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Cooper, Carly, Bruce Frey, Haiying Long, and Charles Day. "A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the ‘Return to Duty Readiness Questionnaire’." Healthcare 11, no. 1 (December 23, 2022): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11010041.
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The Readiness to Return to Duty Questionnaire (RDRQ) is a recently developed screening instrument for detecting fear-avoidance behavior in a military musculoskeletal pain population. The RDRQ was developed based on the Fear-Avoidance Model which postulates four factors resulting in overall fear-avoidance behavior. While research investigating the factor structure of the RDRQ does not exist, research investigating the factor structure of other measures of fear avoidance have found evidence of one and two factor solutions. In the present paper we assess the adequacy of the proposed factor structure of the RDRQ using confirmatory factor analysis. The results favor a three-factor model. Theoretical implications for research using the RDRQ are discussed.
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Fauziah, Hana Hanifah. "FAKOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PROKRASTINASI AKADEMIK PADA MAHASISWA FAKULTAS PSIKOLOGI UIN SUNAN GUNUNG DJATI BANDUNG." Psympathic : Jurnal Ilmiah Psikologi 2, no. 2 (February 5, 2016): 123–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.15575/psy.v2i2.453.
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The aim of this study was to determine the factors that influence academic procrastination among student as well as make the measuring instrument for academic procrastination. The research method was mixed method with exploratory sequential design. The study was conducted at the Faculty of Psychology UIN Sunan Gunung Jati Bandung with the number of respondents was 113 subjects chosen by disproportionate stratified random sampling. Technical analysis of qualitative data using interactive models while quantitative data using lisrel item analysis to confirm which factors have strong correlation with academic procrastination. The results obtained there were three factors that cause procrastination: physical, psychological, and environmental, with a correlation value for confirmatory analysis as follows 0.50 for the physical aspect, 0.55 for psychological aspects and environmental aspects with 0.92.
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Álvarez Medina, Javier, Victor Murillo Lorente, Jaime Casterad Seral, and Alberto Nuviala Nuviala. "Validación de la Escala del Proceso Enseñanza de la Técnica Deportiva por Pares en la educación superior (ETEPES) (Validation of the Peer Teaching Process in Sports Technique Scale in higher education (ETEPES))." Retos, no. 37 (October 3, 2019): 284–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.47197/retos.v37i37.73002.
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Las directrices del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior indican que la enseñanza debe favorecer la adquisición de competencias y su transferencia posterior. Para ello es necesario diseñar modelos de enseñanza participativos que favorezcan el aprendizaje autónomo y reflexivo por parte de los alumnos. Se necesita construir herramientas para evaluar dicho proceso. El objetivo de esta investigación es validar una escala que permita reflexionar sobre el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje por pares de la técnica deportiva en el Grado de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte. Los participantes en este estudio fueron un total de 276 alumnos. Se hizo análisis descriptivo de los ítems, análisis factorial exploratorio, análisis factorial confirmatorio, cálculo de la invarianza factorial y pruebas de validez. El resultado final fue un instrumento válido y fiable, con 6 dimensiones y 21 ítems que permiten obtener información sobre el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje por pares de los modelos técnico-tácticos de los deportes.Abstract. The guidelines of the European Higher Education Area indicate that education should favor the acquisition of skills and their subsequent transfer. To do this, it is necessary to teach participatory teaching models that favor autonomous and reflective learning. Therefore, evaluation tools need to be built in order to evaluate such process. The objective of this research is to validate a scale that allows reflecting on the process of peer teaching in sports technique within the Degree of Science of Physical Activity and Sports. The participants in this study were 276 students. Descriptive analysis of the items, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, factorial invariance calculation, and validity tests were run. The final result was a valid and reliable instrument, with 6 dimensions and 21 items that allowed obtaining information about the peer teaching process within sports technical-tactical models.
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Marques, Cátia, Maria Do Céu Taveira, Mayssah El Nayal, Ana Daniela Silva, and Valdiney Gouveia. "Life Values Among Lebanese and Portuguese College Students." Journal of International Students 10, no. 1 (February 15, 2020): 159–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.32674/jis.v10i1.760.
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This study aims to test the applicability of the functional theory of life values and score differences among a group of students from Lebanon and Portugal. Participants include 565 college students—278 Lebanese and 287 Portuguese. A demographic questionnaire and an adapted version of the Basic Values Survey were completed. Confirmatory/multigroup factor analysis, a generalized Procrustes analysis, and a t test were used. Results indicate that content and structure hypotheses were equivalent among the two groups. There were significant differences between the Lebanese and Portuguese students in normative and promotion values in favor of the first group, and in interactive, suprapersonal, and excitement values in favor of the second. This study has implications for institutional academic and social practices with international college students.
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Chalimourdas, Theodoros, Silia Vitoratou, Efstathia Matsouka, Dimitra Owens, Leto Kalogeraki, Iraklis Mourikis, Nikolaos Vaidakis, Maria Tzinieri-Kokkosi, Artemios Pehlivanidis, and Charalambos Papageorgiou. "Psychometric Properties, Factor Structure, and Evidence for Measurement Invariance in the Greek Version of the Disgust Scale-Revised (DS-R)." Diseases 7, no. 2 (April 3, 2019): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diseases7020033.
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The Disgust Scale has been designed to measure disgust propensity—the individual ease in experiencing disgust. The present study aimed to explore the validity, reliability, the factor structure, and the measurement invariance of the Greek version of the Disgust Scale-Revised (DS-R). A sample of 754 healthy participants completed the Greek version of the DS-R. A subset (n = 363) also completed the revised Symptom checked list and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, in order to examine the concurrent validity. Exploratory and Confirmatory factor analyses in different subsets were used to examine the factor structure. Multiple indicators–multiple causes model (MIMIC) models were used to assess the measurement invariance across gender and age. Demographic influences were assessed using t-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson’s correlations. Exploratory factor analysis concluded to two and three factor models, with a factor structure similar to the ones proposed in the literature. Confirmatory factor analysis and bi-factor analysis provided evidence in favor of the three-factor solution. Measurement invariance test revealed differences in six items across gender, and three items across age. The psychometric properties of the factors were satisfactory. Demographic influences on the responses were present, especially with respect to gender. The Greek version of the DS-R demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties, making it suitable for use for the Greek population.
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Monzalvo Curriel, Alicia, and Nissa Yaing Torres Soto. "Design and validation of the animal welfare scale: Emotional education of children to prevent abuse." Revista de Comunicación y Salud 11 (April 19, 2021): 1–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.35669/rcys.2021.11.e261.
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It is important to have reliable instruments that can evaluate the attitude towards animal welfare of elementary school students. The abuse or mistreatment of children towards vulnerable groups deserves full attention, therefore we emphasize that animals constitute a vulnerable group that needs further studies. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational study aimed to validate the design of a scale that measures the attitude towards animal welfare (ABA) in 100 students from fourth to sixth grade of elementary school. It includes children between 9 to 12 years old residents of communities in the state of Sonora, Mexico. The factor analysis yielded two factors that explain 39.32% of the total variance with a Keizer-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) index of 0.86 and high internal consistency index for the total scale (0.90) and the subscales. Additionally, the confirmatory factor analysis produced an adequate practical and statistical fit in the covariance model and the second order model. The covariance analysis also evidenced convergent and divergent validity. Comparison analyzes by groups showed that sex and school grade do not influence attitudes in favor or against the animal species. Finally, we found that older children living in an extended family develop better attitudes in favor of animal care and protection.
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Parastatidou, Irini S., Georgios Doganis, Yannis Theodorakis, and Symeon P. Vlachopoulos. "Addicted to Exercise." European Journal of Psychological Assessment 28, no. 1 (September 1, 2012): 3–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000084.
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The study examines the factor structure, internal consistency, concurrent and discriminant validity, and test-retest reliability of the Exercise Dependence Scale-Revised scores (EDS-R: Symons-Downs, Hausenblas, & Niggs, 2004 ) in a sample of Greek exercise participants. The Greek translation of the EDS-R was completed by 581 exercise participants along with measures of exercise addiction. Confirmatory factor analysis provided support for the hypothesized EDS-R correlated 7-factor model along with evidence for strong item loadings and factor discriminant validity. Further evidence emerged in favor of the internal consistency, concurrent validity, and test-retest reliability of the translated EDS-R scores. The results provide initial support for various aspects of the validity and reliability of the translated-into-Greek EDS-R scores.
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Quiñonez Tapia, Francisco, Fabiola González-Betanzos, María de Lourdes Vargas-Garduño, and Zarina Estela Aguirre Lozano. "VALIDATION OF THE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL ANTECEDENTS SCALE IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN MEXICO." International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge 8, no. 1 (June 30, 2020): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.37335/ijek.v8i2.97.
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The objective of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Social Entrepreneurial Antecedents Scale (SEAS) with male and female university students in Mexico. There were 1,619 students from the University of Guadalajara and the Michoacan University of San Nicolas de Hidalgo who participated in the study. The reliability of SEAS was analyzed with Cronbach's alpha and the validity with confirmatory factor analysis using the maximum likelihood estimation method. Three factorial models of the scale were compared and items were added for its adaptation. The values produced by the factorial analysis show that the adapted Social Entrepreneurial Antecedents Scale presents adequate evidence of validity and reliability for university students in the central-western area of Mexico. It is shown that experience with Social Problems, Empathy, Moral Obligation, Self-Efficacy and Social Support favor the Intention of Social Entrepreneurship. This research provides elements for the identification of profiles of potential social entrepreneurs who can influence the development of populations with emerging economies, involving higher education institutions, government, business and society.
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Müller, Lauritz Rudolf Floribert, Johanna Unterhitzenberger, Svenja Wintersohl, Rita Rosner, and Julia König. "Screening for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Young Refugees: Comparison of Questionnaire Data with and without Involvement of an Interpreter." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 13 (June 24, 2021): 6803. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136803.
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Background: The substantial number of young refugees who have arrived in Europe since 2015 requires rapid screening to identify those in need of treatment. However, translated versions of screening measures are not always available, necessitating the support of interpreters. The Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen (CATS) is a validated questionnaire for posttraumatic stress symptoms. Here, we report on the psychometric properties of the CATS in a sample of young refugees as a function of interpreter involvement. Methods: A total of N = 145 (Mage = 16.8, SD = 1.54; 93% male) were assessed with the CATS, with half of the screenings conducted with and half without interpreters. Post hoc analyses included calculating internal consistency using Cronbach’s α. We used confirmative factor analysis to investigate the factor structure. Results: The CATS total scale showed good reliability (α = 0.84). Differences in psychometric properties between the interpreter vs. the no interpreter group were minor and tended to be in favor of the interpreter group. Results of a confirmatory factor analysis were acceptable after the exclusion of items with low item-scale correlations. Conclusions: The sample and the administration of the assessment represent the situation of young refugees in Germany, where resources are low and translated versions not always available. The CATS may be a helpful screening tool for clinicians working with young refugees, even when administered with an interpreter. Limitations include the post hoc design of the analysis without randomization of participants and the lack of a third comparison group using translated questionnaire versions.
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Damásio, Bruno Figueiredo, Thiago Francisco Andrade, and Sílvia Helena Koller. "Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey Version 2 (SF-12v2)." Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) 25, no. 60 (April 2015): 29–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-43272560201505.
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The 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey, in its initial (SF-12) and revised form (SF-12v2) is a widely used measure to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The present study evaluates the factor structure and reliability of the Brazilian version of the SF-12v2. Participants were 627 subjects (74.1% women), aged from 18 to 88 years (M = 38.6; SD = 13.16), from 17 Brazilian states. Confirmatory factor analyses suggested two pairs of error terms to be highly correlated (3a-3b; and 4a-4b). A qualitative inspection showed an overlap of content among these items. The respecified model presented adequate fit indices. Convergent validity was also tested with measures of health-related self-care, subjective happiness, life satisfaction, depression and self-efficacy. Expected correlations were found between the SF-12v2 and these measures. Results showed initial evidence in favor of using the SF-12v2 as a measure of physical and mental health in the Brazilian context.
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Arnout, Boshra A. "Application of structural equation modeling to develop a conceptual model for entrepreneurship for psychological service workers during the COVID-19 pandemic." Work 69, no. 4 (August 27, 2021): 1127–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/wor-205245.
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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate entrepreneurship predictors among psychological service workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and detect the difference in entrepreneurship among psychological service workers due to sex and experience in work. METHOD: A random sample of 321 workers in the field of psychological Services answered an online questionnaire that contained six scales (mental traits, psychological traits, success in work, effectiveness, creativity, and innovation, responsible decision). The data collected from the study participants were analyzed quantitatively by using a t-test, One-way ANOVA, Exploratory Factor Analysis EFA, Confirmatory Factor Analysis CFA, and Structural Equation Model (IBM SPSS statistics 21, and Amos v.25). RESULTS: The findings showed the validity of the conceptual proposed model of entrepreneurship among the psychological service workers. The default model has goodness-of-fit indicators to predict the workers’ psychological services’ entrepreneurship in their professional practice. The results also indicated significant differences due to the years of work experience in work and responsible decision dimensions in favor of the sample members belonging to the experiences group with more than ten years. Simultaneously, there are no differences in entrepreneurship’s total score, mental traits, psychological, effectiveness, and creativity and innovation. The results also showed that there are statistically significant differences between males and females in the success in work dimension in favor of males (males mean = 21.359, females mean = 19.461, t = 2.797, P < 0.05), also in responsible decisions in favor of males (males mean = 9.734, females mean = 6.927, t = 8.853, P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Mental traits, psychological traits, success in work, effectiveness, creativity and innovation, creativity, and innovation make responsible decisions significant predictors of entrepreneurship among the workers in psychological services. Thus, we recommend adopting the six criteria for entrepreneurship in professional practice when evaluating the workers in psychological services’ performance. These results indicate the need for plaining training programs to increase the entrepreneurship among workers in psychological services whose experience is less than ten years, especially female workers in psychological services.
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AYAN, Dursun, and Ozkan AKMAN. "An Experimental Study on the Use of Mobile Learning in the Turkish Republic Revolution History and Kemalism: Adıyaman Provinve Example." Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences 20 (December 31, 2021): 31–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.55549/epess.995342.
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The usage area of mobile learning in teaching and learning activities is increasing day by day. In this research, 8th Grade Turkish Republic The effect of mobile learning on the acquisition of the achievements of the units "National Awakening, Steps Towards Independence and A National Epic: Either Either Freedom or Death" in the Revolution History and Kemalism was examined. A quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest control group was used in the research. The participants of the study consisted of 56 students, 28 of them in the experimental group and 28 of them in the control group, studying at a state secondary school in a province located in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. Achievement test and attitude scale were applied as data collection tools. Data Analysis Confirmatory factor analysis, dependent sample t-test and independent sample t-test were calculated using SPSS 21.00 program. According to the results of the research, a significant difference was found between the experimental and control groups in terms of achievement scores in favor of the experimental group. In addition, no significant difference was found in the attitudes of students towards mobile assisted learning in both groups. Based on the results of the research, the some suggestions have been developed to increase its use in the Revolution History and Kemalism.
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Nitlarp, Theerasak, and Supaporn Kiattisin. "The Impact Factors of Industry 4.0 on ESG in the Energy Sector." Sustainability 14, no. 15 (July 27, 2022): 9198. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14159198.
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Digital transformation refers to highly thought-out social, manufacturing, and organizational transitions driven by digital revolutions and emerging technologies. On the other hand, energy is a critical pillar of the economic growth of the country. Meanwhile, global interest in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment is growing. The conventional investment paradigm is being phased out in favor of investments that prioritize environmental, social, and corporate responsibility. The energy sector is one of the most significantly affected. Presently, the field of digital transformation is limited in its analysis about the sustainability factors and is still controversial, especially in the energy business. This paper identifies an in-corporation factor in Industry 4.0, taking into account the effect on ESG. The research papers and the World Economic Forum reports were investigated and identified the correlation factor using machine learning to analyze their contents. We spotlighted the documents relevant to the energy industry and sustainable development. To quantify the model, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) is proposed to generate a valid model, followed by path analysis with latent variables to evaluate the structural equation modeling (SEM). The result provides the conceptual model with impact factors and their correlations. The goodness of fit value is acceptable for the agreed-upon condition, as well as a descriptive that incorporates Industry 4.0 and ESG in terms of business, industry, and ESG in relation to the energy sector’s key issues.
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Karalar, Halit, and Muhammet Mustafa Alpaslan. "Assessment of Eighth Grade Students' Domain-General Computational Thinking Skills." International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools 5, no. 1 (September 18, 2021): 35–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.21585/ijcses.v5i1.126.
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The aim of this study was to examine the domain-general CT skills of 8th grade students in Turkey. In the study, first, the domain-general CT scale was adapted to Turkish and then, the CT skills of the students were examined. This survey research was conducted with the 284 eighth grade students. The data were analyzed through confirmatory factor analysis, independent sample t-test and Pearson correlation test. The results of the validity and reliability tests showed that the domain-general CT scale was suitable for Turkish culture. T-test results showed no significant difference in the CT skills of the students according to gender, having a computer and internet access at home. A statistically significant difference in algorithm, evaluation, generalization, and general CT skills was found between students who learned programming and those who did not in favor of students learning programming. Correlational tests revealed that there was a positive and significant relationship between the programming experience of students who learn programming and their CT skills. As students' programming experience increased, their CT skills also increased. The results of the research were discussed, and recommendations for policy-makers and implementers were included.
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Alcaide-Pulido, Purificación, Belén Gutiérrez-Villar, and Mariano Carbonero-Ruz. "Measuring the Image of Private University as a Generic Product: Validation of a Scale." Administrative Sciences 12, no. 4 (November 28, 2022): 178. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/admsci12040178.
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The compulsory nature of online training in university education, brought about by COVID-19, has opened the door to the emergence of several potential competitors in the university space. Thus, measuring a university’s image may have even greater importance for the management and differentiation of universities in the new post-COVID-19 horizon. This study aims to test whether a standardized scale of brand image measurement is valid for measuring the image of the “private university” product. A non-probabilistic convenience sample was chosen, collecting information from 728 citizens from the same territory (Andalusia). The procedure to validate the scale involves dividing the sample (728) into two sub-sets: one to establish the scale, and the other to validate the results. The methodology applied is Confirmatory Factor Analysis using EQS 6.3 software. The scale was validated, and the main results show that people favor the quality of private universities, their commitment to society, and the perfect option that they are. Additionally, results show the idea that private universities present characteristics absent from public ones as non-significant, and do not agree that private universities provide a high value concerning the price that has to be paid.
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Latifa, Rena, Muhamad Fahri, and Naufal Fadhil Mahida. "Religious Moderation Attitude: Development Scale." Journal An-Nafs: Kajian Penelitian Psikologi 7, no. 2 (December 1, 2022): 135–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.33367/psi.v7i2.2298.
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The assessment of religious moderation is still in its early stages of development and is having difficulty accepting the criteria indicated. As a result, religious moderation is sometimes interpreted as being indecisive, only making judgments that favor certain people or groups, and seeming irresponsible by refusing to take a political stance. Furthermore, the concept of religious moderation is frequently misunderstood. Using the CFA validity test approach, this study attempts to create a religious moderation instrument based on a psychological paradigm in which an attitude is understood based on particular ideas (beliefs), emotions, and prior behavior toward religious moderation (Confirmatory Factor Analysis). We define religious moderation as the middle way or not being extreme in one view (tawassuth), upholding balance and justice (i'tidal), appreciation of life's diversity (tasamuh), relying on consensus-based problem-solving (Shura), engaging in constructive good deeds for the common good (ishlah), is active and innovative in leading goodness (qudwah), and can accommodate the state, nation, and culture (muwwathanah). The study's findings reveal three (3) aspects of religious moderation, represented by characteristics such as particular ideas (beliefs), emotions, and prior experiences connected to the principles of religious moderation discussed above.
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Gerônimo Júnior, Vicente Cícero, Marcelo Henrique Oliveira Henklain, João dos Santos Carmo, and Jared W. Kelley. "Utility of the Teacher Behavior Checklist beyond Psychology Majors: Replication with Brazilian Physical Education Students." Acta Colombiana de Psicología 26, no. 1 (January 12, 2023): 214–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.14718/acp.2023.26.1.14.
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The Teacher Behavior Checklist (TBC) is a worldwide valued instrument to measure teachers’ performance. Nonetheless, the studies about TBC in Brazil are still scarce, with samples mainly composed of psychology and civil engineering students. The aim of this study was to replicate the research by Keeley et al. (2010) to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the TBC with a new sample. Participants were 107 undergraduates from physical education courses from a Brazilian public university. Participants used the TBC to evaluate three types of teachers: the worst they had ever had, a regular one, and the best one. The order of evaluation of teacher types did not interfere with the response patterns, but as expected, statistically significant differences were found among the three types of teachers. Additionally, the two-factor model of the TBC was confirmed through Confirmatory Factor Analysis, providing additional evidence of construct validity. However evidence to advocate in favor of a one-factor solution was also found. McDonald’s Omega results provided evidence of reliability. These findings support the use of TBC in the formative evaluation of teachersin Brazil.
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Aydın, Begüm, and Maria D. Alvarez. "Understanding the Tourists’ Perspective of Sustainability in Cultural Tourist Destinations." Sustainability 12, no. 21 (October 24, 2020): 8846. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12218846.
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Considering the tourists’ viewpoint when creating a sustainable destination is crucial since marketing may be the driving force behind many sustainability initiatives. However, most of the literature has followed a supply-based perspective, ignoring the way that tourists view sustainability attributes. Therefore, this research attempts to address this gap in the literature by analyzing tourists’ perceptions concerning sustainability attributes in tourist destinations. This research aims to determine which of these traits are seen as most important by the tourists and to ascertain their willingness to pay for these aspects. The study is quantitative, based on an online questionnaire administered to Turkish cultural tourists. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses are used to obtain insights into how tourists consider sustainability aspects in tourist destinations. Thus, this research concludes that tourists view sustainability from a more varied perspective than that embraced by the classic definition of the concept, which comprises economic, environmental and socio-cultural dimensions. The findings of the study also determine that tourists favor sustainability attributes that are instrumental in enhancing their own tourist experiences. This information may be useful for destinations, providing guidance about how to market sustainable tourist destinations and encourage responsible tourism choices.
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Donati, Daniele, Valentina Biagioli, Claudia Cianfrocca, Maria Grazia De Marinis, and Daniela Tartaglini. "Compliance with Standard Precautions among Clinical Nurses: Validity and Reliability of the Italian Version of the Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale (CSPS-It)." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 1 (January 4, 2019): 121. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16010121.
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Background: The compliance with Standard Precautions (SPs) guidelines, as a primary strategy for the prevention of healthcare associated infections, is still suboptimal among healthcare providers. However, no instrument measuring nurses’ compliance with SPs is available in Italian. This study aims to assess the validity and reliability of the Compliance with Standard Precaution Scale–Italian version (CSPS-It) among clinical nurses. Methods: The study consisted of two phases: (1) translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the CSPS; (2) validity and reliability evaluation of the CSPS-It. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and hypothesis testing were performed to evaluate the construct validity. Cronbach’s alpha, intra-class correlation coefficient of test-retest scores, and item-total correlations were computed to establish reliability. Results: The CSPS-It showed a sound validity and reliability. The unidimensional model tested at CFA yielded acceptable fit indices. The hypothesis testing supported better nurses’ compliance based on participation in at least one training course on SPs. Conclusions: The CSPS-It is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring the compliance with SPs among clinical nurses. This version will allow for the conduction of further studies in favor of progress in this specific field of research. Managers should pay greater attention in monitoring compliance with SPs among clinical nurses.
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Al Eid, Nawal A., Boshra A. Arnout, Mohammed M. J. Alqahtani, Fahmi H. Fadhel, and Abdalla s. Abdelmotelab. "The mediating role of religiosity and hope for the effect of self-stigma on psychological well-being among COVID-19 patients." Work 68, no. 3 (March 26, 2021): 525–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/wor-203392.
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BACKGROUND: Over the past few months, there has been a significant increase in mortality and morbidity due to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Less attention has been paid to stigmatism, psychological well-being, hope, and religiosity, and how these may impact a patient’s recovery. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to detect the difference in religiosity, hope, self-stigma, and psychological well-being (PWB) due to demographic variables (age, education level, social status, and level of income). Additionally, the research sought to test the mediation role of religiosity and hope in the relationship between self-stigma and psychological well-being among COVID-19 patients. METHOD: A random sample of 426 COVID-19 patients answered an online questionnaire that contained four scales (Religiosity, Hope, stigma, and PWB). The data collected from the study participants were analyzed quantitatively by using One-way ANOVA, Exploratory Factor Analysis EFA, Confirmatory Factor Analysis CFA, and Structural Equation Model (IBM SPSS statistics 21, and Amos v.25). RESULTS: The current results showed statistically significant differences due to age in hope and well-being, in favor of the sample members belonging to the age group from 30 years old and over old, while there were no differences in religiosity and stigma due to age. There were no differences due to education level in religiosity, hope, stigma, and well-being. Results showed statistically significant differences in well-being in favor of the married group, while there were no differences in religiosity, hope, and stigma due to social status. Regarding the effect of income level in the study variables, the results showed no differences due to religiosity, hope, stigma, and well-being. Moreover, the findings found that both religiosity and hope play a mediating role. CONCLUSION: Religiosity and hope play a mediating role in the relationship between stigma associated with COVID-19 and psychological well-being. These results indicate several strategies to reduce the adverse effects of the stigma associated with COVID-19 and increase well-being among COVID-19 patients.
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Moreno-Murcia, Juan Antonio, Elisa Huéscar Hernández, Román Pintado Verdú, and Juan Carlos Marzo Campos. "Formación y orientación para el emprendimiento. lo que dicen la bibliometría y los emprendedores noveles." REOP - Revista Española de Orientación y Psicopedagogía 30, no. 1 (July 1, 2019): 116. http://dx.doi.org/10.5944/reop.vol.30.num.1.2019.25197.
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RESUMENEn la actualidad, es una necesidad implementar nuevos modelos para el desarrollo de las competencias docentes así como la consecución de una trasferencia al ámbito profesional futuro del discente. Los objetivos de este estudio fueron dos, en primer lugar, crear y validar la Escala de Apoyo a la Autonomía (EAA) para educación superior. En segundo lugar, se planteó comprobar la relación entre el apoyo a la autonomía del docente y la competencia laboral del discente. Para ello se utilizó una muestra de 233 estudiantes universitarios de nacionalidad española, de tres universidades españolas y con una media de edad de 23 años (DT = 3.1) a los que se le midieron la percepción de apoyo a la autonomía por parte del docente y la competencia laboral. Los resultados del análisis factorial confirmatorio, análisis de consistencia interna y estabilidad temporal fueron adecuados. Además, se observó una correlación positiva y significativa entre el apoyo a la autonomía y la competencia laboral. Como conclusión, este estudio ha permitido proporcionar una escala válida y fiable de 12 ítems y con un único factor que integra las aportaciones teóricas señaladas por Reeve (2009, 2016) y puede ser utilizada para medir el estilointerpersonal que perciben los estudiantes del docente en educación superior. Además, los resultados animan a utilizar y poner a prueba metodologías activas por parte del docente en pro de sus implicaciones competenciales para el futuro laboral del alumnado.ABSTRACTCurrently, it is necessary to implement new models for the development of teaching competencies as well as the achievement of a transfer to the future professional field of the student. The objectives of this study were two, in the first place, to create and validate the Autonomy Support Scale (EAA) for Higher Education. Secondly, it was proposed to verify the relation between the support to the autonomy of the teacher and the labor competence of the student. A sample of 233 Spanish university students from three Spanish universities with a mean age of 23 years (DT = 3.1) were used to measure the perception of support for autonomy by the teacher and the labor competence. The results of confirmatory factor analysis, analysis of internal consistency and temporal stability were adequate. In addition, there was a positive and significant correlation between support for autonomy and labor competency. As a conclusion, this study has allowed us to provide a valid and reliable 12-item scale with a single factor that integrates the theoretical contributions pointed out by Reeve (2009, 2016) and can be used to measure the interpersonal style perceived by teachers in Higher Education. In addition, the results encourage the use and testing of active methodologies by the teacher in favor of their implications for the labor future of students.
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Cardella, Giuseppina Maria, Brizeida Raquel Hernández-Sánchez, and José Carlos Sánchez-García. "Development and validation of a scale to evaluate students’ future impact perception related to the coronavirus pandemic (C-19FIPS)." PLOS ONE 16, no. 11 (November 19, 2021): e0260248. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260248.
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During the outbreak of the novel COVID-19 pandemic, economies around the world underwent unprecedented changes, which negatively limited young people’s perceptions of their future. The study aims to describe the development and validation of the 10-item COVID-19 Future Impact Perception Scale (C-19FIPS), a measurement tool to assess future impact perception related to COVID-19, among university students. Inductive and deductive approaches were used at the phase of the scale development process. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) applying two different SEM based analytical methods, covariance-based SEM (CB-SEM) and variance based SEM (PLS-SEM) were used to explore and predict the data. The EFA output generated two dimensions with 10 items. The dimensions are Personal Perception (C-19 PF) and Country Perception (C-19 CF) that reflects the notion of Future Impact Perception related to COVID-19. The result of the CFA confirmed the EFA result. Based on the reliability and validity check results, it is apparent that the scale demonstrates good psychometric properties. Evidence was also provided for convergent and discriminant validity. The study provided a short, valid and reliable measure to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on college students’ future perceptions. Knowing how external situations influence the world of young people is useful for the development of targeted interventions that favor their well-being and that can support them in situations perceived as uncertain and risky. Limitations and future lines are discussed.
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Kalugin, Alexey Yu, and Aleksandr A. Vikhman. "Formal-dynamic characteristics of individuality in relation to the manifestations of the value-semantic sphere of personality*." Вестник Пермского университета. Философия. Психология. Социология, no. 1 (2020): 76–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.17072/2078-7898/2020-1-76-91.
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The article discusses the relationship between the formal-dynamic characteristics of individuality and the properties of the value-semantic sphere of personality. It is suggested that in case of detecting such an interrelationship, it may be the evidence in favor of the subject’s desire to harmonize their own individuality and to make the interaction of its multilevel characteristics consistent. A research sample consisted of 463 people, including 219 girls and 244 young men aged 15 to 24 (M = 18.9; SD = 2.0). Based on a wide range of methods aimed at studying temperament traits, values and meanings, the authors identified generalized formal-dynamic characteristics of individuality. They are emotional stability – emotional instability, extraversion – introversion, psychoticism – superego strength, formal-dynamic features of intelligence, psychomotor endurance. Likewise, generalized indicators of the value-semantic sphere of personality, i.e. value-based orientations and life-purpose orientations, were detected. For this purpose, the following statistical methods were used: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM). A close interdependence between the indicators of temperament and the value-semantic sphere of personality was found. To study the level of stability of the detected structure, a gender invariance test was carried out, which showed high consistency of the structure in male and female samples. The main hypothesis of the study was confirmed.
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Karakasnaki, Maria, Evangelos Psomas, and Nancy Bouranta. "The interrelationships among organizational culture and service quality under different levels of competitive intensity." International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences 11, no. 2 (June 12, 2019): 217–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijqss-10-2017-0096.
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Purpose This study aims to investigate the interrelationships among organizational culture and service quality by applying the SERVQUAL instrument under different levels of competitive intensity in the shipping industry context. Design/methodology/approach This study used the questionnaire investigation method to evaluate the hypothesized relationships. The authors utilized widely accepted and validated instruments as identified in the literature to measure the constructs under examination. The sample consisted of 684 shipping organizations located in Greece. The factorial structures of the constructs were identified through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, while the examined relationships were established through regression analyses. Findings The findings argue in favor of a parsimonious three-dimensional structure of the SERVQUAL instrument in the shipping industry context, illustrate the associations among the different types of organizational culture and the dimensions of service quality and explicate how the former impacts the latter. Moreover, the findings showed that the above-mentioned interrelationships are conditioned by the varying levels of competitive intensity. Originality/value Although much research and writing has occurred on the topics of service quality and organizational culture, relatively less is known about their interrelationships, that is how a company’s culture relates to the service quality offered especially under different levels of competitive intensity. Thus, the current study aims to fill in this gap in the literature and empirically address the need to look at the interrelationships among the theoretical constructs under examination.
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Jianguo, Zhang, and Wang Lili. "Analysis on the Subjective Willingness of Public Participation in the Scenic Villages’ Construction and Its Related Factors." Tobacco Regulatory Science 7, no. 6 (November 3, 2021): 5609–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.18001/trs.7.6.48.
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The construction of scenic villages can not be done without the active participation of the local residents and it is of great significance to analyse the residents’ participation willingness and its related factors. On the basis of drawing experience from the present research results, we, through house-to-house questionnaire surveys and sampling interviews, survey residents in five villages of Hangzhou city about their willingness to participate in the construction of scenic villages themselves, participation paths and their attitudes toward external participation, and adopt the methods, such as exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis(CFA), to verify three hypotheses(H1, H2, H3). The study finds that: (1) the general participation willingness of village residents is comparatively high, but the participation willingness degrees of different village groups are quite different. According to the degree of participation willingness, the sequence from high to low is: village cadres > farmhouse and rural lodging operators > college village officials > staffs employed in the village enterprises > ordinary villagers > resident cadres. (2) There are relatively big differences among the villagers’ recognition degrees of different participation routes in the construction of scenic villages. The highest difference significance of the correlation is the multi-family joint loans (1.160). The lowest is to publicize, encourage and actively promote the construction of scenic villages (0.936). (3) The verification results are in favor of three hypotheses that the resident identity of the villagers has a significant impact on their willingness to participate, the path of participation, and their attitudes towards the external participation. According to the research results, the following suggestions are made: improve the awareness of the related subjects, especially the villagers by increasing the publicity; take measures to attract the active participation of the new business entities; open up the input channels to motivate the villagers; improve the public participation degree of the scenic villages’ construction by coordinating the relation among investment subjects and guaranteeing the villager’ interests etc.
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Erduran-Tekin, Özge, and Halil Ekşi. "Adapting the Scale for Spiritual Intelligence to Turkish." Spiritual Psychology and Counseling 4, no. 2 (June 15, 2019): 123–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.37898/spc.2019.4.2.0062.
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The purpose of this study is to adapt the Scale for Spiritual Intelligence Scale developed by Kumar and Mehta (2011) into Turkish and to examine its reliability and validity. Data have been collected from four different study groups involving a total of 1,098 high school students (440 females and 658 males). In Turkey, the exploratory factor analysis of the Scale for Spiritual Intelligence’s original structure, which consists of six factors, only appears to have occurred in four cases. The goodness-of-fit statistics obtained as a result of the confirmatory factor analysis performed on one sample using this structure are X2 = 335.17, SD = 145 (X2 / SD = 2.33), RMSEA = 0.052, SRMR = 0.049, GFI = 0.93, CFI = 0.90, AGFI = 0.91. Whether or not a statistically significant difference exists in the scores for the lower and upper 27th-percentile groups was examined in order to look at the discriminators of the scale; a statistically significant difference has been detected in favor of the upper segment. As a result of the criterion validity study, a significant positive correlation has been found between the Scale for Spiritual Intelligence and the Meaning in Life Scale (Demirbaş, 2010). According to the obtained linguistic equivalence results, the Turkish form of the scale is seen to be equivalent to the original English form. Cronbach’s alphas of internal consistency and reliability were calculated as .86 and .85 for both samples. Research results reveal the Turkish form of Scale for Spiritual Intelligence to be a valid and reliable instrument that can be used in scientific studies to be carried out in Turkey.
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Uddin, Mohammed Belal, and Bilkis Akhter. "Antecedents and outcomes of supply chain management in Bangladesh." Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications 1, no. 1 (February 11, 2019): 68–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mscra-02-2019-0007.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the institutional and significant competences that have allowed organizations to employ supply chain management (SCM) practices, the practices of SCM and the benefits of SCM practices for both buyers and suppers.Design/methodology/approachA theoretical model (including hypotheses) has been proposed regarding antecedents, SCM practices and outcomes of SCM. Using purposive sampling method, data were collected from different manufacturing, distributing, wholesaling and retailing organizations. Collected data were analyzed in a principal component analysis and structural equation modeling, including confirmatory factor analysis, and path analysis.FindingsThe empirical results provided supportive evidences in favor of the hypotheses and theoretical arguments except one hypothesis. This study did not a find positive relationship between organizational compatibility and SCM practices. The study found relationships between mutual trust and SCM practices, communication and SCM practices, and cooperation and SCM practices, which were positive and significant. Again, the relationships between SCM practices and competitive advantages, and SCM practices and long-term orientation and growth were also positive and significant.Practical implicationsPractitioners could also use the findings to align SCM with business strategy and gain an insight for better utilization of the available resources and technology to perform better.Originality/valueThis study will provide guidance as to the preconditions that need to be in place in order for a company to implement SCM with its suppliers and customers. It will remind practitioners to stay focused on the ultimate goals of SCM – lower costs, increased customer value and satisfaction, and, ultimately, competitive advantage.
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Małachowska, Aleksandra, Marzena Jeżewska-Zychowicz, and Jerzy Gębski. "Polish Adaptation of the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (DEBQ): The Role of Eating Style in Explaining Food Intake—A Cross-Sectional Study." Nutrients 13, no. 12 (December 15, 2021): 4486. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13124486.
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Knowledge of associations between emotional, external, and restrained eating with food choices is still limited due to the inconsistent results of the previous research. The aim of the study was to adopt the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) and then to examine the relationship between emotional, external, and restrained eating styles and dietary patterns distinguished on the basis of intake of fruit and vegetables (fresh and processed separately), fruit and/or vegetable unsweetened juices, sweets and salty snacks, and the adequacy of fruit and vegetable intake. The cross-sectional study was conducted in 2020, in a sample of 1000 Polish adults. The questionnaire consisted of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire, questions on selected food groups intake, and metrics. DEBQ structure was tested using both exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (EFA, CFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM), while multi-group analysis was used to test measurement invariance. Logistic regression was applied to investigate the association between eating styles and dietary patterns, identified with the use of K-means cluster analysis. EFA, CFA and SEM revealed a three-factor, 29-item tool with satisfactory psychometric parameters. Restrained eating (ResEat) and external eating (ExtEat) were found to decrease chances of low intake of both favorable (fruit, vegetables, and unsweetened juices) and unfavorable (sweets and salty snacks) foods and increased the chances of their moderate intake. ResEat increased the probability of the high intake of favorable and moderate or high intake of unfavorable foods. ResEat and ExtEat were predisposed to adequate intake of fruit and vegetables while emotional eating had the opposite effect. Gender, education, and BMI were also found to determine food intake. Our results provide evidence that both eating styles and sociodemographic characteristics should be taken into account while explaining food intake as they may favor healthy and unhealthy eating in different ways.
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Roberts, Margaret H., Richard B. Fletcher, and Paul L. Merrick. "The validity and clinical utility of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) with older adult New Zealanders." International Psychogeriatrics 26, no. 2 (November 22, 2013): 325–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s104161021300197x.
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ABSTRACTBackground:The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) has established use with older adult populations in New Zealand but few studies have evaluated its psychometric properties. Research with the psychometric properties of the HADS in elderly populations has primarily used correlational methods that do not allow for the effects of measurement error to be observed. The hypothesized tripartite model of anxiety and depression within the HADS was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) methods.Methods:Overall, 203 community-dwelling older adults who were recruited from older adult community groups completed the HADS. Competing two- and three-factor structures were trialled using CFA.Results:A three-factor model indicated a lack of differentiation between factors and poor clinical utility and was rejected in favor of a two-factor model. Significant correlations were observed between the anxiety and depression factors on the two-factor model, but it was considered to have validity for older adult samples. Good internal consistency was found for the HADS.Conclusions:A two-factor model of the HADS was favored due to the lack of differentiation between factors on the three-factor model, and the higher clinical utility of a two-factor solution. The validity of the HADS may be limited by over-diagnosing anxiety in non-clinical populations. It is recommended that the HADS be used to measure change over time through treatment and not be used as a diagnostic tool until future research establishes appropriate norms and cut-offs.
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Dubihlela, Job, and Tandiswa Ngxukumeshe. "Eco-friendly Retail Product Attributes, Customer Attributes and the Repurchase Intentions of South African Consumers." International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER) 15, no. 4 (June 30, 2016): 163–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/iber.v15i4.9754.
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Purpose –Consumers are becoming progressively aware of the significance of eco-friendly activities, and their environmental consciousness drives them to consume eco-friendly products and services more, and prefer to support organisations that favor conservational practices. Increased environmental impacts bring a rise in concerns locally and globally, on sustainability issues aimed at reducing non-conservative consumption patterns. Retail organisations are increasingly developing and marketing eco-friendly retail products to promote sustainable, eco-friendly consumption patterns. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between eco-friendly retail product attributes and South African consumers’ eco-friendly product repurchase intentions.Design/methodology/approach – A survey approach was employed involving 241 consumers in Southern Gauteng. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation analysis were conducted respectively to test the reliability and validity of the scales as well as the proposed hypotheses.Research findings– Retail product consumers’ response to the attributes of eco-friendly products is still important in predicting their eco-friendly product repurchase intentions. South African consumers’ eco-friendly attributes moderate their environmental sensitivity, hence their repurchase intentions.Practical implications – It is not enough to retailers and wholesalers to promote sustainable and recyclable packaging materials. They must also improve eco-friendly product-related attributes to satisfy consumer needs better, and should be cautious in the direct and moderating effect of eco-friendly customer-related attributes in devising marketing plans to promote eco-friendly products.Originality/value – The paper contributes to research by advancing understanding of how consumers make their repurchase intentions of eco-friendly retail products, providing retailers with managerial insights. The paper also presents limitations and directions for future research.
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Jayakumar, Tulsi. "Behavioral lessons from Flipkart’s Big-Billion Day sale." Competitiveness Review 26, no. 4 (July 18, 2016): 453–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cr-03-2015-0019.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the behavioral lessons and managerial implications of deep discount strategies used by e-commerce firms to gain a competitive advantage over rivals. The paper seeks to understand the behavioral aspects of consumer and competitor response to such online sales, particularly with reference to e-satisfaction and e-loyalty. The case study seeks to: understand the behavioral aspects of utility and customer satisfaction; understand the behavioral aspects influencing customer attitudes, preferences and choice; understand heuristics involved in consumer decision-making; and understand possible firm strategies based on a thorough analysis of behavioral influencers of customer decisions. Design/methodology/approach The paper follows a case study approach. Secondary data sources from the library, company website and newspaper articles have been used to build a case which would encourage students to discuss and analyze the application of principles of behavioral economics to marketing problems faced especially by e-retailers. It uses Flipkart’s botched-up Big-Billion Day sale to drive home lessons in behavioral economics to marketers. Findings With growing internet penetration, e-retail presents high potential in India along with its BRICS peers. However, the task of grabbing customer mindshare, as also a share of wallet of the growing Indian purchasing power through monster discounts and deals by e-tailers may not work. Firms such as Flipkart may strategize using principles of behavioral economics including confirmatory bias, framing effects, reference points, principles of loss aversion, heuristics and the peak–end rule to influence customer decision-making in their favor. They must also guard against any incidents/events which invoke the representativeness heuristic or negative confirmatory biases towards e-commerce portals. Practical implications E-tailers in countries like India should understand the behavioral implications of deep discount strategies and deals offered by them as a means of gaining competitive advantage. Attention to e-service outcome quality and e-service recovery is important. Originality/value The case is unique in its applications of behavioral economics principles to e-retailing in India. It seeks to apply behavioral principles to a major e-commerce marketing event in India. With the e-commerce industry likely to boom in India, the case study provides unique insights into competitive pricing strategies adopted by e-retailers and the feasibility thereof.
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Baird, Benjamin, Jonathan Smallwood, Antoine Lutz, and Jonathan W. Schooler. "The Decoupled Mind: Mind-wandering Disrupts Cortical Phase-locking to Perceptual Events." Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 26, no. 11 (November 2014): 2596–607. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_00656.
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The mind flows in a “stream of consciousness,” which often neglects immediate sensory input in favor of focusing on intrinsic, self-generated thoughts or images. Although considerable research has documented the disruptive influences of task-unrelated thought for perceptual processing and task performance, the brain dynamics associated with these phenomena are not well understood. Here we investigate the possibility, suggested by several convergent lines of research, that task-unrelated thought is associated with a reduction in the trial-to-trial phase consistency of the oscillatory neural signal in response to perceptual input. Using an experience sampling paradigm coupled with continuous high-density electroencephalography, we observed that task-unrelated thought was associated with a reduction of the P1 ERP, replicating prior observations that mind-wandering is accompanied by a reduction of the brain-evoked response to sensory input. Time–frequency analysis of the oscillatory neural response revealed a decrease in theta-band cortical phase-locking, which peaked over parietal scalp regions. Furthermore, we observed that task-unrelated thought impacted the oscillatory mode of the brain during the initiation of a task-relevant action, such that more cortical processing was required to meet task demands. Together, these findings document that the attenuation of perceptual processing that occurs during task-unrelated thought is associated with a reduction in the temporal fidelity with which the brain responds to a stimulus and suggest that increased neural processing may be required to recouple attention to a task. More generally, these data provide novel confirmatory evidence for the mechanisms through which attentional states facilitate the neural processing of sensory input.
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Chi Yiu Wong, Sandra, Joe Kwun Nam Chan, Gregory P. Strauss, Anthony O. Ahmed, Corine Sau Man Wong, Lai Ming Hui, Kit Wa Chan, et al. "M195. LATENT STRUCTURE OF NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS IN EARLY PSYCHOSIS AND CLINICAL HIGH-RISK FOR PSYCHOSIS." Schizophrenia Bulletin 46, Supplement_1 (April 2020): S210—S211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbaa030.507.
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Abstract Background Negative symptoms are prevalent and predictive of clinical and functional outcomes across different phases of psychotic disorders. Yet, heterogeneity in conceptualizing the latent structure of negative symptoms presents hindrances to the development of effective interventions. While a 2-dimensional construct of negative symptoms (i.e., Motivation and pleasure [MAP] and Emotional expressivity [EXP] dimensions) have previously been derived from exploratory factor analyses and adopted widely in research, conflicting findings in favor of a 5-factor structure have emerged from confirmatory factor analyses recently. Further evidence is needed to evaluate whether this conclusion can be generalized to the prodromal and early phases of psychosis. Methods Data were drawn from 3 studies that administered the Brief Negative Symptom Scale (BNSS), a second-generation clinical rating instrument, to assess negative symptoms in Chinese patients with early psychosis or clinical high-risk for psychosis (CHR) in Hong Kong. The early psychosis sample comprised 131 and 246 outpatients recruited in 2 separate studies who received treatment within 5 years since service entry for first-episode psychosis, whereas the CHR sample included 110 help-seeking individuals ascertained using CAARMS criteria. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were employed to examine competing hypotheses about the factor structure of negative symptoms as measured by BNSS. The fit of five competing models were evaluated, including 1) a unifactorial model, 2) a 2-factor model with EXP and MAP factors, 3) a 3-factor model proposed by Garcia-Portilla et al. (anhedonia and asociality, avolition and blunted affect, and alogia), 4) a 5-factor model specifying the five NIMH consensus development conference domains (blunted affect, alogia, anhedonia, avolition, asociality), and 5) a hierarchical model with two second order-factors reflecting EXP and MAP, and five first-order factors reflecting the five consensus domains. Results In the early psychosis sample, the 1-, 2-, and 3-factor models provided poor fit for the data. The 5-factor and hierarchical models were excellent fit, with the hierarchical model being slightly more parsimonious. Similarly, CFA of the CHR sample demonstrated that the 1-, 2-, and 3-factor models were poor fit for the BNSS, whereas the 5-factor and hierarchical models provided strong fit. The 5-factor model is slightly favored over the hierarchical model in the CHR sample. Discussion Similar to results obtained from chronic schizophrenia patients in previous CFA studies, the current findings suggest that the 5 consensus domains are fundamental to the conceptualization of negative symptoms in the prodromal and early phases of psychosis. The current practice of conceptualizing negative symptoms as a two-dimensional construct may preclude information that reflects the narrower facets of idiosyncratic symptom profiles and facilitates functional recovery.
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Ryu, Eun Ah, and EunKyoung Han. "Social Media Influencer’s Reputation: Developing and Validating a Multidimensional Scale." Sustainability 13, no. 2 (January 11, 2021): 631. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13020631.
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Since the introduction of smartphones in 2009, social networking services (SNS), which have seen a surge in users, facilitated changes in the media environment along with social influence that has increased the economic value and political influence of SNS. In particular, as consumers’ media use and consumption behavior change around digital media, social media plays a very important role in consumers’ lives. From this perspective, influencers who influence not only consumers’ consumption behavior, but also decision-making and opinion formation based on social media are attracting attention. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop items to measure an influencer’s reputation as a new source of information in the SNS environment; no previous researchers have presented generalized measurement items for an influencer’s reputation. We intended to identify what dimensions and items in the existing literature could effectively measure a social media influencer’s reputation and to verify each item’s relevance as a measure of a social media influencer’s reputation. Based on in-depth interviews with 30 experts and empirical findings from 557 adults, this study identified dimensions that impact on a consumer’s perception of a social media influencer and developed a scale. The results showed that the social media Influencer’s Reputation scale comprises four distinctive dimensions: Communication skills, influence, authenticity, and expertise. Additionally, the reliability and validity of the scale were assessed, using exploratory and confirmatory analyses and construct validity. The findings confirmed that the social media influencer’s reputation scale measurement items, in this study, can be used as a consistent measurement tool for each dimension. It is also important to develop value in favor of the marketing strategy by increasing value through the influencer’s reputation.
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Ryu, Eun Ah, and Eun Kyoung Han. "Social Media Influencer’s Reputation: Developing and Validating a Multidimensional Scale." Sustainability 13, no. 2 (January 11, 2021): 631. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13020631.
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Since the introduction of smartphones in 2009, social networking services (SNS), which have seen a surge in users, facilitated changes in the media environment along with social influence that has increased the economic value and political influence of SNS. In particular, as consumers’ media use and consumption behavior change around digital media, social media plays a very important role in consumers’ lives. From this perspective, influencers who influence not only consumers’ consumption behavior, but also decision-making and opinion formation based on social media are attracting attention. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop items to measure an influencer’s reputation as a new source of information in the SNS environment; no previous researchers have presented generalized measurement items for an influencer’s reputation. We intended to identify what dimensions and items in the existing literature could effectively measure a social media influencer’s reputation and to verify each item’s relevance as a measure of a social media influencer’s reputation. Based on in-depth interviews with 30 experts and empirical findings from 557 adults, this study identified dimensions that impact on a consumer’s perception of a social media influencer and developed a scale. The results showed that the social media Influencer’s Reputation scale comprises four distinctive dimensions: Communication skills, influence, authenticity, and expertise. Additionally, the reliability and validity of the scale were assessed, using exploratory and confirmatory analyses and construct validity. The findings confirmed that the social media influencer’s reputation scale measurement items, in this study, can be used as a consistent measurement tool for each dimension. It is also important to develop value in favor of the marketing strategy by increasing value through the influencer’s reputation.
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Kahl, Kristin W., Joshua Z. Seither, and Lisa J. Reidy. "LC-MS-MS vs ELISA: Validation of a Comprehensive Urine Toxicology Screen by LC-MS-MS and a Comparison of 100 Forensic Specimens." Journal of Analytical Toxicology 43, no. 9 (August 19, 2019): 734–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jat/bkz066.
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Abstract Toxicology laboratories commonly employ immunoassay methodologies to perform an initial drug screen on urine specimens to direct confirmatory testing. Due to limitations of immunoassay testing and the need to screen for a broader range of drugs with lower limits of detection at a lower cost, mass spectrometry screening techniques have gained favor in the toxicology field. A liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS) urine screening panel was developed and validated for 52 drugs and metabolites. A simple dilute-and-shoot with enzymatic hydrolysis technique was utilized to prepare the urine specimens for analysis. Limit of detection, interference, ionization suppression/enhancement, carryover and stability of processed specimens were assessed during validation. To evaluate the toxicological results obtained from utilizing the LC-MS-MS in comparison with the laboratory’s current enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) panel, 100 authentic urine specimens from suspected driving under the influence and drug-facilitated crime cases were analyzed using both methodologies and the results were compared. In addition, the cost of each methodology was evaluated and compared. The validated LC-MS-MS method had limits of detection that were equal to or lower than the concentrations validated for ELISA cutoffs, had fewer exogenous interferences, and the cost of screening per specimen was reduced by ~70% when compared to ELISA. Comparing the toxicology results of forensic urine specimens demonstrated that by only using ELISA, the laboratory was unable to detect benzoylecgonine in 26%, lorazepam in 33% and oxymorphone in 60% of the positive specimens. Additional analytes detected using the LC-MS-MS method were zolpidem and/or metabolite, gabapentin, tramadol and metabolite, methadone and metabolite, meprobamate and phentermine. The results of the validation, the toxicological result comparison and the cost comparison showed that the LC-MS-MS screening method is a simple, sensitive and cost-effective alternative to ELISA screening methods for urine specimens.
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Rocabado, Guizella A., Regis Komperda, Jennifer E. Lewis, and Jack Barbera. "Addressing diversity and inclusion through group comparisons: a primer on measurement invariance testing." Chemistry Education Research and Practice 21, no. 3 (2020): 969–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0rp00025f.
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As the field of chemistry education moves toward greater inclusion and increased participation by underrepresented minorities, standards for investigating the differential impacts and outcomes of learning environments have to be considered. While quantitative methods may not be capable of generating the in-depth nuances of qualitative methods, they can provide meaningful insights when applied at the group level. Thus, when we conduct quantitative studies in which we aim to learn about the similarities or differences of groups within the same learning environment, we must raise our standards of measurement and safeguard against threats to the validity of inferences that might favor one group over another. One way to provide evidence that group comparisons are supported in a quantitative study is by conducting measurement invariance testing. In this manuscript, we explain the basic concepts of measurement invariance testing within a confirmatory factor analysis framework with examples and a step-by-step tutorial. Each of these steps is an opportunity to safeguard against interpretation of group differences that may be artifacts of the assessment instrument functioning rather than true differences between groups. Reflecting on and safeguarding against threats to the validity of the inferences we can draw from group comparisons will aid in providing more accurate information that can be used to transform our chemistry classrooms into more socially inclusive environments. To catalyze this effort, we provide code in the ESI for two different software packages (R and Mplus) so that interested readers can learn to use these methods with the simulated data provided and then apply the methods to their own data. Finally, we present implications and a summary table for researchers, practitioners, journal editors, and reviewers as a reference when conducting, reading, or reviewing quantitative studies in which group comparisons are performed.
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Blanco Vega, Humberto, Ana Citlalli Díaz Leal, Santiago Guijarro Romero, Luis Humberto Blanco Ornelas, Susana Ivonne Aguirre Vásquez, and Perla Jannet Jurado García. "Composición e invarianza factorial de la versión en español del Cuestionario de Clima en el Deporte (S-SCQ) en universitarios deportistas de Chihuahua, México." Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte 20, no. 2 (April 15, 2020): 218–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.6018/cpd.352991.
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El presente estudio analiza las propiedades psicométricas propuestas por Balaguer, Castillo, Duda y Tomás (2009) para la versión en español del Cuestionario de Clima en el Deporte (S-SCQ) en hombres y mujeres deportistas universitarios. La muestra total fue de 432 universitarios deportistas de Chihuahua, México, 169 mujeres y 263 hombres, con edades comprendidas entre 18-26 años (M = 20.40; DE = 1.89). La estructura factorial del cuestionario se analizó mediante análisis factoriales confirmatorios. Los análisis, muestran que una estructura unifactorial es viable y adecuada tanto para la muestra total como para las poblaciones de hombres y mujeres. La estructura de un solo factor, atendiendo a criterios estadísticos y sustantivos, ha mostrado adecuados indicadores de ajuste de fiabilidad y validez. Además, la estructura factorial, las cargas factoriales y los interceptos se consideran invariantes de acuerdo al género; sin embargo, se encontraron diferencias a favor de los hombres deportistas en cuanto a su percepción sobre el apoyo a su autonomía por parte de su entrenador o entrenadora. The aim of this research was to analyze the psychometric properties proposed by Balaguer et al. (2009) for the spanish version of Sport Climate Questionnaire (S-SCQ) in university athletes mens and women. The total sample has been composed by 432 university athletes, 169 women and 263 mens from Chihuahua, Mexico, with ages from 18-26 years (M = 20.40, SD = 1.89). The factor structure of questionnaire has been analized through the confirmatory factor analysis. This analysis shows that a onefactorial structure is viable and adequate for the total sample and the populations of mens and woman. The one factor structure, according to statistical and substantive criteria, has shown adequate indicators of reliability and validity adjustment. On the other hand, the factorial structure, the factorial loads and the intercepts are considered invariant according to the variable gender; however, differences were found in favor of male athletes in terms of their perception of support for their autonomy on the part of their coaches. O presente estudo analisa as propiedades psicométricas propostas por Balaguer et al. (2009) para a versão espanhola do Sports Climate Questionnaire (S-SCQ). Amostra total foi de 432 universitários atletas de Chihuahua, México, 169 mulheres e 263 homens com idades entre 18-26 anos (M = 20.40; DE = 1.89). A estrutura fatorial foi analisado com anàlises fatorial confirmatòrias. Os analises mostran que uma estrutura unifatorial e factível e adequado para a mostra total e para ambas as populações, homens e mulheres. A estrutura unifatorial, em resposta a criterios estatísticos e materiais tem mostrado indicadores de ajuste adequados de confiabilidade e validade. Além disso a estrutura de fatores, cargas fatoriais e intercepto são considerados invariantes de acordó com o gênero; porém, se encontraram diferenças no grupo de homens atletas em seu percepção de apoiar a seu aotonomia respeito a seu treinador.
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Filippou, Filippos, Stella Rokka, Stella Douka, Athena Pitsi, Aikaterini Koupani, Gregory Masadis, Dimitra Varsami, et al. "Adaption and validity of the “Physical Activity Class Satisfaction Questionnaire» (PACSQ) in Greek educational dancing context." Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte 21, no. 2 (April 20, 2021): 13–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.6018/cpd.421821.
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La satisfacción es un factor que contribuye a aumentar la participación en las actividades deportivas, principalmente porque está vinculada a procedimientos conductuales responsables de generar sentimientos positivos en las personas involucradas. El objetivo de este estudio fue confirmar el "Cuestionario de Satisfacción de La Clase de Educación Física" en un contexto educativo de danza griega. También se examinó la coherencia interna del cuestionario. La muestra del estudio consistió en 482 participantes, 184 de los cuales eran hombres y 298 eran mujeres. Todos los participantes asistieron a cursos de danza tradicional griega en diferentes asociaciones de danza en Grecia. La escala consta de 45 preguntas que constituyen nueve factores. Se realizaron los siguientes análisis estadísticos: La validez y fiabilidad del cuestionario se examinaron mediante un análisis de factores exploratorios y un análisis de factores confirmatorios. Se llevó a cabo un análisis de fiabilidad para examinar la cohesión interna de los factores. Se calcularon estadísticas descriptivas para examinar ampliamente el grado de satisfacción. El análisis de los resultados llegó a la siguiente conclusión: a) La versión griega del cuestionario mostró propiedades psicométricas estacionarias estables, que apoyan parcialmente su uso en el contexto de la danza griega. b) Las correlaciones entre las subescalas indicaban un modelo de factor relacionado que soporta la validez de la construcción de escalas. Satisfaction is a contributing factor to increasing participation in sports activities, especially due to the fact that it is linked to behavioral procedures responsible for causing positive feelings to people involved. The aim of this study was to confirm the “Physical Activity Class Satisfaction Questionnaire” in a Greek educational dancing context. The internal consistency of the questionnaire has also been examined. The sample of the study consisted of 482 participants, 184 males, and 298 females. All participants have attended Greek traditional dance courses in dancing associations among Greece. The scale consists of 45 questions which constitute nine factors. The following statistical analyses were carried out: Questionnaire’s validity and reliability were examined via exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability analysis was conducted to examine the internal cohesion of the factors. Descriptive statistics have been calculated to broadly examine the degree of satisfaction. Results’ analysis arrived at the following conclusion: a. The Greek version of the questionnaire has shown stable stationary psychometric properties, which partially support its use in the Greek dancing context. b. Correlations among subscales indicated a related factor model supporting the construct validity of the scale. A satisfação é um fator que contribui para aumentar a participação nas atividades desportivas, principalmentepor estar ligada a procedimentos comportamentais responsáveis por gerarem sentimentos positivos nas pessoas envolvidas. O objetivo deste estudo foi confirmar o “Questionário de Satisfação da Aula de Educação Física” num contexto educacional grego de dança. A consistência interna do questionário também foi examinada. A amostra do estudo foi composta por 482 participantes, sendo que 184 eram homens e 298 eram mulheres. Todos os participantes frequentaram cursos de dança tradicional grega em diferentes associações de dança na Grécia. A escala é composta por 45 questões que constituem nove fatores. Foram realizadas as seguintes análises estatísticas: A validade e confiabilidade do questionário foram examinadas através de uma análise de fatores exploratória e uma análise de fatores confirmatória. A análise de confiabilidade foi conduzida para examinar a coesão interna dos fatores. Foram calculadas estatísticas descritivas para examinaramplamente o grau de satisfação. A análise dos resultados chegou à seguinte conclusão: a) A versão grega do questionário mostrou propriedades psicométricas estacionárias estáveis, que suportam parcialmente o seu uso no contexto da dança grega. b) As correlações entre as subescalas indicaram um modelo de fator relacionado que suporta a validade de construção da escala.
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Alonso Tapia, Jesús, Cecilia Simón, Nuria López-Valle, María Alexandra Ulate, and María Loreto Biehl. "Classroom coliving climate: nature, measurement, effects and implications for social education. A cross-cultural study." Anales de Psicología 35, no. 3 (August 2, 2019): 424–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.6018/analesps.35.3.363501.
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Este artículo tiene tres objetivos, después de proponer un modelo inicial de clima de convivencia en el aula: desarrollar dos medidas para probar su validez, probar su utilidad para analizar las diferencias entre las aulas y hacerlo en dos países diferentes. El modelo inicial incluye siete patrones de interacción que, si están presentes, favorecen la inclusión social de los estudiantes. El primer cuestionario evalúa el clima de clase percibido por el alumno y el segundo, el grado en que el alumno interactúa de acuerdo con el modelo. Los participantes fueron 2581 estudiantes de secundaria, 2038 de Costa Rica y 543 de España. Para probar el ajuste del modelo, se realizaron análisis factoriales confirmatorios, validación cruzada y análisis multigrupo. También se realizaron análisis de correlación y regresión para determinar la validez discriminante y concurrente utilizando como criterio una medida de integración social. Se utilizaron los análisis ANOVA para probar las diferencias entre las aulas (η2 entre .19 y .28). Los resultados, similares en ambos países, mostraron que ambos cuestionarios tenían una validez estructural adecuada (CFI entre .94 y .97), y una validez concurrente y discriminante (r predictor-criterio entre .37 y .44; p < .0001). Debido a la naturaleza de su contenido, los cuestionarios se pueden utilizar para planificar intervenciones dirigidas a mejorar la organización y evaluar su eficacia. This paper has three objectives, after proposing an initial model of classroom coliving climate: to develop two measures to test its validity, to test their usefulness for analyzing differences between classrooms, and to do it in two different countries. The initial model includes seven interaction patterns that, if present, favor the students’ social inclusion. The first questionnaire assesses the classroom coliving climate perceived by the student, and the second, the degree in which the student interacts according to the model. Participants were 2581 Secondary-School students, 2038 from Costa Rica and 543 from Spain. To test model-fit, confirmatory factor analyses, cross validation and multi-group analyses were carried out. Correlation and regression analyses were also carried out to determine discriminant and concurrent validity using as criteria a measure of social integration. ANOVA analyses were used to test for differences between classrooms (η2 between .19 and .28). Results, similar in both countries, showed that both questionnaires had adequate structural validity (CFI between .94 and .97), and discriminant and concurrent validity (r predictors-criterion between .37 and .44; p < .0001). Due to the nature of their content, the questionnaires can be used for planning interventions aimed at improving coliving, and for assessing their effectiveness.
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Ornelas Contreras, Martha, Elia Verónica Benavides Pando, Natalia Solano-Pinto, Miguel Conchas Ramírez, Yunuen Socorro Rangel Ledezma, and Humberto Blanco Vega. "Composición e invarianza factorial de la versión corta del Physical Self Description Questionnaire en adolescentes mexicanos." Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte 20, no. 2 (April 15, 2020): 229–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.6018/cpd.352771.
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El objetivo de esta investigación fue analizar las propiedades psicométricas propuestas por Marsh, Martin y Jackson (2010) para la versión corta del Physical Self Description Questionnaire (PSDQ-S). La muestra total fue de 915 adolescentes mexicanos 400 deportistas y 515 no deportistas, con edades comprendidas entre 11-15 años (M = 12.33; DE = 1.43). La estructura factorial del cuestionario se analizó mediante análisis factoriales confirmatorios. Los análisis, muestran que una estructura de nueve factores (actividad física, apariencia, grasa corporal, coordinación, resistencia, flexibilidad, salud, competencia deportiva y fuerza) es viable y adecuada tanto para la muestra total (GFI .964; RMSEA .030; CFI .981) como para las poblaciones de adolescentes mexicanos deportistas (GFI .921; RMSEA .049; CFI .946) y no deportistas (GFI .943 y RMSEA .049; CFI .970). La estructura de nueve factores, atendiendo a criterios estadísticos y sustantivos, ha mostrado adecuados indicadores de ajuste de fiabilidad y validez. Por otro lado, la estructura factorial, las cargas factoriales y los interceptos se consideran invariantes de acuerdo a la variable práctica deportiva; sin embargo, existen diferencias significativas a favor de los deportistas en cuanto a su autoconcepto físico: actividad física (-1.243, p <0.001), grasa corporal (-0.212, p <0.05), coordinación (-0.765, p <0.001), resistencia (-0.882, p <0.001), flexibilidad (-0.427, p <0.001), salud (-0.172, p <0.05), competencia deportiva (-1.026, p <0.001) y fuerza (-0.614, p <0.001). En conclusión, el PSDQ-S puede ser una herramienta útil para avanzar en el estudio de los factores que afectan al autoconcepto físico. The aim of this research was to analyze the psychometric properties proposed by Marsh et al. (2010) for the Physical Self Description Questionnaire (PSDQ-S). The total sample has been composed by 915 Mexican adolescents, 400 athletes and 515 non-athletes, with ages from 11 to 15 years (M = 12.31, SD = 1.43). The factor structure of questionnaire has been analized through the confirmatory factor analysis. This analysis shows that a nine factors structure is viable and adequate for the total sample (GFI .964; RMSEA .030; CFI .981) and the populations of athletes (GFI .921; RMSEA .049; CFI .946) and non-athletes (GFI .943 y RMSEA .049; CFI .970). The nine factors structure (physical activity, appearance, body fat, coordination, endurance, flexibility, health, sport competence, and strength), according to statistical and substantive criteria, has shown adequate indicators of reliability and validity adjustment. On the other hand, the factorial structure, the factorial loads and the intercepts are considered invariant according to the variable sports practice; however, there are differences between athletes and non-athletes in favor of athletes in terms of their physical self-concept: physical activity (-1,243, p <0.001), body fat (-0.212, p <0.05), coordination (-0.765, p <0.001), endurance (-0.882, p <0.001), flexibility (-0.427, p <0.001 ), health (-0.172, p <0.05), sports competition (-1.026, p <0.001) and strength (-0.614, p <0.001). In conclusion, the PSDQ-S can be a useful tool to advance in the study of the factors that affect the physical self-concept. O principal objetivo deste estudo foi analizar as propiedades psicométricas propostas por Marsh et al. (2010) para a versão curta de Physical Self Description Questionnaire (PSDQ-S). Amostra total foi de 915 adolescentes mexicanos 400 atletas e 515 não- atletas com idades entre 11-15 anos (M = 12.33; DE = 1.43). A estrutura fatorial foi analisado com anàlise fatorial confirmatòria. Os analises mostran a estrutura do nove fatores (atividade física, aparência, gordura corporal, coordenação, resistencia, flexibidade, saúde, competencia esportiva e força) e factível e adequado para a mostra total (GFI .964; RMSEA .030; CFI .981) e para ambas as populações, atletas (GFI .921; RMSEA .049; CFI .946) e não atletas (GFI .943 y RMSEA .049; CFI .970). A estrutura de nove fatores, em resposta a criterios estatísticos e materiais tem mostrado indicadores de ajuste adequados de confiabilidade e validade. Além disso a estrutura de fatores, cargas fatoriais e intercepto são considerados invariantes em variável prativa esportiva, porém diferenças entre atletas e não atletas forom encontrados em favor dos atletas em termos de seu autoconceito físico: atividade física (-1,243, p <0,001), gordura corporal (-0,212, p <0,05), coordenação (-0,765, p <0,001), resistência (-0,882, p <0,001), flexibilidade (-0,427, p <0,001 ), saúde (-0,172, p <0,05), competição esportiva (-1,026, p <0,001) e força (-0,614, p <0,001). Em conclusão, el PSDQ-S pode ser uma ferramenta útil para avançar no estudo dos fatores que afetam o autoconceito físico.
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Torok, Michelle, Jin Han, Lauren McGillivray, Quincy Wong, Aliza Werner-Seidler, Bridianne O’Dea, Alison Calear, and Helen Christensen. "The effect of a therapeutic smartphone application on suicidal ideation in young adults: Findings from a randomized controlled trial in Australia." PLOS Medicine 19, no. 5 (May 31, 2022): e1003978. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003978.
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Background Suicidal ideation is a major risk for a suicide attempt in younger people, such that reducing severity of ideation is an important target for suicide prevention. Smartphone applications present a new opportunity for managing ideation in young adults; however, confirmatory evidence for efficacy from randomized trials is lacking. The objective of this study was to assess whether a therapeutic smartphone application (“LifeBuoy”) was superior to an attention-matched control application at reducing the severity of suicidal ideation. Methods and findings In this 2-arm parallel, double-blind, randomized controlled trial, 455 young adults from Australia experiencing recent suicidal ideation and aged 18 to 25 years were randomly assigned in a 2:2 ratio to use a smartphone application for 6 weeks in May 2020, with the final follow-up in October 2020. The primary outcome was change in suicidal ideation symptom severity scores from baseline (T0) to postintervention (T1) and 3-month postintervention follow-up (T2), measured using the Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS). Secondary outcomes were symptom changes in depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, PHQ-9), generalized anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, GAD-7), distress (Distress Questionnaire-5, DQ5), and well-being (Short Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale, SWEMWBS). This trial was conducted online, using a targeted social media recruitment strategy. The intervention groups were provided with a self-guided smartphone application based on dialectical behavior therapy (DBT; “LifeBuoy”) to improve emotion regulation and distress tolerance. The control group were provided a smartphone application that looked like LifeBuoy (“LifeBuoy-C”), but delivered general (nontherapeutic) information on a range of health and lifestyle topics. Among 228 participants randomized to LifeBuoy, 110 did not complete the final survey; among 227 participants randomized to the control condition, 91 did not complete the final survey. All randomized participants were included in the intent-to-treat analysis for the primary and secondary outcomes. There was a significant time × condition effect for suicidal ideation scores in favor of LifeBuoy at T1 (p < 0.001, d = 0.45) and T2 (p = 0.007, d = 0.34). There were no superior intervention effects for LifeBuoy on any secondary mental health outcomes from baseline to T1 or T2 [p-values: 0.069 to 0.896]. No serious adverse events (suicide attempts requiring medical care) were reported. The main limitations of the study are the lack of sample size calculations supporting the study to be powered to detect changes in secondary outcomes and a high attrition rate at T2, which may lead efficacy to be overestimated. Conclusions LifeBuoy was associated with superior improvements in suicidal ideation severity, but not secondary mental health outcomes, compared to the control application, LifeBuoy-C. Digital therapeutics may need to be purposefully designed to target a specific health outcome to have efficacy. Trial registration Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12619001671156
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Saag, K., A. So, P. Khanna, R. Keenan, S. Ohlman, T. Kullenberg, L. Osterling Koskinen, M. H. Pillinger, and R. Terkeltaub. "THU0409 A RANDOMIZED, PHASE 2 STUDY EVALUATING THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF ANAKINRA IN DIFFICULT-TO-TREAT ACUTE GOUTY ARTHRITIS: THE ANAGO STUDY." Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 79, Suppl 1 (June 2020): 442.1–442. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.3766.
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Background:In gout, urate crystals deposited in and around joints trigger episodes of acute arthritis, mediated by the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β. In uncontrolled studies, the IL-1 receptor antagonist anakinra appears effective in reducing pain and signs of acute flares in patients with difficult-to-treat gout. However, confirmatory, adequately-powered, prospective trials are lacking. The ‘anaGO-study’ (anakinra ingout) was a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, phase 2 study investigating the efficacy and safety of anakinra in acute gout (NCT03002974).Objectives:The primary objective was to evaluate the efficacy of two regimens of anakinra (100 or 200 mg daily s.c. injections for 5 days) compared to triamcinolone (single i.m. injection 40 mg) with respect to patient-assessed pain intensity. The primary endpoint was change in pain intensity from baseline to 24-72 hours (average of 24, 48 and 72 hours) in the most affected joint measured on a visual analogue scale (0-100 VAS). Secondary outcomes included: time to onset of effect, time to response, time to pain resolution, time to rescue medication use, patient’s and physician’s assessments of global response, clinical signs, inflammatory biomarkers and safety.Methods:Patients were recruited who had acute gout based on ACR/EULAR 2015 gout classification criteria, and were unsuitable for anti-inflammatory therapy with NSAIDs and colchicine due to contraindication, intolerance or inefficacy. Patients were randomized to each group in a 1:1:1 ratio and stratified by urate-lowering therapy use (yes/no) and BMI (<30.0 or ≥30.0 kg/m2).Results:165 patients were randomized; 110 to anakinra (56 to 100 mg/day, 54 to 200 mg/day) and 55 to triamcinolone; 108 and 53 were included in the primary analysis, respectively. The median (range) age was 55 (25-83) years, 87% were male, mean disease duration was 8.7 years and mean number of self-reported flares during the past year was 4.5. The pain intensity, from baseline to 24-72 hours, decreased in both treatment groups; mean (95% CI) change was -39.4 (-46.8, -32.0) for triamcinolone and -41.2 (-46.3, -36.2) for anakinra. The 100 mg and 200 mg doses of anakinra were comparably effective in decreasing pain (100 mg/day: -41.8 [-48.9, -34.8] and 200 mg/day: -40.7 [-47.9, -33.4]). Mean (95% CI) difference in pain reduction between anakinra and triamcinolone treatment groups was -1.8 (-10.8, 7.1) (p-value = 0.688 for primary endpoint). The majority of secondary efficacy endpoints were numerically in favor of anakinra, and in most instances also statistically significant, in comparison to triamcinolone, e.g. physician’s assessment of clinical signs at 72 hours and patient’s and physician’s assessment of global response at Day 8. No unexpected safety findings were identified in any of the treatment groups.Conclusion:Anakinra and triamcinolone reduced patient-assessed gout flare pain to similar degrees in patients for whom conventional therapy was ineffective or contraindicated. Both doses of anakinra showed comparable efficacy in pain reduction. The majority of secondary efficacy endpoints favored anakinra. Anakinra was shown to be an additional option for use during acute gout flares.Disclosure of Interests: :Kenneth Saag Grant/research support from: Horizon, Sobi, Shanton, Grant/research support from: Horizon Pharma, Sobi, Shanton, Consultant of: Horizon and Sobi, Consultant of: Horizon Pharma, Amgen, Radius, LG-Pharma, Takeda, Sobi, Atom, Arthrosi, Alexander So Consultant of: Sobi, Grünenthal, Puja Khanna Grant/research support from: Dyve, Selecta, Sobi, Consultant of: Sobi, Horizon, Robert Keenan Consultant of: Sobi, Selecta, Horizon, Sven Ohlman Shareholder of: Sobi, Employee of: Former employee of Sobi, Torbjörn Kullenberg Shareholder of: Sobi, Employee of: Former employee of Sobi, Lisa Osterling Koskinen Shareholder of: Sobi, Employee of: Sobi, Michael H. Pillinger Grant/research support from: Horizon, Hikma, Consultant of: Sobi, Horizon, Robert Terkeltaub Consultant of: Sobi, Selecta, Horizon, Astra-Zeneca
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Gisslinger, Heinz, Mirjana Gotic, Jerzy Holowiecki, Miroslav Penka, Juergen Thiele, Hans Michael Kvasnicka, Robert Kralovics, and Petro E. Petrides. "Final Results of the ANAHYDRET-Study: Non-Inferiority of Anagrelide Compared to Hydroxyurea in Newly Diagnosed WHO-Essential Thrombocythemia Patients." Blood 112, no. 11 (November 16, 2008): 661. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood.v112.11.661.661.
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Abstract Background: Both anagrelide and hydroxyurea effectively lower platelet counts in essential thrombocythemia (ET) and other thrombocythemic myeloproliferative neoplasms. Anagrelide has a selective inhibitory effect on megakaryopoiesis and platelet production in contrast to hydroxyurea, which is a nonspecific, myelosuppressive compound inhibiting megakaryopoiesis as well as granulopoieses and erythropiesis. Based on the superiority of hydroxyurea+aspirin over anagrelide+aspirin in ET patients in the PT1-trial, guidelines for cytoreductive therapy favor hydroxyurea as first line therapy for ET. However, the diagnosis of ET in the PT1-trial was made according to the PVSG cassification and it remains questionable if these recommendations can be applied to ET patients diagnosed according to the WHO classification. Patients and methods: In this prospective randomized single blind international multicenter phase III study efficacy and tolerability of anagrelide and hydroxyurea monotherapies were compared in high risk ET patients diagnosed according to the WHO classification. The study was designed as a non-inferiority trial as the limited number of treatment naïve ET patients available and the expected low number of ET related events following treatment with a cytoreductive therapy would not have allowed the conduct of a conventional superiority trial. After informed consent 258 treatment naïve, high risk patients with ET were randomized to receive either anagrelide (n=122) or hydroxyurea (136). The patients characteristics were equally distributed within both arms with a median age of 58,1 years, range 19–90 years; 46 male, 76 female in the anagrelide arm vs. a median age of 56,4 years, range 22– 83 years, 47 male, 89 female in the hydroxyurea arm. Anagrelide (Thromboreductin) was started with a dose of 1mg/day and hydroxyurea was initiated using a dose of 1500mg/day. Results: A central blinded pathologic review of 236 bone marrow biopsies revealed a high reproducibility of the ET diagnosis by applying the WHO classification: 194 (82.2%) of patients were classified as ET, 16 patients (6,8%) were reclassified as PMF-0 and 16 patients (6,8%) were considered to be early PVs with an ET-like clinical phenotype. Confirmatory proof of non-inferiority was achieved after a mean observation time of 2,1 years (comprising 539 patient years) based on predefined equivalence criteria for platelet counts, course of hemoglobin levels and white cell count during therapy, and for the rate of ET related events. In the anagrelide arm 75,4% of the patients received a complete response of platelet counts (<450×109/l) compared to 81,7% in the hydroxyurea arm. Neutrophile counts remained unchanged in the anagrelide arm but were significantly reduced by hydroxyurea. No significant differences were observed for the rates of major and minor clinical complications in the anagrelide group (4,29%, and 16,8%, resp.) compared to hydroxyurea (4,25%, and 12,8%, resp.). During the whole study period 11 major ET related complications occurred in the anagrelide group (5 arterial events, 2 venous thrombotic complications and 4 bleedings) and 12 major events were seen in the hydroxyurea arm (5 arterial events, 5 venous thrombositic events and 2 bleedings). 43 minor ET related events occurred in the anagrelide arm as compared to 36 such events in the hydroxyurea arm. Adverse drug reactions or poor response were reasons for discontinuations of the study drug in 19 patients treated with anagrelide and in 10 patients treated with hydroxyurea. Transformations to myelofibrosis were not reported during the whole study period. The JAK2 mutation status was evaluated in 189 patients with 101 JAK2 positive (53,4%) and 88 (46,6%) JAK2 negative patients. The impact of this mutation on thrombotic events in both arms will be presented at the meeting. Conclusion: The final analysis of the study provides evidence for non-inferiority of anagrelide compared to hydroxyurea in the treatment of ET diagnosed according to the WHO classification. Therefore it can be speculated that in these cases a thromboreductive therapy represented by anagrelide may be sufficient in order to prevent thrombotic complications whereas in other thrombocythemic MPN patients a cytoreductive treatment (e.g. with hydroxyurea) may be necessary.
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Bouvard, Martine, Anne Denis, and Jean Luc Roulin. "Psychometric Properties of the French Version of the Young Schema Questionnaire - Short Form 3 (YSQ–S3)." Spanish Journal of Psychology 21 (2018). http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/sjp.2018.66.
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AbstractThe purpose was to assess the psychometric properties of the French version of the Young Schema Questionnaire - Short Form 3 (YSQ–S3). The main non-clinical sample (N = 605, M = 20.63, 78% women) was divided into two subsamples: One was used for exploratory factor analyses (EFA) and the other was used for confirmatory analyses. Next, internal consistency, convergent validity and criterion-related validity were studied. The EFA to each of the five domains was similar to the theoretical structure postulated by Young. The confirmatory analysis of each of the five domains appeared to favor our solution over a single-factor solution and Young’s solution. The confirmatory factor analyses of high-order structures did not give fully satisfactory results but appeared to favor our solution (RMSEA =.11, CFI =.76, TLI =.71, SRMR =.07, AIC = 58,566.44). In our best model, the reliability (> .70) was satisfactory for fourteen schemas. The relationships between the schemas and the neuroticism, extraversion and psychoticism scores went in the expected directions. Detrimental parental rearing behaviors were linked to high scores for the various schemas. Lastly, 4 schemas differentiated between the clinical and non-clinical groups. In conclusion, the overall psychometric qualities of the French version of the YSQ–S3 allow its use in clinical populations.
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Gocen, Ahmet, and Sedat Sen. "A Validation of Servant Leadership Scale on Multinational Sample." Psychological Reports, September 15, 2020, 003329412095724. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0033294120957246.
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Servant leadership has been gaining attention from all types of organizations, whether it be business organizations or public schools. With the increase of studies on the servanthood characteristics of organizational leaders, various scales of servant leadership were used to examine servant leadership behaviors, perceptions, and attitudes in different organizations. In line with the increasing interest on servant leadership, the purpose of the study was aimed at characterizing the Servant Leadership (SL) scale psychometrically through Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Rasch analysis. The related data were collected from 461 teachers across several countries. The one-factor structure of the SL was confirmed in CFA along with the Rasch Rating Scale model, with the analyses of rating scale diagnosis, item fit assessment, reliability, unidimensionality, local independence, and differential item functioning (DIF). High person separation and reliability statistics supported the consistency of the SL scores. Only one item (Item 7) did not fit the Rasch model, and another item (Item 1) showed DIF to be in favor of females. Overall CFA and the Rasch models provided enough evidence for the seven-item SL scale.
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Dias, Renata Cristina Ferreira, Vanete Thomaz-Soccol, Aline Kuhn Sbruzzi Pasquali, Silvana Maria Alban, Ricardo Cancio Fendrich, Eliane Maria Pozzolo, Luciana Chiyo, et al. "Variables associated with the prevalence of anti-Leishmania spp. antibodies in dogs on the tri-border of Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil." Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, August 30, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1984-296120180055.
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Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of anti-Leishmania spp. antibodies in dogs from localities in the city of Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná state, Brazil, on the border with Argentina and Paraguay. Blood samples dogs were collected to perform the following serologic tests: immunochromatographic DPP® rapid test, indirect immunoenzymatic assay (ELISA) and indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA). In 2012, 285 dogs were analyzed on Argentina border, and in 2013, serum samples from 396 dogs on the border of Paraguay were collected. Using ELISA for screening and IFA for the confirmatory test, the results showed that the antibody prevalence was 1.8% (5/285) on the border of Argentina and 3.0% (12/396) on Paraguay border. When using the DPP® for screening and ELISA as a confirmatory analysis, we observed a seroreagent prevalence in dogs of 2.5% (7/285) on Argentina border and 5.1% (20/396) on Paraguay border. The non-public collection of domestic waste (p= 0.0004) was shown to be associated with leishmaniasis. This study shows the presence of leishmaniasis and suggest the emergence of canine visceral leishmaniasis in state of Paraná due to the confirmed occurrence of seroreactive dogs on Argentina and Paraguay border, which has environmental and geographical characteristics that favor the spread of the parasite.
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Bouchard, Stéphane, Maxine Berthiaume, Geneviève Robillard, Hélène Forget, Camille Daudelin-Peltier, Patrice Renaud, Caroline Blais, and Daniel Fiset. "Arguing in Favor of Revising the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire Factor Structure When Assessing Side Effects Induced by Immersions in Virtual Reality." Frontiers in Psychiatry 12 (November 5, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.739742.
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Two issues are increasingly of interest in the scientific literature regarding unwanted virtual reality (VR) induced side effects: (1) whether the latent structure of the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ) is comprised of two or three factors, and (2) if the SSQ measures symptoms of anxiety that can be misattributed to unwanted negative side effects induced by immersions in VR. Study 1 was conducted with a sample of 876 participants. A confirmatory factor analysis clearly supported a two-factor model composed of nausea and oculomotor symptoms instead of the 3-factor structure observed in simulators. To tease-out symptoms of anxiety from unwanted negative side effects induced by immersions in VR, Study 2 was conducted with 88 participants who were administered the Trier Stress Social Test in groups without being immersed in VR. A Spearman correlation showed that 11 out of 16 side effects correlated significantly with anxiety. A factor analysis revealed that items measuring general discomfort, difficulty concentrating, sweating, nausea, and vertigo loaded significantly on the anxiety factor comprised of items from the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Finally, a multiple regression indicated that the items measuring general discomfort and difficulty concentrating significantly predicted increases in anxiety. The overall results support the notion that side effects associated with immersions in VR consist mostly of a nausea and an oculomotor latent structure and that a few items are confounding anxiety and cybersickness. The data support the suggestion to revise the scoring procedures of the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire when using this instrument with immersions in VR.
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Pérez-Villalobos, Cristhian, Juan Carlos Briede-Westermeyer, Mary Jane Schilling-Norman, and Sergio Contreras-Espinoza. "Multidimensional scale of perceived social support: evidence of validity and reliability in a Chilean adaptation for older adults." BMC Geriatrics 21, no. 1 (August 11, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02404-6.
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Abstract Background Given the relevance of social support on the mental health of older adults, having an instrument to evaluate this variable is essential for research in the area. However, mainly, having instruments with suitable evidence of their psychometric properties is critical. For this reason, this study sought to evaluate the factorial and reliability structure of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support within autonomous older adults from the Province of Concepción, Chile. Methods We surveyed 399 older adults using quote sampling. They answered a Spanish version of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, plus a sociodemographic questionnaire. We performed confirmatory factor analysis using Weighted Least Squares Means and Variances adjusted estimation (WLSMV) to compare the factor models proposes by previous studies. To evaluate reliability, we calculated Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega. Results The Confirmatory factor analysis found that the 3-factors models showed the best fist index between the models with CFI = 0.991, TLI = 0.989, and SRMR = 0.035, even though RMSEA were over the cutoff point. The factors presented reliabilities from α = 0.858 to α = 0.941, and from ω = 0.937 to ω = 0.972. Conclusions The results support the existence of three factors for the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), differentiating the support perceived from Family, Friends, and significant others. All factors present good or excellent reliability. This solution is theoretically consistent and coherent with the literature, and it presents evidence in favor of the use of MSPSS as a measurement to distinguish the support perceived source.
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Villasana, Mercedes, Jesús Alonso-Tapia, and Miguel A. Ruiz. "Personal Factors Underlying Resilience in Adolescence: Cross-Cultural Validity of the Prince-Embury Model." Spanish Journal of Psychology 20 (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/sjp.2017.39.
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AbstractResiliency personality factors are supposed to underlie resilience. To get evidence on this supposition, the Prince-Embury scales (PES) for adolescents were adapted to the Spanish population. Then, the relationship between theresiliencyvariablessense of mastery,sense of relatednessandemotional reactivity-assessed with the PES- withresilience-assessed with theSubjective Resilience Questionnaire(SRQ)- were analyzed, as well as the role of social integration within this relationship. Data from 1083 adolescents were analyzed using confirmatory techniques (CFA, PALV). CFA of PES displayed a good fit to the model (CFI: .95). Path-analysis showed thatsense of masteryandemotional reactivitypredict resilience as expected, but also that, contrary to expectations based on Prince-Embury’s theory, sense of relatedness and resilience are not related, either directly, or through social integration. Being related and socially integrated probably favors well-being, but it may not favor resilience unless associated to Sense of Mastery, at least in adolescence.