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Gender, Age, and Cross-Cultural Invariance of Brief Inventory of Thriving among Emerging Adults
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Sorgente, Angela; Tagliabue, Semira; Andrade, Claudia; Oliveira, José Egidio; Duan, Wenjie; Lanz, Margherita – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2021
This study tested factorial structure, reliability as well as gender, age, and cultural measurement invariance of the Brief Inventory of Thriving (BIT). Data were collected from 981 Italian, Portuguese, and Chinese emerging adults. Results showed that BIT scores were reliable, mono-dimensional, and suitable to assess thriving across different…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Age Differences, Cultural Differences, Error of Measurement
Great Escape or Path to Self-Expression?: Development and Validation of a Scale of Motivations for Text Messaging
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Trub, Leora; Barbot, Baptiste – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2020
The "Messaging Motivations Questionnaire" ("MMQ") is a concise 8-item measure, which consists of two subscales capturing people's typical motivations to text. The MMQ was developed through focus groups and item analysis based on a pilot study, followed by a larger validation study involving a sample of 982 young adults. Factor…
Descriptors: Likert Scales, Questionnaires, Computer Mediated Communication, Self Expression
School Anxiety Inventory-Short Version: Factorial Invariance and Latent Mean Differences Across Gender and Age in Spanish Adolescents
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Ingles, Candido J.; Garcia-Fernandez, Jose M.; Marzo, Juan C.; Martinez-Monteagudo, Maria C.; Estevez, Estefania – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2015
This study examined the factorial invariance and latent mean differences of the School Anxiety Inventory-Short Version across gender and age groups for 2,367 Spanish students, ranging in age from 12 to 18 years. Configural and measurement invariance were found across gender and age samples for all dimensions of the School Anxiety Inventory-Short…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Anxiety, Affective Measures, Gender Differences
The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) in an Argentine Population
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Montes, Silvana Andrea; Ledesma, Rubén Daniel; García, Natalia Mariana; Poó, Fernando Martín – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2014
The purpose of this study was to provide evidence of validity for the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale scores in an Argentine sample (Spanish-language version). Results indicated satisfactory psychometric properties (a one-factor structure, good item discrimination, high reliability, and significant correlations with additional measures). This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attention, Measures (Individuals), Test Validity
Factorial Structure and Invariance Analysis of the Sense of Belonging Scales
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Tovar, Esau; Simon, Merril A. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2010
Using a diverse sample of university students, this article describes outcomes of a confirmatory factor analysis and a group invariance analysis conducted to validate the factorial structure of the Sense of Belonging Scales. Accordingly, a modified factor structure departing significantly from that of the original authors is proposed. (Contains 5…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, College Students, Test Validity
Behavior Dimensions Rating Scale: A Comparison of Elementary and Secondary School Student Ratings.
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Bullock, Lyndal M.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1990
Investigated whether factor structures of Behavior Dimensions Rating Scale for behaviorally disordered students (n=417) were invariant across elementary and secondary grade levels. The findings that behavioral subscales for behavior disordered students in grades K-5 and grades 6-11 were structurally invariant do not support need for using separate…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education