Abstract:Theoretical Background: Positive mental health is not simply the absence of a mental disorder. We need a better understanding of the development of mental health, particularly if we are to better understand prevention, ...
Why Do PhD Students Procrastinate? Adaption and Validation of the Reasons for Academic Procrastination Questionnaire for Doctoral CandidatesAbstract: Most questionnaires in the field of procrastination assess the tendency to ...
Abstract: Organizational changes as a method for ensuring competitiveness are an integral part of an organization’s daily life. A comprehensive understanding of organizational readiness for change is essential for managing change ...
Development of a German Scale to Measure Contact Experiences with Health-Impaired PersonsAbstract: Nondisabled people can perceive contact experiences with health-impaired people differently (positively, neutrally, negatively). We ...
Early Detection of Psychological Distress in Oncology Care. Empirical Assessment of the Distress ScaleAbstract: The Distress Scale (DS) is a single-item instrument in the form of a 10-point Likert scale in two variants for the ...
When Studying Gets Out of Control. The Development and Validation of a German Adaptation of the Bergen Study Addiction Scale (BStAS)Abstract:Background: The present study develops and validates a German adaptation of the Bergen Study ...
Perceived Self-Efficacy in the Management and Prevention of Depression: German Adaptation and Validation of a Brief Self-Report MeasureAbstract. There are indications that perceived self-efficacy in the management and prevention of ...
External Validation of a Single-Item Scale to Measure Motivation to Stop Smoking: Findings from a Representative Population Survey (DEBRA Study)Abstract.Aims: The Motivation to Stop Scale (MTSS) is a single-item ...
Future Secondary Teachers’ German Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Test Construction and ValidationAbstract. Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is a core facet of professional teacher knowledge. In contrast to mathematics and science subjects, only few PCK ...
Disclosure of Grief Questionnaire (DGQ): Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess Communication Patterns After BereavementAbstract. Disclosure of emotional burdensome experiences is important for processing these experiences as well as for ...
The German Big Five Inventory 2: Measuring Five Personality Domains and 15 FacetsAbstract. The German version of the 60-item Big Five Inventory 2 (BFI-2) captures the five personality domains Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Negative ...
Development and Validation of a Questionnaire for Measuring Students’ Enjoyment in Physical Education ClassesAbstract. The aim of the present study was the development and validation of an instrument for the assessment of different facets of students’ ...
Validation of a German Version of the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA)Abstract. Our study aimed at investigating the psychometric properties of a German version of the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA). The RSA is a multifactorial resilience ...
Development of a Measurement Instrument for the Assessment of Central Aspects of the New Way of Work (“Arbeit 4.0”)Abstract. The aim of this contribution is to present a questionnaire for the assessment of central aspects of the “new ...
A Yes / No Vocabulary Test for Children of Different Age Groups: Development and Validation Based on the Rasch ModelAbstract. In this article we present a vocabulary test for German primary school children. The test is based on the ...
The NEP Scale – behind the (German) scenes of environmental concernAbstract. With ongoing environmental problems, the valid measurement of environmental concern and attitudes is still an essential issue in environmental and social psychology research. ...
Comprehension of Controversial Scientific Themes: Problems, Underlying Cognititves Processes and Psychological InterventionsAbstract. People interested in publically debated scientific issues are often confronted with multiple texts that provide contrary ...
Concurrent Construct Validity of the Düsseldorf Orthorexia Scale: Correlations With Diet Quality and Specific Dimensions of Disordered Eating BehaviorAbstract.Background: Orthorexic eating behavior is defined as a ...
Development and Validation of a Measure of Sports Interests in Adolescence (SPIT)Abstract. In vocational and educational psychology, but not in sport and exercise psychology, interests are a central personality construct ...
Validation of a Holistic Measure for the Construct of Well-Being – The German Version of the Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving (CIT) and the Short Version Brief Inventory of Thriving (BIT)Abstract. The components subjective well-being (SWB), ...