Abstract: We develop and validate a short self-report measure of test anxiety, the Trait Test Anxiety Inventory – Short (TTAI-S) following the Kane (2013) validation framework. Data were collected from three independent samples of young ...
Abstract: We examined the factor structure and measurement invariance of the intelligence and basic skills domains of the Intelligence and Development Scales – 2 (IDS-2) with the Dutch (N = 1,665) and German (N = 1,672) standardization ...
Abstract: This research sought to test the face, construct and criterion validity, and test-retest reliability of the Adult Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire (ARSQ). In Study 1, participants (n = 45) completed the ARSQ and ...
Abstract: Previous research on the organizing structure of the Dark Triad (DT) personality traits has consistently found support for the presence of a strong commonality among the DT traits. However, such research has typically relied on a ...
Abstract: The psychometric quality and factorial structure of a German version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) was examined in a students sample (N = 228). In an additional student sample (N = 170) we studied the correlations of TAS-subscales with ...
Family cohesion and adaptability, as operationalised in the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scales III (FACES III), are two hypothesised dimensions of family functioning. We tested the properties of a French version of FACES III in school-children (mean ...
The Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) and its revised version (RDAS) are measures of the quality of dyadic relationships. The goal of this study was to assess the properties of the French version of this self-rating instrument by testing the most commonly ...
The Measurement of Values with the “Portrait Value Questionnaire”Abstract: In this study we use two samples (N = 321, N = 395) to validate a 40-item German version of the “Portraits Value Questionnaire” (PVQ). The PVQ is an instrument newly developed by ...
Psychometric Test of the Questionnaire Measuring Effort-Reward Imbalance at Work in a Representative German SampleSummary: The model of effort-reward imbalance at work has been developed to explain adverse health effects of stressful work experience. ...
Abstract: Although objective attention deficits have been well established in aphasia patients, there is little evidence of subjective attention deficits since these are mostly assessed with rating scales and ...
Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses reported in the French technical manual of the WISC-IV provides evidence supporting a structure with four indices: Verbal Comprehension (VCI), Perceptual Reasoning (PRI), Working Memory (WMI), and Processing ...
Students’ attitude toward statistics plays an important role in their statistics achievement. The present research tests the factorial structure and predictors as well as outcomes of the Survey of Attitudes Toward Statistics in a sample of 346 Swiss ...
The present paper examines the reliability and validity of the French-language version of the Multicultural Personality Questionnaire (MPQ) among young participants (N = 7,180) in French-speaking Switzerland. Consistent with previous research (Van der Zee ...
This study examines the validity and reliability of the Italian adaptation of the Caregiving System Scale (CSS), a recently developed tool designed to tap individual differences in the functioning of the caregiving system. A group of 259 participants took ...
This article investigates the psychometric properties of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS). A group of 704 adolescents completed the questionnaires in their classrooms. This study examines potential confirmatory factor analysis factor ...
Abstract. The present study examines the psychometric properties of the Creative Process Engagement Scale (CPES) among Malaysian undergraduates. A total of 377 undergraduates whose ages ranged from 18 to 43 years participated in the study and were ...
Affective commitment to an organization: Psychometric examination of a German version of the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) of Porter and Smith (1970)Abstract. The aim of this study was to explore the psychometric ...
Assessment of justice in organizations: The validity of a German version of the questionnaire by Colquitt (2001)Abstract. The construct of organizational justice has been investigated in a variety of studies but often by using different instruments ...
How precisely can cognitive abilities be measured? The distinction between composite and construct reliabilities in intelligence assessment exemplified with the Berlin Intelligence Structure TestAbstract. Two aspects of the reliability of scale scores of ...
Avoidance and depression: The psychometric evaluation of the German version of the ”Cognitive-Behavioral Avoidance Scale” (CBAS)Abstract. Avoidance has been established as a central feature in the conceptualization of anxiety disorders, but apparently ...