We are looking to validate Welsh versions of mental health measures and are looking into different methodologies. Do you know of any studies which have used the split-half cohort methodology? I need an up to date reference please.
Dear Llinos,
here is a new paper:
Posteriori Dietary Patterns: How Many Patterns to Retain?
Heidi P. Fransen,Anne M. May, Martin D. Stricker et al.
E-mail: [email protected]. J. Nutr. August 1, 2014 jn.113.188680
..... we assessed reliability of different pattern solutions ranging from 2 to 6 patterns, derived from the aforementioned methods. A validated food frequency questionnaire was administered at baseline (1993–1997) to 39,678 participants in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition–The Netherlands (EPIC-NL) cohort. Food items were grouped into 31 food groups for dietary pattern analysis.The cohort was randomly half-split, and dietary pattern solutions derived in 1 sample through PCA were replicated through confirmatory factor analysis in sample 2......
Dear Beatrice
Thank you very much for this. I will have a read of it. I can access it through Bangor University Library.
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The paper I was looking for was Mallinckrodt and Wang (2004). Quantitative methods for verifying semantic equivalence of translated research instruments: A chinese version of the experiences in close relationships scale. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 51(3), 368-379.
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