Adaptation of Gratitude Questionnaire-6 (GQ–6)  in Indonesian Context

Adaptation of a psychological instrument is essential due to cultural difference and context. This study aimed to adapt the Gratitude Questionnaire-6 (GQ-6) in an Indonesian context. The initial steps included back-to-back translation, focus group discussion, expert judgements, and pilot study. From this procedure, five additional items were added to the original GC-6. The eleven final items were tested to 404 undergraduate students aged 18-24 years-old from several universities in Jakarta. The reliability test, the internal consistency, was examined by the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, while the validity test, construct validity, was examined using exploratory factor analysis (EFA). The result of analysis showed good validity and reliability (Cronbach’s alpha: 0.789). This study concluded that 11-item gratitude questionnaire consistently measured gratitude in adolescents based on two factors: appreciation to the constant experience of life and appreciation towards individuals that take part in one’s life.

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The Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version of the Family Health Climate Scale (FHC-Scale) in Female Students and Their Mothers in Iran 2019

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2021/8845716 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Jeyran Ostovarfar ◽

Mohammad Hossein Kaveh ◽

Leila Ghahramani ◽

Masoud Karimi ◽

Abdolrahim Asadollahi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Family Health ◽

Female Students ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Alpha Coefficient ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Persian Version ◽

The Family ◽

Back Translation ◽

Climate Scale

Objectives. This study examined the validity and reliability of the Family Health Climate Scale (FHC-Scale) among Iranian families. Second, can it be attributed to other family members by measuring the health climate in one person? Method. In total, 261 female students and 196 mothers completed the FHC-Scale. The study instrument was a Persian version of the FHC-Scale prepared through a translation and back-translation process. Results. The results showed that the Persian version of the FHC-Scale is acceptable. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for FHC-PA in female students and their mothers, respectively, was 0.88 and 0.86 for the whole scale. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for FHC-NU in female students and their mothers, respectively, was 0.83 and 0.92 for the whole scale. The CVI values for all the items were equal to or above 0.8, and the CVR value for the total scale was 0.90. Conclusion. The Persian version of the FHC-Scale is therefore an effective tool for evaluating the different dimensions of family health climate in the Iranian population.

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Adapting and Examining the Factor Structure of the Self-Compassion Scale in Indonesian Version

Jurnal Psikologi ◽

10.22146/jpsi.57608 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 47 (3) ◽

pp. 175

Author(s):

Irfan Aulia Syaiful ◽

Adiyo Roebianto

Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Group Discussion ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Common Humanity ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Self Compassion ◽

Alpha Reliability ◽

Two Factors ◽

Compassion Scale

The study aimed to adapt and analyze the factor structure of the scale of self-compassion in the Indonesian language. The initial steps included back-to-back translation, focus group discussion and expert judgements. From this procedure, thirteen additional items were added to the original self-compassion scale. The thirty-nine final items were tested to 483 samples from three different groups (undergraduate students, young and adult, mid and late adult). Findings support self-compassion as total score and six sub scale score based on ESEM bi factor analysis. However based on the overall results, for Indonesia uses, the authors suggested the structure data of self-compassion scale is a hierarchical two-factors model with the final items of this scale are 35 items, where the two factors are positive aspect and negative aspect. The positive dimension had 0.901 of Cronbach’s Alpha reliability and the negative dimension had 0.913 of Cronbach’s Alpha reliability. The positive one consists of self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness. Meanwhile, the negative one consists of self-judgement, isolation, and over-identification.

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Adaptação transcultural do questionário EFFECT para português brasileiro

Revista Brasileira de Educação Médica ◽

10.1590/1981-5271v45.3-20200527 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Lourrany Borges Costa ◽

Shamyr Sulyvan de Castro ◽

Diovana Ximenes Cavalcante Dourado ◽

Bruna Soares Praxedes ◽

Thayná Custódio Mota ◽

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Keyword(s):

Teacher Evaluation ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Clinical Teaching ◽

Clinical Medicine ◽

Brazilian Portuguese ◽

Expert Committee ◽

Alpha Coefficient ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Back Translation

Abstract: Introduction: Clinical teaching is based on a real work environment, in professional practice settings, such as health services and units, under the supervision of the preceptor. Providing medical teachers with an assessment of their teaching skills is a powerful tool for improving clinical learning for students in training. In this context, the EFFECT (Evaluation and Feedback for Effective Clinical Teaching) questionnaire was developed by Dutch researchers in 2012 for teacher evaluation, being validated based on the literature about medical teaching in the workplace and incorporates the skills of the Canadian competency-based medical curriculum. Objective: To translate and cross-culturally adapt into Brazilian Portuguese and to validate the EFFECT questionnaire for teacher evaluation by Medical students. Method: Cross-cultural adaptation with the following steps: initial translation of the English version, synthesis of translated versions, back-translation, creation of a consensual version in Brazilian Portuguese, with adaptation, review, and analysis of content validity by an expert committee, pre-test with retrospective clarification interview, and reliability analysis by factorial analysis and internal consistency test (Cronbach’s alpha coefficient). Result: In the translation and back-translation stages, the disagreements were related to the use of synonyms and none of the items were modified in terms of their understanding, but in terms of adaptation into the Brazilian context. The evaluation of the expert committee showed the versions maintained the semantic and idiomatic equivalences of the content. Eighty-nine students participated in the pre-test. The internal consistency of the EFFECT questionnaire in Brazilian Portuguese was excellent for all domains, with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient ranging from 0.82 to 0.94. Conclusion: The translated and adapted version of the EFFECT questionnaire into Brazilian Portuguese is equivalent to the original instrument and has evidence of high validity and reliability, being able to constitute a national tool to evaluate the efficiency of clinical medicine teaching.

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Evaluating Reliability of Theory of Planned Behaviour Questionnaire for Withdrawal of Divorce Petition

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3889/oamjms.2018.285 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (8) ◽

pp. 1512-1516 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nahid Ardian ◽

Seyed Alireza Afshani ◽

Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad ◽

Seyed Saeid Mazloomi Mahmoodabad ◽

Ali Akbar Vaezi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Content Validity ◽

Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Alpha Coefficient ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Planned Behaviour ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

The Face ◽

Suitable Framework

BACKGROUND: Given the increased rate of divorce, it is important to analyse the characteristics of divorce applicants. The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) can provide a suitable framework to predict, explain, and/or change the behaviours. In Iran, no instrument can be found, based on health education models, to investigate divorce petition filing as a behaviour.AIM: This study was conducted to design a questionnaire on withdrawal of divorce petition based on the TPB and estimate its validity and reliability.MATERIAL AND METHODS: A qualitative study was conducted in 27 participants involved in the divorce process using directed content analysis. The face and content validity of 58 items, drawn from the qualitative study, were evaluated by 10 experts. The reliability was estimated using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. The SPSS version 16 was used to analyse data.RESULTS: Estimates of the face and content validity (quantitative and qualitative), revealed that of the 58 items, 48 were valid based on four of the constructs of the TPB. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was also derived greater than 0.6.CONCLUSION: The designed questionnaire, whose validity and reliability was confirmed in this study, can be used in similar studies. However, the social and cultural differences and their related effects should be considered.

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Empathy in Undergraduate Medical Students of Bangladesh: Psychometric Analysis and Differences by Gender, Academic Year, and Specialty Preferences

ISRN Psychiatry ◽

10.1155/2014/375439 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Asma Mostafa ◽

Rozina Hoque ◽

Mohammad Mostafa ◽

Md. Mashud Rana ◽

Faisal Mostafa

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Clinical Training ◽

Medical Curriculum ◽

Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Alpha Coefficient ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Medical College ◽

Cronbach's Alpha

Empathy is considered to be associated with better patient compliance, satisfaction, and clinical outcomes. The aim of the study is to measure and examine empathy among a sample of undergraduate medical students of Bangladesh. It was a cross-sectional study and all the medical students of first through fifth year enrolled at Chattagram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital Medical College during the study period of 2014 were surveyed. Participants anonymously completed the Jefferson Scale of Empathy Medical Student version translated into Bengali language, a valid and reliable 20-item self-administered questionnaire. Principal component factor analysis with varimax rotation and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient were calculated to check validity and reliability of the scale. ANOVA was used to examine the differences in empathy between gender, academic years, and specialty preferences. The mean empathy score was 110.41 ± 13.59. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.88. There were significant associations between gender and empathy scores. The level of empathy in medical students gradually increases after clinical training in medical college. A nonsignificant difference was found between empathy scores and specialty preferences. It is suggested that the medical curriculum in Bangladesh should include more extensive program to promote empathy and other humanistic values among the medical students.

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The Validation of the Coping and Adaptation Processing Scale Based on the Roy Adaptation Model

Journal of Nursing Measurement ◽

10.1891/1061-3749.22.3.368 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 368-380 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Muder Alkrisat ◽

Vivien Dee

Keyword(s):

Health Care Facilities ◽

Roy Adaptation Model ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Alpha Coefficient ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Adaptation Model

Background and Purpose: To establish the psychometric soundness for Coping and Adaptation Processing Scale (CAPS) using the Roy adaptation model as theoretical framework. Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional survey of a convenience sample of 199 nurses working in different acute health care facilities in California. The internal consistency of the multifactor CAPS questionnaire was explored using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Factors correlation was examined using Pearson product moment correlation. The factor structure was studied using confirmatory factor analyses. Results: In the confirmatory factor analysis, the indices of fitness highly supported these results. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the total score was .81 and varied between .31 and .78 in the 5 domains. A positive and significant correlation emerged between CAPS factors and total scores (r = .91, p < .01) ranging from .17 to .81. CAPS showed acceptable validity and reliability for measuring the coping of nurses in acute setting. Future studies using the scale might lead to the improvement of the subscales measurement. Conclusion: The psychometric data suggests that CAPS is a highly suitable instrument to measure coping processes.

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The psychometric properties of the Bergen–Yale Sex Addiction Scale for the Iranian population

10.21203/rs.3.rs-20977/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Samaneh Youseflu ◽

Shane W. Kraus ◽

Fatemeh Razavinia ◽

Majid Yousefi Afrashteh ◽

soudabeh niroomand

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Content Validity ◽

Sex Addiction ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Back Translation ◽

Research Findings ◽

Panel Review

Abstract Background: The assessment of sex addiction among different populations requires a valid and reliable tool. Since the Bergen–Yale Sex Addiction Scale (BYSAS) was not available in Iran, this study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Persian version of BYSAS. Method: After translation/back-translation procedure, a total of 756 Iranian men and women completed the BYSAS. The structural validity of this tool was evaluated by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. An expert panel review also examined content validity of the items. Psychometric properties of the scale including validity, reliability (internal consistency [Cronbach’s alpha]) and test-retest) and factor structure were assessed. Results: Content Validity Index (CVI) and Content Validity Ratio (CVR) scores for BYSAS were 0.75 and 0.62, respectively. Data analysis demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha ranging from 0.88 to 0.89). Discussion: Study findings suggest that the BYSAS is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing sex addiction among Persian speaking adults. Replication of research findings is needed to expand the BYSAS for clinical and non-clinical Iranian populations.

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Validade de construto e fidedignidade de uma lista de checagem para análise do saque do voleibol

Brazilian Journal of Kinanthropometry and Human Performance ◽

10.5007/1980-0037.2018v20n1p95 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 95-101

Author(s):

Cicero Luciano Alves Costa ◽

Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira ◽

Cintia De Oliveira Matos ◽

Madson Pereira Cruz ◽

Herbert Ugrinowitsch

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Initial Position ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Alpha Coefficient ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Sports Sciences ◽

Male Subjects

This study aims to investigate the construct validity and reliability of the checklist for qualitative analysis of the overhand serve in Volleyball. Fifty-five male subjects aged 13-17 years participated in the study. The overhand serve was analyzed using the checklist proposed by Meira Junior (2003), which analyzes the pattern of serve movement in four phases: (I) initial position, (II) ball lifting, (III) ball attacking, and (IV) finalization. Construct validity was analyzed using confirmatory factorial analysis and reliability through the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. The construct validity was supported by confirmatory factor analysis with the RMSEA results (0.037 [confidence interval 90% = 0.020-0.040]), CFI (0.970) and TLI (0.950) indicating good fit of the model. In relation to reliability, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.661, being this value considered acceptable. Among the items on the checklist, ball lifting and attacking showed higher factor loadings, 0.69 and 0.99, respectively. In summary, the checklist for the qualitative analysis of the overhand serve of Meira Junior (2003) can be considered a valid and reliable instrument for use in research in the field of Sports Sciences.

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Adaptation of the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire into Turkish: The Validity and Reliability Study

Advances in Public Health ◽

10.1155/2016/3756028 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Emine Sari ◽

Semra Erdoğan

Keyword(s):

Content Validity ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Diabetic Patients ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Reliable Tool ◽

Expert Opinions ◽

Back Translation ◽

Expert Assessments

This study was conducted with the aim of determining whether the Turkish form of the “Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire” developed by Godin is a valid and reliable tool for diabetic patients in Turkey. The study was conducted as a methodological research on 300 diabetic patients in Turkey. The linguistic equivalence of the questionnaire was assessed through the back-translation method, while its content validity was assessed through obtaining expert opinions. Cronbach’s alpha value was found to assess the reliability of the questionnaire. The test-retest analysis and the correlation between independent observers were examined. The content validity index (CVI) was found to be .82 according to the expert assessments, and no statistical difference was found between them (Kendall’sW=.17,p=.235). Cronbach’s alpha was found to beα=.64, the result of the test-retest analysis wasr=.97, and the correlation between independent observers (ICC) was .98. This study found that the Turkish form of the Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool that can be used to define and assess the exercise behaviors of Turkish diabetic patients.

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Validity and reliability of the Persian version of the nurse spiritual care therapeutics scale (NSCTS)

BMC Palliative Care ◽

10.1186/s12904-021-00750-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Fatemeh Merati-Fashi ◽

Behnam Khaledi-Paveh ◽

Hadis Mosafer ◽

Abbas Ebadi

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Spiritual Care ◽

Cognitive Interview ◽

Face Validity ◽

Spiritual Needs ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Persian Version ◽

Two Factors

Abstract Background Dealing with the spiritual needs of patients has been recognized as one of the principles of holistic care in nursing. Therefore, it is necessary for nurses to deal with the spiritual issues of patients. Also, a valid and reliable scale is needed to measure nurse-provided spiritual care. So the purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the “Nurse Spiritual Care Therapeutics Scale” in Iranian nurses. Method In a methodological study, English version of the Nurse Spiritual Care Therapeutics Scale was translated into Persian by forward–backward translation procedure. Face validity was assessed by cognitive interview, and content validity was assessed by a panel of experts. In addition, construct validity was assessed by exploratory factor analysis. The participants were 188 nurses working in different adult wards. Reliability was measured using the Cronbach’s alpha and stability reliability was assessed using the internal correlation coefficient (ICC). Results In assessing the construct validity, two factors with eigenvalues greater than 1 were identified, which explained 58.47% of the total variance. Cronbach’s alpha value was 0.932, and ICC was 0.892. Conclusion As a result, the Persian version of the Nurse Spiritual Care Therapeutics Scale shows a good validity and reliability. Therefore, this scale can be used to evaluate spiritual care at the bedside in Iran.

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