This greatly simplifies the structure of the instrument.
For illustration purpose, both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed to examine the factor structure of the instrument.
Quantitative findings also supported the theoretical second-order factorial structure of the instrument, but with different subscale allocation.
This study used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to test the factor structure of the instrument using the three models proposed by researchers in the existing literature.
In Study 1, four measurement models representing distinct conceptions of self-esteem are compared to confirm the a priori structure of the instrument.
The study involved examining the internal consistency and factor structure of the instrument using a sample of 276 Australian undergraduate law students.
Both qualitative and quantitative results supported the seven-subscale structure of the instrument and identified potential issues with the conceptual content of two of the subscales.
The last factor seems to be governed by the first three; that is to say, the prescribed shape of the resonator affects the overtone structure of the instrument, producing a certain timbre (characteristic tone colour), which the society in question then defines as attractive-sounding.
Results showed that after only one exercise designed to increase self-knowledge, high school students in the experimental group elaborated "self-schemata" that encompassed the five dimensions corresponding to the structure of the instrument used.
Factor Analyses supported the four dimensional structure of the instrument for each group.
Evidence of validity was demonstrated through the evaluation of the factor structure of the instrument and the convergent validity analysis.
