Is the Teamwork Self-Efficacy Questionnaire a Valid Measure?

Top-down or bottom-up? Prospective relations between general and domain-specific self-efficacy beliefs during a work-family transition

Introduction. The Short Health Anxiety Inventory is a commonly used tool for assessing health anxiety, but its psychometric properties and internal structure have not been examined in a Latin American Spanish-speaking population. This study aimed to establish the psychometric properties among Colombian university students. Method. The goodness of fit of four latent structure models of the Short Health Anxiety Inventory was tested using confirmatory factor analysis in a sample of 1004 Colombian university students. Results. The results show that the original model's structure does not fit well (CFI = .808; RMSEA = .074), and the reliability was .796 and .703 for the original two variables. Conclusions. The findings do not support the utilization of the Colombian version of the Short Health Anxiety Inventory by researchers and clinicians among Colombian university students.

Background. Distrust of technology is an important barrier to its implementation into human life. In the research of attitude to computers and automated systems, special attention in psychological science has been paid to attitudes towards technology: technophobia and technophilia. Objective: The aim is to adapt two questionnaires to Russian sample in order to measure the technophobia and technophilia attitudes, as well as to evaluate their psychometric properties. Methods. The adaptation of the questionnaires was carried out in accordance with the requirements of psychometric standards. As part of the work, the methods of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were used to assess the internal structure of the techniques. Correlation analysis was used to obtain evidence supporting questionnaires validity. Sample. At the first stage of the study, 275 people filled out questionnaires on technophobia and technophilia, of which 194 were women (71 %) and 81 were men (29 %), the average age was 33.5 years (SD = 13.93). The second part of the study involved 545 employees of a large financial sector organization. Results. The methods showed sufficient reliability indicators on the scales (the Cronbach's α coefficient is higher than 0.8) and the expected correlation coefficients of the results on the questionnaires with each other and with questionnaires aimed at assessing personal anxiety, self-efficacy and personality traits (HEXACO). The internal structure of the adaptation of the questionnaires was analyzed with confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis. However, the hypothesis of the stability of the internal structure for each scale was not confirmed. Conclusion. Adapted questionnaires can be used for research purposes. It is necessary to continue collecting empirical data on both questionnaires. Practical application of the results. The proposed versions of the questionnaires can be used to assess technophobic and technophilic attitudes without dividing these scales into subscales. The authors have proposed an alternative version of dividing items into subscales for the technophobia questionnaire, while this version is considered as potentially more suitable, although it requires additional analysis on new data sets.

The purpose of this research is to investigate the job and vocational counselor candidates' general self-efficacy beliefs and life satisfaction in terms of gender, educational level, the faculty they graduated, the geographical region they live in and social support variables. Research group consists of 357 volunteers (148 women and 209 men) attended to "Job and Vocational Counselor Education" conducted by Mersin University Information Processing Research and Application Center. The data of the research have been collected with "General Self-Efficacy Beliefs Scale", "Life Satisfaction Scale" and "Personal Information Form". "One-way MANOVA" and "t test" has been used in the analysis of the data. As a result of investigations, significant differences were statistically found among the job and vocational counselor candidates' general self-efficacy beliefs and life satisfaction in terms of socio-demographic variables. The findings were discussed according to the literature.Keywords: Job and Vocational Counselor; General Self-Efficacy Belief; Life Satisfaction

The purpose of this research is to investigate the job and vocational counselor candidates' general self-efficacy beliefs and life satisfaction in terms of gender, educational level, the faculty they graduated, the geographical region they live in and social support variables. Research group consists of 357 volunteers (148 women and 209 men) attended to and Vocational Counselor Education conducted by Mersin University Information Processing Research and Application Center. The data of the research have been collected with Self-Efficacy Beliefs Scale, Satisfaction Scale and Personal Information Form. One-way MANOVA and t test has been used in the analysis of the data. As a result of investigations, significant differences were statistically found among the job and vocational counselor candidates' general self-efficacy beliefs and life satisfaction in terms of socio-demographic variables. The findings were discussed according to the literature. Keywords: Job and Vocational Counselor; General Self-Efficacy Belief; Life Satisfaction

Background: Having a valid tool to assess attitudes toward vaccination and identify the concerns that drive vaccine refusal can facilitate population studies and help guide public health interventions. The objective of this study has been to adapt the Vaccination Attitudes Examination (VAX) scale in Colombian university students and to study its psychometric properties in a non-probabilistic sample of 1074 Colombian university students. Methods: A confirmatory factor analysis was used to study the factorial structure. A structural equation model was tested to study concurrent validity and to check whether the factors predicted having received the coronavirus vaccine. Gender-based measurement invariance was also studied for the best model. Results: The results support the structure of four related factors. The composite reliability index was good for all the factors, but the average variance extracted was not as good for the second factor. There was strong measurement invariance by gender, and two factors are good predictors of being vaccinated or not. Conclusions: The VAX has shown construct and concurrent validity and is a reliable tool for evaluating attitudes towards vaccines in university students in Colombia. It may help guide the implementation of actions for the National Vaccination Plan and institutional policies.

BackgroundMental health-related stigma among healthcare professionals is a well-documented global concern, contributing to delayed help-seeking, suboptimal treatment adherence, and poorer patient outcomes. In Slovenia, despite growing public and policy efforts to reduce stigma, no validated instrument existed to measure such attitudes among healthcare providers.ObjectiveWe aimed to explore the psychometric properties of the Slovenian version of the Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC).MethodsA diverse sample of 280 Slovenian healthcare professionals completed the OMS-HC. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were used to assess the structure of the scale, and reliability was examined through model-based indices, internal consistency, and test–retest reliability. Convergent validity was evaluated using the MICA-4 scale.ResultsInitial confirmatory factor analysis indicated relatively poor model fit for the original 15-item, three-factor model. Subsequent exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported the use of either a 12- or 14-item version. Both demonstrated strong general factor reliability (OmegaH > 0.69; ECV ≈ 0.60), with the 12-item version offering slightly better model fit, while the 14-item version retained broader conceptual content. Test–retest reliability was good for the total score and good to moderate for the subscales. Moderate positive correlations with the MICA-4 scale confirmed convergent validity.ConclusionsThe Slovenian OMS-HC shows good psychometric properties in both its 12- and 14-item formats and is suitable for assessing stigma among healthcare professionals. We recommend the 12-item version for research contexts where parsimony is prioritized, and the 14-item version when broader clinical coverage is needed. Its validation addresses an important methodological gap in Slovenia and provides a reliable tool for stigma monitoring and intervention planning.

General Self-Efficacy beliefs, Life Satisfaction and Burnout of University Students

The aim of the present research paper is to examine the relationship between general self-efficacy (GSE) beliefs, emotional intelligence (EI) levels and emotional self-efficacy (ESE) levels of students in school of physical education and sport. 256 students in school of physical education and sport at Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University participated in the study. A model was hypothesized and model fit indices were examined in AMOS. Significant differences were noted between departments of physical education and sports teacher and coach education in terms of positive regulation. Positive correlations were found between ESE, EI and GSE. The hypothesized model could not be accepted; however after applying automatic linear modeling, it was observed that EI was the most important predictor of ESE. Consequently, linear modeling analyses have shown that EI and GSE are important predictors of ESE.

Validacija skale kozmopolitizma: empirijska verifikacija konceptualnog okvira kulturnoga kozmopolitizma

BackgroundValid and reliable measures for assessing health activation in school-aged children are currently lacking. This study aimed to develop a scale to measure health activation and evaluate its psychometric properties among English-speaking primary school children in Singapore.MethodsThe development of the Health Activation Scale for Children (HAS-C) involved an extensive literature review, expert consultations, cognitive interviews with primary school children, and thorough discussions for dimension and item refinement. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 597 children aged 8 to 12 years, recruited from four mainstream primary schools, comprising 50.1% boys and 64.8% Chinese students. The potential scale, along with other measures, was independently completed by the children. Descriptive statistics were provided for individual scale items. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were performed to assess factorial validity. Convergent validity was examined by correlating the scale scores with scores of health confidence and self-efficacy measures. Hypothesis-testing validity was evaluated by assessing the scale’s correlation with self-reported health behaviours, including daily consumption of vegetables and fruits, time spent on sedentary activities and physical activities. Internal consistency reliability was measured using Cronbach’s alpha.ResultsEFA suggested a three-factor structure for the 12-item HAS-C, which was subsequently confirmed by CFA with a good model fit. All three HAS-C dimension scores demonstrated moderate correlations (rho = 0.34–0.52) with health confidence and self-efficacy measures, indicating good convergent validity. They were positively correlated with more vegetable and fruit intakes, more time spent on exercises, and negatively correlated with time spent on sedentary activities, supporting hypothesis-testing validity. Internal consistency reliability for individual HAS-C dimensions was generally acceptable, with Cronbach’s alpha values of 0.70 or above.ConclusionThe 12-item multi-dimensional HAS-C exhibited good validity and reliability, making it a valuable tool for assessing health activation in primary school-aged children.

Straipsnyje pristatomo tyrimo tikslas – Lietuvos politinių partijų įvaizdžio vertinimo klausimyno kalbinė adaptacija ir jo faktorinės struktūros bei psichometrinių charakteristikų patikrinimas. Taip pat siekiama atskleisti šios matavimo priemonės aiškinamąją vertę, nustatant rinkėjų teikiamą pirmenybę Lietuvos politinėms partijoms. Tyrime dalyvavo 300 Lietuvos aukštųjų mokyklų studentų (iš jų 50,5 proc. moterų), kurie, vartodami 25 būdvardžius, apibūdino šešias politines partijas, pripažįstamas Lietuvos politinėje erdvėje. Bendroji imtis padalyta į dvi grupes ir atlikta pirmosios grupės duomenų tiriamoji, o antrosios grupės duomenų – patvirtinamoji faktorių analizė. Abiejų analizių rezultatai parodė, kad Lietuvos politinių partijų suvokimo specifiką geriausiai atspindi šešių faktorių struktūra, apimanti tokias dimensijas: ryžtingumą, sąžiningumą, konfliktiškumą, religinį konservatyvumą, kairiąją / dešiniąją orientaciją ir senamadiškumą / modernumą. Daugianarė regresinė analizė patvirtino aiškinamąją politinių partijų įvaizdžio dimensijų vertę. Pakartotinis tyrimas parodė, kad, praėjus dviem savaitėms nuo pirmojo tyrimo, rezultatai buvo gana stabilūs. Atlikto tyrimo rezultatas – tai lietuviškos politinių partijų įvaizdžio vertinimo klausimyno versijos, turinčios patikrintas psichometrines charakteristikas, sukūrimas.

Perceived professional preparedness of senior nursing students' questionnaire: Development and psychometric evaluation

Cisgender gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in Mexico experience disparities in sexual health outcomes, perhaps most notably in HIV prevalence, HIV testing and status awareness, and condom use. Sexual behavior stigma, underpinned by socio-structural factors specific to Mexico (e.g., machismo), uniquely shapes these sexual health disparities. However, few reliable, valid measures are available to document, track, and ultimately mitigate sexual behavior stigma in this context. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed on responses to a 13-item sexual behavior stigma scale from 15,681 MSM recruited online across Mexico. Associations with extracted factors were tested to assess construct validity. Three subscales were identified in exploratory factor analysis and validated in confirmatory factor analysis: “stigma from family and friends” (α = 0.65), “anticipated healthcare stigma” (α = 0.84), and “general social stigma” (α = 0.70). External construct validity was indicated through each subscale’s strong association (all p < 0.001) with perceived community intolerance of MSM and perceived community discrimination toward people living with HIV. These subscales show promise as reliable, valid measures for assessing sexual behavior stigma among MSM in Mexico, and as tools for documenting and tracking sexual behavior stigma trends, comparing regional burdens of sexual behavior stigma, and tracking the progress of stigma-mitigation interventions among MSM in Mexico. Future research is needed to understand the extent to which each subscale is differentially associated with sexual (and other) health outcomes, which can inform the development and implementation of uniquely tailored stigma-mitigation, HIV-prevention, HIV-care, and other needed interventions for MSM in Mexico.

This study reports psychometric properties and derivation of norms for a Persian version of the Multiple Intelligence Developmental Assessment Scales (MIDAS) for Adults. After examining and confirming equivalency between English and Persian versions, translated and validated by Saeidi, Ostovar, Shearer, and Asghari Jafarabadi (2015), the scale was administered to a sample (N = 2146), including students, undergraduates, graduates, and adults from different provinces in Iran. The participants were at least 19 years old and above (M = 29.40, SD = 2.26). Out of 2146 samples, 1103 females and 1043 were males. To examine the validity and reliability properties of the scale, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, Cronbach Alpha (α) reliability correlation coefficients, and corrected item-total correlations were employed. Exploratory factor analysis using varimax rotation identified eight principal components, which accounted for 67.21% of the variance for 115 items. The internal consistency coefficient (α = .92; ranging from 0.89 to 0.93) was also very high. The confirmatory analysis generally replicated the original conceptualization of the MIDAS. According to the results, the Persian-MIDAS-adults questionnaire has good psychometric properties in the research community and can be safely used as a valid tool to assess MI in Iran.