Confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory structural equation modeling of the factor structure of the Social Thoughts and Beliefs Scale (STABS)
- Authors: Gomez, Rapson , Stavropoulos, Vasileios , Watson, Shaun , Brown, Taylor
- Date: 2023
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Advances in Psychology Research Chapter 3 p. 55-76
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- Description: The Social Thoughts and Beliefs Scale (STABS) is a valuable tool often used in clinical practice involving social anxiety. However, it is argued that the factor structure of the STABS has yet to be clearly established. Therefore, the current study aimed to examine the factor structure of the STABS using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM). Firstly, comparing the first-order CFA, ESEM, bifactor CFA (BCFA), and bifactor ESEM (BESEM) models with group/specific factors for social comparison (SC) and social ineptness (SI). Participants were 329 individuals (males = 109, females = 220), aged between 18 and 71 years, from the general community. While the ESEM, BCFA, and BESEM models with group/specific factors for SC and SI showed adequate fit, the specific factors in the BCFA and BESEM models were poorly defined in these models, relative to the ESEM model. There was support for the internal consistency reliabilities (omega) and external validities of the factors in the ESEM model. Thus, the ESEM model with specific factors for SC and SI was selected as the preferred model. The practical implications and revisions of the STABS are discussed. © 2023 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Invariance of parent and teacher ratings of the ADHD Symptoms for an Australian community sample of primary school children
- Authors: Gomez, Andre , Gomez, Rapson
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Advances in Psychology Research, Volume 66 Chapter 11 p. 291-302
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- Description: DSM-IV conceptualizes Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in terms of two symptoms groups, namely inattention (IA; 9 symptoms) and hyperactivity/impulsivity (HI; 9 symptoms). The current study used confronatory factor analysis to examine the invariance of parent and teacher ratings of the ADHD symptoms for an Australian community sample of primary school children. To achieve this goal, parents and teachers of 1475 children completed a DSM-IV based ADHD rating scale. The results indicated support for configural invariance, and for full metric, scalar and error variances invariance. Findings also indicated invariance fro IA and HI latent variances, covariance between these factors, and their latent mean scores. These findings extend existing data in this area. The clinical and theoretical implication of the findings are discussed.
Comparing the psychometric properties of the common items in the short and abbreviated versions of the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaires : A mean and covariance structures analysis approach
- Authors: Gomez, Rapson , Gomez, Andre , Fisher, John
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Personality assessment : New research Chapter p. 171-186
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- Description: 2003007944
The interrelations of perceptions of family adaptability and cohesion, self-esteem, and anxiety/depression in late adolescence
- Authors: Gomez, Rapson , McLaren, Suzanne
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Psychology of Family Relationships Chapter p. 115-132
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Children with cormobid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder : Mediation by hostile biased social cognitions on the relation between perceived maternal parenting styles and the disruptive behavior symptoms
- Authors: Gomez, Rapson , Gomez, Andre
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Focus on Behaviorial Psychology Chapter 9 p. 47-65
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- Description: B1
- Description: 2003000502
The effects of perceived maternal parenting styles on the disruptive behaviours of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder/oppositional defiant disorder : Mediation by hostile biased social cognitions
- Authors: Gomez, Rapson , Gomez, Andre
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Advances in Psychology, Volume II Chapter 8 p. 37-55
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- Description: B1
- Description: 2003000181