Query: attitude psychometric

title: INVENTORY FOR ASSESSMENT OF SOCIO PERCEPTUAL ATTITUDE: PSYCHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS AND FEATURES OF USE
abstract: Socio perceptual attitude is defined as a predisposition of the subjects of communication to perceive, assess, and act in relation to each other in a certain way. The functions of social perceptual attitudes are social adaptation (utilitarian function) cognitive function, expression and evaluation, and psychological protection. Author's technique of diagnostics of social perceptual attitude of a person in relation to other people is presented in the article. The inventory uses the proverbs of the peoples of the world as test material. The results of psychometric testing indicate the reliability and validity of the technique.High scores on the technique results indicate the individual's characteristics such as willingness to trust, to help, and to notice positive experiences; the ability to see the positive potential; faith in people's ability to develop and achieve better results; emotional acceptance, benevolence, and empathy.The average scores indicate the subject's desire for close and trusting relationships, cooperation, sincerity; willingness to understand another person; desire to take into account individual psychological features of other people; contradictions with others are either absent or are resolved constructively.Low scores indicate that, in relation to others, the subject is characterized by the following: suspicion, anticipation of negative attitude to themselves, willingness to see the negative manifestations in the behavior of others, ignoring of their successes and achievements; emotional rejection, criticism, irony, malice; accusations against the others used to justify their own negative actions (aggression) against said others.The author's technique can be used in solution of the problem of psycho diagnostics and therapy in order to optimize communication and interpersonal relations: achieve mutual understanding and cooperation, develop a constructive mutually beneficial solution, overcome the desire to criticize others.

title: Psychometric Characteristics of the Attitude Questionnaire Toward the Donation of Organs for Transplant (PCID DTO RIOS)
abstract: Most psychosocial attitude studies for donors are not evaluated and are not valid. Validated questionnaires are necessary to compare results and guarantee that they measure what they are intended to measure.  To analyze the psychometric characteristics of the attitude questionnaire toward the donation of one's own organs after death. We evaluated PCID DTO RIOS (Questionnaire of "Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante" about organ donation and transplant; donacion y trasplante de organos in Spanish) developed by Dr Rios, for its validation in a Spanish speaking population.  A sample of 600 Spaniards over 18 stratified by age and gender according to the center were included. The PCID DTO RIOS was used, which allows determination of the factors that condition that attitude. Structured analysis was used in several stages, with an initial description of the data, exploratory factorial analysis, item analysis, and internal factor consistency.  The 20 items of the questionnaire are grouped into 4 factors, which explain 63.203% of the total variance. By factors, this is distributed as follows: factor 1 (6 items) 26.287% factor 2 (7 items) 24.972% factor 3 (4 items) 6.834% and factor 4 (3 items) 5.110% The analysis of the items and the internal consistency measured through Cronbach a (a1 .95, a2 .80, a3 .74, and a4 .64) support the four factor composition, with a 0.834.  The questionnaire PCID DTO RIOS is composed of 4 factors that explain a high percentage of the attitude toward the donation of one's own organs after death.

title: Psychometric properties of time attitude scores in young, middle, and older adult samples
abstract: In an effort to provide a measure of time perspective that can be used across the life span, we examined the psychometric properties of the Adolescent Time Inventory Time Attitude Scale (ATI TA; Mello Worrell, 2007) in three independent samples of young N 388) middle N 201) and older adults N 189) Results provided strong psychometric evidence that the ATI TA can be used appropriately with individuals across adolescence and adulthood. Specifically, internal consistency estimates indicated that scores on the six subscales (Past Positive, Past Negative, Present Positive, Present Negative, Future Positive, Future Negative) were reliable across the three samples. Confirmatory factor analyses showed that the theorized six factor structure had acceptable fit and fit the data better than alternate models. Subsequent analyses provided support for invariance across young, middle, and older adults. Overall, these results show that the ATI TA yields reliable scores and a valid structure across adulthood and can be used to measure time perspective throughout the life span.

title: The psychometric properties of the Sahin Francis Scale of Attitude towards Islam revised among Sunni students in Malaysia
abstract: This study examines the psychometric properties of a revised form of the Sahin Francis Scale of Attitude towards Islam comprising only positive valence items.  Sunni students in Malaysia (41 males and 148 females) support the internal consistency reliability and construct validity of this instrument and commend it for application in further studies.

title: Psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Evidence Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS) to measure implementation readiness
abstract: BackgroundAttitudes can be a precursor to the decision of whether or not to try a new practice. In order to tailor the implementation of evidence based practices (EBPs) in mental health settings, we must first consider practitioner attitudes towards EBP adoption. To assess these attitudes, the Evidence Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS) was developed. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the EBPAS, and to examine differences in attitudes towards implementing EBPs among mental health practitioners.MethodsThe EBPAS was translated into Norwegian and administered to 294 practitioners from seven primary and 22 specialized mental care units within a defined geographical area of Norway.ResultsThe EBPAS showed good psychometric properties. The less clinical experience the practitioner had, the more positive their attitude toward EBPs. Primary care practitioners reported more positive attitudes towards implementing EBPs that were required of them than specialized care practitioners. Norwegian version of the EBPAS is a promising tool for measuring implementation readiness in mental health services, and can be used in clinical practice to tailor implementation efforts.

title: Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of the Evidence Based Practice Attitude and Utilization Survey.
abstract: Most health professions recognize the value of evidence based practice (EBP) yet the uptake of EBP across most health disciplines has been suboptimal. To improve EBP uptake, it is important to first understand the many dimensions that affect EBP use. The Evidence Based practice Attitude and utilization SurvEy (EBASE) was designed to measure the attitudes, skills, and use of EBP among practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) however, the dimensionality of the instrument is not well understood. The aim of the current research was to examine the psychometric properties of the attitudes, skills, and use subscales of EBASE.  This was a secondary analysis of data obtained from the administration of EBASE. Data were examined using principal components analyses and confirmatory methods. Internal consistency reliabilities of resultant subscales were also computed.  U.S. chiropractors and 554 Canadian chiropractors.  A unidimensional structure best fit the attitudes and use subscales. Skills subscale items were best represented by subscales with a multidimensional structure. Specifically, the skills construct was best modeled with three dimensions (identification of the research question, locating research, and application of EBP) All subscales had acceptable internal consistency reliability estimates.  The findings support the modification of the scoring guidelines for the original EBASE. These changes are likely to result in a more accurate measure of EBP attitudes, skills, and use among chiropractors, and possibly CAM providers more generally.

title: The development and psychometric properties of a measure of clinicians' attitudes to depression: the revised Depression Attitude Questionnaire (R DAQ)
abstract: BackgroundDepression is a common mental disorder associated with substantial disability. It is inadequately recognised and managed, and clinicians' attitudes to this condition and its treatment may play a part in this. Most research in this area has used the Depression Attitude Questionnaire (DAQ) but analyses have shown this measure to exhibit problems in psychometric properties and suitability for the health professionals and settings where depression recognition may occur.MethodsWe revised the DAQ using a pooled review of findings from studies using this measure, together with a Delphi study which sought the opinions of a panel of relevant experts based in the UK, USA, Australia, and European countries (n 24) using 3 rounds of questioning to consider attitude dimensions, content, and item wording. After item generation, revision and consensus (agreement >70% using the Delphi panel, the revised DAQ (R DAQ) was tested with 1193 health care providers to determine its psychometric properties. Finally the test retest reliability of the R DAQ was examined with 38 participants.ResultsThe 22 item R DAQ scale showed good internal consistency: Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.84; and satisfactory test retest reliability: intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.62 (95% C.I. 0.37 to 0.78) Exploratory factor analysis favoured a three factor structure (professional confidence, therapeutic optimism/pessimism, and a generalist perspective) which accounted for 45.3% of the variance.ConclusionsThe R DAQ provides a revised tool for examining clinicians' views and understanding of depression. It addresses important weaknesses in the original measure whilst retaining items and dimensions that appeared valid. This revised scale is likely to be useful in examining attitudes across the health professional workforce and beyond the confines of the UK, and may be valuable for the purpose of evaluating training that aims to address clinicians' attitudes to depression. It incorporates key dimensions of attitudes with a modest number of items making it applicable to use in busy clinical settings.

title: Psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the Evidence Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS)
abstract: BackgroundThe Evidence Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS) was developed in the United States to assess attitudes of mental health and welfare professionals toward evidence based interventions. Although the EBPAS has been translated in different languages and is being used in several countries, all research on the psychometric properties of the EBPAS within youth care has been carried out in the United States. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the EBPAS.MethodsAfter translation into Dutch, the Dutch version of the EBPAS was examined in a diverse sample of 270 youth care professionals working in five institutions in the Netherlands. We examined the factor structure with both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses and the internal consistency reliability. We also conducted multiple linear regression analyses to examine the association of EBPAS scores with professionals' characteristics. It was hypothesized that responses to the EBPAS items could be explained by one general factor plus four specific factors, good to excellent internal consistency reliability would be found, and EBPAS scores would vary by age, sex, and educational level.ResultsThe exploratory factor analysis suggested a four factor solution according to the hypothesized dimensions: Requirements, Appeal, Openness, and Divergence. Cronbach's alphas ranged from 0.67 to 0.89, and the overall scale alpha was 0.72. The confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the factor structure and suggested that the lower order EBPAS factors are indicators of a higher order construct. However, Divergence was not significantly correlated with any of the subscales or the total score. The confirmatory bifactor analysis endorsed that variance was explained both by a general attitude towards evidence based interventions and by four specific factors. The regression analyses showed an association between EBPAS scores and youth care professionals' age, sex, and educational level. present study provides strong support for a structure with a general factor plus four specific factors and internal consistency reliability of the Dutch version of the EBPAS in a diverse sample of youth care professionals. Hence, the factor structure and reliability of the original version of the EBPAS seem generalizable to the Dutch version of the EBPAS.

title: Psychometric properties of Internet administered measures of health anxiety: an investigation of the Health Anxiety Inventory, the Illness Attitude Scales, and the Whiteley Index.
abstract: The Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI) the Illness Attitude Scales (IAS) and the Whiteley Index (WI) are three of the most widely used health anxiety measures, but their psychometric properties have not been investigated when administered via the Internet.  We investigated the three instruments' test retest reliability, internal consistency, convergent, and discriminant validity and sensitivity to change using one sample (n=111) of participants with severe health anxiety and one sample of healthy controls (n=92) RESULTS The HAI, IAS, and WI showed high test retest reliability (rs>.80) good convergent, and discriminant validity and were sensitive to detect change. The HAI and IAS (as>.85) but not the WI (as<.60) demonstrated high internal consistency.  The HAI, IAS, and WI have good psychometric properties, except for the low internal consistency of WI, when used as Internet administered measures of health anxiety. Using these measures over the Internet offers highly important advantages such as increased ease of administration, reduced attrition, and cost efficient treatment evaluation.

title: Scientific attitude some psychometric considerations
abstract: In the present context of the revolution of science and technology, imortance of science education is being recognised more and more. In fact, achievement in science has become one of the major quality parameters of students. Among several determinants of achievement in science, scientific attitude is an important one. Students' scientific attitude should be a major concern of science teacher. In particular, the knowledge of different operational dimensions of scientific attitude and its measument might enable a science teacher to identify inclination of science learners towards different endeavours in science.This psychometric consideration of scientific attitude is focal area of the present study. The study has explained the term 'attitude' in general, and 'scientific attitude' in particular. Various operational dimensions of the construct have also been discussed with reference to a detailed review of related literature. Emphasis has been given to the scientific attitude of secondary school learners. Different available tools have also been reviewed. A tool having sound psychometric basis and siutable for the present purpose has also been identified in light of this review, which may be used by a science teacher in secondary science classroom.