In a third study involving 328 high school adolescents, 130 with records of suspension for antisocial behavior, competing measurement models were evaluated
using confirmatory factor analysis.
Using confirmatory factor analysis to understand executive control in preschool children.
The first aim was to establish the psychometric properties of a Swedish version of the CEBQ in preschoolers [69], examining the original 8 - factor structure
using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)-- an analysis that has not been done before.
A two - dimensional model of coping was found
using confirmatory factor analysis with the factors being approach and avoidant coping.
Stage 3 aimed to validate the factor structure found in Stage 2 in an independent student sample
using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).
The SDQ's internal factor structure was assessed by
using confirmatory factor analysis, with a series of competing models and extensions used to determine construct, convergent, and discriminant validity and measurement invariance over time.
To examine the factor structure of the AQ, models were fitted on the student group data
using confirmatory factor analyses in LISREL.
In Study 2, the three - factor structure proposed by authors was tested in a sample of 417 adolescents (270 girls and 147 boys)
using confirmatory analysis, and indexes showed a suboptimal fit.
First, the preschool and school - age SDQ's factor structure was examined by
using confirmatory factor analysis.
The original factor structure, composed of a second - order factor of attachment and three first - order factors (Trust, Communication, and Alienation), was confirmed for both scales (Parents Attachment and Peers Attachment) in the sample of children and replicated in the sample of adolescents
using confirmatory factor analyses.
With the objective of validating the factorial structure of the IWP Multi-Affect Indicator, several models were tested
using confirmatory factor analysis.
In a second general population sample of mothers of adolescents (n = 199), the six - factor structure was confirmed
using confirmatory factor analysis (study 2).
The psychometric characteristics of the ULS - 6 were examined
using confirmatory factor analysis, reliability analysis, and criterion - related validity methods.
Subsequently, the short - form ECR's two - dimensional structure was confirmed
using confirmatory factor analysis in a new sample (N = 296).
The final version of the instrument was then cross-validated with the Bonn sample, again
using a confirmatory factor analysis through a structural equation model.
Methods: Measurement models of both burnout and work engagement were evaluated
using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).
First, a trichotomous model of the perceived motivational climate was tested
using confirmatory factor analysis and results suggested a good fit of the data.
Six potential factor structures for the 18 items of the SWAN (Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD - symptoms and Normal - behavior) scale were tested
using confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses.
Several studies have replicated the PSC - 17's 3 - factor structure by
using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in moderate - sized samples, 26,27 and a number of studies28 — 37 have reported on the prevalence of risk by using the overall and subscale scores.
Operationalization was tested
using confirmatory factor analyses and causal hypotheses were evaluated by means of structural equation modeling.
Measuring disability experienced by adults living with HIV: assessing construct validity of the HIV Disability Questionnaire
using confirmatory factor analysis
It is exciting to see how teachers are more likely to hedge (use probabilistic language) than boost (
use confirmatory language) while utilizing technology in their instructional practice.
We used a confirmatory factor analysis to examine whether the three indicators for personal well - being (life satisfaction, positive, and negative affect) provided a good fit.
The present study introduces a revised CPRS (CPRS - R) which has norms derived from a large, representative sample of North American children,
uses confirmatory factor analysis to develop a definitive factor structure, and has an updated item content to reflect recent knowledge and developments concerning childhood behavior problems.
We used confirmatory factor analyses to test the construct validity of three subscales and the model fit of the relationships among the three components of SWB in school.
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.
Future studies might
use confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and may determine whether a 9 - factor structure is the best conceptualization in Malaysian culture.
Not exact matches
Indeed, arguably the most telling aspect of Mandy's memoirs, for those who find their revelations engrossing and at the same time merely
confirmatory — Blair
used to call us «cynics and sneerers» — is the reaction from those involved.
Dr. Roberts and his colleagues say additional
confirmatory studies are needed before aspirin can be recommended for
use in preventing bile duct cancer.
On the other hand, the present research work shows a
confirmatory evidence of the potential of kahweol to inhibit in vivo angiogenesis, by
using another completely independent model system, namely, that of genetically modified zebrafish.
These tests are
used in shelter and rescue settings as well as general and specialty small animal practices, but they are often
used inconsistently between various groups and the information provided by the tests is frequently misunderstood and potentially further complicated by
confirmatory testing.
Particularly valuable is perhaps research related to difficulties in avoiding
confirmatory bias in testing models through hindcasting, when the model builders have some, perhaps only qualitative, knowledge on the data to be
used for testing already when they develop the model.
This kind of analysis is extremely prone to
confirmatory bias, when several attempts to extract information are usually tried, and the one
used in final publication is very often the one that fits best the accepted storyline.
Screened items for biological fluids
using preliminary and
confirmatory serological procedures
Specifically, the paper considers: why and how subgroup findings are important for applied research, the importance of prespecifying subgroups before analyses are conducted, and the importance of
using existing theory and prior research to distinguish between subgroups for which study findings are
confirmatory, as opposed to exploratory.
The factor structure of the WOCQ was assessed in three steps
using both
confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA).
The statistical analyses were performed
using STATA 13.1 (StataCorp, College Station, TX), and the
confirmatory factor analyses were performed
using LISREL 8.8.
Therefore
confirmatory analyses were performed
using Maximum Likelihood estimations with AMOS 22 (IBM Inc.).
The results of
confirmatory factor analyses revealed that the two - factor model of the PNS - J fit better than the one - factor model, regardless of whether
using items or parcels as indicators.
Afterward,
confirmatory factor analyses
using the 11 items of the PNS - J as indicators were performed to examine whether the two - factor model — 4 items loaded on the Desire for Structure factor and the other 7 items loaded on the Response to Lack of Structure factor — fits the data better than the one - factor model.
Confirmatory factor analysis will be
used to evaluate the validity and reliability of the measures from the survey.
Additionally,
confirmatory factor analyses
using parceling techniques, which aggregate several items into parcels, were performed.
The results of
confirmatory factor analyses
using item parceling techniques were also summarized in Table 2.
Moreover,
confirmatory factor analyses
using parcels revealed that the two - factor model met all cutoff criteria (CFI >.95, TLI >.95, RMSEA <.06) proposed by Hu & Bentler (1999).
To examine if participants were able to distinguish between the dimensions (i.e., interpersonal facilitation and job dedication), a
confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted
using LISREL 8.5.
More specifically, the objectives of this study are the following: 1) To validate the construct validity of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (Steger et al., 2006), Greek Version
using both exploratory and
confirmatory factorial analysis techniques like Bifactor EFA, Bifactor CFA and ESEM; 2) to examine measurement invariance of MLQ across gender; 3) to study the internal consistency reliability of the MLQ; and 4) to evaluate the convergent and discriminant validity of the MLQ with the constructs of well - being, hope, anxiety, depression, stress, hope and resilience.
Establishing the psychometric qualities of the Connor - Davidson Resilience Scale (CD - RISC)
using exploratory and
confirmatory factor analysis in a trauma survivor sample
Under the a priori hypothesis that each scale measures a distinct latent trait, construct validity was assessed by
confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for each scale respectively,
using structured equation models.
First,
confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were conducted in MPlus, to test the model fit of the factor solutions indicated in Study 3,
using polychoric correlation matrices, the WLSMV estimation method, and the oblique (geomin) factor rotation.
Uses a large sample and a detailed procedure for
confirmatory factorial analysis to report the psychometric properties of ASSET.