Psychometric Reanalysis of Happiness, Temperament, and Spirituality Scales with Children in Faith-Based Elementary Schools Research Presentation Richard E. Cleveland Georgia Southern University Monday February 3 rd , 2014 Room1100-J Materials & Handouts available at: http://richardcleveland.me/
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Psychometric Reanalysis of Happiness, Temperament, and Spirituality Scales with Children in Faith-Based Elementary Schools
Research PresentationRichard E. ClevelandGeorgia Southern UniversityMonday February 3rd, 2014Room1100-J
Materials & Handouts available at: http://richardcleveland.me/
Note. C = Communal; E = Environmental; T = Transcendental; P = Personal.
Factor Loadings (SWBQ)
Item 1 (C) 2 (E) 3 (T) 4 (P) h2
Item 19: I am kind to other people (C) .83 .68
Item 17: I respect other people (C) .76 -.13 -.10 .60
Item 8: I trust other people (C) .49 .13 .26
Item 1: I love other people (C) .42 .11 .24 .25
Item 3: I forgive other people (C) .42 .11 -.20 .23
Item 10: I like being in nature (E) .91 -.13 .85
Item 4: I enjoy nature (E) .91 -.12 .84
Item 12: I feel peaceful in nature (E) .69 .47
Item 20: I feel special in nature (E) .66 .12 .45
Item 7: I feel joyous when I am outside (E) .51 .28 .33
Item 11: I feel close to God (T) -.96 .91
Item: 2: I feel close to God (T) -.93 .86
Item 6: I worship God (T) -.77 .59
Item 15: I pray (T) .13 -.57 .35
Item 13: I am at peace with God (T) -.57 .21 .36
Item 14: I am joyful (P) .29 .45 .29
Item 18: I have meaning in life (P) .44 .21
Item 5: I really know myself (P) .40 .18
Item 16: I am peaceful (P) .34 .39 .26
Item 9: I leave about myself (P) .18 .33 .14
Note. Loadings > .40 are in bold and underlined. Delta = 0.00; Loadings < .10 are omitted; C = Communal; E = Environmental; T = Transcendental; P = Personal.
Item 15: I like to work with other people (S) .69 .47
Item 20: I would rather spend time with people than do anything else (S) .43 .18
Item 10: I am always doing things (A) .56 .32
Item 2: I usually seem to be in a hurry (A) .53 .28
Item 7: I like to be busy (A) .00
Item 11R: I feel nervous about things that happen every day (ED) .72 .52
Item 4R: I am usually stressed (ED) .53 .28
Item 6R: I often feel alone (S) .52 .27
Item 9R: I feel frustrated a lot (ED) .49 .50 .48
Item 12: I usually feel confident (EF) .40 .16
Item 3R: I am easily frightened (EF) -.70 .48
Item 14R: I panic when I get scared (EF) -.55 .30
Item 19: I only have a few fears (EF) -.54 .29
Item 5: I let people know when I am unhappy (EA) -.48 .23
Item 17: I have a lot of energy (A) -.33 .11
Note. R = reverse-coded item; EA = Emotionality: Anger; ED = Emotionality: Distress; EF = Emotionality: Fearfulness; A = Activity; S = Sociability; Loadings > .40 are in bold and underlined; PAF delta = 0.00; loadings < .10 are omitted.
ResultsEAS(Buss & Plomin, 1984)
• Scree Plot & Parallel Analysis suggest 2-factor model
• Oblimin delta increased for parsimonious solution
Factor Inter-Correlation Matrix (EAS)
Delta Value r
-.20 .05
.00 .05
.20 .06
.40 .06
.60 .08
.80 .24
Factor Loadings (EAS – Final Rotated Extraction)
Item 1 2 h2
Item 16R: I get upset easily (ED) .78 -.12 .62
Item 8R: I get angry easily (EA) .75 .56
Item 9R: I feel frustrated a lot (ED) .72 .14 .53
Item 14R: I panic when I get scared (EF) .63 -.33 .50
Item 4R: I am usually stressed (ED) .62 .10 .40
Item 13R: I get annoyed easily (EA) .61 .37
Item 6R: I often feel alone (S) .49 .24
Item 3R: I am easily frightened (EF) .49 -.26 .31
Item 18: It takes a lot to upset me (EA) .49 .24
Item 11R: I feel nervous about things that happen every day (ED) .49 .24
Item 12: I usually feel confident (EF) .43 .21 .23
Item 2: I usually seem to be in a hurry (A) -.36 .13
Item 19: I only have a few fears (EF) .34 -.11 .13
Item 1: I like to be with people (S) .63 .40
Item 15: I like to work with other people (S) .61 .37
Item 20: I would rather spend time with people than do anything else (S) .53 .28
Item 5: I let people know when I am unhappy (EA) -.16 .33 .14
Item 17: I have a lot of energy (A) .12 .31 .11
Item 7: I like to be busy (A) .23 .05
Item 10: I am always doing things (A) -.12 .16 .04
Note. R = reverse-coded item; EA = Emotionality: Anger; ED = Emotionality: Distress; EF = Emotionality: Fearfulness; A = Activity; S = Sociability; Loadings > .40 are in bold and underlined; PAF delta = 0.00; loadings < .10 are omitted.
ResultsEAS(Buss & Plomin, 1984)
• Not supportive of theorized 5 dimensional model
• Inadequate
Factor % Variance (EAS)
Factor Eigenvalue% of
VarianceCronbach’s
Alpha
Emotionality 4.28 21.41 .81
Sociability 1.52 7.61 .55
Summary of Results•Empirical Support
▫PBS-B, OHQ-SF, SHS, SWBQ•Reliability with Children