scholarly journals The development and validation of an acculturation scale: An empirical study based on experimental data

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
J. Q. Zhu ◽  
H. Li
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Good Measurement ◽  
Acculturation Model ◽  
Acculturation Strategy ◽  
Development And Validation

Based on a review of existing acculturation models, an adjusted acculturation model was proposed in this study and a scale for measuring an acquirer’s acculturation strategy was developed. We designed an experiment to collect data to validate this scale. Using CR values, CITC and EFA, we examined the scale items, and using Cronbach’s alpha and the AVE method, we tested the scale’s reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity. Finally, taking resistance to change as a criterion, we tested the scale’s criterion-related validity. The results show that the scale has good measurement properties.

Development and Validation Process of an Innovative Instrument to Assess Perception of Research University Image

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 47-53
Author(s):  
Noordini Abdullah ◽  
Nooraini Mohamad Sheriff
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Research University ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Validation Process ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Development And Validation

Objective - This paper reports the development of an innovative scale to measure the perceived brand image of Research University among postgraduate students. Methodology/Technique - Based on an exploratory qualitative inquiry and quantitative assessment, a seven factor scale of Research university brand image was developed. A multistep approach was used to develop and validate a multidimensional brand image scale Findings - The multistep approach demonstrated that the new brand image scale is reliable and valid. Basing on the results from two national samples it can be concluded that perceived brand image actually represent five components of brand image associated with satisfaction in terms of construct, convergent, discriminate validity. Novelty - This research offers essential theoretical and reasonable implications for researchers and academicians. Type of Paper - Empirical Keywords: Brand Image; Research University; new instrument; convergent validity; discriminant validity

Development and Validation of a Perioperative Satisfaction Questionnaire

2005 ◽  
Vol 102 (6) ◽  
pp. 1116-1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pascal Auquier ◽  
Nicolas Pernoud ◽  
Nicolas Bruder ◽  
Marie-Claude Simeoni ◽  
Jean-Pierre Auffray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Anesthesia ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Perioperative Period ◽  
Psychometric Validation ◽  
Patient Groups ◽  
American Society ◽  
American Society Of Anesthesiologists ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Anesthesia Time

Background Satisfaction is considered a valuable measure of outcome of healthcare processes. Only a few anesthesia-related validated questionnaires are reported. Because their scope is restricted to specific clinical contexts, their use remains limited. The objective of the current study was to develop and validate a self-reported questionnaire, Evaluation du Vecu de l'Anesthesie Generale (EVAN-G), assessing the satisfaction of the perioperative period surrounding general anesthesia. Methods Development of the EVAN-G questionnaire comprised a phase of item generation and a phase of psychometric validation. The patient sample was generated to be proportionally matched to the population of patients undergoing general anesthesia in France. The structure of the questionnaire was identified studying interitem, item-dimension, and interdimension correlations and factor analyses. Data were concurrently gathered to assess external validity. The discriminant validity was determined by comparison of scores across well known patient groups. Reliability was assessed by computation of Cronbach alpha coefficients and by test-retest. Results Eight hundred seventy-four patients were recruited in eight anesthesia departments. The EVAN-G includes 26 items; six specific scores and one global index score are available. Correlations between EVAN-G scores and other concurrent measures supported convergent validity. The EVAN-G correlated poorly with age, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status, total anesthesia time, and number of previous anesthesias. Significantly higher satisfaction was reported by patients older than 65 yr, belonging to the laryngeal mask group. Reliability and reproducibility were shown. Conclusion The EVAN-G adds important information oriented toward patients' perceptions. The authors' approach provides a novel, valid, and reliable tool that may be used in anesthesia practice.

scholarly journals Development and validation of an internet entrepreneurial self-efficacy scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 653-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Shun Wang ◽  
Timmy H. Tseng ◽  
Yu-Min Wang ◽  
Chun-Wei Chu
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Internet Marketing ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Nomological Validity

PurposeUnderstanding people’s intentions to be an internet entrepreneur is an important issue for educators, academics and practitioners. The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate a scale to measure internet entrepreneurial self-efficacy.Design/methodology/approachBased on an analysis of 356 responses, a scale of internet entrepreneurial self-efficacy is validated in accordance with established scale development procedures.FindingsThe internet entrepreneurial self-efficacy scale has 16 items under three factors (i.e. leadership, technology utilization and internet marketing and e-commerce). The scale demonstrated adequate convergent validity, discriminant validity and criterion-related validity. Nomological validity was established by the positive correlation between the scale and, respectively, internet entrepreneurship knowledge and entrepreneurial intention.Originality/valueThis study is a pioneering effort to develop and validate a scale to measure internet entrepreneurial self-efficacy. The results of this study are helpful to researchers in building internet entrepreneurship theories and to educators in assessing and promoting individuals’ internet entrepreneurial self-efficacy and behavior.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of the Holistic Cognition Scale

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrei Alexander Lux ◽  
Steven Lee Grover ◽  
Stephen Tai Theng Teo
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Average Variance ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Cognition Scale ◽  
Holistic Cognition

This paper introduces a new scale to measure cognitive cultural differences, drawing on the theory of analytic versus holistic thought. Examining culture from a cognitive perspective is a challenge to traditional values-based approaches. Existing measures based on this framework are methodologically problematic and warrant renewal. This paper presents development and validation studies for a new instrument that measures analytic versus holistic cognitive tendencies at the individual level. The scale assesses four previously established dimensions: attention, causality, contradiction, and change. The present work follows well-established scale development protocols and the results show that the 16-item Holistic Cognition Scale (HCS) is a valid and reliable measure of analytic versus holistic thought. Three new studies with four unique samples (N = 41; 272; 454; and 454) provide evidence to support the content validity, reliability, and factor structure of the new instrument, as well as its convergent, discriminant, and concurrent validity against comparable constructs. Convergent validity is established against measures of compromise, intuition, complexity, and collectivism; predictive validity is established against Hofstede’s (1980) five cultural value dimensions; and discriminant validity is established using the average variance extracted from a confirmatory factor analysis. The new HCS is an improvement over previous attempts with a balanced number of forward- and reverse-scored items, superior reliability, less redundancy, and stronger factor loadings.

Potential Measurement Properties of a Questionnaire for Eating-Related Distress Among Advanced Cancer Patients With Cachexia: Preliminary Findings of Reliability and Validity Analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 082585972095135
Author(s):  
Koji Amano ◽  
Tatsuya Morita ◽  
Mitsunori Miyashita
Keyword(s):  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
Potential Measurement

Background: There are no validated tools for measuring eating-related distress among patients with advanced cancer. The aim of the study was to investigate the potential measurement properties of a questionnaire for eating-related distress. Methods: This is a secondary analysis. We performed an exploratory factor analysis for factorial validity and calculated Cronbach’s α for internal consistency. Patients were classified into the 2 groups categorized using the international cachexia criteria. The total scores of each factor and all items were calculated, and comparisons were performed for known-group validity. We performed statistical correlation analysis for concurrent validity, convergent validity, and discriminant validity using Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient. Results: A total of 140 patients responded. Three factors were identified. The values of Cronbach’s α were 0.90, 0.89, and 0.86, respectively. Patients were classified into 2 groups: Non-cachexia/Pre-cachexia (n = 57) and Cachexia/Refractory cachexia (n = 83). Significant differences were observed in the total scores of each factor and all items: (factor 1) 7.5 vs. 11.0, p < 0.001; (factor 2) 8.0 vs. 13.0, p < 0.001; (factor 3) 5.0 vs. 10.0, p < 0.001; (all items) 20.0 vs. 35.0, p < 0.001, respectively. The total scores of each factor and all items significantly correlated with the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System-revised and the nutrition impact symptoms: 0.62 (p < 0.001) and 0.63 (p < 0.001), respectively. Scaling success rates were 100% in factor 1, 2, and 3. Conclusion: The questionnaire appears to be useful. Eating-related distress in patients with advanced cancer had 3 factors.

scholarly journals Toward Establishing a Standard Symptom Set for Assessing Sluggish Cognitive Tempo in Children: Evidence From Teacher Ratings in a Community Sample

Assessment ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1128-1141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen P. Becker ◽  
G. Leonard Burns ◽  
Aidan P. Schmitt ◽  
Jeffery N. Epstein ◽  
Leanne Tamm
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Social Impairment ◽  
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cognitive Tempo

Despite increasing interest in sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) in children, the field is stymied by the lack of a standard symptom set that can be used across studies. Without a standard symptom set, it is difficult to determine if differences across studies are due to methodological or sample differences, or simply the way SCT was measured. To move the field toward a standard symptom set, this study evaluates a teacher-report rating scale of SCT revised based on recent meta-analytic findings that identified optimal items for distinguishing SCT from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder inattention (ADHD-IN). Participants were 1,349 students (50.7% male) from grades 2 to 5. Teachers provided ratings of SCT, ADHD-IN, academic impairment, and social impairment. Exploratory structural equation modeling found 15 of the 16 SCT items to demonstrate excellent convergent validity and discriminant validity with ADHD-IN. The measurement properties of the SCT construct were also invariant across sex. SCT was uniquely associated with both academic and social impairment above and beyond ADHD-IN and sex. Although replication and extension is needed, the current study provides the strongest evidence to date of a possible standard symptom set that can be used across studies examining SCT in children.

Development and Validation of the Impulse Buying Tendency Scale

1998 ◽  
Vol 82 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1123-1133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seungoog Weun ◽  
Michael A. Jones ◽  
Sharon E. Beatty
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Impulse Buying ◽  
The Third ◽  
Impulse Buying Tendency ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Scale Data

Previous research suggests that individuals vary in their proclivity to purchase products on impulse. This paper presents the results of four studies (Study 1, n = 212; Study 2, n = 152; Study 3, n = 124; and Study 4, n = 550) designed to develop and validate the Impulse Buying Tendency Scale. Data from the first three studies indicate that the scale is unidimensional and internally consistent. The third study provides evidence supporting convergent validity and discriminant validity and the fourth of predictive validity.

scholarly journals Measuring Mastery Behaviors at Scale: The Persistence, Effort, Resilience and Challenge-Seeking Task (PERC)

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tenelle Porter ◽  
Diego Catalán Molina ◽  
Lisa Blackwell ◽  
Sylvia Roberts ◽  
Abigail Quirk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Total N ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Present Evidence ◽  
Challenging Tasks ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Development And Validation

Mastery behaviours — seeking out challenging tasks and continuing to work on them despite difficulties — are integral to achievement but difficult to measure with precision. The current study reports on the development and validation of the computer-based persistence, effort, resilience, and challenge-seeking (PERC) task in two demographically diverse samples of adolescents (total N = 3,188). We present evidence for convergent validity with self-reported mastery behaviours and learning mindsets, discriminant validity from theoretically unrelated constructs, and incremental predictive validity for grade point average (GPA). Results suggest that the PERC task may be a useful tool for assessing mastery behaviours at scale.

scholarly journals The Development and Validation of the Short Form of the Foreign Language Enjoyment Scale (S-FLES)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elouise Botes ◽  
Jean-Marc Dewaele ◽  
Samuel Greiff
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Lower Order ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Fit Statistics ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Close Fit

The Foreign Language Enjoyment Scale (FLES) was originally introduced by Dewaele and MacIntyre (2014). We used a data set with n = 1,603 learners of foreign languages (FL) to develop and validate the Short Form of the Foreign Language Enjoyment Scale (S-FLES). The data was split into two groups and we used the first sample to develop the short-form measure. A three-factor hierarchical model of FLE was uncovered, with FLE as a higher order factor and Teacher Appreciation, Personal Enjoyment, and Social Enjoyment as three lower order factors. We selected three items for each of the three lower order factors of the S-FLES. The proposed nine-item short form of FLE was validated in the second sample, and the fit statistics for the factor structure indicated close fit. Further evidence was found to support the internal consistency, convergent validity, and discriminant validity of the S-FLES. The S-FLES provides a valid and reliable short-form measure of FLE, which can easily be included in any battery of assessments examining individual differences in language learning.

Measurement of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Orientations to Happiness: The Spanish Orientations to Happiness Scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Lorente ◽  
Núria Tordera ◽  
José María Peiró
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Orientations To Happiness ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Average Variance ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Scientific Value ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Item Scale

AbstractUnderstanding happiness and well-being has been one of the central issues for psychologists in recent decades. Happiness orientations have been identified as important pathways toward different types of well-being, and so the development and validation of scales for their measurement is an important step in their study. The present research aims to adapt and validate the Spanish Orientations to Happiness Scale (SOTH), a 6-item scale based on the Orientations to Happiness Questionnaire. This brief scale, which measures hedonic and eudemonic orientations, was administered to 1,647 Spanish workers. Scale structure was subjected to exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA) factor analysis to obtain evidence of factorial validity. Evidence for convergent validity was assessed by correlating the scale with two measures of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being, and discriminant validity was assessed with the average variance extracted (AVE). Results of EFA showed a two-factor solution, and CFA partially supported this structure, χ2(8,N= 793) = 36.61, p < .001; RMSEA = .06; SRMR = .05; CFI = .97; ACFI = .96. Results also demonstrated appropriate convergent and discriminant validity. The SOTH Scale has been shown to be reliable (CR indices > .72) and valid (AVE = .50), and so it is a valuable tool for assessing orientations to happiness in the Spanish context. Finally, the scientific value and practical utility of the scale are discussed.

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