Validation of the Adolescent Concerns Measure (ACM): evidence from exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.
Adolescence
; 42(166): 221-40, 2007.
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ABSTRACT
This article reports the development and initial validation of scores obtained from the Adolescent Concerns Measure (ACM), a scale which assesses concerns of Asian adolescent students. In Study 1, findings from exploratory factor analysis using 619 adolescents suggested a 24-item scale with four correlated factors--Family Concerns (9 items), Peer Concerns (5 items), Personal Concerns (6 items), and School Concerns (4 items). Initial estimates of convergent validity for ACM scores were also reported. The four-factor structure of ACM scores derived from Study 1 was confirmed via confirmatory factor analysis in Study 2 using a two-fold cross-validation procedure with a separate sample of 811 adolescents. Support was found for both the multidimensional and hierarchical models of adolescent concerns using the ACM. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability estimates were adequate for research purposes. ACM scores show promise as a reliable and potentially valid measure of Asian adolescents' concerns.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Logro
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Familia
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Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Pueblo Asiatico
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Año:
2007
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Article