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France, Megan K.; Finney, Sara J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2009
This study evaluates the psychometric properties of a measure of mattering to other people. A confirmatory factor analysis supported a four-factor model. In addition, mattering was positively related to measures of well-being and negatively related to measures of worry. The four factors related differently to these variables, providing additional…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Validity, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics
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Horst, S. Jeanne; Finney, Sara J.; Barron, Kenneth E. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2007
The current research explored the theory of social goal orientation. More specifically, we conducted three studies utilizing six-independent university student samples to evaluate the construct validity of the Social Achievement Goal Orientation Scale (SAGOS; Ryan & Hopkins, 2003), a measure representing the construct of social goal orientation.…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Validity, Factor Structure, Construct Validity