Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 8 |
Descriptor
| Factor Analysis | 8 |
| Foreign Countries | 7 |
| Factor Structure | 5 |
| Correlation | 4 |
| Depression (Psychology) | 4 |
| Questionnaires | 4 |
| Test Validity | 4 |
| Adolescents | 3 |
| Anxiety | 3 |
| Construct Validity | 3 |
| Patients | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Assessment | 8 |
Author
| Arrindell, Willem A. | 1 |
| Baer, Ruth | 1 |
| Bartels, M. | 1 |
| Bernstein, Amit | 1 |
| Bohlmeijer, Ernst | 1 |
| Boomsma, Anne | 1 |
| Boomsma, D. I. | 1 |
| Das, Jacqueline | 1 |
| Dolan, C. V. | 1 |
| Doreleijers, Theo | 1 |
| Drieschner, Klaus H. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 8 |
| Reports - Research | 6 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Netherlands | 8 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Minnesota Multiphasic… | 1 |
| NEO Five Factor Inventory | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkEmons, Wilco H. M.; Sijtsma, Klaas; Pedersen, Susanne S. – Assessment, 2012
The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) measures anxiety and depressive symptoms and is widely used in clinical and nonclinical populations. However, there is some debate about the number of dimensions represented by the HADS. In a sample of 534 Dutch cardiac patients, this study examined (a) the dimensionality of the HADS using Mokken…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Patients, Heart Disorders, Questionnaires
Olatunji, Bunmi O.; Ebesutani, Chad; Sawchuk, Craig N.; McKay, Dean; Lohr, Jeffrey M.; Kleinknecht, Ronald A. – Assessment, 2012
The present investigation employs item response theory (IRT) to develop an abbreviated Medical Fear Survey (MFS). Application of IRT analyses in Study 1 (n = 931) to the original 50-item MFS resulted in a 25-item shortened version. Examination of the location parameters also resulted in a reduction of the Likert-type scaling of the MFS by removing…
Descriptors: Fear, Medicine, Surveys, Test Construction
Slof-Op 't Landt, M. C. T.; van Furth, E. F.; Rebollo-Mesa, I.; Bartels, M.; van Beijsterveldt, C. E. M.; Slagboom, P. E.; Boomsma, D. I.; Meulenbelt, I.; Dolan, C. V. – Assessment, 2009
In most assessment instruments, distinct items are designed to measure a trait, and the sum score of these items serves as an approximation of an individual's trait score. In interpreting group differences with respect to sum scores, the instrument should measure the same underlying trait across groups (e.g., male/female, young/old). Differences…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Measurement, Scores, Questionnaires
Bohlmeijer, Ernst; ten Klooster, Peter M.; Fledderus, Martine; Veehof, Martine; Baer, Ruth – Assessment, 2011
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in therapies that include the learning of mindfulness skills. The 39-item Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) has been developed as a reliable and valid comprehensive instrument for assessing different aspects of mindfulness in community and student samples. In this study, the psychometric…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Validity, Factor Structure, Personality Traits
Neumann, Anna; van Lier, Pol A. C.; Gratz, Kim L.; Koot, Hans M. – Assessment, 2010
The authors explored the utility of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) in assessing adolescents' emotion regulation. Adolescents (11-17 years; N = 870) completed the DERS and measures of externalizing and internalizing problems. Confirmatory factor analysis suggested a similar factor structure in the adolescent sample of the…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
Drieschner, Klaus H.; Boomsma, Anne – Assessment, 2008
The Treatment Motivation Scales for forensic outpatient treatment (TMS-F) is a Dutch 85-item self-report questionnaire for the motivation of forensic outpatients to engage in their treatment and six cognitive and affective determinants of this motivation. Following descriptions of the conceptual basis and construction, the psychometric properties…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Factor Structure, Motivation, Factor Analysis
Das, Jacqueline; de Ruiter, Corine; Doreleijers, Theo; Hillege, Sanne – Assessment, 2009
The present study examines the reliability and construct validity of the Dutch version of the Psychopathy Check List: Youth Version (PCL:YV) in a sample of male adolescents admitted to a secure juvenile justice treatment institution (N = 98). Hare's four-factor model is used to examine reliability and validity of the separate dimensions of…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Construct Validity, Test Validity, Personality
Vujanovic, Anka A.; Arrindell, Willem A.; Bernstein, Amit; Norton, Peter J.; Zvolensky, Michael J. – Assessment, 2007
The present investigation examined the factor structure, internal consistency, and construct validity of the 16-item Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI; Reiss Peterson, Gursky, & McNally 1986) in a young adult sample (n = 420) from the Netherlands. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to comparatively evaluate two-factor, three-factor, and…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Young Adults
