required.

Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory – Child Version (OCI-CV) in General Population

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tíscar Rodríguez-Jiménez ◽  
Antonio Godoy ◽  
José A. Piqueras ◽  
Aurora Gavino ◽  
Agustín E. Martínez-González ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Good Consistency ◽  
Order Factor ◽  
General Populations ◽  
Report Measure

Abstract. Evidence-based assessment is necessary as a first step for developing psychopathological studies and assessing the effectiveness of empirically validated treatments. There are several measures of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and/or symptomatology in children and adolescents, but all of them present some limitations. The Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R) by Foa and her colleagues has showed to be a good self-report measure to capture the dimensionality of OCD in adults and adolescents. The child version of the OCI (OCI-CV) was validated for clinical children and adolescents in 2010, showing excellent psychometric properties. The objective of this study was to examine the factor structure and invariance of the OCI-CV in the general population. Results showed a six-factor structure with one second-order factor, good consistency values, and invariance across region, age, and sex. The OCI-CV is an excellent inventory for assessing the dimensions of OCD symptomatology in general populations of children and adolescents. The invariance across sex and age warrants its utilization for research purposes.

Assessing Self-Efficacy in Presentation and Moderation Skills

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 564-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Ringeisen ◽  
Sonja Rohrmann ◽  
Anika Bürgermeister ◽  
Ana N. Tibubos
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Constructed Self ◽  
University Course ◽  
Correlated Factors ◽  
Report Measure

Abstract. By means of two studies, a self-report measure to assess self-efficacy in presentation and moderation skills, the SEPM scales, was validated. In study 1, factorial and construct validity were examined. A sample of 744 university students (41% females; more than 50% between 20 and 25 years) completed newly constructed self-efficacy items. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) substantiated two positively correlated factors, presentation (SEPM-P) and moderation self-efficacy (SEPM-M). Each factor consists of eight items. The correlation patterns between the two SEPM subscales and related constructs such as extraversion, the preference for cooperative learning, and conflict management indicated adequate construct validity. In study 2, criterion validity was determined by means of latent change modeling. One hundred sixty students ( Mage = 24.40, SD = 4.04; 61% females) took part in a university course to foster key competences and completed the SEPM scales at the beginning and the end of the semester. Presentation and moderation self-efficacy increased significantly over time of which the latter was positively associated with the performance in a practical moderation exam. Across both studies, reliability of the scales was high, ranging from McDonald’s ω .80 to .88.

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