Abstract: The assessment of the Big Five personality domains is standard practice in most large-scale social surveys nowadays. The instrument most widely used for this purpose is the BFI-10, an ultra-short measure assessing each Big Five ...
Abstract: This study aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the WRS-C (Work Resilience Scale – Chinese version) through two studies. In Study 1 (Sample 1: N = 463), we conducted an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and ...
Abstract: This research aims to develop a 15-item short form of the WOQ (WOQ-SF) and provide evidence for its reliability and validity. In Study 1 (N = 305), we simplified the WOQ into a short version in line with the scale reduction ...
Methods of Diagnostic Testing to Assess Skills in Reading, Writing and Arithmetic: A Critical Survey.Summary:Objectives: The diagnosis of a specific developmental disorder of reading, writing and arithmetic can be made based upon individually applied ...
Fragestellung: Der Erfassung subjektiv empfundenen Alkoholverlangens (Craving) kommt eine wichtige Rolle in der Einschätzung der Rückfallgefährdung zu. Mann & Ackermann (2000) haben an einer deutschen Stichprobe Reliabilität und Validität der Obsessive ...
Abstract:Background: The Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Tool (DPET) with 47 items was developed to assess the disaster preparedness level among nurses in the USA. Aim: This study aimed (1) to adapt and validate the DPET ...
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 ...
We investigated the psychometric properties of a French translation of the Metacognitions Questionnaire (MCQ). 265 participants from the French-speaking population of Belgium completed the MCQ. Construct validity was assessed by means of a factor analysis,...
Several studies have shown that dyadic coping, that is, the way couples cope with stress, plays a unique role in intimate relationships. The aim of this study is to validate the Portuguese version of the Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI; Bodenmann, 2008) by ...
Psychometric properties of the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI-2) in adolescentsThe present study examines the psychometric properties of the German version of the Eating Disorder Inventory EDI-2 (1997) in 371 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years. Internal ...
Assessment of temperament with the Infant Behavior Questionnaire Revised (IBQ-R) – the psychometric properties of a German versionObjective: The Infant Behavior Questionnaire Revised (IBQ-R; Gartstein & Rothbart, 2003) is one of the most common parent-...
The clinical assessment of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in children and adolescents – A study with the Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS-D)Abstract.Objective: The CY-BOCS is ...
Questionnaire on Treatment Satisfaction in Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (FBZ-KJP) – Results of a Swiss Pilot StudyAbstract:Objectives: Patient satisfaction is an established indicator for medical ...
Validity of the German Version of the Reynolds Adolescent Adjustment Screening Inventory in a Clinical SampleAbstract: The psychometric properties of the German version of the Reynolds Adolescent Adjustment Screening Inventory (RAASI) were evaluated in a ...
Psychometric Analysis of a New Questionnaire Assessing the Acceptance of Unpleasant and Pleasant Emotions (FrAGe)Abstract. Acceptance is an emotion regulation strategy with beneficial effects for mental health. The present study investigated the ...
Aktuelle Studienergebnisse verdeutlichen, dass sich Kinder bereits im frühen Grundschulalter hinsichtlich ihrer Mathematikangst unterscheiden und dass diese mit deren Mathematikleistung korreliert (Vukovic et al., 2013; Wu et al., 2012). Um eine valide ...
Zusammenfassung. Über die Testgütekriterien von Fragebogenverfahren bei ihrer Anwendung an Straftäterstichproben ist wenig bekannt. In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden zwei Studien im Maßregelvollzug (N = 102) und im Regelvollzug (N = 91) vorgestellt, in ...
Response pattern and item characteristics: An insolvable item in the KFT 4-12+RAbstract. The test of cognitive abilities KFT 4-12+R includes an insolvable item in the subtest figure analogies in parallel form B. Our purpose is to analyse response ...
The German Version of the “Psychopathic Personality Inventory” (PPI) - psychometric properties and validation of the authorized German versionAbstract. Psychopathy is the most relevant predictor for an individual prognosis of delinquency. Until now, ...
The German Version of the Conflict Resolution Styles Inventory (CRSI) – psychometric properties and validation of the authorized German versionAbstract. The paper presents a German version of the Conflict Resolution Styles Inventory (CRSI; Kurdek, 1994). ...
Differential Concentration Test for Children (DKT-K). Development and validation of a computer-assisted method to record the longer-term concentrationAbstract. Problems in concentration are a common phenomenon in infants and can appear in different ways. ...
Insolvable items in the KFT 4-12+RAbstract. The present article points out another insolvable item in addition to an already confirmed insolvable item in the test of cognitive abilities KFT 4-12+R, subtest figure analogies in parallel Form B (Heller & ...
Psychometric properties of the Fear of Blushing Questionnaire (FEA)The Fear of Blushing Questionnaire (FEA) was developed to assess fear of blushing and its concomitants on seven subscales. The FEA is a translation of the blushing related items of the ...
Zusammenfassung. Die epidemiologische Beschreibung von Internetabhängigkeit und die Entwicklung von Interventionen erfordern eine reliable und ökonomische Erfassungsmethode von Internetabhängigkeit. ...
Construct Validity and Factor Structure of the German Version of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (YPI) in a Representative School SampleAbstract. The present study examined the construct validity and factor structure of the German version of the ...
Cognitive Interference During Task Performance: Factorial Structure and Psychometric Properties of a German Version of the Cognitive Interference Questionnaire (CIQ)Abstract. The Cognitive Interference Questionnaire (CIQ) is the most frequently used ...
Zusammenfassung. Die vorliegende Studie überprüft die Faktorenstruktur, psychometrischen Eigenschaften und Grenzwerte der deutschen Selbstbeurteilungsversion des Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire ...
Assessment of Concentration in Elementary School Children: An Evaluation of Three Tests (TPK, d2-R, ZVT)Abstract. Concentration correlates with and predicts successful learning behavior. The psychometric properties of concentration tests have been ...
Capturing Impulsivity and Emotion Dysregulation in Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder: Evaluation of a Self- and Third-Party Assessment InstrumentAbstract. The Scale of Impulsivity and Emotion Dysregulation (IES-27) in Borderline ...
Psychometric Properties of a German Translation of the Mental Toughness Inventory (MTI-D)Abstract. The Mental Toughness Inventory (MTI; Middleton, Martin, & Marsh, 2011) is a self-description questionnaire measuring 12 facets of mental toughness in ...
Berlin Inventory of Caregivers’ Burden With Dementia Patients (BIZA-D-PV) Also for Informal Caregivers of Non-dementia Patients?Abstract. Informal caregivers are a vulnerable group who are of increasing importance. There is a lack of evidence in support ...
The Cambridge Depersonalization Scale – Situational (CDS-S) for Measuring Situation-Related Experiences of DepersonalizationAbstract. Depersonalization / derealization symptoms are frequently experienced during confrontations with ...
Mental Health Literacy in the Workplace – Validation and Adaptation of a German Version of the MHL-W ToolAbstract. The Mental Health Literacy Tool for the Workplace (MHL-W; Moll, Zanhour, Patten, Stuart, & MacDermid, 2017) is a vignette-based instrument ...
Peer-rating of behavior. Translation and evaluation of the Adjustment Scales for Sociometric Evaluation of Secondary-School Students (ASSESS-D)Abstract. Peers are conceived of as valid and reliable informants. This may explain why there is no evaluated ...
Zusammenfassung. In dieser Studie wird ein Ansatz zur mehrdimensionalen und mehrperspektivischen Diagnostik sozialer Kompetenz lernbehinderter Jugendlicher dargestellt. 77 lernbehinderte Jugendliche aus zwei Zentren für berufliche Rehabilitation wurden ...
Dysfunctional beliefs of spider phobies. A German version of the Spider Phobia Beliefs QuestionnaireAbstract.Background: According to Beck, Emery, and Greenberg, dysfunctional beliefs are responsible for the development and maintaining of phobias. ...
The normative and subjective assessment of working conditions (NUSA): Psychometric properties in a representative general populationAbstract. This paper examines the questionnaire Normative and Subjective Assessment of Working Conditions (NUSA) based on ...
Zusammenfassung. Das Transtheoretische Modell der Verhaltensänderung (TTM) stellt eine verbreitete theoretische Basis für die Konzeption von bevölkerungsbezogenen und individualisierten Interventionen dar. Voraussetzung hierfür ist eine valide, reliable ...
Der Zugewinn an Körpergröße ist für die Lebensqualität vieler heranwachsender Menschen von Bedeutung–eine geringe Körpergröße kann die Lebensqualität der Betroffenen beeinträchtigen. Weil krankheitsspezifische Instrumente zur Erfassung der Lebensqualität ...
Zusammenfassung. Die Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) wurde 2003 konzipiert, um das Konstrukt der Resilienz zu messen. In dieser Studie wurden die ersten deutschsprachigen Übersetzungen der 10- und 25 ...
Assessment of Mindfulness with the German Version of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaires (FFMQ-D)Abstract. Mindfulness plays an increasing role in the field of health psychology, since mindfulness-based interventions in prevention and ...
Abstract: Research investigating competitive anxiety is typically based on the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (Martens, Burton et al., 1990), its revision, or its derivatives in other languages. The psychometric quality of these ...
Berlin Inventory of Caregivers’ Burden with Dementia Patients (BIZA-D)Abstract.Background: The prevalence dementia is increasing and family caregivers provide most of the care for these patients. The “Berlin Inventory of Caregivers’ Burden with of ...
German version of the Mindful Attention an Awareness Scale (MAAS) – psychometric features of a mindfulness questionnaireAbstract.Background: Mindfulness can be defined as paying attention in a certain way: on purpose, in the present moment and non-...
Evaluation of a German-language tool for measuring positive and negative automatic thoughts in children and adolescentsAbstract.Background: Beck postulates that negative automatic thoughts area risk factors for depression. Objective: The study presented ...
Zusammenfassung.Theoretischer Hintergrund: Erfahrungen von Missbrauch und Vernachlässigung in der Kindheit werden mit dem späteren Auftreten psychischer Störungen in Verbindung gebracht. Zur Erfassung solcher Erfahrungen sind im deutschsprachigen Raum ...
Zusammenfassung.Theoretischer Hintergrund: Gegenwärtige Theorien zur Achtsamkeit betonen die mehrdimensionale Natur des Prinzips. Die Förderung dieser Komponenten der Achtsamkeit spielt eine zentrale Rolle in verschiedenen Therapieformen. Fragestellung: ...
Dysfunctional Attitude Scale for adolescents (DAS-J): Development and evaluationAbstract.Background: Dysfunctional attitudes are vital for the explanation of the development and maintenance of depression in cognitive-behavioral models. Objective: The ...
Validation of a German version of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS-D)Abstract.Background: Self-compassion can be defined as a positive stance toward oneself when things go badly. Self-compassion as a trait has been proven as an effective protective factor,...