Adolescent Connectedness: Testing Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Hemingway: Measure of Adolescent Connectedness–Bahasa Melayu Version (HMAC–BM)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Present Study
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures
2.2.1. The Hemingway: Measure of Adolescent Connectedness
2.2.2. Socio-Demographics
2.3. Procedure and Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Informations
Adolescent Connectedness
3.2. Confirmatory Factor Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Demography | Frequencies | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Zone | ||
Sentul | 186 | 49.3 |
Keramat | 123 | 32.6 |
Bangsar/Pudu | 68 | 18.0 |
Gender | ||
Male | 219 | 58.1 |
Female | 158 | 41.9 |
Race | ||
Malay | 243 | 64.5 |
Chinese | 91 | 24.1 |
Indian | 38 | 10.1 |
Others | 5 | 1.3 |
Household income | ||
<1000 | 54 | 14.3 |
MYR 1001–MYR 3000 | 218 | 57.8 |
MYR 3001–MYR 5000 | 75 | 19.9 |
>MYR 5000 | 28 | 7.4 |
Construct and Dimensions | Mean |
---|---|
Adolescents’ Social Connectedness | 142.34 (±23.20) |
Neighbor Connectedness | 21.25 (±4.91) |
Friend Connectedness | 21.55 (±4.89) |
Parent Connectedness | 23.78 (±4.44) |
Sibling Connectedness | 14.63 (±3.35) |
School Connectedness | 23.11 (±4.62) |
Peer Connectedness | 21.29 (±5.33) |
Teacher Connectedness | 16.70 (±3.71) |
Index | Required Fitness Index | Hypothesize Model |
---|---|---|
p-value | >0.05 | 0.00 |
RMSEA | 0.03–0.08 | 0.05 |
CFI | >0.90 | 0.92 |
TLI | >0.90 | 0.92 |
CMIN/DF | <5.00 | 1.84 |
Factor | Sub-Factors | Factor Loading | CR (>0.6) | AVE (>0.5) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adolescent connectedness | Friend connectedness | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.55 |
Parent connectedness | 0.70 | |||
School connectedness | 0.79 | |||
Peer connectedness | 0.90 | |||
Neighbor connectedness | 0.63 | |||
Sibling connectedness | 0.72 | |||
Teacher connectedness | 0.61 |
Factors | Items | Loading Factor | CR (>0.6) | AVE (>0.5) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Friend connectedness | K2 | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.52 |
K9 | 0.65 | |||
K16 | 0.72 | |||
K23 | 0.71 | |||
K30 | 0.69 | |||
K38 | 0.73 | |||
Parent connectedness | K3 | 0.73 | 0.86 | 0.51 |
K10 | 0.73 | |||
K17 | 0.71 | |||
K24 | 0.71 | |||
K31 | 0.73 | |||
K39 | 0.69 | |||
School connectedness | K40 | 0.69 | 0.86 | 0.51 |
K33 | 0.66 | |||
K19 | 0.71 | |||
K26 | 0.70 | |||
K12 | 0.71 | |||
K5 | 0.83 | |||
Peer connectedness | K41 | 0.71 | 0.87 | 0.53 |
K34 | 0.73 | |||
K27 | 0.71 | |||
K20 | 0.75 | |||
K13 | 0.76 | |||
K6 | 0.71 | |||
Neighbor connectedness | K37 | 0.71 | 0.87 | 0.53 |
K29 | 0.68 | |||
K22 | 0.73 | |||
K15 | 0.70 | |||
K8 | 0.84 | |||
K1 | 0.73 | |||
Sibling connectedness | K4 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.58 |
K11 | 0.78 | |||
K18 | 0.74 | |||
K25 | 0.70 | |||
K4 | 0.79 | |||
Teacher connectedness | K14 | 0.72 | 0.84 | 0.52 |
K21 | 0.67 | |||
K28 | 0.82 | |||
K35 | 0.74 | |||
K36 | 0.65 |
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Mohd Khatib, N.A.; Roseliza-Murni, A.; Mohd Hoesni, S.; Manap, J. Adolescent Connectedness: Testing Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Hemingway: Measure of Adolescent Connectedness–Bahasa Melayu Version (HMAC–BM). Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12189. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912189
Mohd Khatib NA, Roseliza-Murni A, Mohd Hoesni S, Manap J. Adolescent Connectedness: Testing Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Hemingway: Measure of Adolescent Connectedness–Bahasa Melayu Version (HMAC–BM). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12189. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912189
Chicago/Turabian StyleMohd Khatib, Nor Azzatunnisak, AbRahman Roseliza-Murni, Suzana Mohd Hoesni, and Jamiah Manap. 2022. "Adolescent Connectedness: Testing Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Hemingway: Measure of Adolescent Connectedness–Bahasa Melayu Version (HMAC–BM)" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 12189. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912189