Measurement invariance in the assessment of people with an intellectual disability [PDF]
, 2011 Intellectual assessment is central to the process of diagnosing an intellectual disability and the assessment process needs to be valid and reliable. One fundamental aspect of validity is that of measurement invariance, i.e.
Kidd, Gill +4 more
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Measuring time perspective in adolescents : can you get the right answer by asking the wrong questions? [PDF]
, 2015 Time perspective continues to evolve as a psychological construct. The extant literature suggests that higher future orientation and lower present orientation are associated with better developmental outcomes. However, the extant literature also suggests
McKay, Michael T. +5 more
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Validation of a measuring instrument for the perception of oral health in women
Brazilian Oral Research, 2014 The aim of this study was to estimate the reliability, validity and factorial invariance of the Portuguese version of the Geriatric/General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) as applied to Brazilian women.
Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini CAMPOS +3 more
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The Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale: Translation and Evidence for Cross-Cultural Validity [PDF]
, 2010 The present study reports on the psychometric evaluation and cross-cultural validity of the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale (BPNES; Vlachopoulos & Michailidou, 2006) translated from Greek into English.
Ntoumanis, Nikos +2 more
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Development of the Multidimensional Scale of Irrational Beliefs (MSIB) [PDF]
, 2008 The Multidimensional Scale of Irrational Beliefs (MSIB) is a brief and theoretically founded measure of irrational thinking as conceptualized by Albert Ellis in his most recent works on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (e.g., Ellis, 2003).
Bekk, Magdalena +4 more
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Factor analysis of the Resilience Scale for Brazilian caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 2021 Introduction Resilience is a dynamic process that acts to modify the effects of an adverse life event. In this study, we aimed to test the construct validity of the Resilience Scale by employing exploratory and confirmatory procedures, and to ...
Alexandre Magno Frota Monteiro +5 more
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The Multidimensional Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory–English (MPCI-E): Reliability, validity, and relationships with positive and negative affect [PDF]
, 2010 The Multidimensional Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory (MPCI; Kobori & Tanno, 2004) is a promising new instrument developed in Japan to assess perfectionism cognitions regarding personal standards, pursuit of perfection, and concern over mistakes.
Kobori, Osamu +2 more
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Confirmatory factor analysis of the Test of Performance Strategies (TOPS) among adolescent athletes [PDF]
, 2004 The aim of the present study was to examine the factorial validity of the Test of Performance Strategies (TOPS; Thomas et al., 1999) among adolescent athletes using confirmatory factor analysis.
Andrew M Lane +12 more
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Factorial Validity Structure of Occupational Stress [PDF]
Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 2020 Work stress understood as the somatization of an occupational disease and indicated by high levels of exhaustion and resistance...
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 Gossip is condemned but also ubiquitous and thought to be essential for groups. This triggers the question of which motives explain gossip behavior.
Terence D. Dores Cruz +5 more
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