Journal articles: 'Psychometrics – Validity'

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Emerson, Robert Wall. "Psychometrics, Testing, Reliability, and Validity." Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness 115, no. 3 (May 2021): 268–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0145482x211023607.

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Goodwin, Laura D., and William L. Goodwin. "Focus On psychometrics. Estimating construct validity." Research in Nursing & Health 14, no. 3 (1991): 235–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nur.4770140311.

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Cumba-Avilés, Eduardo. "Systematic Review on the Use of the Children’s Depression Inventory-2 Among Hispanics." Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 42, no. 2 (April 29, 2020): 191–214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986320915170.

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We systematically reviewed studies reporting the use of the Children’s Depression Inventory-2 (CDI-2) in samples with at least 30 children and significant Hispanics enrollment (≥14.5% of the sample and at least 20 Hispanics completing the scale). We grouped studies by form (short or full-length) and language used, developmental stage, report of psychometric data (particularly for Hispanics), and other characteristics. From 252 full-texts revised, 22 met selection criteria. Six reported psychometric data for Hispanics, either for the English full-length (α = .86–.92) and short form (α = .76–.81) or for the Spanish short form (α = .69–.80). Criterion-related validity was supported via correlation/regression or comparing group means, but not using another depression self-report scale. Current knowledge on the CDI-2 psychometrics among Hispanics is mostly based on studies with the English-language version. No study has reported the psychometrics of the full-length Spanish-language CDI-2 with Hispanics.

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Hackney, Alisha J., N. Jennifer Klinedinst, and Barbara Resnick. "Measuring Fatigue in Older Adults With Joint Pain: Reliability and Validity Testing of the PROMIS Fatigue Short Forms." Journal of Nursing Measurement 27, no. 3 (December 1, 2019): 534–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1061-3749.27.3.534.

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Background and PurposeLimited literature exists regarding the psychometric properties of the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Fatigue Short Form 8a. This study compared the psychometric properties of the 8a to the established PROMIS Fatigue Short Form 7a.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study of 31 older adults with joint pain. Equivalent forms reliability and a Rasch analysis explored reliability (equivalent forms, internal consistency), validity (unidimensionality, item INFIT/OUTFIT), and additional psychometrics (item mapping).ResultsThe measures were equivalent in measuring fatigue (r = 0.75, p < .001) with good internal consistency (α = .87−.92). Both were unidimensional. Even though the 8a had better fitting items, neither measure could differentiate low levels of fatigue.ConclusionThe 8a has comparable psychometric properties to the 7a in this population. Future work is needed in larger, more diverse samples.

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Ferdowshi, Nafiza, and Niger Sultana. "Determining initial psychometric properties of parenting sense of competence scale in the context of Bangladesh." Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences 28, no. 2 (June 30, 2019): 211–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/dujbs.v28i2.46507.

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The purposes of the present study were to translate the Parenting Sense of Competence (PSOC) scale and to determine its initial psychometric properties. Three hundred mothers were selected as participants from Dhaka city who have children aged 6 to 10 years. Collected data were analyzed to determine psychometrics by using Cronbach alpha, Spearman-Brown’s split-half and exploratory factor analysis. Results showed that internal consistencies were: Cronbach α = 0.663 and split-half reliability r = 0.636. As both internal consistencies value were quite similar that would make PSOC scale’s reliability more supportive. Initially validity was conducted on pilot basis by measuring content validity and construct validity (r = 0.628, p < 0.01). Study limitations and further implications were also discussed. Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 28(2): 211-218, 2019 (July)

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Piasta, Shayne B., Kristin S. Farley, MS, Beth M. Phillips, Jason L. Anthony, and Ryan P. Bowles. "Assessment of Young Children’s Letter-Sound Knowledge: Initial Validity Evidence for Letter-Sound Short Forms." Assessment for Effective Intervention 43, no. 4 (October 31, 2017): 249–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534508417737514.

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The Letter-Sound Short Forms (LSSFs) were designed to meet criteria for effective progress monitoring tools by exhibiting strong psychometrics, offering multiple equivalent forms, and being brief and easy to administer and score. The present study expands available psychometric information for the LSSFs by providing an initial examination of their validity in assessing young children’s emerging letter-sound knowledge. In a sample of 998 preschool-aged children, the LSSFs were sensitive to change over time, showed strong concurrent validity with established letter-sound knowledge and related emergent literacy measures, and demonstrated predictive validity with emergent literacy measures. The LSSFs also predicted kindergarten readiness scores available for a subsample of children. These findings have implications for using the LSSFs to monitor children’s alphabet knowledge acquisition and to support differentiated early alphabet instruction.

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Cook, Paul F., Ed Farrell, and Jennifer Perlman. "The CCH Consumer Outcome Scales: A Brief Instrument to Assess the Multiple Problems of Homelessness." Journal of Nursing Measurement 15, no. 2 (September 2007): 83–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/106137407782156345.

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Homeless persons are underresearched; existing instruments do not adequately address this population. Clinical experts developed a brief instrument to assess housing, employment, benefits, physical health, mental health, and substance use that was tested for its psychometric properties. The instrument demonstrated content validity based on expert consensus, adequate interrater reliability (average r = .58), convergent and divergent validity with established measures, freedom from social desirability bias (average r = .00 with the Marlowe-Crowne scale), criterion-related validity for housing (85% accurate) and employment (83% accurate) items, and no floor effects. The benefits item had poorer psychometrics. The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) Consumer Outcome Scales are recommended for assessment and service planning with homeless individuals. Further research is needed on the instrument’s sensitivity to change over time and applicability to diverse cultural groups.

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Struckmeyer, Linda R., Noralyn Pickens, Diane Brown, and Katy Mitchell. "Home Environmental Assessment Protocol–Revised Initial Psychometrics: A Pilot Study." OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health 40, no. 3 (June 22, 2020): 175–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1539449220912186.

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Efficient home assessments are needed for persons with dementia and their caregivers. Pilot studies to establish a content validity index (CVI), measure concurrent criterion validity, and examine test–retest reliability of the Home Environment Assessment Protocol–Revised (HEAP-R). Six experts reviewed the tool and scored content validity items. Twenty-one caregiver/person with dementia dyads engaged with HEAP and HEAP-R to examine concurrent criterion validity. Seventeen occupational therapists viewed 10 videos of home environments to examine reliability. The CVI score was .980. Concurrent criterion validity for domains: hazards ( r =.792), adaptations ( r = .742), clutter ( r = .843), and comfort ( r = .958). Test–retest reliability: hazards ( r = .820), adaptations ( r = .887), visual cues ( r = .487), and clutter ( r = .696). Pilot data suggest the HEAP-R has preliminary content and concurrent criterion validity and test–retest reliability. Robust psychometric analysis is needed prior to use in clinical practice.

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Karandashev, Victor, and Nicholas D. Evans. "Quadrangular Love Theory and Scale: Validation and Psychometric Investigation." Journal of Methods and Measurement in the Social Sciences 10, no. 1 (August 11, 2019): 1–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/v10i1.23520.

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This article comprehensively reviews the major components and dimensions of love that researchers operationalized in psychometric scales throughout recent decades. The Quadrangular Love Theory (QLT) synthesizes the achievements of psychometrics of love and demonstrates – theoretically and empirically - that they are grouped in four umbrella love dimensions: Compassion and Affection, which characterize the feelings toward a partner, and Closeness and Commitment, which characterize the feelings regarding a relationship. To test this theory, the authors developed the Quadrangular Love Scale (QLS) and explored its construct validity and psychometric properties in two studies utilizing various samples. Study 1 (N = 592) generally supported convergent and discriminant validities and internal reliability of the four dimensions. Study 2 (N = 584) provided additional support to the discriminant validity of QLS in terms of personality traits as predictors of major love feelings and love attitudes as typological differences of experiencing these feelings.

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Ferketich, Sandra L., Aurelio J. Figueredo, and Thomas R. Knapp. "Focus on psychometrics. The multitrait–multimethod approach to construct validity." Research in Nursing & Health 14, no. 4 (1991): 315–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nur.4770140410.

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Bruns, Eric J., Ericka S. Weathers, Jesse C. Suter, Spencer Hensley, Michael D. Pullmann, and April Sather. "Psychometrics, Reliability, and Validity of a Wraparound Team Observation Measure." Journal of Child and Family Studies 24, no. 4 (January 24, 2014): 979–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-014-9908-5.

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Al Maqbali, Mohammed, Jackie Gracey, Jane Rankin, Lynn Dunwoody, Eileen Hacker, and Ciara Hughes. "Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of Quality of Life Scales for Arabic-Speaking Adults: A systematic review." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal [SQUMJ] 20, no. 2 (June 28, 2020): 125. http://dx.doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2020.20.02.002.

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This review aimed to explore the psychometric properties of quality of life (QOL) scales to identify appropriate tools for research and clinical practice in Arabic-speaking adults. A systematic search of the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature® (EBSCO Information Services, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA), MEDLINE® (National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA), EMBASE (Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands) and PsycINFO (American Psychological Association, Washington, District of Columbia, USA) databases was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews and Meta- Analysis guidelines. Quality assessment criteria were then utilised to evaluate the psychometric properties of identified QOL scales. A total of 27 studies relating to seven QOL scales were found. While these studies provided sufficient information regarding the scales’ validity and reliability, not all reported translation and cross-cultural adaptation processes. Researchers and clinicians should consider whether the psychometric properties, subscales and characteristics of their chosen QOL scale are suitable for use in their population of interest.Keywords: Quality of Life; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Translations; Psychometrics; Validity and Reliability; Surveys and Questionnaires; Systematic Review.

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Johnco, Carly, Ashleigh Knight, Dusanka Tadic, and Viviana M. Wuthrich. "Psychometric properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) and its short-form (GAI-SF) in a clinical and non-clinical sample of older adults." International Psychogeriatrics 27, no. 7 (August 11, 2014): 1089–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610214001586.

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ABSTRACTBackground:The Geriatric Anxiety Inventory is a 20-item geriatric-specific measure of anxiety severity. While studies suggest good internal consistency and convergent validity, divergent validity from measures of depression are weak. Clinical cutoffs have been developed that vary across studies due to the small clinical samples used. A six-item short form (GAI-SF) has been developed, and while this scale is promising, the research assessing the psychometrics of this scale is limited.Methods:This study examined the psychometric properties of GAI and GAI-SF in a large sample of 197 clinical geriatric participants with a comorbid anxiety and unipolar mood disorder, and a non-clinical control sample (N = 59).Results:The internal consistency and convergent validity with other measures of anxiety was adequate for GAI and GAI-SF. Divergent validity from depressive symptoms was good in the clinical sample but weak in the total and non-clinical samples. Divergent validity from cognitive functioning was good in all samples. The one-factor structure was replicated for both measures. Receiver Operating Characteristic analyses indicated that the GAI is more accurate at identifying clinical status than the GAI-SF, although the sensitivity and specificity for the recommended cutoffs was adequate for both measures.Conclusions:Both GAI and GAI-SF show good psychometric properties for identifying geriatric anxiety. The GAI-SF may be a useful alternative screening measure for identifying anxiety in older adults.

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Liu, Wen, Meg Johantgen, and Robin Newhouse. "Psychometric Testing of the Smoking Cessation Counseling Scale Among Magnet® Hospital Nurses." Western Journal of Nursing Research 40, no. 4 (April 3, 2017): 562–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193945917698689.

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Psychometrics of the Smoking Cessation Counseling Scale, which measures adherence to evidence-based smoking cessation counseling practice, were originally estimated among rural hospital nurses. The purpose of this study was to estimate the scale’s reliability, convergent validity, and factor structure among 289 nurses from 27 acute care Magnet® hospitals. The scale demonstrated acceptable estimates for internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = .95, 95% CI = [0.94, 0.96]). Convergent validity was supported by the association with comfort in conducting smoking cessation counseling (coefficient = 3.58, 95% CI = [2.80, 4.37]) and shared vision (coefficient = 0.72, 95% CI = [0.02, 1.42]). A four-factor structure (standard care, basic counseling, advanced counseling, and referral to services) was identified. Findings supported the scale’s reliability and convergent validity among Magnet® hospital nurses. Further testing is needed to confirm the four-factor structure and accumulate psychometric evidence among different nursing providers and health care settings to expand the use of the instrument.

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De Caluwé, Elien, Lize Verbeke, Marcel van Aken, Paul T. van der Heijden, and Barbara De Clercq. "The DSM-5 Trait Measure in a Psychiatric Sample of Late Adolescents and Emerging Adults: Structure, Reliability, and Validity." Journal of Personality Disorders 33, no. 1 (February 2019): 101–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2018_32_333.

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The inclusion of a dimensional trait model of personality pathology in DSM-5 creates new opportunities for research on developmental antecedents of personality pathology. The traits of this model can be measured with the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5), initially developed for adults, but also demonstrating validity in adolescents. The present study adds to the growing body of literature on the psychometrics of the PID-5, by examining its structure, validity, and reliability in 187 psychiatric-referred late adolescents and emerging adults. PID-5, Big Five Inventory, and Kidscreen self-reports were provided, and 88 non-clinical matched controls completed the PID-5. Results confirm the PID-5's five-factor structure, indicate adequate psychometric properties, and underscore the construct and criterion validity, showing meaningful associations with adaptive traits and quality of life. Results are discussed in terms of the PID-5's applicability in vulnerable populations who are going through important developmental transition phases, such as the step towards early adulthood.

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Keskinova, Donka, Rositsa Dimova, and Rumyana Stoyanova. "Psychometric properties of the Bulgarian version of Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture." International Journal for Quality in Health Care 32, no. 6 (May 29, 2020): 396–404. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzaa055.

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Abstract Objective To explore the psychometrics of the Bulgarian version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (B-HSOPSC) and its suitability for use in Bulgaria. Design A national web-based cross-sectional survey of the safety patient culture. Setting The hospitals’ staffs from 28 administrative areas in the country. Interventions Web-based self-administered questionnaire. Participants Physicians and non-physicians such as nurses, midwifes, etc., working at hospitals. Main Outcome Measures Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to assess the psychometric properties of the original US structure. Assessment of construct validity included convergent validity, discriminant validity, and nomological validity of constructs. Results A total of 525 valid cases were included in the analysis. The results of CFA revealed acceptable values for absolute indices and lower for the incremental index, comparative fit index. Due to the very low convergence validity, the dimension ‘staffing’ was removed from the model. Additionally, one item was removed from another dimension. The B-HSOPSC included 11 dimensions and 37 items. Conclusions The B-HSOPSC had acceptable levels of global and local fits. Its safety culture dimensions were sufficiently distinguishable and correlated with outcome variables.

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Wei, Y., P. McGrath, J. Hayden, and S. Kutcher. "The quality of mental health literacy measurement tools evaluating the stigma of mental illness: a systematic review." Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences 27, no. 5 (May 2, 2017): 433–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s2045796017000178.

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Aims.Stigma of mental illness is a significant barrier to receiving mental health care. However, measurement tools evaluating stigma of mental illness have not been systematically assessed for their quality. We conducted a systematic review to critically appraise the methodological quality of studies assessing psychometrics of stigma measurement tools and determined the level of evidence of overall quality of psychometric properties of included tools.Methods.We searched PubMed, PsycINFO, EMBASE, CINAHL, the Cochrane Library and ERIC databases for eligible studies. We conducted risk-of-bias analysis with the Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments checklist, rating studies as excellent, good, fair or poor. We further rated the level of evidence of the overall quality of psychometric properties, combining the study quality and quality of each psychometric property, as: strong, moderate, limited, conflicting or unknown.Results.We identified 117 studies evaluating psychometric properties of 101 tools. The quality of specific studies varied, with ratings of: excellent (n = 5); good (mostly on internal consistency (n = 67)); fair (mostly on structural validity, n = 89 and construct validity, n = 85); and poor (mostly on internal consistency, n = 36). The overall quality of psychometric properties also varied from: strong (mostly content validity, n = 3), moderate (mostly internal consistency, n = 55), limited (mostly structural validity, n = 55 and construct validity, n = 46), conflicting (mostly test–retest reliability, n = 9) and unknown (mostly internal consistency, n = 36).Conclusions.We identified 12 tools demonstrating limited evidence or above for (+, ++, +++) all their properties, 69 tools reaching these levels of evidence for some of their properties, and 20 tools that did not meet the minimum level of evidence for all of their properties. We note that further research on stigma tool development is needed to ensure appropriate application.

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ANDREWS, D. A., MARY ANNE ROBBLEE, RON SAUNDERS, KIM HUARTSON, DAVID ROBINSON, JERRY J. KIESSLING, and DON WEST. "Some Psychometrics of Judicial Decision Making." Criminal Justice and Behavior 14, no. 1 (March 1987): 62–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854887014001006.

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The number, variety, and complexity of factors that govern judicial discretion have made it difficult for legal practitioners, social science researchers, convicted offenders and their victims, and the general public to understand sentencing practices. The development of a standardized and quantitative summary of high-consensus aggravating and mitigating circumstances is an explicitly psychometric approach to this general problem in discretionary law. A Sentencing Factors Inventory (SFI) was scored with high levels of interrater agreement from probation files and, in a separate sample, from court observations. Systematic evaluations and extensions of the SFI approach to judicial discretion are indicated with particular attention to matters of social validity.

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Li, Heng. "The Resolution of Some Paradoxes Related to Reliability and Validity." Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics 28, no. 2 (June 2003): 89–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/10769986028002089.

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Attention is brought to the existence of incongruity in the definition of reliability in the literature, and some unnecessary controversies and confusions which result. A conventionalization of the meaning of reliability at a conceptual, model-free level is proposed. Through the exploration of two paradoxes, this article attempts to address some potential misconceptions about reliability, validity, and psychometrics.

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Watson-Singleton, Natalie N., Devon LoParo, Yara Mekawi, Joya N. Hampton-Anderson, and Nadine J. Kaslow. "Africultural Coping Systems Inventory: Psychometrics in a Clinical Sample of African American Women." Journal of Black Psychology 46, no. 6-7 (September 2020): 457–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0095798420957503.

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The Africultural Coping Systems Inventory (ACSI) assesses African Americans’ culturally relevant stress coping strategies. Although its factor structure, reliability, and validity of the scores have been examined across ethnic groups of African descent, psychometric properties have not been investigated in an African American clinical sample. Thus, it is unclear if the ACSI is useful for research with African Americans with distress. To assess the ACSI’s psychometrics, we used data from 193 low-income African American women who in the past year encountered interpersonal trauma and attempted suicide. We tested four models: one-factor, four-factor, four-factor hierarchical, and bifactor. None of the models were optimal, suggesting possible revisions to ACSI items. Yet the bifactor model provided a better fit than other models with items loading onto a general factor and onto specific factors. Internal consistency of the scores was above the recommended criterion (i.e., .70), and the ACSI general factor was related to depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation (but not alcohol abuse), providing some support for its concurrent validity. Future directions, limitations, and clinical-counseling implications are discussed.

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Mounteney, Jane, Mark Stoove, and Siren Haugland. "Monitoring emerging drug trends: Psychometrics and validity in earlier warning systems." Addiction Research & Theory 19, no. 1 (July 23, 2010): 32–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/16066351003597134.

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Swanson, Eric. "Validity, Reliability, and the Questionable Role of Psychometrics in Plastic Surgery." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2, no. 6 (June 2014): e161. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000000103.

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Ahmad, Iqbal, M. Anees ul Husnain Shah, and Muhammad Saeed. "Assessing Psychometrics of Goal Orientation Scale in Pakistani Context." Global Regional Review V, no. I (March 30, 2020): 425–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(v-i).46.

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Goal orientation has been tested all over the world. However, the present study was conducted to validate the Goal Orientation Scale in Pakistan. A total of 141 students from two Pakistani public sector universities participated. A cross validation procedure based on factor analysis was adopted to analyze the collected data. The study was conducted in two stages. During the first stage, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was performed to assess the four-factor structure. In the second stage, the hypothesized four-factor model was assessed by using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). The results supported the four-factor model consisting of task orientation, self-enhancing orientation, self-defeating orientation and avoidance orientation. Reliability and validity estimates confirmed the adequacy of GOS as a reliable and valid scale for measuring goal orientation of students in the higher education context of Pakistan. Further research is recommended to test the scale in other fields for getting more robust results.

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Bollaert, Rachel E., Anthony P. Marsh, Gary R. Cutter, and Robert W. Motl. "The Virtual Short Physical Performance Battery: Psychometric Properties and Validation in Older Adults With Multiple Sclerosis." Journal of Applied Gerontology 38, no. 10 (May 15, 2017): 1492–505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0733464817709532.

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Background: There are increasing numbers of older adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) who undergo declines in physical function that require attention of clinicians and researchers. Objective and perceived measures of disablement feasible for clinical and residential settings, such as the Short Physical Performance Battery and its virtual counterpart (vSPPB), are critical for defining the degree of disablement. Objective: We evaluated the psychometric properties and validity of the vSPPB as a measure of perceived lower extremity physical function in older adults with MS (age ≥60 years). Method: The sample included 35 older adults with MS and 35 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (age ≥60 years) who completed a battery of assessments, including the vSPPB. Results: The vSPPB performed satisfactorily in older adults with MS regarding data quality, scaling assumptions, and acceptability (i.e., psychometrics). The vSPPB further demonstrated criterion, known-groups, convergent, and discriminant construct validity. Conclusion: This report provides evidence for the validity of vSPPB scores as a measure of perceived lower extremity physical function in older adults with MS.

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Wan, Ming Wai, Ami Brooks, Jonathan Green, Kathryn Abel, and Alya Elmadih. "Psychometrics and validation of a brief rating measure of parent-infant interaction." International Journal of Behavioral Development 41, no. 4 (February 10, 2016): 542–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165025416631835.

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This study investigated the psychometrics of a recently developed global rating measure of videotaped parent-infant interaction, the Manchester Assessment of Caregiver–Infant Interaction (MACI), in a normative sample. Inter-rater reliability, stability over time, and convergent and discriminant validity were tested. Six-minute play interactions were blind-rated by trained coders in 147 healthy mother-infant dyads at 3–10 months postpartum using the MACI; 51% were re-assessed 4 or 7 months later. Infant cognitive functioning, language and temperament, parent-reported infant warmth and invasion, parental mood, and the parent’s own recalled experiences of being parented were measured. We report the internal psychometrics of the MACI, evidence of stability as predicted, and inter-rater reliability. MACI caregiver sensitive responsiveness showed convergent validity with parental state of mind (mood at 3–4 months; report of own childhood care and overprotection), while MACI infant affect (but not the caregiver scales) was associated with parent-rated infant warmth. All MACI scales showed discriminant validity with concurrent cognitive and language developmental status, and most temperament dimensions. In conclusion, the MACI demonstrates utility, reliability and preliminary validity data in a normative sample, which complements previous work using the MACI. Follow-up is needed to test predictive validity. The findings inform further improvements to the tool, and may guide those looking for a relatively brief way to examine the global qualities of parent, infant and dyadic interaction.

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Moreira, Paulo A. S., Claude Robert Cloninger, Maria José Rocha, João Tiago Oliveira, Noémia Ferreira, Daniel Maffasioli Gonçalves, and Sándor Rózsa. "The Psychometrics of the European Portuguese Version of the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised." Psychological Reports 120, no. 6 (June 12, 2017): 1178–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0033294117711914.

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Cloninger’s psychobiological model of personality integrates contributions from behavioral genetics, neurobiology, and psychology in the description of the human personality. The temperament and character inventory (TCI) is its assessment instrument. The Brazilian Portuguese version of the TCI has shown good psychometric properties. However, Portuguese spoken in Brazil presents marked and substantial differences to that spoken in Portugal, and no study has yet described the psychometrics of the European Portuguese version. The objective of this study was thus to describe the psychometric properties of the European Portuguese adult version of the TCI (the temperament and character inventory-revised (TCI-R)). This study involved 1400 Portuguese adult participants. The factorial structure of the European Portuguese version was tested using four methods: exploratory factor analysis, orthogonal procrustes rotation analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and exploratory structural equation modeling. The integration of data coming from these methods suggested that the Portuguese version of the TCI-R presented good structural validity (as revealed by the emergence of the temperament and character structures predicted by theory) and high levels of congruence between the American and the Portuguese versions. An improvement in the goodness of fit of the models for the Portuguese population was achieved by using exploratory structural equation modeling over confirmatory factor analysis. Although some facets registered questionable consistency, all dimensions had acceptable to good consistency (all ≥ .79). These results confirm the validity of the Portuguese TCI-R and its adequacy for use in European Portuguese samples.

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Cooper, Denise, and Patricia C. Clark. "Preliminary Psychometrics of the Knowledge and Attitudes Toward SBAR Instrument (KA-SBAR)." Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice 13, no. 2 (April 21, 2020): 120–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/jdnp-d-19-00058.

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BackgroundWhen measuring new practice approaches for improving patient safety in the clinical setting, researchers need instruments with evidence of reliability and validity.ObjectiveThe purpose of this analysis was to examine the reliability and validity of an instrument to assess knowledge and attitudes toward communication using situation-background-assessment-recommendation (SBAR; KA-SBAR).MethodsThis psychometric analysis was conducted with data from an interprofessional simulation-based learning experience with doctor of nursing practice students (n = 19) and physical therapy students (n = 52). Internal consistency reliability and construct validity tests including factor analysis for the KA-SBAR were conducted.ResultsThe KA-SBAR instrument had adequate internal consistency reliability and evidence of construct validity, including identification of two factors that explained 70% of the instrument's variance. However, there may be a ceiling effect of scores, making it difficult to show change.ConclusionsThe KA-SBAR instrument may be useful in assessing clinicians' perceptions of SBAR communication in education and practice settings.Implications for NursingWhen selecting data collection measures, nurses need to carefully consider the purpose of the measure and evidence of the instrument's reliability and validity. Educators need to consider the clinical expertise of the students in designing challenging simulations to advance learning.

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Pappa, Evelina, Fotini Hatzi, Angelos A. Papadopoulos, and Dimitris Niakas. "Psychometrics of the Greek Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire for Measuring HRQL." Gastroenterology Research and Practice 2015 (2015): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/395951.

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The aim of the present study is to examine psychometric properties such as internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Greek CLDQ. A sample of 366 eligible patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) self-administered the Greek version of the SF-36 Health Survey, the Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ), and questions on sociodemographic status and treatment. Child Pugh Score was also collected. Hypothesized scale structure, reliability (Cronbach’s alpha), and construct validity (convergent, discriminant, and known groups) were assessed. Multitrait scaling confirmed scale structure of the CLDQ with good item convergence (100%) and discrimination (84.1%) rates. Cronbach’s alpha rated >0.70 for all scales. Spearman’s correlations between the CLDQ and SF-36 scales assessing similar health-related quality of life dimensions were strong ranging above 0.70 (P<0.0001). Construct validity was confirmed with satisfactory results for known-group comparisons. Most CLDQ scales discriminated significantly between patients according to disease severity, whereas all CLDQ scales discriminated between treatment receivers and nonreceivers. The overall psychometric results for the Greek version of the CLDQ confirmed it as a reliable and valid questionnaire.

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Chen, Dan Dan, Hui Zhang, Nianqi Cui, Leiwen Tang, Jing Shao, Xiyi Wang, Dan Wang, Na Liu, and Zhihong Ye. "Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the caregiver contribution to self-care of chronic illness inventory in China: a cross-sectional study." BMJ Open 11, no. 9 (September 2021): e048875. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048875.

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ObjectiveCaregiver contribution (CC) is important for the self-care behaviors of chronic disease individuals, as it could enhance patient outcomes. Therefore, it is necessary to assess this CC by using a good validity and reliability instrument. The Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care Chronic Illness Inventory (CC-SC-CII) was designed to assess CC to self-care behaviors of patients with chronic illness in Italy. However, it was unclear whether this tool had sound psychometrics properties in the context of Chinese culture. Therefore, we performed the cross-cultural adaption of the CC-SC-CII and we tested its psychometric properties among Chinese caregivers of patients with chronic disease.DesignA cross-sectional observational design.SettingsParticipants were recruited from communities and institutions in Pingdingshan, Henan Province, China.Participants301 caregivers of care recipients with chronic disease completed the Chinese version of the CC-SC-CII (C-CC-SC-CII).Primary and secondary outcome measuresThe content validity index of items (I-CVI), the scale content validity index-average (S-CVI/Ave), exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), internal consistency and item analysis were tested.ResultsThe range of I-CVI was between 0.833 and 1.00, and the score of S-CVI was 0.991. In CFA, the C-CC to self-care monitoring scale had satisfactory fit indices. However, the C-CC to self-care maintenance and management scales had unsupported fit indices. The reliability coefficients of C-CC-SC-CII were 0.792, 0.880 and 0.870 for its three scales. Item-total correlations were all over 0.590. Test–retest reliability showed that the range of intraclass correlation coefficients was from 0.728 to 0.783.ConclusionThe C-CC-SC-CII has sound psychometrics characteristics and is a culturally appropriate and reliable instrument for assessing CC to the self-care behaviours of patients with chronic disease in China.

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Trafimow, David. "Holding teachers accountable: An old-fashioned, dry, and boring perspective." Advances in Educational Research and Evaluation 2, no. 1 (2021): 138–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.25082/aere.2021.01.005.

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Few would disagree with the desirability to hold teachers accountable, but student evaluations of teaching and department head evaluations of teaching fail to do the job validly. Although this may be due, in part, to difficulties conceptualizing teaching effectiveness and student learning, it also is due to insufficient attention to measurement reliability. Measurement reliability sets an upper bound on measurement validity, thereby guaranteeing that unreliable measures of teaching effectiveness are invalid too. In turn, for measures of teaching effectiveness to be reliable, the items in the measure must correlate well with each other, there must be many items, or both. Unfortunately, at most universities, those who are tasked with teaching assessment do not understand the basics of psychometrics, thereby rendering their assessments of teachers invalid. To ameliorate unsatisfactory assessment procedures, the present article addresses the relationship between reliability and validity, some requirements of reliable and valid measures, and the psychometric implications for current teaching assessment practices.

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Rosenkoetter, Ulrike, and Robyn L. Tate. "Assessing Features of Psychometric Assessment Instruments: A Comparison of the COSMIN Checklist with Other Critical Appraisal Tools." Brain Impairment 19, no. 1 (December 7, 2017): 103–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/brimp.2017.29.

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The past 20 years have seen the development of instruments designed to specify standards and evaluate the adequacy of published studies with respect to the quality of study design, the quality of findings, as well as the quality of their reporting. In the field of psychometrics, the first minimum set of standards for the review of psychometric instruments was published in 1996 by the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Medical Outcomes Trust. Since then, a number of tools have been developed with similar aims. The present paper reviews basic psychometric properties (reliability, validity and responsiveness), compares six tools developed for the critical appraisal of psychometric studies and provides a worked example of using the COSMIN checklist, Terwee-m statistical quality criteria, and the levels of evidence synthesis using the method of Schellingerhout and colleagues (2012). This paper will aid users and reviewers of questionnaires in the quality appraisal and selection of appropriate instruments by presenting available assessment tools, their characteristics and utility.

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Yarcheski, Adela, Noreen E. Mahon, and Thomas J. Yarcheski. "Psychometrics of the Laffrey Health Conception Scale for Adolescents." Journal of Nursing Measurement 13, no. 1 (January 2005): 65–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/jnum.2005.13.1.65.

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The purposes of this methodological study were to factor analyze the Laffrey Health Conception Scale (LHCS) and to assess construct validity of the instrument with early adolescents. The final sample consisted of 230 early adolescents, aged 12 to 14, who responded to instrument packets in classrooms in an urban middle school. Data obtained on the LHCS were subjected to principal components factor analysis with oblique rotation. A two-factor solution was accepted, which is consistent with early adolescents’ conceptions of health. Factor I was labeled Wellness and Factor II was labeled Clinical Health. A higher order factor analysis yielded one factor with 26 items, labeled the LHCS for Early Adolescents. The 26-item LHCS had a coefficient alpha of .95. Construct validity was assessed by testing three theoretical propositions, which significantly linked health conception to social support, self-esteem, and positive health practices. The findings indicate that the LHCS is a reliable and valid measure of health conceptions in early adolescents. Results also offer flexibility to researchers interested in testing theory involving the constructs of the definition of health, wellness, and clinical health in early adolescents.

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Moro, Maria Francesca, Francesc Colom, Francesca Floris, Elisa Pintus, Mirra Pintus, Francesca Contini, and Mauro Giovanni Carta. "Validity and Reliability of the Italian Version of the Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST) in Bipolar Disorder." Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health 8, no. 1 (August 9, 2012): 67–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1745017901208010067.

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Background:Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST) is a brief instrument designed to assess the main functioning problems experienced by psychiatric patients, specifically bipolar patients. It includes 24 items assessing impairment or disability in six domains of functioning: autonomy, occupational functioning, cognitive functioning, financial issues, interpersonal relationships and leisure time. The aim of this study is to measure the validity and reliability of the Italian version of this instrument.Methods:Twenty-four patients with DSM-IV TR bipolar disorder and 20 healthy controls were recruited and evaluated in three private clinics in Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy). The psychometric properties of FAST (feasibility, internal consistency, concurrent validity, discriminant validity (patients vs controls and eutimic patients vs manic and depressed), and test-retest reliability were analyzed.Results:The internal consistency obtained was very high with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.955. A highly significant negative correlation with GAF was obtained (r = -0.9; p < 0.001) pointing to a reasonable degree of concurrent validity. FAST show a good test-retest reliability between two independent evaluation differing of one week (mean K =0.73). The total FAST scores were lower in controls as compared with Bipolar Patients and in Euthimic patients compared with Depressed or Manic.Conclusion:The Italian version of the FAST showed similar psychometrics properties as far as regard internal consistency and discriminant validity of the original version and show a good test retest reliability measure by means of K statistics.

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Yang, Hongfei, and Wenjing Guo. "Chinese Version of the Responses to Positive Affect Questionnaire: Testing the Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity in a College Student Sample." Psychological Reports 115, no. 2 (October 2014): 467–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/08.21.pr0.115c22z8.

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This study tested the psychometrics of the Chinese version of the Responses to Positive Affect Questionnaire among 915 Chinese college students with an average age of 20.3 yr. ( SD = 1.6). The original three-factor model with the factors dampening, emotion-focused positive rumination, and self-focused rumination was supported using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. All subscales showed good internal reliability, as well as evidence for convergent and incremental validity with measures of ego-resiliency, life satisfaction, and mental health symptoms. Finally, a series of hierarchical regression analyses indicated that the three subscales, especially dampening, accounted for additional unique variance in psychological adjustment above and beyond resilience. These findings generally suggested that the Chinese Responses to Positive Affect Questionnaire possesses acceptable psychometric properties. Implications for counseling, limitations, and suggestions for future study were presented.

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Pilafas, Georgios, Alexandra Prouzou, and Nefeli Paraskevi Strongylaki. "Introducing the ‘Psychosomatic Screening Questionnaire - 29’ (PSSQ-29): Reliability and Validity in an Epidemiological Sample of 1,158 Participants in Greece during the COVID-19 Domestic Lockdown." International Journal of Health Sciences and Research 11, no. 6 (June 10, 2021): 52–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210609.

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Background: Although the field of psychosomatics is one of the oldest in behavioral health science, there may be a total absence of a self-reported psychometric scale that measures simultaneously mental and somatic symptoms. Thus, the present study introduces a new 29-item psychometric tool, named ‘Psychosomatic Screening Questionnaire - 29’ (PSSQ-29). Aim: PSSQ-29 was designed in order to provide a reliable and valid scale that measures both mental and somatic symptoms in a single questionnaire. Methods & Materials: Research methods were employed and statistical analysis was performed to test ‘face validity’, ‘content validity’, ‘internal validity’, ‘construct validity’ and ‘predictive validity’ of PSSQ-29, while a ‘factor analysis’ also took place. The rest materials that were used in this study include the Greek versions of the ‘Nicholson McBride Resilience Questionnaire’ and the ‘Acute Stress Disorder Scale’. Results: The highlights of the analysis include a 95.5% reliability ratio, a strong correlation with ‘psychological resilience’ and ‘acute stress disorder’, while 59% of variance of PSSQ-29 was predicted by the levels of acute stress of the same sample at the same time. Discussion: The findings of this study support the use of PSSQ-29 by health professionals and researchers in the foreseeable future. What is more, PSSQ-29 may provide much assistance in research regarding multi-morbid conditions in Behavioral Medicine. Conclusion: Finally, PSSQ-29 was found both reliable and valid in the Greek population. Amongst many proposed ways of use, it is highly recommended to be used at any new ‘mass panic’ situation in Greece. Key words: Psychosomatic Screening Questionnaire; PSSQ-29; Psychometrics; COVID-19; Greece.

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Davis, Amy B., and Marney A. White. "Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Self-Administered Questionnaire to Assess Parental Attitudes Toward Firearms and Related Parenting Decisions." Violence and Victims 31, no. 3 (2016): 537–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-15-00038.

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

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Saoji, Nikita, Julie Baran, Cynthia A. Gerhardt, Kathryn Vannatta, David Rotter, Jeanette M. Trauth, and Robert B. Noll. "The Psychometrics of the Children’s Depression Inventory When Used With Children Who Are Chronically Ill and Matched Community Comparison Peers." Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment 37, no. 5 (May 18, 2018): 566–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734282918774963.

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The Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI) is used to screen for depression in children aged 7 years to 16 years. The purpose of this study is to examine the psychometrics of the CDI in a sample of children who are chronically ill ( N = 350) and in a sample of matched community comparison peers ( N = 357), and determine if the psychometrics of the scale are similar in both groups. Data were aggregated from previous reports examining social and emotional functioning of children with six chronic diseases and matched comparisons. The CDI was completed in the homes of all participants. No significant differences between groups on CDI scores, distributions, reliability, or validity were observed. Findings suggest that the psychometrics of the CDI are similar for children with chronic diseases compared with typically developing children. The CDI may be an effective screening tool for use with children who have chronic health conditions.

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Richardson, George B., Blair K. Sanning, Mark H. C. Lai, Lee T. Copping, Patrick H. Hardesty, and Daniel J. Kruger. "On the Psychometric Study of Human Life History Strategies." Evolutionary Psychology 15, no. 1 (January 1, 2017): 147470491666684. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1474704916666840.

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This article attends to recent discussions of validity in psychometric research on human life history strategy (LHS), provides a constructive critique of the extant literature, and describes strategies for improving construct validity. To place the psychometric study of human LHS on more solid ground, our review indicates that researchers should (a) use approaches to psychometric modeling that are consistent with their philosophies of measurement, (b) confirm the dimensionality of life history indicators, and (c) establish measurement invariance for at least a subset of indicators. Because we see confirming the dimensionality of life history indicators as the next step toward placing the psychometrics of human LHS on more solid ground, we use nationally representative data and structural equation modeling to test the structure of middle adult life history indicators. We found statistically independent mating competition and Super-K dimensions and the effects of parental harshness and childhood unpredictability on Super-K were consistent with past research. However, childhood socioeconomic status had a moderate positive effect on mating competition and no effect on Super-K, while unpredictability did not predict mating competition. We conclude that human LHS is more complex than previously suggested—there does not seem to be a single dimension of human LHS among Western adults and the effects of environmental components seem to vary between mating competition and Super-K.

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Marjanovic, Zdravko, Lisa Bajkov, and Jennifer MacDonald. "The Conscientious Responders Scale Helps Researchers Verify the Integrity of Personality Questionnaire Data." Psychological Reports 122, no. 4 (June 18, 2018): 1529–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0033294118783917.

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The Conscientious Responders Scale is a five-item embeddable validity scale that differentiates between conscientious and indiscriminate responding in personality-questionnaire data (CR & IR). This investigation presents further evidence of its validity and generalizability across two experiments. Study 1 tests its sensitivity to questionnaire length, a known cause of IR, and tries to provoke IR by manipulating psychological reactance. As expected, short questionnaires produced higher Conscientious Responders Scale scores than long questionnaires, and Conscientious Responders Scale scores were unaffected by reactance manipulations. Study 2 tests concerns that the Conscientious Responders Scale’s unusual item content could potentially irritate and baffle responders, ironically increasing rates of IR. We administered two nearly identical questionnaires: one with an embedded Conscientious Responders Scale and one without the Conscientious Responders Scale. Psychometric comparisons revealed no differences across questionnaires’ means, variances, interitem response consistencies, and Cronbach’s alphas. In sum, the Conscientious Responders Scale is highly sensitive to questionnaire length—a known correlate of IR—and can be embedded harmlessly in questionnaires without provoking IR or changing the psychometrics of other measures.

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Hannan, Jean, Gabriel Diaz, Margaly Valcourt, and Rocio Pena-Castillo. "Psychometric Properties of Newly Translated Creole Perceived Stress Scale and Daily Hassles Scale." Journal of Nursing Measurement 24, no. 2 (2016): 190–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1061-3749.24.2.190.

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Background: Mothers with postpartum stress have increased maternal/infant morbidity and mortality. Haitians, a growing minority excluded from most studies because of the lack of instruments in Creole. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Daily Hassles Scale (DHS) measuring stress are not available in Creole. Purpose: To test the psychometrics of the newly translated Creole instruments. Methods: A convenience sample of 85 Haitian mothers completed 2 instruments in Creole and English, 2 weeks apart using the process of cross-cultural adaptation. Result: Internal consistency reliability and stability were strong for both instruments (.80–.94). Reliability and validity support the translated Creole with this sample of Creole speaking mothers. Conclusion: Psychometric findings suggest the newly translated versions are good representations of the English versions and are ready for use.

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Richardson, George B., Ching-Chen Chen, Chia-Liang Dai, Michael D. Brubaker, and Joseph L. Nedelec. "The Psychometrics of the Mini-K." Evolutionary Psychology 15, no. 1 (January 1, 2017): 147470491668203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1474704916682034.

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Many published studies have employed the Mini-K to measure a single fast–slow life history dimension. However, the internal structure of the Mini-K has not been determined and it is not clear that a single higher order K-factor fits the data. It is also not clear that the Mini-K is measurement invariant across groups such as the sexes. To establish the construct validity of K as well as the broader usefulness of applying life history theory to humans, it is crucial that these psychometric issues are addressed as a part of measure validation efforts. Here we report on three studies that used latent variable modeling and data drawn from two college student samples ( ns = 361 and 300) to elucidate the psychometrics of the Mini-K. We found that (a) the Mini-K had a six dimensional first-order structure, (b) the K-factor provided a parsimonious explanation of the associations among the lower order factors at no significant cost to fit, (c) the Mini-K measured the same K-factor across the sexes, (d) K-factor means did not have the same meaning across the sexes and thus the first-order factors should be used in studies of mean sex differences, and finally, (e) the K-factor was only associated with environment and aspects of mating competition in females. Implications and future directions for life history research are discussed.

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Cousin, Lakeshia, Laura Redwine, Christina Bricker, Kevin Kip, and Harleah Buck. "Psychometrics of the Gratitude Questionnaire-6 in African-Americans at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease." Western Journal of Nursing Research 42, no. 12 (May 22, 2020): 1148–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193945920922777.

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Psychometrics of the Gratitude Questionnaire-6, which measures dispositional gratitude, was originally estimated in healthy college students. The purpose of this study was to examine the scales’ factor structure, convergent/divergent validity, and reliability among 298 AA adults at risk for CVD in the community. Analyses were performed using bivariate correlations, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. The scale demonstrated acceptable estimates for internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.729). Our exploratory factor analysis results yielded a one-factor structure consistent with the original instrument, and the confirmatory factor analysis model was a good fit. Convergent/divergent validity was supported by the association with positive affect (coefficient = 0.482, 95% CI = [0.379, 0.573], spiritual well-being (coefficient = 0.608, 95% CI = [0.519, 0.685], and depressive symptoms (coefficient = −0.378, 95% CI = [−0.475, −0.277]. Findings supported the scale’s reliability and convergent/divergent validity among AAs at risk for CVD.

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Sliwinski, Martin J., Jacqueline A. Mogle, Jinshil Hyun, Elizabeth Munoz, Joshua M. Smyth, and Richard B. Lipton. "Reliability and Validity of Ambulatory Cognitive Assessments." Assessment 25, no. 1 (April 15, 2016): 14–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1073191116643164.

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Mobile technologies are increasingly used to measure cognitive function outside of traditional clinic and laboratory settings. Although ambulatory assessments of cognitive function conducted in people’s natural environments offer potential advantages over traditional assessment approaches, the psychometrics of cognitive assessment procedures have been understudied. We evaluated the reliability and construct validity of ambulatory assessments of working memory and perceptual speed administered via smartphones as part of an ecological momentary assessment protocol in a diverse adult sample ( N = 219). Results indicated excellent between-person reliability (≥0.97) for average scores, and evidence of reliable within-person variability across measurement occasions (0.41-0.53). The ambulatory tasks also exhibited construct validity, as evidence by their loadings on working memory and perceptual speed factors defined by the in-lab assessments. Our findings demonstrate that averaging across brief cognitive assessments made in uncontrolled naturalistic settings provide measurements that are comparable in reliability to assessments made in controlled laboratory environments.

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Aaronson, Lauren S., and Mary E. Burman. "Focus on psychometrics use of health records in research: Reliability and validity issues." Research in Nursing & Health 17, no. 1 (February 1994): 67–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nur.4770170110.

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Tavitian, Lucy, Mia Atwi, Soha Bawab, Nayla Hariz, Pia Zeinoun, Munir Khani, and Fadi T. Maalouf. "The Arabic Mood and Feelings Questionnaire: Psychometrics and Validity in a Clinical Sample." Child Psychiatry & Human Development 45, no. 3 (October 1, 2013): 361–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-013-0406-6.

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Richaud, María Cristina, Belén Mesurado, and María Paula Minzi. "Attachment Style Classification Questionnaire for latency age: Psychometrics properties of Argentine Sample." International Journal of Psychological Research 12, no. 2 (September 5, 2019): 59–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.21500/20112084.4058.

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The purpose of this article was to perform a psychometric study of the Attachment Style Classification Questionnaire (ASCQ) in Spanish language. This paper included three studies. The objectives of study 1 were to analyze the discriminative power of items, to carry out an EFA to determine the structure of the questionnaire, and to calculate the internal consistency of factors. The objectives of study 2 were to test the questionnaire structure through a CFA, and to determine if the model obtained was invariant between sex and age. The objective of Study 3 was to study the convergent validity. The three studies were carried out with three different samples of 180, 200, and 425 Argentinian children, aged 9 to 12 years, respectively. The results confirm the three factor structure of the adapted questionnaire, showing good psychometric properties (satisfactory internal consistency and adequate validity).

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Mejia, Anilena, Ania Filus, Rachel Calam, Alina Morawska, and Matthew R. Sanders. "Validation of the Spanish version of the CAPES." International Journal of Behavioral Development 40, no. 4 (July 2, 2015): 359–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165025415591229.

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In the present study, we explored the factor structure as well as validity and reliability of the Spanish version of the Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale (CAPES) suitable for assessing child behavioural and emotional difficulties (Intensity Scale) and parental self-efficacy (Self-Efficacy Scale) among Spanish-speaking parents from the US, Latin America and Spain. This instrument was designed to be brief and easy to read in order to reach parents with low-literacy levels and from under-resourced backgrounds. Psychometrics for the English version of the CAPES indicates good internal consistency, as well as satisfactory construct and predictive validity of the measure (Morawska et al., 2014). A sample of 174 parents of children (91 boys and 78 girls) from Panama participated in this study. They completed the instrument alongside the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for measuring child psychological problems and the Parenting Task Checklist (PTC) for measuring parental self-efficacy. In addition, a group of 49 parents completed the CAPES at time 1 (T1) and 2 weeks after (T2). Psychometric evaluation of the Spanish version of the CAPES revealed that it has adequate internal consistency and test–retest reliability, as well as satisfactory convergent and discriminant validity. In conclusion, this instrument shows promise as a brief outcome measure to be used in clinical settings and to assess the effects of parenting interventions among Spanish-speaking parents. More research into psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the CAPES is needed, before it can be widely applied in practice.

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Jewell, Vanessa, and Noralyn Pickens. "Psychometric Evaluation of the Occupation-Centered Intervention Assessment." OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health 37, no. 2 (January 19, 2017): 82–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1539449216688619.

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A challenge of intervention research is the lack of a means to identify and measure clinical practice from an occupation-centered approach. The objective of this study is to establish basic psychometric properties of the Occupation-Centered Intervention Assessment (OCIA). The study is approached by establishing content validity and utility through expert panel and two focus groups. Interrater reliability (IRR) was determined through standardized video analysis and Krippendorff’s alpha. Results from the expert panel and focus groups indicated an overall agreement that the OCIA was able to capture the full range of elements of rehabilitation-focused interventions for older adults (occupational, contextual, and personal relevance) and a good fit with the occupational therapy intervention process model. IRR found adequate level of agreement (α = .76). The OCIA has demonstrated initial basic psychometrics for observation of rehabilitation-focused interventions with older adults.

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Aguiar Frias, Ana Maria, Irene Soto-Fernandez, Luís Manuel Mota de Sousa, Sagrario Gómez-Cantarino, Maria da Luz Ferreira Barros, Maria Jesús Bocos-Reglero, Vicki Aaberg, Ermelinda Caldeira, and Margarida Sim-Sim. "Sexuality Attitudes and Beliefs Survey (SABS): Validation of the Instrument for the Spanish Nursing Students." Healthcare 9, no. 3 (March 8, 2021): 294. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030294.

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Patient sexuality is a fundamental subject in nursing student’s education. However, beliefs about patient sexuality can influence the care offered. The aim of this psychometric study was to describe the validation process and the psychometrics properties of the Sexuality Attitudes and Beliefs Survey (SABS) for Spanish nursing students. The convenience sample was 283 nursing students from a state university in Spain. Participants ranged from 18 to 30 years (M = 19.66; SD = 1.85). Data collection happened in 2019–2020. The translation, back translation and adaptation to Spanish was discussed and refined, ensuring the semantic, idiomatic and conceptual meaning of the items. The psychometric properties were assessed through analysis of validity and reliability. The Cronbach’s alpha for the final version of 12 items was 0.65. Although it has low reliability, the Spanish version of the SABS seems to be a valid and useful tool to measure nursing students’ beliefs about patient sexuality. In addition, it can be a resource for the assessment of the ability of Spanish nursing faculty in engaging topics involving the student’s vision of patient sexuality.

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Sleutel, Martha Rider. "Development and Testing of the Labor Support Scale." Journal of Nursing Measurement 10, no. 3 (December 2002): 249–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/jnum.10.3.249.52561.

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Nurses use interventions and supportive strategies to help mothers throughout labor, yet little research examines intrapartum nurses’ labor support techniques. The purpose of the study was to develop and test a self-report instrument, the Labor Support Scale (LSS), to describe the frequency with which nurses perform interventions and nurses’ perceptions of the helpfulness of interventions. Steps for instrument development were item generation, content validity testing, piloting, refining, and administering the questionnaire in two studies (n = 307, n = 472). Internal consistency reliability was .90 and .92 for the frequency and helpfulness portions of the instrument (respectively). Exploratory factor analysis, known groups technique, content analysis, and discriminant analysis evaluated validity. In both phases, instrument psychometrics provided evidence of content, construct, and discriminant validity.

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