Confirmatory factor analysis found support for two - and three - factor models of the PDS - R.
Not exact matches
Upon identifying the latent
factors of RBC via exploratory
factor analysis,
confirmatory factor analysis was performed on another sample of three hundreds and twenty - five students in a psychology course in order to validate the
factors found.
Apart from generating
findings on the internal consistency of the scales of positive youth development, life satisfaction, and problem behaviour, the present study further demonstrated the validity of these constructs via
confirmatory factor analyses.
Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that while the hypothesized three -
factor model fit significantly better than an alternative one -
factor model, the fit indices associated with the three -
factor model were below satisfactory cutoffs, thus tempering conclusions that the best fitting structure was
found and highlighting the need for additional research.
Most recently Palmieri and Smith [29] used
confirmatory factor analysis to investigate three models of the SDQs
factor structure using data from a US sample of custodial grandmothers and
found that the best representation of the latent structure was provided by a model which included the original five
factors and an additional
factor comprising a «positive construal»
factor made up from the positively worded questions.
Stage 3 aimed to validate the
factor structure
found in Stage 2 in an independent student sample using
confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).
A two - dimensional model of coping was
found using
confirmatory factor analysis with the
factors being approach and avoidant coping.
Confirmatory factor analysis of DSM - IV borderline, schizotypal, avoidant and obsessive - compulsive personality disorders:
findings from the Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study
Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) showed that the variance of the YPI subscales could be explained by the three latent constructs, the grandiose / manipulative dimension (interpersonal), the callous / unemotional dimension (affective), and the impulsive / irresponsible dimension (behavioral), replicating the
findings of Andershed et al. (2002).