Abstract: This psychometric study examined the psychometric characteristics of the shortened version of the Persian-Reasons for Living Inventory for Older Adults (the shortened P-RFL-OA) in a sample of 293 clinical and nonclinical community-dwelling ...
Abstract: The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking-Figural (TTCT-F) is a well-known measure of creativity, yet its reliability evidence is hardly reported. In this meta-analysis, we provide such evidence by performing parameter-based meta-...
Abstract: The Short Dark Tetrad of Personality (SD4) is a self-report instrument for screening individuals with dark personality traits, including narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism. In the present study, we examined the ...
The Equivalence of Three German Vocabulary Tests and the German Version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (HAWIE-R)Summary: The validity and equivalence of three German vocabulary tests (HAWIE-R Vocabulary, WST, MWT-B) and of the HAWIE-R ...
High and Low Variations in Psychological Dimensions: Definition and Measurement with a Rasch ScaleSummary: Psychometric assessment do not concern about different extensions of distributions from different measurements because variability cannot be ...
Psychometric Effects of ColorAbstract: Evolving software-technologies enable test users to digitally modify test materials very easily. Under the aspect of quality control this leads to the important question of psychometric equivalence of original and ...
Neuropsychological Diagnostics in Childhood and AdolescenceSummary: Among a number of issues and disorder pictures neuropsychological diagnostics should occupy a solid position, both in the initial assessment, as well as in that of the course. With an ...
This study extends prior research on the Picture Anxiety Test (PAT; Dubi & Schneider, 2009) in clinical samples, by examining psychometric properties and acceptance in a community sample of 153 4–8-year-old children. Children completed the PAT and the ...
Abstract. The Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) is widely used in social and personality psychology. The present study validates a French version of the NPI (NPI-Fr) for use with young adults. Respondents (N ...
Abstract. General self-efficacy is a central personality trait often evaluated in surveys as context variable. It can be interpreted as a personal coping resource reflecting individual belief in one’s overall competence to perform across a variety of ...
Abstract. This study examines the psychometric properties of the IQCODE and its applicability in the Iranian elderly population. A group of 95 elderly patients with at least 4 years of formal education who fulfilled the criteria of DSM-IV-...
Abstract.Aims: This contribution studies the psychometric properties (reliability, concurrent validity, and sensitivity) of the Portuguese version of the Mini-Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination (M-ACE) in the context of early dementia. Methods: A ...
The so-called crisis of psychological assessment: Looking back at the seventies of the 20th centuryAbstract. In 2004, the Diagnostica as the journal of psychological assessment and differential psychology with the longest tradition worldwide celebrates ...
Experimental construction of a short questionnaire for direct measurement of psychotherapeutic outcomes in well-beingAbstract. Results of two studies on the construction of a short questionnaire for the direct measurement of psychotherapeutic outcomes ...
Psychometrics and Norms of the Quality of Life Inventory KIDSCREEN in GermanyAbstract. The KIDSCREEN–27 and the KIDSCREEN–10 Index are questionnaires that measure health-related quality of life (HrQoL) in children and adolescents. In this analysis, both ...
Current status of psychological assessmentAbstract. On average, professional psychologists spend more than a quarter of their working time on psychological assessment (PA); almost one tenth of their university education addresses this topic. Within the ...
The Future of Intelligence Assessment: Toward Process-Oriented and Biologically Inspired Intelligence TestingAbstract. Human intelligence represents one of the most investigated and validated constructs in psychological research. The ...
Psychometric measurement of characteristic signs and symptoms of schizophrenia with the Eppendorf Schizophrenia Inventory (ESI)Abstract.Background: The Eppendorf Schizophrenia Inventory (ESI) measures characteristic subjective signs and symptoms of ...
Essstörungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter werden immer häufiger und eine frühzeitige Erkennung ist von großer Bedeutung. Neben den „klassischen” Essstörungen besteht eine Anzahl von Essproblemen im Kindesalter, die sich durch vermeidende oder restriktive ...
Zusammenfassung. Theoretischer Hintergrund: Dysfunktionale elterliche Attributionen bei kindlichem Fehlverhalten werden als wichtiger Einflussfaktor für ungünstiges Erziehungsverhalten und assoziierte ...