Abstract. Although children use social and emotional learning skills (SEL) across the world, the expression of these skills may vary across cultures and developmental levels. Such variability complicates the process of assessing SEL ...
Abstract. The current study aimed to test for measurement invariance of the Resistance to Peer Influence scale across samples of Chinese, Canadian, and Tanzanian. Participants included N = 3,771 students from four public schools in ...
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: Understanding how levels, patterns, predictors, and outcomes of mental health issues differs in students relative to non-students can inform more effective and better tailored prevention and intervention for mental health in ...
Abstract: The clinician-rated Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) is a widely used assessment tool for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, the measurement invariance (MI) properties of the Y-BOCS, a prerequisite for ...
Abstract: This study aimed was to develop and validate a new instrument called the Work Preferences Questionnaire (WPQ) to measure individuals’ preferences for work characteristics that are relevant to today’s work environment. A multi-...
Abstract: Belief in a Just World (BJW) underscores the psychological inclination of individuals to view the world as just, where outcomes typically correspond with one’s actions and behaviors. Despite the widespread application of the ...
Abstract: Striving for more valid personality judgments is desirable as more sound decisions can be expected with increasing measurement accuracy. In this study, the psychometric qualities of the German HEXACO-60 personality inventory are ...
Abstract: The Body and Appearance Self-Conscious Emotions Scale (BASES; Castonguay et al., 2014) measures the individual’s shame, guilt, authentic and hubristic pride related to their body and appearance. The purpose of this study was ...
A Psychometric Test of a German Version of the SPSI-RSummary: The Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised ‘SPSI-R’ by D'Zurilla, Nezu and Maydeu-Olivares (1999) has been translated and adapted to a German population. This questionnaire measures five ...
Teacher self-efficacy (TSE) is an important construct in the prediction of positive student and teacher outcomes. However, problems with its measurement have persisted, often through confounding TSE with other constructs. This research introduces an ...
A Test Battery for the Assessment of Early Childhood Education Professionals' KnowledgeAbstract. Data about the professional knowledge of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) is scarce. This paper presents a test battery for the assessment of ...
Teaching-related Error Orientation. Adaptation and Validation of a Teacher QuestionnaireAbstract. Error orientation is a critical individual prerequisite for successful learning from errors. Learning from errors prompts learning processes through the ...
Abstract. This study describes the development and validation of a short questionnaire measuring a motivating teaching style for students from grades five to twelve (KEMU 5–12) according to Deci and Ryan's ...
Scales for the assessment of self-determined motivation of elementary school children (SESMO): Factor structure, measurement invariance, and criterion-related interpretation of the test scoresAbstract. The aim of the present ...
Abstract. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a test assessing global cognition in older adults which is often used by researchers and clinicians worldwide, although some of its psychometric properties have yet to be established. We focus on ...
Assessing giftedness with the CFT 20-R. Psychometric properties and measurement invarianceAbstract. The CFT 20-R is often used to assess fluid intelligence. Hence, it can also be utilized to assess giftedness. The present study is concerned with an ...
Psychometric properties of the German version of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index 3Abstract. Anxiety sensitivity is assumed to play a prominent role in the etiology of anxiety disorders. Moreover, the construct enjoys a widespread interest with ...
Are depression and somatisation equivalent for migrants and native Germans? An investigation of measurement invariance for the PHQ-9 and PHQ-15Abstract. Studies in the general population are crucial for the assessment of mental health in migrants in ...