Zabihollah Abbaspour; abbas amanelahi; asgar choubdari
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Emotional blackmail is a powerful form of manipulation in which one person close to another threaten, either directly or indirectly, to punish him if he doesn't do what those person wants. The main purpose of the present study was to examine psychometric properties of Emotional Blackmail Scale (EB) including ...
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Emotional blackmail is a powerful form of manipulation in which one person close to another threaten, either directly or indirectly, to punish him if he doesn't do what those person wants. The main purpose of the present study was to examine psychometric properties of Emotional Blackmail Scale (EB) including construct validity, convergent validity and internal consistency. The study was a survey type. The statistical population of this research included all of married women in Ahvaz. Out of this population, 269 women selected through convenience sampling and completed Emotional Blackmail Scale (EB) and Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Scale. The results of confirmatory factor analysis showed three factors (fear, obligation and guilt feeling) but two-factor structure was not confirmed. The convergent validity of Emotional Blackmail Scale (EB) was supported by an expected pattern of correlation between this scale and Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Scale. All correlations between the mean scores on Emotional Blackmail Scale (EB) and Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Scale were statistically significant. Coefficient’s Cronbach alpha were between 0/78 to 0/85. Findings showed that this scale can be used in clinical and research studies and the use of these scales is recommended to psychologists and family counselors.
foruzan baghebanzade; morteza omidian; Gholam hosein Maktabi
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Background: High school is an inevitable conflict as a collective place in the presence of adolescents with many interpersonal relationships with their peers. In the present study, student’s conflict is defined as a mode of incompatible behaviors or goals and tension between students and values, ...
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Background: High school is an inevitable conflict as a collective place in the presence of adolescents with many interpersonal relationships with their peers. In the present study, student’s conflict is defined as a mode of incompatible behaviors or goals and tension between students and values, communication styles and different perspectives, and in this context, social skills including conflict management skills will be necessary for improving Students' social and mental adaptation. Purpose: The present study is done to investigate the validity and reliability of conflict management questionnaire. Methodology: The statistical population of this research is all girls in the second grade of secondary school in Dezful city and 300 students have a satisfactory internal consistency through stratified sampling method and their alpha coefficients is 0.81. Confirmatory factor analysis was also used to verify the validity of the questionnaire and the results showed that the fit of data is preserved by deleting questions number 12 and 18 and the structure of the questionnaire has acceptable according to the data. Conclusion: According to the obtained data, Conflict Management Questionnaire is a suitable tool for measuring conflict resolution strategies in high school and this questionnaire can be used for research on conflict resolution strategies.
elham etehadi; hamid rahimian; esmat momeni; bahram salehsedghpoor
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This study aimed to developed a questionnaire of knowledge management and check the reliability and validity of that, among faculty member of public universities in Tehran.The research method was descriptive and survey type. First, by studying the literature of the research, we extracted the components ...
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This study aimed to developed a questionnaire of knowledge management and check the reliability and validity of that, among faculty member of public universities in Tehran.The research method was descriptive and survey type. First, by studying the literature of the research, we extracted the components and indicators of knowledge management and a questionnaire was prepared. Then 300 questionnaire was administered to all faculty member of the psychology and educational sciences at six public universities in Tehran consisted of : Allameh tabatabai, shahid beheshti, kharazmi, tarbiat modarres and al-zahra in 2016- 2017. The results showed that knowledge management questionnaire has good face and content validity. Also exploratory factor analysis via principal component were used in order to examine the construct validity. Finally eight factors were identified: individual tacit knowledge, externalization, individual explicit knowledge, combination, explicit organizational knowledge, internalization, organizational tacit knowledge and socialization. The cronbach’s Alpha coefficient was found to be 0.80 for the entire questionnaire. The reliability and validity coefficient were generally qualified for being used in organizational research related to knowledge management.
hamid Kargar Barzi; Ahmad Karbala Mohammad Meygooni; Hamed Bramas; Sadiq Taghi loo
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Aim:Thepurpose of this study was to explainthe model of tendencyof relationship before marriage to be based on lifestyles and the usage of virtual social networks among students. Methods: The method of the present study wascorrelational structural equation modeling. The statistical population of study ...
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Aim:Thepurpose of this study was to explainthe model of tendencyof relationship before marriage to be based on lifestyles and the usage of virtual social networks among students. Methods: The method of the present study wascorrelational structural equation modeling. The statistical population of study consisted of all of students of AllamehTabatabai University who were studying in academic year1394-1393(2014-2015). 374 persons were selected for the sample group. The sampling was stratified random sampling among all colleges and universities randomly selected in proportion to male and female students. To collect survey data of research, attitude and tendency of relationship before marriage questionnaires, lifestyle questionnaire, and virtual social networks questionnaire was used. To analyze the data and fit indices and path factors to test hypotheses were used. Results: The results of research showed that there is significant direct relationship between the usage of virtual social networks and tendency of relationship before marriage, also there is a significant relationship between lifestyle and usage of virtual social networks, and also the the explanatory model of tendency of relationship before marriage to be based on the life styles and the usage of virtual social networks with experimental datas had fitness.(P<0.05) Conclusion: The findings of this study can be concluded that the desire of relationship before marriage to be based on lifestyles and the usage of virtual social networks is explained. Key words: tendency of relationship before marriage, life styles, usage of virtual social networks, SEM(structural equation modeling)،family
arman azizi; maryam fatehizade; ahmad ahmadi; rezvan jazayeri; omid isanejad
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Abstract: Families with children with ADHD have specific problems and injuries that include all three couple, parent and sibling sub system. The purpose of this study was to construct and investigate the characteristics of damages of ADHD-based families’ questionnaire. For this purpose, using deep ...
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Abstract: Families with children with ADHD have specific problems and injuries that include all three couple, parent and sibling sub system. The purpose of this study was to construct and investigate the characteristics of damages of ADHD-based families’ questionnaire. For this purpose, using deep interviews with the phenomenological method with 16 families (27 people) and Studying the resources in the research background, the categories and damage of the three subsystems were identified and a questionnaire was developed based on them. Then among the families with a child with an ADHD disorder, 217 person were selected purposefully and questionnaire that was made was implemented on them. Cronbach's alpha method was used to determine the reliability and the marital conflict and quality of life questionnaire were used to determine the validity. Exploratory Factor Analysis was used. The results of the analysis showed that the Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the whole test was equal to 0/87, its coefficient of convergence with marital conflict questionnaire was 0/72 and the divergent credit coefficient with quality of life questionnaire was - 0/86. Result show that the researcher-made questionnaire has acceptable reliability and credibility with 11 factors and has the ability to identify the damages of subsystem of ADHD-centered family in clinical trials and family therapy. The value of this research is to design a native Iranian questionnaire to diagnose damages of ADHD families and apply appropriate treatment to these damages.
behrooz akbarzadeh; ehsan zarian; Elahe Sivoshi; soodabeh moughadam
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Psychometric Properties of Persian Version of the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3 for Youth Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the The Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3 for Youth. First, the original version of this inventory was translated ...
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Psychometric Properties of Persian Version of the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3 for Youth Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the The Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3 for Youth. First, the original version of this inventory was translated into Persian and verified with forward-backward standard method, Then, 220 youth athletes (120 girls, 100 boys) who were engaged in Nahavand sports gyms were selected in randomized cluster sampling method and completed the questionnaire (12 questions). Content validity was evaluated through content validity ratio index (CVR), structural validity measured with confirmatory factor analysis by AMOS. The internal reliability of factors and total reliability of scales were also calculated from Cronbach's alpha. So, we can use this scale as a valid and reliable tool for measuring the ability of imagery in three dimensions, motor imagery, internal visual imagery, and external visual imagery. Key words: Mental Imagery, Visual Imagery, Validity, Reliability, Concurrent Validity, Internal Consistency.
Abdollah Omidi; Saeid Ardestani; Hamidreza Hassanabadi
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Acceptance and commitment therapy is trying to facilitate a valued living; although, there is not a valid scale for assessment of this concept. The items of questionnaire that are taken from ACT texts and well validated in English; items were translated and afterward three ACT experts checked out formal ...
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Acceptance and commitment therapy is trying to facilitate a valued living; although, there is not a valid scale for assessment of this concept. The items of questionnaire that are taken from ACT texts and well validated in English; items were translated and afterward three ACT experts checked out formal validation of translated Valuing Questionnaire (VQ). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis made for tow factor (1st factor= progress (in valued living), 2nd factor= obstruction (for valued living)) in student publication (N=502) with one subsample (N=300) for exploratory factor analysis and another (N=202) for confirmatory factor analysis. Results of exploratory factor analysis showed tow factor with 54.17 percent of whole variance. Indices of CIMIN/df، NFI، CFI، RMSEA used for fit indices, after effect of modification indices respectively 1.93, 0.06, 0.95, 0.90, 0.87 were received; as regards proposed model was fit with model of exploratory factor analysis. Also in study of reliability by method of Cronbach's alpha for Progress scale α= 0.79 and for Obstruction scale α=0.77 were received that show a good reliability for scales. Valuing Questionnaire (VQ) as a scale for substitution with symptom oriented scales, allow researcher and therapists a rapid, reliable and valid assessment.
Zabihollah Abbaspour; Feizolah Poursardar; Zahra Ghanbari; Shiva Shahuri; Afrooz Shadfar
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Parent abuse, child-to-parent aggression and violence appear to be prevalent yet hidden phenomena. The main purpose of the present study was to present an account of the development and examine psychometric properties of Parent Abuse Scale (boy-mother) (APA-bm) including construct validity, convergent ...
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Parent abuse, child-to-parent aggression and violence appear to be prevalent yet hidden phenomena. The main purpose of the present study was to present an account of the development and examine psychometric properties of Parent Abuse Scale (boy-mother) (APA-bm) including construct validity, convergent validity and internal consistency. The study was a correlational type. Third hundred and sixty four mothers of boy high school students and their child in Ahvaz, which selected through multistage-cluster random sampling. Mothers completed Parent Abuse Scale (boy-mother) and boys completed Child's Attitude toward Parents. The results of factor analysis using the principal components analysis and orthogonal rotation (varimax) showed three factors (emotional, financial and physical parent abuse). The convergent validity of Parent Abuse Scale (boy-mother) were supported by an expected pattern of correlation between the scale and Child's Attitude toward Parents. All correlation between the mean scores on Parent Abuse Scale (boy-mother) and Child's Attitude toward Parents were statistically significant (excluding physical parent abuse). coefficient’s Cronbach alpha were between 0/75 to 0/98. All correlations were statistically significant. The results of this study indicated that the present scale is a valid and reliable measure for evaluating parent abuse in Iranian sample.
abbas taghizade; javad hatami; hashem fardanesh; omid noroozi
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor structure, validity and reliability of the Community of Inquiry framework survey instrument. This research is a non-experimental research that has been done by descriptive-analytic method. The population of this study was all students enrolled in ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor structure, validity and reliability of the Community of Inquiry framework survey instrument. This research is a non-experimental research that has been done by descriptive-analytic method. The population of this study was all students enrolled in the web-based courses in the academic year of 1395-1396, a sample of 271 students selected by convenience sampling from a number of universities offering Web-based courses at the master's level and responded to the Arbaugh et al(2008). Community of Inquiry framework survey instrument. The results of exploratory factor analysis by the principal components method, confirmed three cognitive, social and educational presence factors. To assess the reliability of the questionnaire, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used and the confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine its validity. The results showed that the questionnaire had an acceptable internal consistency and the Cronbach's alpha coefficients were between 89.8 and 5.96. Also, for determining the factor validity, a confirmatory factor analysis was used which results showed that the questionnaire appropriately fit with data. All of the fittest's goodness indicators confirm the model. As a result, it can be said that the translated version of Community of Inquiry framework survey instrument among Iranian learners is acceptable.
mohsen jalali; rasol roshan; elnaz pourahmadi
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Objective (s): The aim of the present study was to assess the Psychometric properties of Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders amongst a sample of 10-17yers old children in iran Methods:this experiment is a survey study.the subjects consisted of 890 10-17yers old children in Azarbaijan ...
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Objective (s): The aim of the present study was to assess the Psychometric properties of Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders amongst a sample of 10-17yers old children in iran Methods:this experiment is a survey study.the subjects consisted of 890 10-17yers old children in Azarbaijan Sharghi، Golestan and Gilan who were chosen randomly according to multiple stage cluster sampeling metod and then were evaluated using YSR، SCARED، RCAMS and CDI. Finaly, data was analysed using descriptive statistic،pearson correlation coefficient،Alpha Cronbach coefficient and factor analysis. Results: Results indicated that the SCARED and its 5 subscales have good internal consistency and test-retest reliability(with a 14 days interval). The result of exploratory factor analysis indicated a six-factor model in SCARED which confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis. Also The result of confirmatory factor analysis confirmed five subscale of original SCARED including “Panic Disorder”, “Generalized anxiety Disorder”,“Social anxiety Disorder”,“ Separation anxiety Disorder” and“ anxiety scool”. .furthermore The significant correlation of total score SCARED and its 5 subscales with total scors YSR، RCAMS and CDI supported the convergent validity.(p<0/01) Conclusion: The Persian version of SCARED has satisfactory psychometric properties in Iranian child and is suitable to be used in educational,clinical and research domains. Key Words: Psychometric, reliability, validity, Anxiety,child
nader karimian; yusef karimi; Bakhtyar Molkari
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Introduction: The aim of current study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Student Authenticity in relationship scale(AIRS) and examine the relationship between authenticity and fear of intimacy with relationship satisfaction. This scale has 37 items and has been made by Lopez and Rice ...
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Introduction: The aim of current study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Student Authenticity in relationship scale(AIRS) and examine the relationship between authenticity and fear of intimacy with relationship satisfaction. This scale has 37 items and has been made by Lopez and Rice in 2006. Method: The study population comprised all married clerks in Sanandaj. 207 men and 197 women were selected by multistage cluster sampling method. Factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and Pearson correlation methods were used for Data analysis. Results: Reliability of the (AIRS) by Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0/773 and re-test coefficient was 0/812. Also, results from convergent validity indicated a significant relationship between (AIRS) and Wood and Linley Authenticity scale. Results from factor analysis showed the Authenticity in relationship scale(AIRS) measure two factors of unacceptability of deception and Intimate risk taking. The second study showed fear of intimacy, unacceptability of deception and Intimate risk taking can predict relation satisfaction. Conclusion: Considering of results the Authenticity in relationship scale has an appropriate validity and reliability and it can be used in further researches on the authenticity in relationship and family field.
Borzoo Amirpour; Afsaneh Shahbazirad
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Background: Self-efficacy is considered as an important factor in self-concept, motivational theories and health-related behaviors. Aim: This study carried out to investigate the confirmatory factor analysis, validity and reliability of social self-efficacy scale in Iranian students. Method: This correlation ...
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Background: Self-efficacy is considered as an important factor in self-concept, motivational theories and health-related behaviors. Aim: This study carried out to investigate the confirmatory factor analysis, validity and reliability of social self-efficacy scale in Iranian students. Method: This correlation study was a type of validation that social self-efficacy questionnaire of Grieve et al (2014), general social self-efficacy of Schwarzer & Jerusalem (1995), social indifference, acceptance and social solidarity questionnaire were given for 750 students at Kermanshah and Kangavar University of Payam Noor and Azad Islamic University of Kermanshah that selected available manner. In order to calculate the reliability used from the internal consistency method and for assessment contemporary validity used from correlation between the scores of the mentioned tools. For determine the construct validity used factor analysis. The software used to analyze the data was SPSS and Amos. Results: The results of factor analysis showed that most of the items in the tool, except for items 4,5, 9, and 16, had an appropriate load factor and five factors had a higher value than one and were explained 47/04 % of the observed variances. This matter could indicate a fairly relevant factor of the social self-efficacy questionnaire. Correlation coefficients showed that the contemporary validity of social self-efficacy scale with other tools was good. For internal consistency by using the Cronbach's alpha method and duplicate, that the values were 0.83 and 0.76, respectively was obtained. Conclusion: The scale of social self-efficacy has a good validity and reliability, and this scale can be used in clinical and research positions
Gholamreza Gholmohammadnejhad Bahrami; javad mesrabadi
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The aim of the present study adaptation and standardization of intelligence test Cattell for students 14-8 SalhY City Azar is. The research from the perspective of purpose, functional and in terms of data collection descriptive survey. The sample consisted of students in grades two elementary schools, ...
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The aim of the present study adaptation and standardization of intelligence test Cattell for students 14-8 SalhY City Azar is. The research from the perspective of purpose, functional and in terms of data collection descriptive survey. The sample consisted of students in grades two elementary schools, eight elementary schools in Azarshahr in the academic year 1395-1394 a total of 562 recreational them as the sample using sampling stratified ratios were selected and Tools the AstfadhY research, intelligence test teenagers Cattell form B, and its reliability through Cronbach's alpha 84/0 respectively and its validity through confirmatory factor analysis was that all fit index and the model was confirmed. The results of this study showed that the test validity and reliability is desirable. The significance tests based on different ages using one-way ANOVA and the interaction of gender and grade by Two-way ANOVA examined the results of which showed a broadly significant difference between the groups. And the software for intelligence test Cattell on the basis of IQ deviation (15 = Sd and 100 M =) is calculated and set.
Mohammad Azad Abdollahpour; fariborz dortaj
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The main purpose of the present study was to investigate psychometric properties of the achievement emotion questionnaire-short form among Iranian university students.317 university students (141 male and 176 female) completed the Achievement Emotion questionnaire-Short Form, the Stress Appraisal Measure-Revised, ...
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The main purpose of the present study was to investigate psychometric properties of the achievement emotion questionnaire-short form among Iranian university students.317 university students (141 male and 176 female) completed the Achievement Emotion questionnaire-Short Form, the Stress Appraisal Measure-Revised, and Achievement Goal Questionnaire-Revised. First, ‘alpha if item deleted’ and ‘corrected item-total correlation’ commands were used to develop the short form of the achievement emotion questionnaire. Also, the confirmatory factor analysis and internal consistency were used to compute the Achievement Emotion questionnaire-Short Form factorial validity and reliability, respectively. Then, in order to examine the construct validity of the Achievement Emotion questionnaire-Short Form, we compute correlation between different dimensions of Achievement Emotion questionnaire-Short Form with cognitive appraisal processes and achievement goal orientations. the results of confirmatory factor analysis according to comprehensive version of Achievement Emotion questionnaire by emphasizing the breakdown of positive and negative achievement emotions indicated that Achievement Emotion questionnaire-Short Form had internal consistency. Furthermore, Correlational analyses between positive and negative achievement emotions with cognitive appraisals and goal orientations provided initial evidence for the AEQ-SF convergent validity. Internal consistency for the multiple scales in different achievement situations was 0/74 to 087. In sum, on the one hand, the results provide further support for the control-value theory of achievement emotions and on the other hand, these findings provide evidence for the validity and reliability of the Achievement Emotion questionnaire-Short Form as an instrument to measure of achievement emotions among Iranian university students.
somayeh Bakhshi parikhani; masoud gramipour; sadegh hamedinasab
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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the questionnaire optimism school science Hui et al (2008) conducted among high school students. Methods: This descriptive study population included all male and female high school students. The sample of 350 students (200 boys and ...
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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the questionnaire optimism school science Hui et al (2008) conducted among high school students. Methods: This descriptive study population included all male and female high school students. The sample of 350 students (200 boys and 150 girls) who were selected through random cluster sampling. The research school science tools optimism, optimism science student, student self-efficacy and motivation improvement. Data analysis using Cronbach's alpha, composite reliability, exploratory factor analysis and correlation coefficient was used. Results: Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of the scale combination of 94/0 and 93/0, respectively, which shows the reliability of this scale is desirable. In addition, a correlation coefficient of optimism school scale and the scale of the achievement motivation (93/0) was obtained which confirmed the convergent validity of optimism school. Exploratory factor analysis of three sub-scale collective self-confidence to parents and students and academic emphasis for this scale has confirmed. Conclusion: Measure optimism school science can be used as a reliable and valid instrument in educational and research MvqytHay used.
mahsa nazemi moghadam; parvin kadivar; mehdi arabzadeh
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The investigation of psychometric properties of TEIQue-CF, including reliability, validity and exploratory factor analysis was the purpose of this study to achieve this end 343 students (343 males), were selected through cluster random sampling. The exploratory factor analysis were investigated through ...
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The investigation of psychometric properties of TEIQue-CF, including reliability, validity and exploratory factor analysis was the purpose of this study to achieve this end 343 students (343 males), were selected through cluster random sampling. The exploratory factor analysis were investigated through principal component method, this analysis confirmed nine factors (Adaptability, Affective disposition, Emotion expression, Emotion perception, Emotion regulation, Low impulsivity, Peer relations, Self-esteem and Self-motivation). Internal consistency in term of the ordinal Theta and Cornbakh alpha coefficients in the sample group has been computed and confirmed. The Results of factor analysis, conducted in the main culture, reliability and validity coeddicients were similar to the previous studies. According to the psychometric property, this present scale can be applied in TEIQue-CF research. Keywords: TEIQue-CF, factor structure, reliability, validity The investigation of psychometric properties of TEIQue-CF, including reliability, validity and exploratory factor analysis was the purpose of this study to achieve this end 343 students (343 males), were selected through cluster random sampling. The exploratory factor analysis were investigated through principal component method, this analysis confirmed nine factors (Adaptability, Affective disposition, Emotion expression, Emotion perception, Emotion regulation, Low impulsivity, Peer relations, Self-esteem and Self-motivation). Internal consistency in term of the ordinal Theta and Cornbakh alpha coefficients in the sample group has been computed and confirmed. The Results of factor analysis, conducted in the main culture, reliability and validity coeddicients were similar to the previous studies. According to the psychometric property, this present scale can be applied in TEIQue-CF research. Keywords: TEIQue-CF, factor structure, reliability, validity
ghavam moltafet
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity, reliability and factor structure of Ryff's psychological well-being scale in Gifted High School Students.This study was correlation design. The sample consist of 322 high school students that selected by multi stage cluster sampling in Shiraz ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity, reliability and factor structure of Ryff's psychological well-being scale in Gifted High School Students.This study was correlation design. The sample consist of 322 high school students that selected by multi stage cluster sampling in Shiraz city at Gifted Schools. The participants completed psychological wellbeing. Data were analyzed by using factor analyses and correlation. For investigate instruments’ reliability used to internal consistency and test- retest coefficient methods. The internal consistency of this scale by using alpha Cronbach,s were , 0/92, 0/91 and 0/89 for comprising of purpose in life, personal growth, and Environment mastery. So, for test- retest coefficient was 0.89 to 0/81 that the findings mean of this instrument has good reliability. The results of the factor analysis showed that Ryff's psychological well-being scale is decreased to 3 factors and related factors including comprising of purpose in life, personal growth, and Environment mastery. In addition, goodness of fit indices of confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the 3 extracted factor. In sum, the findings of the study provide good evidence on reliability and validity of Ryff's psychological well-being scale and so this scale is suitable for research and clinical applications.
farideh nargesi; fatemeh izadi; kolsoum kariminejad; ali rezaii sharif
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Background and objectives: Health anxiety is identified with persistent and severe concerns about health. People with health anxiety have misconceptions and incorrect interpretations of health and excessive sensitivity to their physical symptoms. Its prevalence is high among people and as a result of ...
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Background and objectives: Health anxiety is identified with persistent and severe concerns about health. People with health anxiety have misconceptions and incorrect interpretations of health and excessive sensitivity to their physical symptoms. Its prevalence is high among people and as a result of its importance and necessity; health anxiety is one of the major concerns of clinicians, which makes Health anxiety Evaluation also very important. Material and Methods: In a study to determine the reliability and validity, the 18 questions, health anxiety inventory of Salkovskis and Warwick (2002) was administrated on 500 male and female students at the University of Khorramabad, selected using sampling. The reliability of the inventory was obtained using Cronbach's alpha method and its construct validity, using Exploratory Factor Analysis by SPSS. Results: The results show that the construct validity of this inventory consists of three factors: developing disease, its consequences, and total health concerns. In addition, Cronbach’s alpha factor of 0.75 shows the appropriate reliability of the inventory. Conclusion: The results suggest that Salkovskis and Warwick Health Anxiety Inventory is adequate to detect health anxiety among Iranian students, specially students of Khorramabad University and can be used in various research and treatment centers.
Sharareh Sabahi; Siavash Talepasand
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Successful intelligence integrated set of abilities required for success in life. The present study was conducted To evaluate the validity and reliability of teaching for successful intelligence questionnaire. The Statistical Society were all public high schools teachers in Tehran in the 93-94 school ...
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Successful intelligence integrated set of abilities required for success in life. The present study was conducted To evaluate the validity and reliability of teaching for successful intelligence questionnaire. The Statistical Society were all public high schools teachers in Tehran in the 93-94 school year.The sample size in this research was included 404 (278 women, 126 men) teachers that were selected with Cluster random sampling of Tehran public high schools. All they completed the teaching for succeessful Intelligence Questionnaire and NEO personality questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis, correlation item-total score, and Exploratory factor analysis was conducted.Exploratory factor analysis with principle component method, confirmed four factors (ability to memorize, repeat and restate ability, analytical - creative ability and practical abilitiy) for questionnaire teaching for successful intelligence. . The results showed an acceptable internal consistency and Cronbach's alpha coefficients subscales is respectively between 0/67 (repeat and restate ability) to 0/89 (analytical - creative ability). External validity between dimensions of teaching for successful intelligence questionnaire and Neo personality questionnaire were evaluated. Between analytical - creative abilities with Neuroticism is negative relationship And significant, Was found Between extraversion and creative - analytical and practical abilities, between Analytical - creative abilities with openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness, between Practical ability with agreeableness and between memorize ability and to repeat and restate ability with Agreeableness and conscientiousness positive relationship And significant. According to the desirable psychometric properties This questionnaire is a useful tool for the study of the teaching for succeessful Intelligence in teachers.
zahra salman; zeinab khosravi; ehsan zareyan; bita Ajilghi
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The aim of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the sports injury anxiety questionnaire. 237 male athletes from individual and team sports including freestyle and Roman wrestling, taekwondo, badminton, football, basketball, athletics, wushu, karate, judo, fitness, skiing, volleyball ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the sports injury anxiety questionnaire. 237 male athletes from individual and team sports including freestyle and Roman wrestling, taekwondo, badminton, football, basketball, athletics, wushu, karate, judo, fitness, skiing, volleyball and some sporadic athletes from other fields were selected by available sampling. Their average sport record was 32 ± 1 years, and age was 55± 10 years. After translation into Persian and confirmation by several specialists, the questionnaire, was presented to athletes, and then it was analyzed. Exploratory factor analysis showed that the eigenvalues were as: the first factors 5/876, the second factor 2/101, the third 2/028, the fourth 1/ 267, the fifth 1/155, and the sixth factor 1/ 114. The percentage of cumulative variance was 56/ 420 In total, so that the percentages of variance were 24 /482percent for Loss of athletic ability, 8/ 754percent for discouraging certain people from person, 8/ 450percent for re-injury, 5/ 280percent for poor perception of oneself, 4/812 percent for the loss of social support, and 4/642 percent for disorders of self-concept,,respectively. Model fitting indices by confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the chi-square value equal to 553 /40, at the significant level was p = 0/0, which was (276) away from the degree of freedom independent. The ratio of chi-square to degree of freedom was 3543/96. The comparative fit index was equal to (0/90) and normative fit index was equal to (0/84) and root mean square error of estimate was (0/078). In general, all the indicators of the model were favorable. Internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha was 0/853, which is acceptable and desirable.
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The main purpose of the present study was to investigate psychometric properties of the Perceived Stress Reactivity Scale (PSRS, Schlotz, Yim, Zoccola, Jansen & Schulz, 2011) among Iranian university students. 324 university students (130 male, 194 female) completed the PSRS and the Emotional Adjustment ...
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The main purpose of the present study was to investigate psychometric properties of the Perceived Stress Reactivity Scale (PSRS, Schlotz, Yim, Zoccola, Jansen & Schulz, 2011) among Iranian university students. 324 university students (130 male, 194 female) completed the PSRS and the Emotional Adjustment Measure (EAM, Rubio, Aguado, Hontangas & Hernandez, 2007). The confirmatory factor analysis method and internal consistency were used to compute the PSRS's factorial validity and reliability, respectively. Also, in order to examine the construct validity of the PSRS, we computed correlations between different dimensions of PSRS with emotional adjustment. The results of confirmatory factor analysis indicated that 5-factor structure of the PSRS consisted reactivity to work overload, reactivity to social conflicts, reactivity to social stress, reactivity to failure and prolonged reactivity had good fit to data in the Iranian sample. Correlational analyses between different dimensions of PSRS with emotional adjustment provided initial evidence for the PSRS convergent validity. Cronbach’s α Coefficients ranged from 0/75 to 0/80 for six dimensions. In sum, these findings provide evidence for the validity and reliability of the PSRS as an instrument to measure of stress reactivity among Iranian university students.
MITRA GHADIMI NOURAN; Jalil Younesi
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Context: One of ways to prevent mental and behavioral problems, improving psychological capital is composed of four structures hope, optimism, resilience and self-efficacy. Aim: This study aims to construct and validate the scale of psychological capital for public Areas use and its relation to psychological ...
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Context: One of ways to prevent mental and behavioral problems, improving psychological capital is composed of four structures hope, optimism, resilience and self-efficacy. Aim: This study aims to construct and validate the scale of psychological capital for public Areas use and its relation to psychological well-being. Method: The research method is correlation, with the statistical population composed of all married people in Tehran, out of whom 520 individuals were selected using the multistep method. The employed scales include the researcher-developed 66-item scale, Luthans 24-item Scale of Psychological Capital (2007), and Ryff psychological Well-being 18-Item Short Form (1995). For the purpose of data analyses, IRT and first- and second-order confirmatory factor analysis were adopted. In order to carry out IRT, the hypotheses of one-dimensionality and local independence were tested and measured by means of VSS, MAP and exploratory factor analysis. Then, five factors namely hopefulness, self efficacy, positive optimism, negative optimism, and resiliency were extracted by means of the first-order confirmatory factor analysis and model fit. In order to investigate whether these five factors were derived from a larger factor, i.e. psychological capital, or not, the second-order factor analysis was used. In order to measure the reliability, internal consistency was adopted as Cronbach's alpha and theta ordinal. Results: As a result of such analyses, the researcher-developed 66-item questionnaire was changed to the 44-item scale. the scale had highly and acceptably reliability coefficient (Cronbach's alpha = 0.945 and theta = 0.952) and Measuring convergent validity، the foregoing questionnaire is in positive، significant relation to Luthans Scale and Furthermore, a positive, significant relation was found between psychological well-being scale and its corresponding six factors. Conclusion: The results suggest that the researcher-developed scale is adequately reliable and valid for the purpose of measuring this construct in various social areas and fields.
Noor-Ali Farroukhi; laila bahrami
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Background: Recognizing multiple sources of measurement error and estimates each source separately, distinguishes between relative and absolute decisions, distinguishes between fixed and random facets and also the capability of dealing with different D study designs can be mentioned as the strength points ...
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Background: Recognizing multiple sources of measurement error and estimates each source separately, distinguishes between relative and absolute decisions, distinguishes between fixed and random facets and also the capability of dealing with different D study designs can be mentioned as the strength points of generalizability theory which have no corresponding statuses in classical test theory. Generalizability theory is unknown for our researchers and there are rare researches in this area. Objective: The Purpose of this article was introduction of generalizability theory and presentation the practical applicability of this theory in assessing the reliability of measurements. Results: In addition to comparison between classical test theory and generalizability theory, conceptual framework of generalizability theory was explained easily. Also, in this article the process of design, analysis and interpretation of a measurement study in shape of an example with relevant calculations and equations explained in detail in 15 steps to guide researchers and test developers who aimed to assessing reliability. Conclusion: This article shows that utility of generalizability theory in reliability estimation especially in complicated measurement situations is more than classical test theory. Generalizability theory enables researchers to decrease errors in plan of measurement through optimization proceedings which will increase accuracy in generalization of results.
Kobra Hajializadeh
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In recent research, academic engagement, as one of the constructions that influence academic achievement is taken into consideration. One of the challenges in the field of this construction is the assessment and measurement of this construction and its components. Hence, the purpose of this study was ...
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In recent research, academic engagement, as one of the constructions that influence academic achievement is taken into consideration. One of the challenges in the field of this construction is the assessment and measurement of this construction and its components. Hence, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of Reeve and Tseng academic engagement questionnaire, on a sample of high school boys and girls in Bandar Abbas. Subjects for the study, 364 first grade high school students who were selected by cluster sampling method. The research instrument was a 22-items questionnaire. To assess the validity of this questionnaire, confirmatory factor analysis was used. After analysis, the factor structure of the questionnaire was confirmed. Results showed that reliability coefficient equal to 0.87 for this inventory. Generally, the results showed that academic engagement questionnaire is appropriate to measure this variable and its components among high school students in Bandar Abbas and can to satisfy the needs of this field somewhat.
morteza andalib Kourayem
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introduction: People always want to explain their own behaviors. Among this behaviors that we want to have explanation about it, is delinquent and criminal behaviors. Aims: The aim of current study is standardization of revised version of Gudjonsson Blame Attribution Inventory (GBAI-R). method: For this ...
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introduction: People always want to explain their own behaviors. Among this behaviors that we want to have explanation about it, is delinquent and criminal behaviors. Aims: The aim of current study is standardization of revised version of Gudjonsson Blame Attribution Inventory (GBAI-R). method: For this reason in a cross-sectional research, among Evin prison and Tehran Correction center clients a number of 464 subjects were selected by the use of convenient sampling method. Results: Content validity evaluated by Content Validity Ratio (CVR) and Content Validity Index (CVI) that in the base of these, two item (items of 8 and 26) were eliminated. For evaluation of model fit, we used indexes such as CMIN/DF, Goodness of fit index, Adjusted Goodness of fit index, Root mean square error of approximation, parsimony normed fit index, incremental fit index, Tucker-Lewis index, and comparative fit index. The result of confirmatory factor analysis showed that three-factor model have acceptable fitness with data and factor loading for all items (except item number 23) was average and high. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients showed that GBAI-R have high reliability. Discussion: In sum, the result of current study showed that this inventory is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing attributional style in criminals.
