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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Valued Living Questionnaire in a Black American Sample: Implications for Cognitive Research and Practice

verfasst von: Katherine VanBuskirk, Lindsey West, Vanessa Malcarne, Niloofar Afari, Lin Liu, Andrew Petkus, Julie Loebach Wetherell

Erschienen in: Cognitive Therapy and Research | Ausgabe 6/2012

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Abstract

The assessment of values is an important aspect of clinical care and of determining mechanisms for change in psychological interventions. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to assess the performance of the Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ) in a Black American sample. A one-factor model of the VLQ composite scores did not converge. Consequently, a CFA was conducted to test the theoretical grounds that the importance and consistency scales of the VLQ may be best utilized as independent subscales. A one-factor model of the importance scale demonstrated good fit (CFI = .96, RMSEA = .06), as did a one-factor model of the consistency scale (CFI = .96, RMSEA = .05). These results suggest that the two sections of the VLQ, the first 10 importance items and the proceeding 10 consistency items, may be appropriate to use as separate scales for research on values.

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Titel: Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Valued Living Questionnaire in a Black American Sample: Implications for Cognitive Research and Practice
verfasst von: Katherine VanBuskirk
Lindsey West
Vanessa Malcarne
Niloofar Afari
Lin Liu
Andrew Petkus
Julie Loebach Wetherell
Publikationsdatum: 01.12.2012
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Cognitive Therapy and Research / Ausgabe 6/2012
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-011-9405-8

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