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Bifactor Models for Predicting Criteria by General and Specific Factors: Problems of Nonidentifiability and Alternative Solutions

Journal of Intelligence, 2018
The bifactor model is a widely applied model to analyze general and specific abilities. Extensions of bifactor models additionally include criterion variables.
Julian Schulze, Michael Eid, Stefan Krumm   +2 more
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The Bifactor Model Fits Better Than the Higher-Order Model in More Than 90% of Comparisons for Mental Abilities Test Batteries

Journal of Intelligence, 2017
The factor structure of mental abilities has most often been depicted using a higher-order model. Under this model, general mental ability (g) is placed at the top of a pyramid, with “loading” arrows going from it to the other factors of intelligence ...
Jeffrey Cucina, Kevin Byle
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Factor Structures of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in Cancer: Implications of Comprehensive Confirmatory Analysis on the German Version of the HADS in an Oncological Sample [PDF]

Cancer Medicine
Background The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is a widely used instrument for assessing anxiety and depression in cancer patients. However, the best factor structure for an oncological setting depending on the time of diagnosis is still ...
Thilo Dietz, Vera Schiewer, Hildegard Labouvie, Anna Hagemeier, Irena Pjanic, Christoph Herrmann‐Lingen, Michael Kusch   +6 more
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Validation of L2 grit among Chinese EFL high school students and its enduring effect on achievements: A bifactor model approach

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
The current study seeks to validate L2 grit measure among 637 Chinese senior middle school students using a bifactor modeling approach. To do so, we first assessed and compared four alternative measurement models including CFA, bifactor CFA, ESEM, and ...
Eerdemutu Liu, Junju Wang, Sachurina Bai
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Financial well-being: Capturing an elusive construct with an optimized measure

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Several definitions and measures of financial well-being (FWB) have been proposed in the scientific literature. The Multidimensional Subjective Financial Well-being Scale (MSFWBS) stands out among these measures in its ability to account for the ...
Marc Aubrey, Alexandre J. S. Morin, Claude Fernet, Noémie Carbonneau   +3 more
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The applicability of the UCLA loneliness scale in South Africa: Factor structure and dimensionality

African Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2022
This study examines the generalisability of the University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale Version 3 (UCLA-LS3) in a South African sample of young adults. In particular, it examined the normative data, reliability, and factor structure of this
Tyrone B. Pretorius
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General and Specific Dimensions of Mood Symptoms Are Associated With Impairments in Common Executive Function in Adolescence and Young Adulthood

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2022
Both unipolar and bipolar depression have been linked with impairments in executive functioning (EF). In particular, mood symptom severity is associated with differences in common EF, a latent measure of general EF abilities.
Elena C. Peterson, Hannah R. Snyder, Chiara Neilson, Benjamin M. Rosenberg, Christina M. Hough, Christina F. Sandman, Leoneh Ohanian, Samantha Garcia, Juliana Kotz, Jamie Finegan, Caitlin A. Ryan, Abena Gyimah, Sophia Sileo, David J. Miklowitz, Naomi P. Friedman, Roselinde H. Kaiser   +15 more
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Dimensionality of the Mental Toughness Questionnaire (MTQ48)

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Currently there is debate as to whether mental toughness is a unidimensional or multidimensional construct. To investigate the dimensionality of the Mental Toughness Questionnaire 48-items (MTQ48), a widely used measure of mental toughness, we examined ...
John L. Perry, Doug Strycharczyk, Neil Dagnall, Andrew Denovan, Kostas A. Papageorgiou, Peter J. Clough   +5 more
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Reliability Estimation in Multidimensional Scales: Comparing the Bias of Six Estimators in Measures With a Bifactor Structure

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
In the context of multidimensional structures, with the presence of a common factor and multiple specific or group factors, estimates of reliability require specific estimators. The use of classical procedures such as the alpha coefficient or omega total
Italo Trizano-Hermosilla, José L. Gálvez-Nieto, Jesús M. Alvarado, José L. Saiz, Sonia Salvo-Garrido   +4 more
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Psychometric properties of the Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers in 32 European countries – A bifactor ESEM representation

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
AimsTo measure the stigma of healthcare providers toward people suffering from mental illness, the Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC) is a commonly applied instrument.
Dorottya Őri, Dorottya Őri, Dorottya Őri, Péter Szocsics, Tamás Molnár, Lucie Bankovska Motlova, Olga Kazakova, Sabrina Mörkl, Michael Wallies, Mohamed Abdulhakim, Sylvie Boivin, Krista Bruna, Carolina Cabacos, Elvira Anna Carbone, Elona Dashi, Giovanni Grech, Stjepan Greguras, Iva Ivanovic, Kaloyan Guevara, Selay Kakar, Konstantinos Kotsis, Ida Maria Ingeholm Klinkby, Jovana Maslak, Shevonne Matheiken, Ana Mirkovic, Nikita Nechepurenko, Angelis Panayi, Ana Telma Pereira, Ana Telma Pereira, Edith Pomarol-Clotet, Edith Pomarol-Clotet, Shaeraine Raaj, Polona Rus Prelog, Joan Soler-Vidal, Joan Soler-Vidal, Joan Soler-Vidal, Robertas Strumila, Robertas Strumila, Robertas Strumila, Florian Schuster, Helena Kisand, Ann Hargi, Gumru Ahmadova, Matus Vircik, Helin Yilmaz Kafali, Natalia Grinko, Zsuzsa Győrffy, Sandor Rózsa   +47 more
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