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Lev, Sagit; Ayalon, Liat – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Objective: To describe the quantitative validation of a unique questionnaire to measure moral distress among social workers in long-term care facilities in Israel. Method: Overall, 216 long-term care facilities' social workers took part in the pilot study that included psychometric evaluation and construct validation. Moral distress was examined…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Social Work, Emotional Disturbances, Intervention
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Lower, Leeann M.; Newman, Tarkington J.; Anderson-Butcher, Dawn – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Purpose: This study examines the psychometric properties of the Teamwork Scale for Youth, an assessment designed to measure youths' perceptions of their teamwork competency. Methods: The Teamwork Scale for Youth was administered to a sample of 460 youths. Confirmatory factor analyses examined the factor structure and measurement invariance of the…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Likert Scales, Youth, Construct Validity
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Alvelo, Jaime; Cancio-Gonzalez, Rafael E.; Collazo, Andrés – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Purpose: This study was intended to adapt into Spanish and validate the short form of the Marwit-Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory (MMCGI), an instrument for the assessment of levels of grief in caregivers of patients with dementia. Method: The adaptation was based on the cross-cultural equivalence model that included forward and backward…
Descriptors: Validity, Semantics, Factor Structure, Puerto Ricans
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Lawson, Michael A.; Alameda-Lawson, Tania; Byrnes, Edward – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the construct and predictive validity of the Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory (AAPI-2). Methods: The validity of the AAPI-2 was evaluated using multiple statistical methods, including exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and latent class analysis. These analyses were…
Descriptors: Low Income, Factor Structure, Validity, Reliability
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Juliusdottir, Gudlaug M.; Olafsdottir, Hrefna – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
Purpose: An analysis of the psychometric properties of an Icelandic version of McMasters Family Assessment Device (FAD) was conducted in this study. Method: Two groups, clinical and nonclinical, comprising of 529 parents answered the FAD. The study examined the internal reliability and discriminant validity of the instrument in addition to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Parent Attitudes, Validity
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Webber, Kristina C.; Rizo, Cynthia F.; Bowen, Natasha K. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Objectives: This study examines the factor structure and scale quality of data collected with the online Elementary School Success Profile (ESSP) for Teachers from a sample of teachers of 1,145 third through fifth graders. Methods: Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) using Mplus and weighted least squares means and variances adjusted (WLSMV)…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Least Squares Statistics, Profiles
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Emlet, Charles A. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2005
The purpose of this study is to explore the validity of a scale designed to measure HIV stigma and identify potential subscales. A nonrandom sample of 88 individuals, 44 between the ages of 20 and 39 and 44 ages 50 and older, living with HIV/AIDS were interviewed and completed a 13-item HIV Stigma Scale. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) found…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Older Adults, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis