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Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences
Decision making is one of the crucial aspects of our daily life. In terms of making any decision ... more Decision making is one of the crucial aspects of our daily life. In terms of making any decision language plays a vital role either directly or indirectly. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of Bangla language (native) and foreign language (English) on decision making. It was hypothesized that foreign language would show fewer decision biases. Total 80 participants (40 males, 40 females) took part in this experiment. Results from Chi-square test revealed that while making decisions in Bangla language under loss-frame 68.7% participants preferred to choose risk option over sure option. On the contrary in gain-frame only 29.9% participants preferred the risk option (χ2(1, N = 80) = 24.059, p < 0.001). This decision biasness was significantly minimized in English language. In loss-frame 56.1% participants preferred the risk option over sure option and in gain-frame 43.6% participants preferred the risk option, χ2(1, N = 80) = 2.502, p > 0.05. Dhaka Uni...
The Operational Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ-Op) was developed by McCreary & Thompson. This s... more The Operational Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ-Op) was developed by McCreary
& Thompson. This study aimed to translate the instrument into Bangla and validate it
according to Bangladeshi Culture. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of the data from
160 participants (who provided complete responses) identifi ed four factor structures for
PSQ-Op with 19 items. The four factors for PSQ-Op namely ‘Excessive workload and
risk’, ‘Social affairs and image’, ‘Feelings of all time work and social blame’ and ‘Physical
and interpersonal problems’ together explained 56.94% of the total variance. This study
was novel in the sense that previous study has not identifi ed any factor structure for
this instrument. The PSQ-Op showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α =.89 for
PSQ-Op; .71 - .85 for its factors), strong translation and convergent validity. Thus, the
Bangla version PSQ-Op appears to be a valid and reliable instrument for using it for
research purpose in the country.
Keywords: Psychometric properties, Bangla version, Operational police stress
Intimacy is an important component of interpersonal relationship. The Miller Social Intimacy Scal... more Intimacy is an important component of interpersonal relationship. The Miller Social Intimacy Scale (MSIS) was developed (Miller & Lefcourt, 1982) to measure social intimacy, to quantify the degree of emotional closeness a person felt toward another person. The aim of this study was to translate the MSIS into Bangla and validate in Bangladeshi culture. Data were collected from 177 university students (77 females and 100 males) using survey method. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of the data from 172 participants (who provided complete responses) identified a two factor structure of the MSIS with 12 items. The Two factors namely ‘Frequency’ of intimate contact, and ‘Intensity’ of intimate relations together explained 49.20% of the total variance. The MSIS and its factors showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = .83 for the MSIS, .75, for ‘Frequency’ dimension and .79 for ‘Intensity’ dimension), strong convergent and discriminant validity. Thus, the Bangla version MSIS appears to be valid and reliable and therefore can be used in further research on interpersonal relationship of the people in Bangladesh.
There is growing importance of the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) in Internet addiction research a... more There is growing importance of the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) in Internet addiction research around the world. Since the development of the IAT (Young, 1996, 1998), a number of validation studies have been done in various cultures. The aim of this study was to translate the instrument into Bangla and validate in Bangladeshi culture, a culture vulnerable to Internet addiction. A total of 177 Internet users (77 females and 100 males) participated in the study. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of the data from 172 participants (who provided complete responses) identified a four factor structure of the IAT with 18 items. The four factors namely ‘Neglect of duty’, ‘Online dependence’, ‘Virtual fantasies’, and ‘Privacy and self-defense’ together explained 55.68% of the total variance. Problematic (moderate/excessive) users on the IAT scored, on average, higher on each of the four IAT factors as compared to average or nonproblematic (minimal) users consistently across genders. The IAT and its factors showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s a = .89 for the IAT, and .60–.84 for the factors), strong convergent and discriminant validity. Thus, the Bangla version IAT appears to be valid and reliable and therefore may be used in further research on Internet addiction in the country.
Intimacy is an important component of interpersonal relationship. The Miller Social Intimacy Scal... more Intimacy is an important component of interpersonal relationship. The Miller Social Intimacy Scale (MSIS) was developed (Miller & Lefcourt, 1982) to measure social intimacy, to quantify the degree of emotional closeness a person felt toward another person. The aim of this study was to translate the MSIS into Bangla and validate in Bangladeshi culture. Data were collected from 177 university students (77 females and 100 males) using survey method. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of the data from 172 participants (who provided complete responses) identified a two factor structure of the MSIS with 12 items. The Two factors namely ‘Frequency’ of intimate contact, and ‘Intensity’ of intimate relations together explained 49.20% of the total variance. The MSIS and its factors showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = .83 for the MSIS, .75, for ‘Frequency’ dimension and .79 for ‘Intensity’ dimension), strong convergent and discriminant validity. Thus, the Bangla version MSIS appears to be valid and reliable and therefore can be used in further research on interpersonal relationship of the people in Bangladesh.
The importance of the organizational police stress research has increased in recent times. One im... more The importance of the organizational police stress research has increased in recent times. One important measure of organizational police stress is the Organizational Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ-Org; was . The purpose of the present study was to translate the measure into Bangla and validate in Bangladeshi Culture. A total of 210 police officers participated in this survey. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of the data from 160 participants (who provided complete responses) identified four factor structures for PSQ-Org with 14 items. The four factors for PSQ-Org namely 'Poor management and bureaucracy', 'Lack of manpower and resources', 'Feelings of excessive duty and being supervised' and 'Lack of leisure time and negative evaluations' together explained 55.14% of the total variance. The PSQ-Org showed moderate to high internal consistency (Cronbach's α =.80 for PSQ-Org; and .57 to .66 for its factors) strong translation validity and convergent validity. Thus, the Bangla version PSQ-Org appears to be a valid and reliable measure that can be used for further research in Bangladesh.
Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2013
a 2-factor structure (factors: dependent use and excessive use; in American culture. The 'depende... more a 2-factor structure (factors: dependent use and excessive use; in American culture. The 'dependent use' and 'excessive use' of the 2-factor structure of the English version resembles the 'emotional and cognitive preoccupation' and 'loss of control and interference with daily life' of the 2-factor structure of the German version respectively. However, other versions of the IAT are widely different from each other even when they comprise the same number of factors. Thus factor structure of the IAT varies from study to study, from culture to culture and even within the same culture, and therefore it requires a validation study to be
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences
Decision making is one of the crucial aspects of our daily life. In terms of making any decision ... more Decision making is one of the crucial aspects of our daily life. In terms of making any decision language plays a vital role either directly or indirectly. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of Bangla language (native) and foreign language (English) on decision making. It was hypothesized that foreign language would show fewer decision biases. Total 80 participants (40 males, 40 females) took part in this experiment. Results from Chi-square test revealed that while making decisions in Bangla language under loss-frame 68.7% participants preferred to choose risk option over sure option. On the contrary in gain-frame only 29.9% participants preferred the risk option (χ2(1, N = 80) = 24.059, p < 0.001). This decision biasness was significantly minimized in English language. In loss-frame 56.1% participants preferred the risk option over sure option and in gain-frame 43.6% participants preferred the risk option, χ2(1, N = 80) = 2.502, p > 0.05. Dhaka Uni...
The Operational Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ-Op) was developed by McCreary & Thompson. This s... more The Operational Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ-Op) was developed by McCreary
& Thompson. This study aimed to translate the instrument into Bangla and validate it
according to Bangladeshi Culture. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of the data from
160 participants (who provided complete responses) identifi ed four factor structures for
PSQ-Op with 19 items. The four factors for PSQ-Op namely ‘Excessive workload and
risk’, ‘Social affairs and image’, ‘Feelings of all time work and social blame’ and ‘Physical
and interpersonal problems’ together explained 56.94% of the total variance. This study
was novel in the sense that previous study has not identifi ed any factor structure for
this instrument. The PSQ-Op showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α =.89 for
PSQ-Op; .71 - .85 for its factors), strong translation and convergent validity. Thus, the
Bangla version PSQ-Op appears to be a valid and reliable instrument for using it for
research purpose in the country.
Keywords: Psychometric properties, Bangla version, Operational police stress
Intimacy is an important component of interpersonal relationship. The Miller Social Intimacy Scal... more Intimacy is an important component of interpersonal relationship. The Miller Social Intimacy Scale (MSIS) was developed (Miller & Lefcourt, 1982) to measure social intimacy, to quantify the degree of emotional closeness a person felt toward another person. The aim of this study was to translate the MSIS into Bangla and validate in Bangladeshi culture. Data were collected from 177 university students (77 females and 100 males) using survey method. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of the data from 172 participants (who provided complete responses) identified a two factor structure of the MSIS with 12 items. The Two factors namely ‘Frequency’ of intimate contact, and ‘Intensity’ of intimate relations together explained 49.20% of the total variance. The MSIS and its factors showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = .83 for the MSIS, .75, for ‘Frequency’ dimension and .79 for ‘Intensity’ dimension), strong convergent and discriminant validity. Thus, the Bangla version MSIS appears to be valid and reliable and therefore can be used in further research on interpersonal relationship of the people in Bangladesh.
There is growing importance of the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) in Internet addiction research a... more There is growing importance of the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) in Internet addiction research around the world. Since the development of the IAT (Young, 1996, 1998), a number of validation studies have been done in various cultures. The aim of this study was to translate the instrument into Bangla and validate in Bangladeshi culture, a culture vulnerable to Internet addiction. A total of 177 Internet users (77 females and 100 males) participated in the study. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of the data from 172 participants (who provided complete responses) identified a four factor structure of the IAT with 18 items. The four factors namely ‘Neglect of duty’, ‘Online dependence’, ‘Virtual fantasies’, and ‘Privacy and self-defense’ together explained 55.68% of the total variance. Problematic (moderate/excessive) users on the IAT scored, on average, higher on each of the four IAT factors as compared to average or nonproblematic (minimal) users consistently across genders. The IAT and its factors showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s a = .89 for the IAT, and .60–.84 for the factors), strong convergent and discriminant validity. Thus, the Bangla version IAT appears to be valid and reliable and therefore may be used in further research on Internet addiction in the country.
Intimacy is an important component of interpersonal relationship. The Miller Social Intimacy Scal... more Intimacy is an important component of interpersonal relationship. The Miller Social Intimacy Scale (MSIS) was developed (Miller & Lefcourt, 1982) to measure social intimacy, to quantify the degree of emotional closeness a person felt toward another person. The aim of this study was to translate the MSIS into Bangla and validate in Bangladeshi culture. Data were collected from 177 university students (77 females and 100 males) using survey method. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of the data from 172 participants (who provided complete responses) identified a two factor structure of the MSIS with 12 items. The Two factors namely ‘Frequency’ of intimate contact, and ‘Intensity’ of intimate relations together explained 49.20% of the total variance. The MSIS and its factors showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = .83 for the MSIS, .75, for ‘Frequency’ dimension and .79 for ‘Intensity’ dimension), strong convergent and discriminant validity. Thus, the Bangla version MSIS appears to be valid and reliable and therefore can be used in further research on interpersonal relationship of the people in Bangladesh.
The importance of the organizational police stress research has increased in recent times. One im... more The importance of the organizational police stress research has increased in recent times. One important measure of organizational police stress is the Organizational Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ-Org; was . The purpose of the present study was to translate the measure into Bangla and validate in Bangladeshi Culture. A total of 210 police officers participated in this survey. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of the data from 160 participants (who provided complete responses) identified four factor structures for PSQ-Org with 14 items. The four factors for PSQ-Org namely 'Poor management and bureaucracy', 'Lack of manpower and resources', 'Feelings of excessive duty and being supervised' and 'Lack of leisure time and negative evaluations' together explained 55.14% of the total variance. The PSQ-Org showed moderate to high internal consistency (Cronbach's α =.80 for PSQ-Org; and .57 to .66 for its factors) strong translation validity and convergent validity. Thus, the Bangla version PSQ-Org appears to be a valid and reliable measure that can be used for further research in Bangladesh.
Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2013
a 2-factor structure (factors: dependent use and excessive use; in American culture. The 'depende... more a 2-factor structure (factors: dependent use and excessive use; in American culture. The 'dependent use' and 'excessive use' of the 2-factor structure of the English version resembles the 'emotional and cognitive preoccupation' and 'loss of control and interference with daily life' of the 2-factor structure of the German version respectively. However, other versions of the IAT are widely different from each other even when they comprise the same number of factors. Thus factor structure of the IAT varies from study to study, from culture to culture and even within the same culture, and therefore it requires a validation study to be