Showing papers by "John Mallett published in 2012"
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the construct validity and factor structure of the Rosenberg self-esteem scale (RSES) using a sample (n ¼ 312) of Polish prisoners incarcerated in Nowogard High Security Prison.
Abstract: Purpose – This study aims to examine the construct validity and factor structure of the Rosenberg self-esteem scale (RSES) using a sample (n ¼ 312) of Polish prisoners incarcerated in Nowogard High Security Prison. Design/methodology/approach – The number of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) models under investigation was limited to two by virtue of employing a much stricter and more rigorously sound methodological procedure in which item errors were prevented from correlating, as suggested by Brown. Findings – Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the two-factor (positive and negative self-esteem) model provided a better fit for the RSES items than did the one-factor model. Originality/value – The results provide some initial support for the two-dimensional model that could possibly be measuring substantively separate factors within a prison sample, thus calling into question the one-factor solution of the RSES.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the construct validity and factor structure of the Rosenberg self-esteem scale (RSES) using a sample (n ¼ 312) of Polish prisoners incarcerated in Nowogard High Security Prison.
Abstract: Purpose – This study aims to examine the construct validity and factor structure of the Rosenberg self-esteem scale (RSES) using a sample (n ¼ 312) of Polish prisoners incarcerated in Nowogard High Security Prison. Design/methodology/approach – The number of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) models under investigation was limited to two by virtue of employing a much stricter and more rigorously sound methodological procedure in which item errors were prevented from correlating, as suggested by Brown. Findings – Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the two-factor (positive and negative self-esteem) model provided a better fit for the RSES items than did the one-factor model. Originality/value – The results provide some initial support for the two-dimensional model that could possibly be measuring substantively separate factors within a prison sample, thus calling into question the one-factor solution of the RSES.
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TL;DR: In this article, the association of a range of demographic, psycho-social and experiential factors with schizotypy, based on a sample of 258 university students, was assessed.
Abstract: Research has shown that various environmental factors predict schizotypy. This study aimed to assess the association of a range of demographic, psycho-social and experiential factors with schizotypy, based on a sample of 258 university students. Results showed that age, gender, cannabis use, traumatic experience and life satisfaction significantly predicted overall schizotypy. However, effects varied across schizotypy subdimensions. The models that best predicted schizotypy differed in accordance with the unique combination of facets of each subdimension. Differential effects of the predictors in this study continue to validate dimensional representations of the schizotypal construct.
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