Further considerations regarding Panas: Contributions from four studies with different argentinean samples [PDF]
, 2018 In this research we analyzed the psychometric properties of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) in samples coming from four independent studies: university students (Study 1, n = 392; Study 2, n = 395), general adult population (Study 3, n =
Belaus, Anabel +5 more
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A Motivational-Developmental Free Response Assessment Through a Bifactor Lens
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 The Motivational-Developmental Assessment (MDA) measures a university student’s motivational and developmental attributes by utilizing overlapping constructs measured across four writing prompts.
David Alpizar, Brian F. French
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A comparison of parameter covariance estimation methods for item response models in an expectation-maximization framework [PDF]
, 2017 The Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithm is a method for finding the maximum likelihood estimate of a model in the presence of missing data. Unfortunately, EM does not produce a parameter covariance matrix for standard errors.
Pritikin, Joshua N.
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Psychology in the Schools, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study applied multidimensional scaling (MDS) to the Cognitive Assessment System‐Second Edition (CAS2) to investigate the structural validity of PASS theory (Planning, Attention, Simultaneous, Successive) across two age groups (5−7, 8−18 years) in the normative sample (N = 1342).
Ryan J. McGill
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General and specific components of depression and anxiety in an adolescent population. [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND: Depressive and anxiety symptoms often co-occur resulting in a debate about common and distinct features of depression and anxiety. METHODS: An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a bifactor modelling approach were used to separate a general
Abbott, Rosemary A +3 more
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Dimensionality and Construct Validity of the Romanian Self-Report Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) [PDF]
, 2014 The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is one of the most widely utilised measures of behavioural and emotional difficulties among children and young people.
Asiminei, Romeo +4 more
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 The internal structure of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) in adolescents has been evaluated with some factorial analysis methodologies but not with bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM), and possibly the ...
César Merino-Soto +4 more
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Validation of the City Birth Trauma Scale in a sample of Norwegian mothers
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.The Norwegian City Birth Trauma Scale (City BiTS‐Nor) demonstrated strong psychometric properties in a sample of 1079 mothers. A bifactor structure and high reliability support its use for assessing childbirth‐related PTSD symptoms. Findings highlight its clinical utility for screening and guiding targeted interventions in perinatal mental health care.
Silje Marie Haga +5 more
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An optimal bifactor approximation algorithm for the metric uncapacitated facility location problem
, 2009 We obtain a 1.5-approximation algorithm for the metric uncapacitated facility location problem (UFL), which improves on the previously best known 1.52-approximation algorithm by Mahdian, Ye and Zhang.
Aardal, Karen, Byrka, Jaroslaw
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A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Facets of Psychological Flexibility in a Sample of People Seeking Treatment for Chronic Pain [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Evidence supports the validity of individual components of the psychological flexibility model in the context of chronic pain. However, there is a need to test the inter-relationships amongst measures of individual components of psychological
Lance M. McCracken +2 more
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