Breaking Relationship Scale

Presaghi, Fabio; Manca, Maura; Rodríguez-Franco, Luis; Curcio, Giuseppe

doi:10.1037/t46660-000

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“…PA entails comparing the eigenvalues obtained from the real data with eigenvalues obtained from simulated data of the same sample size and number of variables, in order to determine the number of real eigenvalues that outperform the random data (Hayton et al, 2004). PA was carried out with the R package random.polychor.pa (50 random simulations; 95th percentile of random eigenvalues) (Presaghi, Desimoni, & Presaghi, 2014). …”

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Subdimensions of social‐communication impairment in autism spectrum disorder

Bishop

Havdahl

Huerta

et al. 2016

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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Background More refined dimensions of social-communication impairment are needed to elucidate the clinical and biological boundaries of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other childhood onset psychiatric disorders associated with social difficulties, as well as to facilitate investigations in treatment and long-term outcomes of these disorders. Methods The current study was intended to identify separable dimensions of clinician-observed, social-communication impairments by examining scores on a widely used autism diagnostic instrument. Participants included verbally fluent children ages 3 to 13 years, who were given a clinical diagnosis of ASD (n=120) or non-ASD (i.e., ADHD, language disorder, intellectual disability, mood or anxiety disorder; n=118) following a comprehensive diagnostic assessment. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis examined the factor structure of algorithm items from the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), Module 3. Results Results indicated that a three-factor model consisting of repetitive behaviors and two separate social-communication behavior factors had superior fit compared to a two-factor model that included repetitive behaviors and one social-communication behavior factor. In the three-factor model, impairments in ‘Basic Social-Communication’ behaviors (e.g., eye contact, facial expressions, gestures) were separated from impairments in ‘Interaction quality.’ Confirmatory factor analysis in an independent sample of children in the Simons Simplex Collection (SSC) further supported the division of social-communication impairments into these two factors. Scores in Interaction Quality were significantly associated with nonverbal IQ and male sex in the ASD group, and with age in the non-ASD group, while scores in basic social communication were not significantly associated with any of these child characteristics in either diagnostic group. Conclusions Efforts to conceptualize level, or severity, of social-communication impairment in children with neurodevelopmental disorders might be facilitated by separating the most basic (or proximal) social-communication impairments, from those that could arise from a range of other phenotypic variables. Identification of social-communication subdimensions also highlights potential avenues for measuring different types of social-communication impairments for different purposes (e.g., for differential diagnosis vs. response to treatment).

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Subdimensions of social‐communication impairment in autism spectrum disorder

Bishop

Havdahl

Huerta

et al. 2016

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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“…In the best-fitting model, a single item (“has your husband ever made you feel obliged to give him money?”) was dropped due to cross loading. We ran additional sensitivity analysis using a parallel analysis approach to confirm the best-fitting factor structure [ 26 ]. We then conducted confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on a random two-third split sample (n 2 = 620) to evaluate model fit of the remaining 20-item scale.…”

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Development and validation of the Economic Coercion Scale-20 (ECS-20): A short-form of the ECS-36

Miedema,

Cheong,

Naved

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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The Economic Coercion Scale 36 (ECS-36) is a validated scale measuring women’s exposure to economic coercion for low-income countries. A valid short form is needed to facilitate parsimonious measurement of economic coercion in general surveys or program evaluations. We used data from a probability sample of 930 married women 15–49 years in Matlab, Bangladesh. We selected 21 items from the ECS-36 based on theory, content coverage, and item and dimensional information. We evaluated external validity with measures of non-economic intimate partner violence and depressive symptoms. We tested measurement invariance of the short-form scale across participants and non-participants of microfinance programs. A final, 20-item scale captured husband’s interference with wife’s (1) acquisition of economic resources and (2) use or maintenance of economic resources. IRT results of the ECS-20 demonstrated precision over the higher range of the economic coercion trait. Tests of external validity confirmed expected correlations of the ECS-20 with measures of IPV and depressive symptoms. The ECS-20 was measurement invariant across groups of women who did and did not participate in microfinance programs. The ECS-20, a valid short-form of the ECS-36, is suitable for general surveys and monitoring potential adverse impacts of microfinance programs targeting women.

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Breaking Relationship Scale

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Subdimensions of social‐communication impairment in autism spectrum disorder

Subdimensions of social‐communication impairment in autism spectrum disorder

Development and validation of the Economic Coercion Scale-20 (ECS-20): A short-form of the ECS-36

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