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 ...
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), ...
Hohenheim Inventory of Political Knowledge (HIP): Scale ConstructionAbstract. The political knowledge of citizens is regarded as an important basis of a democracy and has been studied extensively. However, no scale ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...