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Validation and Use of the Multidimensional Wellness Inventory in Collegiate Student-Athletes and First-Generation Students
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Mayol, Mindy Hartman; Scott, Brianna M.; Schreiber, James B. – American Journal of Health Education, 2017
Background: In some professions, "wellness" has become shorthand for physical fitness and nutrition but dimensions outside the physical are equally important. As wellness models continue to materialize, a validated instrument is needed to substantiate the characteristics of a multidimensional wellness model. Purpose: This 2-pronged study…
Descriptors: Wellness, Measures (Individuals), Test Validity, Test Use
An Examination of the Factor Structure of Four of the Cognitive Abilities Included in the Educational Testing Service Kit of Factor-Referenced Cognitive Tests.
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Babcock, Renee L.; Laguna, Kerrie – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1997
The Educational Testing Service Kit of Factor-Referenced Cognitive Tests contains 72 tests that are supposed to be markers of 23 latent cognitive constructs. Examination of the factor structure of four of these tests with 165 undergraduates suggests caution in using the measures as markers of distinct factors. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests, Factor Structure, Higher Education
Assessing the Multidimensionality of a Unidimensional Scale: The Problems and Potential of the Need for Closure Scale for Educational Research.
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Crowson, H. Michael – 2001
The dispositional motivation of individuals to engage in information processing was studied through an instrument, the Need for Closure Scale (NFCS) (A. Kruglanski and others, 1996), developed to measure differences in the need for structure and closure. One goal of the two studies reported was to address criticisms related to the dimensionality…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Processes, Correlation, Educational Research
Assessment of Supportive, Conflicted, and Controlling Dimensions of Family Functioning: A Principal Components Analysis of Family Environment Scale Subscales in a College Sample.
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Kronenberger, William G.; Thompson, Robert J., Jr.; Morrow, Catherine – Assessment, 1997
A principal components analysis of the Family Environment Scale (FES) (R. Moos and B. Moos, 1994) was performed using 113 undergraduates. Research supported 3 broad components encompassing the 10 FES subscales. These results supported previous research and the generalization of the FES to college samples. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Family Characteristics