Chi‐square for model fit in confirmatory factor analysis

Alavi, Mousa; Visentin, Denis; Thapa, Deependra Kaji; Hunt, Glenn E.; Watson, Roger; Cleary, Michelle

doi:10.1111/jan.14399

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“…The chi-square p value was significant; thus, it was the only fit index that did not support our model fit due to its sensitivity to sample size (Alavi et al, 2020 ). As a result, other fit indices were considered in CFA and were within the acceptable limit (Alavi et al, 2020 ; Browne & Cudeck, 1993 ). As with regard to the value of the RMSEA index, a similar finding was reported by a recent study conducted in Greece by Tsipropoulou et al ( 2020 ) (see Fig.…”

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Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) Among Jordanian Adults

Al-Shannaq

Mohammad

Khader

2021

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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There is an urgent need to assess the impacts of the Coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19) outbreak on mental health among the general population such as the Fear of COVID-19. The current study aimed to provide further validation of the Arabic version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) for use among Jordanian adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted using an anonymous online survey between 1 and 12 May 2020. The forward-backward translation method was adopted to translate the FCV-19S into Arabic. The study sample included 725 Jordanian adults. The internal consistency (Cronbach’s α) was 0.91 indicating excellent internal consistency. As for convergent validity, a significant positive correlation was found between the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and the three subscales of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), with the highest correlation being between the FCV-19S and the anxiety subscale (r = 0.54, p < .05), followed by the stress subscale (r = 0.51, p < .05), and lastly, the depression subscale (r = 0.46, p < .05). Construct validity was assessed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and item response theory (IRT). The unidimensional factor structure of the FCV-19S was confirmed on the study sample. The Arabic version of the FCV-19S is a reliable and valid instrument with good psychometric properties. The use of this scale for assessing the severity of fear related to the COVID-19 pandemic among Arabic-speaking populations is recommended. The findings may guide future COVID-19-related research and further validation testing.

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Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) Among Jordanian Adults

Al-Shannaq

Mohammad

Khader

2021

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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“…Nous ajoutons aussi les indices  2 et Tucker-Lewis index (TLI). Nous rapportons le  2 , car il est souvent employé en dépit de sa sensibilité à la taille de l'échantillon (Alavi et al, 2020) ; l'hypothèse nulle indique un bon ajuste du modèle. Le TLI, qui est proche du CFI (plus conservateur, car pénalisant les modèles plus complexes), indique un ajustement correct si TFI > 0,9 (Tucker et Lewis, 1973).…”

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Quelles pensée critique et métalittératie des futur·es enseignant·es à l’heure des fausses nouvelles sur le Web social ? Une étude de cas collective en francophonie / What critical thinking and metaliteracy of preservice teachers in an era of fake news on the social web? A collective case study in French-speaking nations

Michelot¹

2021

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This collective case study focuses on critical thinking and literacies (informational, digital, media, etc.), understood with the concept of metaliteracy, for students beginning higher education and destined to be secondary school history teachers. The objective is to present a portrait of critical thinking and metaliteracy among these preservice teachers from the French-speaking world, in an era of social networks. The background of the research includes an increasing number of fake- news and conspiracy theories with proven socio-political and health impacts in election or pandemic contexts. We studied students from Wallonia (Belgium), France and Québec (Canada), especially because of these nation’s approach to train preservice teachers (vocational training vs disciplinary training).To conduct this project, several specific objectives were formulated. These were: i) to analyse the metric quality of French-version tests quantifying critical thinking skills and dispositions as well as metaliteracy self-efficacy; ii) to describe preservice teacher scores in critical thinking, particularly in respect with environmental (type of training, country of study, employment) and personal (self-efficacy in critical thinking and metaliteracy, belief in the likelihood of becoming teacher) factors; iii) to discriminate between critical thinking and metaliteracy strategies used by preservice teacher in Wallonia, France and Quebec when navigating in a social media (here Facebook) used as digital personal learning environment (PLE) with respect to the type of training and some environmental (perception of the educational and digital environment) and personal (self-efficacy) factors. A last specific objective, transversal to the first three, consisted in iv) engaging socio-cultural factors and taking into account the educational path, in perceptions and practices related to metaliteracy and critical thinking, in the social web era. This thesis follows a presentation by article; each one of them is related to one of the first three objectives, the fourth objective is thus discussed in a transversal way.Carried on five establishments (two in Wallonia, one in France and two in Quebec), this research is based on a two-phase mixed methodology. The quantitative phase involved three tests conducted on 245 preservice teachers (N = 245). During the second phase, the qualitative one, 32 students (n = 32, selected among the 245 participants) were interviewed, particularly to describe knownstrategies to evaluate information. In addition, we observed practices and strategies mobilized by nine of them (n = 9) to evaluate information from documentaries and discuss it on a social media.The first article illustrates the complexity of critical thinking measurements but demonstrates the psychometric robustness of the French version of the Halpern Critical Thinking Assessment test, a test for scoring critical thinking skills. Furthermore, we postulate that critical thinking self- efficacy, significant predictor of skills, should be considered as a disposition to critical thinking. We have also developed an indicator measuring self-efficacy in terms of metaliteracy. In a second article, we tried to define the best predictors of critical thinking skills scores. A linear model (including country of study, type of training, employment as well as self-efficacy in critical thinking and metaliteracy) is statistically significant although with limited predictive capability. However, strategies and practices described in the third article and observed in real-life context show only minimal differences between used strategies: it seems that students following a vocational training would more likely mobilize metacognitive and self-critical strategies when their counterparts in disciplinary training use more criterion-referenced strategies.The research highlights the positive role of relationship to current and prospective employment of preservice teachers in defining critical thinking skills and dispositions, combined with specific strategies for dealing with information. The results support the increase of preservice teacher training integration into educational practice and suggests the support of career planning to develop critical thinking skills. Strength and limitations of the research are discussed and several recommendations are offered for research project and educational system, in terms of educational policy and school practices.

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“…What SEM demands is for small value of Chi-square statistic (χ2) and probability (P) to be smaller than 0.05. Although these statistics are usually conveyed in SEM results, they are rarely considered and generally go unnoticed as researchers prefer alternative measurements to evaluate model fit (Alavi et al, 2020).…”

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Nascent entrepreneurs of millennial generations in the emerging market of Indonesia

Basuki¹,

Widyanti²,

Rajiani³

2021

EBER

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The objective of the article is to investigate the empirical linkages between personality, cultural values, and entrepreneurial characteristics and entrepreneurial behaviour in the context of SMEs' run by millennial generations in Indonesia. Research Design & Methods:This study used survey methods to reveal the relationship between variables through hypotheses testing on 551 respondents from among SMEs' owners who just started business (nascent entrepreneur) in Banjarmasin, Indonesia, with the use of structural equation modelling. Findings: Although the results prove that personality, cultural values, and entrepreneurial characteristics significantly affect entrepreneurial behaviour, the entrepreneurial characteristics that distinguish entrepreneur from non-entrepreneurs are rated the lowest. The impact of low self-efficacy, which does not support the implementation of entrepreneurial activities, makes it difficult to justify the millennial entrepreneur respondents are genuine to become the businessman or they are naively pursuing an unfeasible or inoperable opportunity. Implications & Recommendations: Since the extant literature is very scarce in fully addressing the new generation of entrepreneurs, our model can be used to identify unique characteristics of millennial entrepreneurs from emerging market countries. Contribution & Value Added: Up to this point, the majority of research in the field originated from Englishspeaking countries. The current study provides additional evidence on the entrepreneurial tendency of millennial Indonesians, which contributes to the growing international research on this generation. Article type:research article

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Chi‐square for model fit in confirmatory factor analysis

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Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) Among Jordanian Adults

Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) Among Jordanian Adults

Nascent entrepreneurs of millennial generations in the emerging market of Indonesia

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