Abstract.Aims: In the article at hand we intend to discuss to what extent hitherto efforts towards standardization and quality assurance have been able to achieve stability concerning the production of evidence, ...
Translation and culture sensitive adaptation of the PELI (“Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory”) for nursing settingsAbstract.Background: The consideration of individual preferences of people with care needs in the ...
Using the TRAPD method to translate the revised MISSCARE Survey from English into German: Revised MISSCARE-AustriaAbstract.Background: Questionnaire translations in German-speaking nursing science rely on methods using ...
Limited knowledge of the German language represents a serious barrier for migrants into Switzerland to communicate successfully in a variety of health care settings, which may result not just in delayed access to treatment and poorer outcome, but also in ...
Fear of Positive Evaluation: Translation and Validation of a German Version of the FPESAbstract. Recent research suggests that besides the fear of negative evaluation (FNE), fear of positive evaluation (FPE) also plays an important role in social anxiety ...
Translation of the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale–Revised (BFNE-R) and Validation of the German Version (FNE-K)Abstract. A central diagnostic criterion of social anxiety disorder is the fear of negative social evaluation. The Brief Fear of ...
Social Skills in Self-Reports of Primary-School Students. Translation and Validation of the Social Skill Department of the Social Skill Improvement System Rating ScalesAbstract: The importance of social skills for academic achievement,...
Better Together: A Call for the Integration of Sport Psychology Research and PracticeAbstract. Sport psychology is gaining relevance in research and in practice. We posit, however, that the integration of these ...
Validation of the German translation of the Psychopathy Personality Inventory (PPI)Abstract.Background: There is no German-language self-report instrument for the personality construct “psychopathy”. The Psychopathy Personality Inventory (PPI) (...
Background: To gain information on the attitudes and life orientations of Pakistani adolescents, the present study aimed at measuring hopelessness and hopefulness in Pakistani adolescents. Methods: The Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS; Beck, Weissman, Lester, ...
Abstract. The article takes into consideration the four Italian translations (2003, 2007, 2016, 2017) of the Rorschach Comprehensive System Form Quality Tables (Exner, 2001), with reference to the original English version, highlighting the urgency to ...
Abstract. The revised hierarchical model of bilingualism (e.g., Kroll & Stewart, 1994) assumes that second language (L2) words primarily access semantics through their first language (L1) translation equivalents. Consequently, backward translation from L2 ...
Abstract. Earlier research with monolinguals and bilinguals showed that numbers may be named through both a semantic and a phonological route, depending on the number's language and format (Arabic or verbal), task demands, and naming language. The present ...
Abstract. Detection of regularities (e.g., symmetry, repetition) can be used to investigate object and shape perception. Symmetry and nearby lines may both signal that one object is present, so moving lines apart may disrupt symmetry ...
Abstract. This paper describes the process of translation and validation of the adaptation of the Big Five Inventory-2 (BFI-2) in the Croatian language. The translation process from English to Croatian was conducted ...
Abstract: Adapting a test from one language to another is no easy task. The literal translation of the items is certainly not enough since the meanings and references change from one language to another. In the case ...
Abstract: This paper examines the validity of the competence scale of the Revised Physical Self-Perception Profile (PSPP-R Competence) in a large German sample of 1,007 predominantly female participants by assessing construct validity, discriminant and ...