Modern health worries: Deriving two measurement invariant short scales for cross-cultural research with Ant Colony Optimization
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- Zeitschriftenaufsatz
- Metadaten:
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- Autoren
- Gabriel Olaru
- Oliver Wilhelm
- Steven Nordin
- Michael Witthoeft
- Ferenc Koteles
- Autoren-URL
- https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=fis-test-1&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000458026000063&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0211819
- Externe Identifier
- Clarivate Analytics Document Solution ID: HK5RX
- PubMed Identifier: 30730928
- ISSN
- 1932-6203
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 2
- Zeitschrift
- PLOS ONE
- Artikelnummer
- ARTN e0211819
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2019
- Status
- Published
- Titel
- Modern health worries: Deriving two measurement invariant short scales for cross-cultural research with Ant Colony Optimization
- Sub types
- Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 14
Datenquelle: Web of Science (Lite)
- Andere Metadatenquellen:
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- Autoren
- Gabriel Olaru
- Oliver Wilhelm
- Steven Nordin
- Michael Witthöft
- Ferenc Köteles
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0211819
- Editoren
- Rodrigo Ferrer
- eISSN
- 1932-6203
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 2
- Zeitschrift
- PLOS ONE
- Sprache
- en
- Online publication date
- 2019
- Paginierung
- e0211819 - e0211819
- Status
- Published online
- Herausgeber
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Herausgeber URL
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211819
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2020
- Titel
- Modern health worries: Deriving two measurement invariant short scales for cross-cultural research with Ant Colony Optimization
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 14
Datenquelle: Crossref
- Abstract
- Worries about possible harmful effects of new technologies (modern health worries) have intensely been investigated in the last decade. However, the comparability of translated self-report measures across countries is often problematic. This study aimed to overcome this problem by developing psychometrically sound brief versions of the widely used 25-item Modern Health Worries Scale (MHWS) suitable for multi-country use. Based on data of overall 5,176 individuals from four European countries (England, Germany, Hungary, Sweden), Ant Colony Optimization was used to identify the indicators that optimize model fit and measurement invariance across countries. Two scales were developed. A short (12-item) version of the MHWS that represents the four-factor structure of the original version and an ultra-short (4-item) scale that only measures the general construct. Both scales show that overall levels of health worries were highest in England and Hungary, but that the main reason for concern (e.g. electromagnetic radiation or food related fears) differs considerably between these countries. This study also shows that even if measurement invariance of translated self-report instruments across countries is problematic, it can be optimized by using adequate item selection procedures. Differences of modern health worries across countries and recommendations for cross-cultural research are discussed.
- Addresses
- Psychological Assessment, University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany.
- Autoren
- Gabriel Olaru
- Oliver Wilhelm
- Steven Nordin
- Michael Witthöft
- Ferenc Köteles
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0211819
- eISSN
- 1932-6203
- Externe Identifier
- PubMed Identifier: 30730928
- PubMed Central ID: PMC6366774
- Funding acknowledgements
- Országos Tudományos Kutatási Alapprogramok: K 124132
- Open access
- true
- ISSN
- 1932-6203
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 2
- Zeitschrift
- PloS one
- Schlüsselwörter
- Humans
- Attitude to Health
- Anxiety
- Psychometrics
- Algorithms
- Models, Psychological
- Cross-Cultural Comparison
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Middle Aged
- Europe
- Female
- Male
- Sprache
- eng
- Medium
- Electronic-eCollection
- Online publication date
- 2019
- Open access status
- Open Access
- Paginierung
- e0211819
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2019
- Status
- Published
- Publisher licence
- CC BY
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2019
- Titel
- Modern health worries: Deriving two measurement invariant short scales for cross-cultural research with Ant Colony Optimization.
- Sub types
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- research-article
- Journal Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 14
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- Abstract
- Worries about possible harmful effects of new technologies (modern health worries) have intensely been investigated in the last decade. However, the comparability of translated self-report measures across countries is often problematic. This study aimed to overcome this problem by developing psychometrically sound brief versions of the widely used 25-item Modern Health Worries Scale (MHWS) suitable for multi-country use. Based on data of overall 5,176 individuals from four European countries (England, Germany, Hungary, Sweden), Ant Colony Optimization was used to identify the indicators that optimize model fit and measurement invariance across countries. Two scales were developed. A short (12-item) version of the MHWS that represents the four-factor structure of the original version and an ultra-short (4-item) scale that only measures the general construct. Both scales show that overall levels of health worries were highest in England and Hungary, but that the main reason for concern (e.g. electromagnetic radiation or food related fears) differs considerably between these countries. This study also shows that even if measurement invariance of translated self-report instruments across countries is problematic, it can be optimized by using adequate item selection procedures. Differences of modern health worries across countries and recommendations for cross-cultural research are discussed.
- Date of acceptance
- 2019
- Autoren
- Gabriel Olaru
- Oliver Wilhelm
- Steven Nordin
- Michael Witthöft
- Ferenc Köteles
- Autoren-URL
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30730928
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0211819
- eISSN
- 1932-6203
- Externe Identifier
- PubMed Central ID: PMC6366774
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 2
- Zeitschrift
- PLoS One
- Schlüsselwörter
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Algorithms
- Anxiety
- Attitude to Health
- Cross-Cultural Comparison
- Europe
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Models, Psychological
- Psychometrics
- Sprache
- eng
- Country
- United States
- Paginierung
- e0211819
- PII
- PONE-D-18-26952
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2019
- Status
- Published online
- Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde
- 2019
- Titel
- Modern health worries: Deriving two measurement invariant short scales for cross-cultural research with Ant Colony Optimization.
- Sub types
- Journal Article
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 14
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