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Validation of the Risk-Taking and Self-Harm Inventory for Adolescents in a Portuguese Community Sample
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Xavier, Ana; Cunha, Marina; Pinto-Gouveia, Jos̩ РMeasurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2019
This article aims to adapt and validate the Risk-Taking and Self-Harm Inventory for Adolescents (RTSHIA) in Portuguese. Results confirm the 2-factor structure originally proposed (risk-taking and self-harm). Both dimensions presented an adequate internal reliability and temporal stability. Convergent validity and sociodemographic differences are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Risk, Self Destructive Behavior, Adolescents
An Analysis of the Factor Structure and Validity of the Attitudes toward Erotica Questionnaire with a Sample of Counseling Professionals
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Bloom, Zachary D.; Gutierrez, Daniel; Lambie, Glenn W. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2017
Researchers performed an exploratory factor analysis on the Attitudes Toward Erotica Questionnaire (ATEQ) and examined the construct and concurrent validity of the ATEQ data with a sample of practicing counselors and marriage and family therapists in the state of Florida (N = 373). The data analyses resulted in a two-factor, 10-item assessment…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Test Validity, Attitude Measures, Questionnaires
Factor Analysis and Construction of the Acceptance of Couple Violence Scale
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McRae, Lamerial; Gonzalez, Jennifer E.; Dominguez, Vanessa; Daire, Andrew Patrick; Liu, Xun – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2018
We examined the construction for a modified Acceptance of Couple Violence (ACV) scale administered to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer college students (N = 266) measuring intimate partner violence. We ran an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis; results identified 1 factor for the instrument explaining 76% of the variance in…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Test Construction, Questionnaires, Measures (Individuals)
Attitudes toward Anger Management Scale: Development and Initial Validation
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Boudreaux, David J.; Dahlen, Eric R.; Madson, Michael B.; Bullock-Yowell, Emily – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2014
This article describes the development and preliminary validation of the Attitudes Toward Anger Management Scale (ATAMS), a self-report measure of attitudes toward anger management services. Undergraduate volunteers ("N" = 415) completed an initial version of the instrument. Principal components analysis yielded a two-factor solution.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Psychological Patterns, Counseling Services, Psychological Services
Development and Initial Psychometrics of Counseling Supervisor's Behavior Questionnaire
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Lee, Ahram; Park, Eun Hye; Byeon, Eunji; Lee, Sang Min – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2016
This study describes the development and psychometric properties of the Counseling Supervisor's Behavior Questionnaire, designed to assess the specific behaviors of supervisors, which can be observed by supervisees during supervision sessions. Factor structure, construct and concurrent validity, and internal consistency reliability of the…
Descriptors: Supervisors, Questionnaires, Psychometrics, Counseling
Measuring Adjustment to College: Construct Validity of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire
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Feldt, Ronald C.; Graham, Melody; Dew, Dennis – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2011
This study employed confirmatory factor analysis to examine the quality of fit of two measurement models of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (N = 305). Following the observation of poor fit, exploratory factor analysis was used. Results indicated six factors that account for the variance in Student Adaptation to College…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Factor Structure, Student Adjustment, College Environment
The Early Maladaptive Schema Questionnaire-Short Form: A Construct Validity Study.
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Glaser, Brian A.; Campbell, Linda F.; Calhoun, Georgia B.; Bates, Jeffrey M.; Petrocelli, John V. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2002
N.B. Schmidt, T.E. Joiner, J.E. Young, and M.J. Telch (1995) provided preliminary construct validity for scores from J.E. Young's (1990) 205-item Early Maladaptive Schema Questionnaire. The present study extends this work by examining the construct validity of scores from the shorter 75-item version of this instrument-the Early Maladaptive Schema…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Construct Validity, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques