Especially in survey research and large-scale assessment there is a growing interest in short scales for the cost-efficient measurement of psychological constructs. However, only relatively few standardized short forms are available for the measurement of ...

It is shown that a minimal assumption should be added to the assumptions of Classical Test Theory (CTT) in order to have positive inter-item correlations, which are regarded as a basis for the aggregation of items. Moreover, it is shown that the ...

Psychological constructs are becoming increasingly important in social surveys. Scales for the assessment of these constructs are usually developed primarily for individual assessment and decision-making. Hence, in order to guarantee high levels of ...

A family of automated analyses known as Genetic Algorithms (GAs) have recently been applied to abbreviating scales in the psychological literature. This method allows long scales to be abbreviated in a matter of minutes, representing a huge potential ...

The Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI; ) is a widely used very brief measure of the Big Five personality dimensions. have developed a Japanese version of the TIPI (TIPI-J), which ...

Short scales have become widely used in settings in which participant time is limited and when assessment would otherwise be impossible. Based on simulated data on the population level we investigate whether scale shortening affects the desired invariance ...

Short personality questionnaires are increasingly used in research and practice, with some scales including as few as two to five items per personality domain. Despite the frequency of their use, these short scales are often criticized on the basis of ...