Summary: The purpose of this study was to develop a self-report questionnaire for the assessment of social anxiety in adults. The Inventory of Interpersonal Situations (IIS) consists of 35 items formulated as responses to specific social situations. The ...
Summary: A short questionnaire for assessing general and health-related quality of life is presented. Test construction and psychometric evaluation are described and recent findings obtained with the instrument reported and plans for developing additional ...
Summary: This study presents a French version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ), the factorial structure of which was evaluated on a nonclinical sample of 668 adults. A confirmatory factor analysis showed that the French PSWQ is a one-...
Summary: The paper presents the Time Integration Questionnaire (TIQ) for the assessment of subjective time experience, constructed in a phenomenologically enriched form, as compared to those reduced to succession and three basic dimensions: the past, the ...
Summary: The theoretical basis of the Ghent Parental Behavior Questionnaire (GPBS) originates from social-learning theories. Parents rate the frequency of their behavior toward a target child between 8 and 14 years old, and children rate the behavior of ...
Abstract. We present normative data for a Turkish translation of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-B (SPQ-B). The SPQ-B is a brief, self-report screening instrument developed by Raine and Benishay (1995) and is used to evaluate respondents for the ...
Abstract. A questionnaire and two observation methods were used to assess the parent-child relationship constructs Warmth, Hostility, Respect for Autonomy, and Setting Limits. Family members (father, mother, and one child) were asked to assess each of the ...
This research evaluated a German version of a recently introduced brief measure of the Big-Five domains (Ten Item Personality Inventory [TIPI]). Since we could not confirm the virtues of the TIPI in a representative, general population-based sample from ...
Abstract. This study evaluates the utility of Muñoz's Mood Screener for detection of major depressive episodes in a nonclinical Spanish population. The Mood Screener was administered by face-to-face interview to 554 subjects (65.9% women; age 18-34 years) ...
Questionnaire ratings were used to obtain child, mother, and father ratings on three major parenting dimensions (behavioral control, psychological control, and support) in a sample of 600 children aged 8-to-10 years old. Results indicated that mothers, ...
Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) has been shown to be involved in the maintenance of a variety of emotional problems. In addition, earlier research found that different forms of RNT such as worry and rumination show very similar characteristics. It was ...
Abstract. Mindfulness refers to a stance of nonjudgmental awareness of present-moment experiences. A growing body of research suggests that mindfulness may increase cognitive resources, thereby buffering stress. However, existing models ...
Abstract. This study reports on the development and validation of a new questionnaire to measure money attitudes and beliefs. In all, 268 participants from diverse backgrounds, who were recruited online, completed a 30-item questionnaire. ...
Abstract. The Eating Beliefs Questionnaire (EBQ) is a valid and reliable self-report tool measuring positive and negative beliefs about binge eating. This study sought to further investigate the clinical utility of the EBQ using a clinical ...
Abstract. Consensus is emerging that the constellation of dark personalities should include the sadistic personality. To build a four-factor measure, we modified and extended the Short Dark Triad (SD3) measure to include sadism. A series ...