OBJECTIVE To conduct an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of the Child Uncertainty in Illness Scale (CUIS) with a sample of children and adolescents with a chronic health condition. Developmental differences in factor structure were also examined. METHODS A sample of 373 children aged 8-18 years with chronic conditions completed the CUIS as a part of a...

Abbreviations: A1C, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c; CFA, confirmatory factor analysis; CFI, comparative fit index; DCCT, Diabetes Control and Complications Trial; DSC-R, Diabetes Symptom Checklist-Revised; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HRQOL, health-related quality of life; ITT, intent-to-treat; RMSEA, root mean square error of approximation; SF-36, Short-Form Health Survey; TLI, Tucker Lewis index...

PURPOSE This study aimed to test the construct validity of an instrument to measure student professional behaviors in entry-level occupational therapy (OT) students in the academic setting. METHODS A total of 718 students from 37 OT programs across the United States answered a self-assessment survey of professional behavior that we developed. The survey consisted of ranking 28 attributes, eac...

This study assessed the dimensionality of the Empathy Quotient (EQ) using two statistical approaches: Rasch and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Participants included N = 658 with an autism spectrum condition diagnosis (ASC), N = 1375 family members of this group, and N = 3344 typical controls. Data were applied to the Rasch model (Rating Scale) using WINSTEPS. The Rasch model explained 83% ...

Public awareness is crucial in the prevention and management of pandemic outbreaks. Accordingly, this study aimed to develop a scale that measures individuals’ on The investigated psychometric properties Pandemic Awareness Scale (PAS) Turkish sample (n = 1303) during COVID-19 pandemic. exploratory-factor-analysis (EFA) results 903) indicated high internal consistency reliability (α .89) suggest...

Studies examining the dimensionality of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) have yielded varying results. To date, no study has investigated the measure's factor structure in the context of DSM-defined traumatic events. The present study examined the structure in an undergraduate student sample (N = 379) reporting DSM-IV Criterion-A potentially traumatic events. Confirmatory factor analys...

BACKGROUND The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) has been proposed as a one-dimensional instrument and used as a single 10-item scale. This might be considered questionable since repeated psychometric studies have shown multi-dimensionality, which would entail using separate component subscales. This study reappraised the dimensional structure of the EPDS, with a focus on the extent o...

Productivity affects many organisations to survive in the rapidly progressing business environment. In this paper, productivity is viewed from the other side of coin which is through values as intangible enabler in fuelling it. Values play significant role for this reason. Therefore, this paper expounds the value-based productivity that is related to the performance of the organisation based on...

background: several instruments have so far been developed in english language to measure the level of work-family conflict and further validation is required for non-english speakers. objective: to test factorial structure and construct validity of the persian version of work-family conflict scale among iranian nurse. methods: this study was conducted among 456 iranian nurses working at public...