Sentences with phrase «validity studies present»

Not exact matches

«Due to the complexity of the studied phenomena, one should not arbitrarily extend the validity of the presented results by assuming that a tsunami with a magnitude at generation five times larger, for example, would result in an inundation area five times larger,» cautions Samaras.

Dr. Mark Hyman's latest book, The UltraMind Solution (Scribner's, 2009) presents a highly convincing argument, backed by hundreds of peer - reviewed studies published within the last five years, for the validity of a functional medicine approach to treating brain disorders of all types.

Dr. Mark Hyman's latest book, The UltraMind Solution (Scribner's, 2009) presents a highly convincing argument, backed by hundreds of peer - reviewed studies published within the last five years, for the validity of a functional medicine approach to treating brain disorders of all... read more

The first aim of this study was to present the reliability and validity of a Turkish version of the QELC for 10th grade students.

The present study examined the validity of a teacher observation measure, the Classroom Strategies Scale — Observer Form (CSS), as a predictor of student performance on statewide tests of mathematics

The validity and reliability of future studies will depend on the ability to adapt and improve the application tools and methods presented here to suit a particular research or evaluation design.

Additionally, we present a validity argument that includes reliability evidence for the DoS tool based on two studies.

The present study focuses on evaluating the content validity of the TIPI - J with respect to the thirty facets of the Japanese version of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R-J).

Study 2 presents its convergent validity with an observational measure.

A limitation of this clinical trial was the rate of attrition through 12 months after discharge, which presents a threat to the internal validity of the study.

Another limitation of the present study is the lack of information on the reliability and validity of parental reports of anti-smoking socialisation activities.

The aim of the present study was to develop the Japanese W - DEQ version B and explore its validity and reliability among Japanese women.

The findings of the present study support the initial validity and reliability of the JW - DEQ version B among Japanese mothers as a scale for measuring fear of childbirth in the postnatal period.

Despite the above limitations, the contribution of the present study is that we have provided strong evidence for the construct validity, measurement invariance across gender, reliability and convergent / discriminant validity of the MLQ, Greek version.

The reliability and validity of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children as used in the present study are comparable to those of other structured interviews.39

This article presents three studies examining the internal and external validity of GOALS and the stability of life goals over a period of two years.

Consequently, the aim of the present study was to 1) examine the psychometric properties of the online administered parental rating of the SDQ in terms of its internal consistency, factor structure, and concurrent validity with another instrument measuring similar constructs, and 2) provide parental norms for the SDQ from a nationwide representative Swedish sample of 10 — 13 year old children.

Second, only 17 % of applicants could be included in the study, which might limit the external validity of the present findings.

This report presents the findings from a series of studies conducted to examine the validity of the child outcomes data produced through the Child Outcomes Summary (COS) process.

Munich Quality of Life Questionnaire (MLDL), the present study analyzed item characteristics, and aspects of reliability and validity of the MLDL.

The results of the present study suggest that the debate about the validity of cG × E (Duncan and Keller, 2011) and the preferred strategy of genome - wide association studies, rather than studies of candidate genes, merits nuance, as these designs are complementary.

The aim of the present study was to explore the validity and reliability of the Spanish version of the PAFAS.

In the present study, criterion validity has been examined in the light of two criteria, anxiety and performance.

The results of the present study further verified the construct validity of PANSI.

The ability to examine PMQ net of the effects of NMQ while adjusting for stable, inter-individual heterogeneity further strengthens the validity of the present study findings.

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.

The purpose of the present study is therefore to explore the factor structure of the work - family balance scale (WFBS) and its psychometric properties with specific reference to reliability and concurrent validity.

The purpose of the present study was to examine the predictive validity of several theoretical factors drawn from control, social learning, and differential association theories for explaining adolescent sexual behavior.

The goal of the present study was to evaluate the factor structure and construct validity of the Antisocial Process Screening Device (APSD) in a community sample of Dutch adolescents.

Social and mental intelligence quotients (IQs) were examined by the Arabic version of Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale.12 The Arabic version was validated with good reliability and validity and used in many studies in Arab Countries.13 The parent / caregiver rating form used in this study was presented in the checklist format and was translated into Arabic.14 For assessing disruptive behavior disorders (attention deficit / hyperactive disorder [ADHD], oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and conduct disorder [CD]-RRB-, all patients and their brothers or sisters were interviewed by a psychiatrist using the Arabic version of Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children (MINI-KID) 15,16 and disruptive behavior disorder (DBD) rating scale.17, 18 For children under 13 years, the psychiatrist interviewed the parent and the child together.

The worldwide prevalence of conduct disorder (CD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is presented to examine the first of four criteria used in other studies to determine the validity of psychiatric disorders across cultures.