An Illustration of the Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) Framework on the Passion Scale [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 While exploratory factor analysis (EFA) provides a more realistic presentation of the data with the allowance of item cross-loadings, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) includes many methodological advances that the former does not.
István Tóth-Király +6 more
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Bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling: A meta-analytic review of model fit
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Multivariate behavioral research often focuses on latent constructs—such as motivation, self-concept, or wellbeing—that cannot be directly observed. Typically, these latent constructs are measured with items in standardized instruments.
Andreas Gegenfurtner
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Specific psychological factors associated with suicidal ideation: a transdiagnostic approach to psychological responses in adolescents [PDF]
BMC PsychologyBackground Suicidal ideation increases the risk of suicidal behavior and death in adolescents, and it is associated with adverse mental health outcomes.
Patricia Bravo +2 more
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A cross-sectional study examining the reliability and invariance of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale–21 (DASS-21) across ten countries/regions [PDF]
PeerJBackground The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) is widely used to assess psychological symptoms among university students. However, its factor structure remains inconsistent, and few studies have employed advanced modeling approaches ...
Xiu-Mei Chen +15 more
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The construction and psychometric evaluation of the self-structure scale: a bidimensional model of self-structure [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundAlthough psychoanalytic and personality theories have consistently highlighted the central role of self-structure, existing psychometric tools predominantly measure isolated personality traits or narcissistic subtypes, with scarce instruments ...
Xinyi Li +5 more
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Italian Adaptation of the No-Mobile-Phone-Phobia Questionnaire: Factorial Validity with the ESEM Technique and Population-Based Cut-Off Scores [PDF]
European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and EducationNomophobia is a multifaceted phenomenon characterized by fear and anxiety when individuals feel disconnected from their technological environment. Its assessment remains difficult due to limited tools and lack of empirically supported cut-off points ...
Sergio Traficante +9 more
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Acta PsychologicaBackground: Teachers in demanding work environments are prone to anxiety, depression, and stress. Validated measures across different cultural contexts are required.
Xue-heng Zhou +8 more
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Reliability and validity of the Kurdish version of the patient health questionnaire-15 in a trauma-affected population [PDF]
BMC PsychiatryBackground Somatic symptoms are common among trauma-exposed populations and are often associated with persistent distress and functional impairment, highlighting the need for culturally appropriate assessment tools.
Ibrahim Mohammed +8 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 The few studies that have analyzed the factorial structure of early number skills have mainly used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and have yielded inconsistent results, since early numeracy is considered to be unidimensional, multidimensional or even
Christophe Dierendonck +5 more
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Comparing the ESEM and CFA approaches to analyze the Big Five factors [PDF]
Avaliação Psicológica, 2017 Marsh (2007) asserts that no self-reported questionnaire of the Big Five factors shows an acceptable degree of adjustment in confirmatory factor analyses (CFA).
Cristiano Mauro Assis Gomes +1 more
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