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Cristian Zanon; Makilim N. Baptista; Mark Rubin; Nursel Topkaya; Ertugrul Sahin; Rachel E. Brenner; David L. Vogel; Winnie W. S. Mak – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2024
This study presents a reduced version of the Perception of Family Support Scale (PFSS)--a measure of family support designed for research and clinical purposes--and examine construct validity, invariance, and reliability evidence for scores obtained from the instrument. Data collection occurred in 2019. Using exploratory and confirmatory factor…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Social Support Groups, Psychometrics, Foreign Countries
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Daire, Andrew P.; Gonzalez, Jennifer E.; O'Hare, Vanessa N. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2017
The Parental Stress and Coping Inventory was developed for mental health professionals serving low-income and low-resource parents. A sample of 1,567 parents completed a revised Family Adjustment Measure for the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses conducted in this study. Findings resulted in three scales that explained 53% of the…
Descriptors: Coping, Stress Variables, Measures (Individuals), Low Income
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Ding, Cody – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2016
The purpose of the article is to propose a multidimensional scaling single-ideal point model as a method to evaluate changes in individuals' preferences under the explicit methodological framework of behavioral preference assessment. One example is used to illustrate the approach for a clear idea of what this approach can accomplish.
Descriptors: Multidimensional Scaling, Evaluation Methods, Change, Preferences
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Mullen, Patrick R.; Crowe, Allison – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2018
We examined the psychometric properties of the Short Grit Scale with a sample of school counselors. The confirmatory factor analysis resulted in a modified 2-factor solution and internal reliability estimates were satisfactory. Furthermore, participants' grit inversely correlated with their stress and burnout. We discuss the implications of these…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, School Counselors, School Counseling, Factor Analysis
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Rusu, Petruta P.; Hilpert, Peter; Turliuc, Maria N.; Bodenmann, Guy – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2016
This study investigates the psychometric properties of the Romanian version of the Dyadic Coping Inventory with data from 510 married couples. The results confirm the theoretical factorial structure of the Dyadic Coping Inventory for both partners, indicating convergent validity, discriminate validity, and measurement invariance (across genders…
Descriptors: Coping, Psychometrics, Spouses, Factor Structure
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Cramer, Robert J.; Burks, Alixandra C.; Golom, Frank D.; Stroud, Caroline H.; Graham, James L. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2017
We tested the psychometric properties of the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale. Findings included (1) a three-factor structure (i.e., Negative Identity, Identity Uncertainty, Identity Superiority); (2) less positive identities among HIV-positive persons, African Americans, males, and bisexuals; and (3) convergent patterns with subjective…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Measures (Individuals), Homosexuality, Sexual Identity