Executive Functioning Scale Psychometric Validation for Malaysian Students

A 2026 study by Hao Yin adapted and validated the Executive Functioning Scale using a sample of 629 Malaysian university students. Exploratory factor analysis refined the scale to a 50-item, six-factor structure accounting for 65.87% of variance, with confirmatory factor analysis confirming an excellent model fit. This provides a culturally-adapted tool for assessing executive functioning in a non-Western higher education context.

Use Cases

• Validate the six-factor structure (e.g., Planning, Inhibition) of the 50-item Executive Functioning Scale using confirmatory factor analysis.
• Compare executive functioning scores between high- and low-performing student groups using the scale's demonstrated discriminative validity.
• Use the validated 50-item scale as a baseline for adapting executive functioning assessments to other non-Western cultural contexts.
• Analyze the hierarchical model where six first-order factors load onto a single higher-order Executive Functioning construct for theoretical validation.

Strengths

• Sample of 629 university students provides a solid basis for psychometric analysis.
• Scale validation includes specific model fit statistics (CMIN/df=1.447, CFI=.976, RMSEA=.026).
• The refined factor structure accounts for 65.87% of the total variance explained.

Limitations

• Dataset is very small (9.5 KB), likely containing only summary statistics and not raw individual responses.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single Malaysian university student population.
• The data's utility for machine learning is limited as it appears to be validation results, not a feature-rich dataset.

Provenance

Source

Hao Yin via figshare.

Collection Method

Psychometric validation study involving survey administration and statistical analysis (EFA, CFA).

Time Range

Study published in 2026.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Malaysian university student population.