Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses identify three structural dimensions for measuring physical function in community-dwelling older adults [PDF]
Background Physical function is a strong indicator of biological age and quality of life among older adults. However, the results from studies exploring the structural dimensions of physical function are inconsistent, and the measures assessed vary ...
Guiping Jiang +4 more
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Psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS). [PDF]
BackgroundThe Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS) was developed in the United States to assess attitudes of mental health and welfare professionals toward evidence-based interventions.
Aarons, Gregory A +5 more
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Developing a Critical Checklist for Textbook Evaluation [PDF]
This study has been carried out to develop a critical checklist for global/commercial textbooks which play a crucial role in language teaching/learning.
Siavash Zokaeieh +3 more
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Evaluating the psychometric properties of the multigroup ethnic identity measure (MEIM) within the United Kingdom [PDF]
In the present study, we examined the psychometric properties of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) (Phinney, 1992; Phinney & Alipuria, 1990) among an ethnically diverse sample within the United Kingdom.
Bunce, D +3 more
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Social representations of HIV/AIDS in five Central European and Eastern European countries: A multidimensional analysis [PDF]
Cognitive processing models of risky sexual behaviour have proliferated in the two decades since the first reporting of HIV/AIDS, but far less attention has been paid to individual and group representations of the epidemic and the relationship between ...
Alexandra Kozlova +29 more
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Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses of L2 Linguistic Complexity Measures
This study investigated the latent structure of L2 linguistic complexity as a multidimensional construct and analyzed the relationship between the sub-constructs of L2 linguistic complexity by employing exploratory and confirmatory analyses of a set of linguistic complexity measures indexing different sources of L2 linguistic complexity.
Hang Li, Shuting Zhang
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Background This cross-sectional study aims to validate the Chinese version of Zelaya’s HIV-related Stigma Scale (CVZHSS) among a large undergraduate sample in mainland China, and apply it to measure the level of different dimensions of stigma and their ...
Fang Ruan +17 more
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Factor Analysis of the Milwaukee Inventory for Subtypes of Trichotillomania-Adult Version [PDF]
The Milwaukee Inventory for Subtypes of Trichotillomania-Adult Version (MIST-A; Flessner et al., 2008) measures the degree to which hair pulling in Trichotillomania (TTM) can be described as “automatic” (i.e., done without awareness and unrelated to ...
Alexander, Jennifer R. +7 more
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Examining the factor structure of anxiety and depression symptom items among adolescents in Santiago, Chile [PDF]
The co-occurrence of emotional disorders among adolescents has received considerable empirical attention. This study aims to contribute to the understanding of co-occurring anxiety and depression by examining the factor structure of the Youth Self-Report
Andrade, Fernando +3 more
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The Use of Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses: A Document Analysis
This paper aims to review the scale development research published in Turkey between 2006 and 2016 with regard to their processes of exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Within this scope, the distribution of the studies according to years and factor analyses, the extent to which their hypotheses came through for both analysis ...
İlhan Koyuncu, Abdullah Kılıç
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