Sökning: "Confirmatory Factor Analysis"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 68 avhandlingar innehållade orden Confirmatory Factor Analysis.
1. Some Aspects on Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Ordinal Variables and Generating Non-normal Data
Sammanfattning : This thesis, which consists of five papers, is concerned with various aspects of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of ordinal variables and the generation of non-normal data. The first paper studies the performances of different estimation methods used in CFA when ordinal data are encountered. LÄS MER
2. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Primary Care: Clinical Applications and Analysis of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)
Sammanfattning : The overall objective of this thesis is to analyse the concept of mindfulness as measured by the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) and its clinical usefulness in primary care through group Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Because no Swedish version of the FFMQ was available, that became the starting point of this research project. LÄS MER
3. When thoughts seem more than just thougths : body image-related cognitive fusion and its role in eating psychopathology
Sammanfattning : Recent studies have revealed that cognitive fusion underlies psychological inflexibility and, as result, a wide range of psychopathology as well. It is portrayed as the extent to which one gets caught up in the content of his or her thoughts while addressing them as if they were facts rather than an interpretation of reality. LÄS MER
4. A covariance structure analysis approach to the errors-in-variables estimation problem
Sammanfattning : It is a well-known fact that standard regression techniques, when applied to errors-in-variables (EIV) models, lead to biased and inconsistent parameter estimation. The work presented in this thesis address the EIV estimation problem using covariance structure analysis (CSA). LÄS MER
5. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder – Assessment of current diagnostic definitions
Sammanfattning : Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition that may arise after exposure to shocking, frightening, or dangerous events. Hallmark symptoms are re-experiencing, avoidance, and hyperarousal. Other common symptoms are more ancillary and overlap with other psychiatric disorders (e.g. LÄS MER