TY - JOUR
T1 - A short form of the chinese version of the weinstein noise sensitivity scale through optimal test assembly
AU - Li, Sha
AU - Fong, Daniel Yee Tak
AU - Wan, Sarah Lai Yin
AU - McPherson, Bradley
AU - Lau, Esther Yuet Ying
AU - Huang, Lixi
AU - Ip, Mary Sau Man
AU - Wong, Janet Yuen Ha
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/2/1
Y1 - 2021/2/1
N2 - This study developed a short form of the traditional Chinese version of the Weinstein Noise Sensitivity Scale (WNSS) through optimal test assembly (OTA). A total of 1069 Chinese adults (64.8% female) completed the territory-wide cross-sectional study. We first removed Items 12 and 5 which had negative factor loading and gender-related differential item functioning (DIF), respectively. The optimal length was then determined as the minimal one that reasonably resembled the reliability and validity of the scale without DIF items. OTA identified an 8-item WNSS (WNSS-8) which retained 67.2% of the test information of the original 21-item scale and had a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.83. It also showed significant correlations of 0.272 and −0.115 with the neuroticism and extraversion scales of Chinese NEO-Five Factor Inventory, respectively. Adequate model fit of the WNSS-8 was demonstrated by the confirmatory factor analysis. The Chinese WNSS-8 can be used to assess noise sensitivity without compromising reliability and validity.
AB - This study developed a short form of the traditional Chinese version of the Weinstein Noise Sensitivity Scale (WNSS) through optimal test assembly (OTA). A total of 1069 Chinese adults (64.8% female) completed the territory-wide cross-sectional study. We first removed Items 12 and 5 which had negative factor loading and gender-related differential item functioning (DIF), respectively. The optimal length was then determined as the minimal one that reasonably resembled the reliability and validity of the scale without DIF items. OTA identified an 8-item WNSS (WNSS-8) which retained 67.2% of the test information of the original 21-item scale and had a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.83. It also showed significant correlations of 0.272 and −0.115 with the neuroticism and extraversion scales of Chinese NEO-Five Factor Inventory, respectively. Adequate model fit of the WNSS-8 was demonstrated by the confirmatory factor analysis. The Chinese WNSS-8 can be used to assess noise sensitivity without compromising reliability and validity.
KW - Item response theory
KW - Item selection
KW - Noise sensitivity
KW - Optimal test assembly
KW - Reliability
KW - Validity
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph18030879
DO - 10.3390/ijerph18030879
M3 - Article
C2 - 33498550
AN - SCOPUS:85099601043
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 18
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 3
M1 - 879
ER -