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In this study, the effects of personal factors relevant for academic achievement and beliefs about mathematics on performance in modelling tasks are illuminated and empirically validated. Relations between performance in certain steps of the modelling process and reading competence, mathematical competence, general knowledge, word comprehension, fluid intelligence (reasoning ability) and beliefs about mathematics are particularized. Empirical validity of the postulated relations was tested by a structural equation approach with a sample of 959 students (grade six). Model fit and parameter estimates support the postulated relations between these personal factors and performance in mathematical modelling. Thereby, the construct of mathematical modelling was illuminated and conclusions for fostering mathematical modelling could be drawn by accounting for those personal factors affecting academic achievement that are related to mathematical modelling.

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- Psychology, Mathematical Modelling, Competence, Construct Validation
- by Sandra Castañeda Figueiras
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- Revista de Psicologia, Construct Validation
- by Michel Laroche
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- Sociology, Psychology, Gender Roles, Acculturation

In this article, we describe the construct validation of a General Social Attitudes Scale (SAS_G), designed to measure the basic dimensions of social attitudes in both self-reports and peer-ratings. A large sample of Croatian university students (N = 452) used the SAS_G to describe their own social attitudes, which were also described by 452 of their acquaintances using the same instrument. All SAS_G subscales showed reasonably high internal consistency reliability estimates as well as appropriate convergent and discriminant validity based on self/peer correlations. Separate Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) of both self-reports and peer ratings yielded five replicable factors and acceptable indices of fit. However, the validation analyses against lexically based Saucier’s (2008 ) ISMS instrument showed little convergence, indicating that these two approaches to general social attitudes scale construction can lead to the identification of different basic constructs.

- by Goran Milas
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- Psychology, Cognitive Science, Personality Psychology, Individual Differences

Recent research suggesting that people who maximize are less happy than those who satisfice has received considerable fanfare. The current study investigates whether this conclusion reflects the construct itself or rather how it is... more

- by Mike Gillespie
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- Marketing, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Judgment and decision making

- by Katja Maaß
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- Mathematical Modelling, Competence, Construct Validation

This study developed and tested a theory-based measure of authentic leadership using five separate samples obtained from China, Kenya, and the United States. Confirmatory factor analyses supported a higher order, multidimensional model of the authentic leadership construct (the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire [ALQ]) comprising leader self-awareness, relational transparency, internalized moral perspective, and balanced processing. Structural equation modeling (SEM) demonstrated the predictive validity for the ALQ measure for important work-related attitudes and behaviors, beyond what ethical and transformational leadership offered. Finally, results revealed a positive relationship between authentic leadership and supervisor-rated performance. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

- by William Gardner
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- Management, Marketing, Psychology, Transformational Leadership

The present study intends to investigate if the psychometric results proposed by Niñerola, Capdevila and Pintanel (2006) for the Self-report of Barriers for Practice Physical Exercise (ABPEF) in Mexican university students are replicated. A total of 877 university students (mean age = 20.8 ± 2.5 years) participated. The factorial structure of the questionnaire was analyzed through confirmatory factorial analyzis, which showed that a four factor structure is feasible and adequate. The four factors (body image, fatigue, obligations and environment), according to statistical and substantive criteria, have shown adequate fit indicators of reliability and validity, which correspond to the structure proposed for the original questionnaire. In addition, the results of the factorial analyzis carried out with the subsamples, indicate the existence of strong evidence of the stability of the factorial structure. Further research should replicate these findings in larger samples.

We validate, extend, and empirically and theoretically criticize the cultural dimension of humane orientation of the project GLOBE (Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness Research Program). Theoretically, humane orientation is not just a one-dimensionally positive concept about being caring, altruistic, and kind to others as discussed by Kabasakal and Bodur (2004), but there is also a certain ambivalence to this concept. We suggest differentiating humane orientation toward in-group members from humane orientation toward out-group members. A multicountry construct validation study used student samples from 25 countries that were either high or low in humane orientation (N = 876) and studied their relation to the traditional GLOBE scale and other cultural-level measures (agreeableness, religiosity, authoritarianism, and welfare state score). Findings revealed a strong correlation between humane orientation and agreeableness, welfare state score, and religiosity. Out-group humane orientation proved to be the more relevant subfacet of the original humane orientation construct, suggesting that future research on humane orientation should make use of this measure instead of the vague original scale. The ambivalent character of out-group humane orientation is displayed in its positive correlation to high authoritarianism. Patriotism was used as a control variable for noncritical acceptance of one’s society but did not change the correlations. Our findings are discussed as an example of how rigid expectations and a lack of tolerance for diversity may help explain the ambivalent nature of humane orientation.

- by Humanities & Social Science UM
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- Public Management, Welfare State, Authoritarianism, Religiosity
- by Mike Gillespie
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- Marketing, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Judgment and decision making

- by Maria Restrepo-Espinosa
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- Psychology, Cognitive Science, Public Management, Welfare State

In this article, we describe the construct validation of a General Social Attitudes Scale (SAS_G), designed to measure the basic dimensions of social attitudes in both self-reports and peer-ratings. A large sample of Croatian university students (N = 452) used the SAS_G to describe their own social attitudes, which were also described by 452 of their acquaintances using the same instrument. All SAS_G subscales showed reasonably high internal consistency reliability estimates as well as appropriate convergent and discriminant validity based on self/peer correlations. Separate Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) of both self-reports and peer ratings yielded five replicable factors and acceptable indices of fit. However, the validation analyses against lexically based Saucier’s (2008) ISMS instrument showed little convergence, indicating that these two approaches to general social attitudes scale construction can lead to the identification of different basic constructs.

- by Goran Milas
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- Psychology, Cognitive Science, Personality Psychology, Individual Differences
- by Sandra Castañeda Figueiras
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- Psychology, Cognitive Science, Construct Validation

The field of personal epistemology is not only complex, potentially determinant of learning, but also confusing. Hence the need to validate its constructs. Two theoretical models of structural relationships of epistemological beliefs on motivation were tested: the Naive and reflexive types. Confirmatory factor analysis was run with 317 students' answers. Models generated (naïve and reflexive) show acceptable practical adjustment indexes that enable validation of their structural relationships among dimensions. The values were, for the Naive style: CFI = 0.92 and RMSEA of 04, and for the reflective style: CFI = 0.91 and RMSEA = 0.06. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for the understanding of complex learning.

- by Eduardo Peñalosa
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- Psychology, Cognitive Science, Construct Validation

The purpose of this article is to illustrate a mixed-method approach (ie, combining qualitative and quantitative methods) for advancing the study of construct validation in cross-cultural research. The article offers a detailed... more

- by David Dai
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- Psychology, Illustrations, Research Methodology, Ethnography

- by Norbert Semmer
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- Psychology, Cognitive Science, Public Management, Welfare State

Background In a context where there is no treatment for the current COVID-19 virus, the combination of self-care behaviours together with confinement, are strategies to decrease the risk of contagion and remain healthy. However, there are no self-care measures to screen self-care activities in general population and which, could be briefly in a lockdown situation. This research aims to build and validate a psychometric tool to screen self-care activities in general population. Methods Firstly, an exploratory factor analysis was performed in a sample of 226 participants to discover the underlying factorial structure and to reduce the number of items in the original tool into a significant pool of items related to self-care. Later a confirmatory factor analyses were performed in a new sample of 261 participants to test for the fit and goodness of factor solutions. Internal validity, reliability, and convergent validity between its score with perceived stress and psychological well-bei...

- by edwin yair oliveros ariza
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- Food, Self Care, Stress, Medicine

The field of personal epistemology is not only complex, potentially determinant of learning, but also confusing. Hence the need to validate its constructs. Two theoretical models of structural relationships of epistemological beliefs on motivation were tested: the Naive and reflexive types. Confirmatory factor analysis was run with 317 students' answers. Models generated (naive and reflexive) show acceptable practical adjustment indexes that enable validation of their structural relationships among dimensions. The values were, for the Naive style: CFI = 0.92 and RMSEA of 04, and for the reflective style: CFI = 0.91 and RMSEA = 0.06. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for the understanding of complex learning.

- by Sandra Castañeda Figueiras
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- Psychology, Construct Validation

Resumen El presente estudio tiene como objetivo principal analizar las propiedades psicométricas versión española del Multidimensional Body Self Relations Questionnaire propuesta por Blanco, Viciana, Aguirre, Zueck, and Benavides (2017) en hombres y mujeres universitarios, para población mexicana. La muestra total fue de 1221 participantes; 653 mujeres y 568 hombres, con una edad media de 20.39 años (DE= 1.83) y 20.76 años (DE= 1.95) respectivamente. De acuerdo a los requisitos psicométricos establecidos, los análisis factoriales confirmatorios mostraron que una estructura bifactorial (importancia subjetiva de la apariencia física e importancia subjetiva de la forma física) es viable y adecuada para ambas poblaciones (mujeres y hombres). Además, la estructura factorial, las cargas factoriales y los interceptos se consideran invariantes en las dos poblaciones; sin embargo, existen diferencias entre las poblaciones para las medias de los factores importancia subjetiva de la apariencia física e importancia subjetiva de la forma física. Palabras clave: Estructura factorial, imagen corporal, sexo, validación de constructo

- by ivan hinojosa
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- Structural Equation Modeling, Body Image, Teenagers, Young Adult
- by Marc-Alexandre Tomiuk
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- Sociology, Psychology, Gender Roles, Acculturation

The present study aims to investigate whether the psychometric results proposed by (Sanjuan, Perez, & Bermúdez, 2000) for general self-efficacy scale replicate. The total sample was of 282 subjects; 142 women and 140 men, college students from the city of La Paz Baja California Sur Mexico, with an mean age of 20.3 years (SD = 1.6) for women and 20.9 years (SD = 1.6) for men. The factorial structure of the questionnaire was analyzed by confirmatory factor analysis. The analysis shows a feasible and appropriate factor structure. The structure of a one factor, based on statistical and substantive criteria, has shown adequate fit indicators of reliability and validity. In addition, the factor obtained a Cronbach´s alpha coefficient of .914. Future research should replicate these findings in larger samples.

Construct design and validation is a common practise in the Operations Management field. In this sense, the aim of this study is to present Rasch Measurement Theory (RMT) as a richful and useful methodology in order to validate constructs. In order to do so, the measurement controversy in the social science is presented; then, RMT is explained as a solution for this measurement issue; after that, the different applications of RMT are described and, finally, the different stages of the validation process are presented. Thus, this work aims to serve as a guide for those researchers interested in the methodology. Therefore, a specific case is included: the validation of the construct " motivation to implement continuous improvement ". Resumen El diseño y validación de constructos es una práctica habitual en el campo de investigación de la Dirección de Operaciones. En esta línea, el objetivo de este trabajo es presentar la Teoría de la Medición de Rasch (TMR) como metodología para la validación de construc-tos. Para ello se describe la problemática de medición concreta de las ciencias sociales, cómo la Teoría de la Medición de Rasch da respuesta a esa problemática, las distintas aplicaciones de la TMR, así como las diferentes etapas a realizar para comprobar si un constructo es válido o no. Así, el trabajo pretende servir de guía para todos aquellos in-teresados en la metodología. Para ello se ofrece un caso concreto de aplicación al cons-tructo " motivación para implantar la mejora continua ". Palabras clave: Teoría de la Medición de Rasch; constructo; validación; fiabilididad; item; sujeto

- by Lidia Sanchez-Ruiz and +1
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- Operations Management, Rasch Analysis, Construct Validation
- by Sandra Castañeda Figueiras
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- Construct Validation

- by Antonio C R Tupinambá
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- Psychology, Cognitive Science, Public Management, Welfare State

Abstract The roles and commitment of employees within global strategic partnerships are imperative to their success. Whilst previous studies have addressed certain individual-level microfoundations and social change in an interpretivist manner, this study first proposes a theoretical framework consists of individual-level microfoundations, social change and affective organizational commitment—interlinked with social identity theory. We then validate the 16-item scale for individual-level microfoundations and the 24-item scale for social change based on data collected from global strategic partnerships. For testing of our conceptualization, path modeling finally confirms significant relationships between the constructs. Our findings further present the partial mediating role of social change between individual-level microfoundations and affective organizational commitment. Therefore, the study provides a new pathway in advancing our understanding of global strategic partnerships. It also validates two new constructs directly relevant to managing global strategic partnerships. We discuss theoretical and practical implications of these linkages and contributions, and conclude by providing suggestions for future research.

- by haseeb shabbir
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- Sociology, Social Change, Economics, Technology

- by Scott Highhouse
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- Marketing, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Decision Making
- by MARTA JUHASZ
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- Psychology, Cognitive Science, Public Management, Welfare State
- by Hannah Lui Park
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- Biomarkers, Inflammation, Diet, Linear models
- by John Gaski
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- Law, Applied Economics, Consumer Psychology, Consumer Policy

- by Thomas Arciszewski
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- Psychology, Cognitive Science, Public Management, Welfare State