BACKGROUND The first aim was to use confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to test a hypothesis that two factors (internalizing and externalizing) account for lifetime co-morbid DSM-IV diagnoses among adults with bipolar I (BPI) disorder. The second aim was to use confirmatory latent class analysis (CLCA) to test the hypothesis that four clinical subtypes are detectible: pure BPI; BPI plus internal...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to explore the confirmatory factor analysis results of the Persian adaptation of Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS), proposed by Hopko, Mahadevan, Bare & Hunt. METHOD The validity and reliability assessments of the scale were performed on 298 college students chosen randomly from Tabriz University in Iran. The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was carrie...

The study aims to develop the Picture Storybook Selection Criteria Scale and Reading Behavior for Children. scales' initial forms were administered 306 parents with 48-72-month-old children. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) confirmatory (CFA) conducted ensure these three-point-Likert-type structure validity. EFA results suggest that consists of 17 items three factors. Cronbach Alpha coefficien...

BACKGROUND The psychometric properties of the Revised Restraint Scale (RRS) have been well established in western populations but not in Chinese adolescents. PURPOSE This study investigated the psychometric properties of RRS and its validity in different subgroups for Hong Kong Chinese adolescents. METHOD In 2007, 909 Hong Kong students aged 12 to 18 years (55.3% boys) completed a questionn...

background: the jefferson scale of attitude toward physician-nurse collaboration (jsapnc) has been used to measure the attitude regarding collaboration between nurses and physicians. the aim of this preliminary study was to test the reliability and validity of an arabic version of the questionnaire and adapt it for use in palestine. methods: forward-backward translation of guidelines provided i...

Texts and software that we are currently using for teaching multivariate analysis to non-statisticians lack in the delivery of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The purpose of this paper is to provide educators with a complement to these resources that includes CFA and its computation. We focus on how to use CFA to estimate a "composite reliability" of a psychometric instrument. This paper pr...

The Lasater clinical judgment rubric (LCJR) is a standardized scoring method to assess student clinical judgment. The aims of this study were to (a) develop a scenario-specific clinical judgment assessment tool guided by the LCJR and (b) evaluate the new assessment tool's psychometric properties and ability to assess clinical judgment. Content validity was established using an expert panel. Exp...

Models of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) are frequently applied to examine the convergent validity of scores obtained from multiple raters or methods in so-called multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) investigations. Many applications of CFA-MTMM and similarly structured models result in solutions in which at least one method (or specific) factor shows non-significant loading or variance estimates....

Recent research has revealed some factors that contribute to cyberbullying, but the role of online disinhibition remains an area for further clarification. This study examined online disinhibition and cyberbullying behavior among Japanese adolescents. A sample of 887 high school students (mean age 16.31) were administered a survey about their cyberbullying experience. The questionnaire included...