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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"psychometric evaluation"”.
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The Walking Decision Making Task: A Psychometric Evaluation
THE WALKING DECISION MAKING TASK: PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Return to Duty Readiness Questionnaire
… Readiness Questionnaire (RDRQ) demonstrated good psychometric properties during pilot study, warranting further validation research. The purpose of this study was to further investigate the psychometric properties of the RDRQ to provide validity evidence through examination of internal structure, …
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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Wikoff Spiritual Focus Questionnaire
… purpose of this study was to refine and test the psychometric properties of the Wikoff Spiritual Focus Questionnaire (WSFQ). Psychometric analysis of the WSFQ was used to refine the questionnaire from-50-items to 20-items using the results from item analysis and exploratory factor analysis. The …
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RESISTANCE TO CULTURAL SEXUAL OBJECTIFICATION: MEASUREMENT DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION.
… for investigation of factor structure as well as evaluation of reliability and validity performance. A final 63-item Resistance to Sociocultural Appearance Standards (RSAS) Scale was developed. Exploratory factor analytic findings suggested a 3-factor solution represented the data well. Good …
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Timeline Followback for Exercise among Young Adults
… Two separate studies assessed psychometric properties of a retrospective behavioral measure adapted for exercise called the Timeline Followback for Exercise (TLFB-E). Study one examined criterion, convergent, and predictive validity. Study two examined test-retest reliability. …
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Multi-dimensional aspects of mindfulness: psychometric evaluation, neurobiological underpinnings, and experiential insights
… our understanding of mindfulness by exploring a psychometric evaluation of self-report scales, neurobiological underpinnings, and experiential insights in a multidimensional approach. The objective encompassed three specific aims: firstly, to evaluate the psychometric effectiveness of two …
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Japanese translation and psychometric evaluation of the Revised Leadership Scale for Sport
… however, have systematically investigated the psychometric properties of the RLSS. The three interconnected studies in this dissertation were designed to develop the Japanese version of the RLSS (JRLSS) and to examine the psychometric properties of the JRLSS.
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Autonomy in Practice: Conceptualization, Construction, and Psychometric Evaluation of an Empirical Instrument
… was to conceptualize, construct and establish psychometric properties of an instrument to examine unmeasured dimensions of autonomy in practice through a process of retroduction and triangulation. In the context of ongoing rapid change and increasing competition in the health care delivery …
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory in an Ethnically Diverse Sample
… confirm the factor structure and to assess the psychometric functioning of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) in an ethnically diverse clinical sample using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Rasch modeling. The sample included 221 children and adolescents (72% male and 28% female) …
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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Provider Response to Emergency Pandemic (PREP) Tool
Background: History and science would suggest that a worldwide influenza pandemic is near and its implications are on the minds of healthcare workers (HCWs). Previous studies revealed that HCW have loss-related fears and concerns associated with working during a disaster, especially one with a …
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Development and initial psychometric evaluation of a culturally- sensitive beliefs about personal weight survey
<p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF</p> <p>A CULTURALLY-SENSITIVE BELIEFS ABOUT PERSONAL WEIGHT SURVEY</p> <p>by</p> <p>STEPHANIE PICKETT</p> <p>December 2012</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Rosalind Peters</p> <p>Major: Nursing</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p> The …
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A Psychometric Evaluation of the PBSS-20 Among Sexual and Non-sexual Minority College Students
<p>This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Protective-Behavioral Strategies Scale-20 in a large national sample of college students containing sexual minority and non-sexual minority students. Specifically, confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate the model fit with this …
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Psychometric evaluation of a new pressure ulcer skin risk assessment scale for the pediatric burn patient
Prevention of pressure ulcers is a primary goal in nursing practice, and achievement implies excellence in clinical care. One component of prevention is to understand the risk for pressure ulcer development. The benefit of knowing risk is to initiate pressure ulcer preventive interventions. …
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Nursing Child Assessment Teaching (NCAT) Scale in Two Samples of Mothers and Children
… causes modeling were used to examine the psychometric properties of the NCAT scale and describe the interactions between mothers and children from these samples. Results of analyses offer support for the Barnard Model and the potential for instrument abbreviation, which may provide …
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Improving Depressive Symptom Measurement in Adolescents: A Psychometric Evaluation of the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, Adolescent Verison
… need for a freely available, easy to administer, psychometrically-sound measure of core depressive symptoms for adolescents that can be used both as a screening tool and as a measure of symptom severity in both research studies and clinical practice. The current study aims to validate the QIDS-A17 …
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Development and psychometric evaluation of the spirituality instrument (SpI-27) in a sample of people with chronic illness
… Instrument-27 (SpI-27). A secondary aim was to psychometrically evaluate this instrument in a sample of individuals with chronic illness (n=249). Methods: A two-phase design was adopted. Phase one consisted of the development of the SpI-27 based on item generation from a concept analysis, a …
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The Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, Self-Report (QIDS-SR16): A Psychometric Evaluation in Patients with Asthma and Major Depression
… The present study is the first to evaluate the psychometric properties of the self-report Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS-SR16), a 16-item measure of depressive symptom severity, in asthma patients. METHODS: The psychometric properties of the QIDS-SR16 are compared and …
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