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Aguado, Jaume; Campbell, Alistair; Ascaso, Carlos; Navarro, Purificacion; Garcia-Esteve, Lluisa; Luciano, Juan V. – Assessment, 2012
In this study, the authors tested alternative factor models of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) in a sample of Spanish postpartum women, using confirmatory factor analysis. The authors report the results of modeling three different methods for scoring the GHQ-12 using estimation methods recommended for categorical and binary data.…
Descriptors: Females, Validity, Factor Structure, Questionnaires
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Masuda, Aline D.; McNall, Laurel A.; Allen, Tammy D.; Nicklin, Jessica M. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2012
This paper reports three studies examining construct validity evidence for two recently developed measures of the positive side of the work-family interface: work-to-family positive spillover (WFPS; Hanson, Hammer, & Colton, 2006) and work-to-family enrichment (WFE; Carlson, Kacmar, Wayne, & Grzywacz, 2006). Using confirmatory factor analysis, the…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction, Construct Validity, Validity
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Agus, Mirian; Penna, Maria Pietronilla; Peró-Cebollero, Maribel; Guàrdia-Olmos, Joan – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
Research on the graphical facilitation of probabilistic reasoning has been characterised by the effort expended to identify valid assessment tools. The authors developed an assessment instrument to compare reasoning performances when problems were presented in verbal-numerical and graphical-pictorial formats. A sample of undergraduate psychology…
Descriptors: Probability, Abstract Reasoning, Thinking Skills, Educational Assessment
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Conti, Gary J.; Still Smoking, Dorothy – Journal of Adult Education, 2012
Excessive consumption of alcohol is a worldwide health and social problem that manifested in the local tribal communities. The purpose of this study was to describe the attitudes of those on the Blackfeet Reservation concerning an alcohol control policy for the Reservation. The survey results from a stratified sample of 400 participants revealed…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Drinking, Social Problems, Discriminant Analysis
Pagano, Maria E.; Kelly, John F.; Scur, Michael D.; Ionescu, Rebecca A.; Stout, Robert N.; Post, Stephen D. – Grantee Submission, 2013
The positive outcomes derived from participation in Alcoholics Anonymous-related helping (AAH) found among adults has spurred study of AAH among minors with addiction. AAH includes acts of good citizenship in AA, formal service positions, public outreach, and transmitting personal experience to another fellow sufferer. Addiction research with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Patients, Participation, Alcohol Abuse
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Robinson, Viviane M. J.; Eddy, David; Irving, Earl – School Leadership & Management, 2006
Any programme of principal induction must find ways to respond to the diversity of its participants, in terms of their backgrounds and learning needs. New Zealand's national principal induction programme uses a self assessment of each principal's capability in the leadership of teaching and learning as one of its main sources of information about…
Descriptors: Principals, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Factor Analysis