Validation of L2 grit among Chinese EFL high school students and its enduring effect on achievements: A bifactor model approach [PDF]
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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Revisiting the factor structure of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire-2 (SF-MPQ-2): Evidence for a bifactor model in individuals with Chiari malformation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 The Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire-2 (SF-MPQ-2; Dworkin et al., 2009) is intended to measure the multidimensional qualities of pain (i.e., continuous, intermittent, neuropathic, and affective) as well as total pain.
David M Tokar +2 more
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Viability of a MSQOL-54 general health-related quality of life score using bifactor model [PDF]
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2021 Background MSQOL-54 is a multidimensional, widely-used, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instrument specific for multiple sclerosis (MS). Findings from the validation study suggested that the two MSQOL-54 composite scores are correlated. Given this
Andrea Giordano +23 more
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The Place of the Bifactor Model in Confirmatory Factor Analysis Investigations Into Construct Dimensionality in Language Testing [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 For practical and theoretical purposes, tests of second language (L2) ability commonly aim to measure one overarching trait, general language ability, while simultaneously measuring multiple sub-traits (e.g., reading, grammar, etc.). This tension between
Karen J. Dunn, Gareth McCray
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Test of the Bifactor Model of Job-Related Affective Well-Being [PDF]
Europe's Journal of Psychology, 2019 The multidimensional measure of the job-related affective well-being developed by Warr (1990) is a frequently used tool estimating affect in the work context. Alternative factorial models of this measure were tested in previous studies.
Mariola Laguna +2 more
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Negative Problems Orientation Questionnaire for Chinese Adolescents: Bifactor Model and Measurement Invariance [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 The Negative Problem Orientation Questionnaire (NPOQ) is a widely used tool for assessing negative problem orientation (NPO). However, its construct and measurement invariance has not been adequately tested in adolescents.
Huiwen Xiao +5 more
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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.
Michael Eid +3 more
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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 MedicineBackground 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 +6 more
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Heliyon, 2021 Pain catastrophizing is an exaggerated cognitive-affective response to actual or anticipated pain, usually measured by the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS).
Attila Galambos +5 more
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