Exploratory examination of the scale structure of the Moorong Self-Efficacy Scale: Application of Rasch Measurement Theory.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Exploratory application of the Rasch Measurement (RM) Model for evidence for reproducibility, conceptual/content validity, and structural validity of the Moorong Self-Efficacy Scale (MSES).

Study design

Secondary RM analysis of data collected in a randomized controlled trial comparing two exercise interventions for persons living with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Setting

Community-dwelling persons living with SCI enrolled in an exercise study.

Participants

Adults (n = 79) enrolled in the parent study had a traumatic SCI > 3 months prior, injury level C5 to T12.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Outcome measure

The original MSES is a 16-item measure of self-efficacy with a 7-level response scale for un/certainty which was developed for us

SUBMITTER: Kozlowski AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749014 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature