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 ...
Zur Überprüfung der postulierten Messmodelle für Fragebögen zur Lehrveranstaltungsevaluation (LVE) werden konfirmatorische Faktorenanalysen (CFA) entweder auf Studenten- oder Veranstaltungsebene durchgeführt. Der resultierende Modellfit ist oft ...
Measurement Invariance Across Youth and Parent SDQ Ratings?Abstract. The internal structure of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) has been a controversial issue. The first purpose of this study was, therefore, to analyze the internal ...
SACIE, EFI-L, and KIESEL: Validity of Three Measurement Instruments to Assess Attitudes Toward InclusionAbstract. Attitudes toward inclusion are key determinants of the successful implementation of inclusive practices in schools. The present study ...
Abstract. The dimensionality of the eHEALS has been the subject of some controversy. Sample populations and language versions vary widely, as do the employed statistical methods to assess dimensionality. In previous research, we ...
What Makes You Happy at Work? Development and Validation of a Multidimensional Scale to Assess Happiness at WorkAbstract. Happiness at work plays an increasingly important role in research. Both theoretically and meta-analytically, ...
Factor Structure of Motor Competencies in First Graders: Results of the Movement ABC-2Abstract.Theoretical background: The development of motor skills during childhood is crucial to later health as well as to cognitive and socioemotional ...
Bereichsspezifischer Angstfragebogen für Kinder - a German-language fear survey schedule for childrenAbstract.Background: In German speaking areas there is a lack of a measure to assess specific fears in children. Objective: To develop a German-language ...
Factor structure of the German Beck Depression Inventory, Second Edition (BDI-II)Abstract.Background: The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) has underwent a revision in 1996 (BDI-II) and has recently been published in German (Hautzinger et al., 2006). ...
Psychometric characteristics of the German version of the Young Adult Self-Report (YASR)Abstract. The Young Adult Self-Report (YASR) assesses behavioural and emotional symptoms in young adults aged 18 to 30 years. The main objective of the present study ...
The factorial structure of the ”Partnership Quiestionnaire”Abstract.Background: The ”Partnership Questionnaire” (PFB) is favorably used in the German language area to measure relationship and marriage quality. Objective: The current study validates the ...
Theoretischer Hintergrund: Subjektive Kontrollüberzeugungen werden als wesentlicher Faktor in der Entstehung und Aufrechterhaltung von Angststörungen diskutiert. Der Angstkontrollfragebogen (AKF) stellt das einzige Verfahren dar, das auf die Erfassung ...
Theoretischer Hintergrund: Noch immer ist wenig über die empirische Struktur von traumatischem Stress und die Assoziationen zwischen Stressoren und psychischen Erkrankungen bekannt, insbesondere nach militärischen Auslandseinsätzen. Methode: 1483 ...
Short Version of the Bielefeld Partnership Expectations Questionnaire (BFPE-12). Factor Structure, Psychometric Properties and Standard ValuesAbstract. The short version of the Bielefeld Partnership Expectations Questionnaire (BFPE-12)...
Summary: Future-time perspective for adolescents and young adults is directed towards several objects and may extend into the far or the near future. Differences in this perspective can affect motivational qualities influencing investment in one's future. ...
Summary:Marsh (1996) produced evidence that method effects associated with negatively worded items might be responsible for the results of earlier factor analytic studies that reported finding positive and negative self-esteem factors in the Rosenberg ...
Summary: The aim of the study is to assess the construct validity of two different measures of the Big Five, matching two “response modes” (phrase-questionnaire and list of adjectives) and two sources of information or raters (self-report and other ...
Summary: Vocabulary tests, part of most test batteries of general intellectual ability, measure both verbal and general ability. Newly developed techniques for confirmatory factor analysis of dichotomous variables make it possible to analyze the influence ...
Summary This study examined the factorial and convergent validity of the OLdenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory - General Survey (MBI-GS) among 232 Greek employees from different occupational groups (e. g., banking and ...
Summary Multisample confirmatory factor analyses were carried out in samples of Italian university and high school students in order to assess the replicability of the factor structure in the Italian version of the Aggression Questionnaire by Buss and ...
Abstract.Background: Community-based gatekeeper trainings are effective tools in increasing gatekeeper skills but few validated measures assess impact. Aims: This study aimed at determining the validity of an 11-item Gatekeeper Behavior Scale (GBS) to ...
This is an empirical examination of Experienced Stimulation (es) and Experience Actual (EA) from Exner's Comprehensive System (CS) for Rorschach's Test, spurred by Kleiger's theoretical critique. Principal components analysis, Cronbach's α, and inter-item ...
Abstract. This study reexamined the factor structure of the Emotional Autonomy Scale (EAS; Steinberg & Silverberg, 1986) by means of confirmatory factor analysis on a large adolescent sample (N = 5065) from the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. By looking ...
The present investigation aimed to critically examine the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index - Revised (ASI-R). Confirmatory factor analysis using a clinical sample of adults (N = 248) revealed that the ASI-R ...
The main purpose of this study was to validate a French version of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). A sample of 224 young adults completed the French translation of the CERQ and the Beck Depression Inventory II. Exploratory and ...
The factor structure invariance in the Big Five personality questionnaire was studied based on the self-reports of 852 Spanish children. Different degrees of invariance across age groups from 8 to 15 years old, and also according to gender, were ...
Estimates of reliability and validity coefficients for the Gray-Wheelwrights Jungian Types Survey (GW/JTS), which was developed to measure Carl Jung's theory of types, are reported in this article. The GW/JTS is an 81-item forced-choice instrument with ...
The objective of the present study was to compare alternative factorial structures of the French-Canadian version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS; Watson, Clark, & Tellegen, 1988) across samples of athletes at different stages of a ...
The GHQ12 has become a popular screening instrument used by both clinicians and researchers. To date there have been a number of studies investigating the factor structure of the GHQ12. Most have identified a factorial structure to the instrument but ...
Abstract. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) assesses adaptive and problematic behavior in children and adolescents (Goodman, 1997). The aim of this study was to test the construct validity of a French translation of the scale. Teachers ...