Table 1 reports summary statistics of the measured variables and the factor loadings of
the hypothesized factor structure.
Not exact matches
We
hypothesized that, with respect to the original PSC - 17 derivation sample, 3 the new sample would be comparable in reliability,
factor structure, and in positive screening, despite the passage of ∼ 15 years.
The following aspects of the BIQ - SF were subjected to a psychometric evaluation: (a) the
hypothesized six - correlated
factors structure of the scale was tested by means of a confirmatory
factor analysis, (b) various types of reliability were investigated including the internal consistency, test — retest reliability, and cross-informant agreement, and (c) several aspects of the validity were explored such as the relations with anxiety and internalizing (i.e., convergent validity) and externalizing (i.e., divergent validity) symptoms as well as the relations between BIQ - SF scores of parents and teachers and laboratory observations of an inhibited temperament (i.e., predictive validity).
Meantime, we
hypothesize a dynamic relationship between the two
factors based on the assumption that the affective experiences that children collect via their emotion regulation efforts will influence the cognitive
structures and processes related to the regulated emotional states, and vice versa (Rieffe et al., 2005; Pons et al., 2010).
This study evaluated the
hypothesized five -
factor structure of the SDQ and examined its convergent validity against comprehensive clinical diagnostic assessments.
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.
Results showed that the
factor structure of the modified EMBU - C was satisfactory: a clear four -
factor solution emerged representing the
hypothesized types of parental rearing behaviors.
Factor analysis of the Italian version provided discrepancies with the
hypothesized structure of the instrument, leading to the identification of seven slightly different dimensions.