Factor structure and construct validity of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit for Carers (ASCOT-Carer) [PDF]
Background: The ASCOT-Carer is a self-report instrument designed to measure social care-related quality of life (SCRQoL). This article presents the psychometric testing and validation of the ASCOT-Carer four response-level interview (INT4) in a sample of
A Bowling +57 more
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We investigate internal localized eigenmodes of the linearized equation around spin discrete breathers in 1D antiferromagnets with on-site easy axis anisotropy.
A.J. Sievers +16 more
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Unifying SoTL Methodology: Internal and External Validity
A broad consensus exists that the use of appropriate methods are important in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. However, methodological controversies arise around what constitutes acceptable evidence, if one needs a control group, how ...
Jeffrey L. Bernstein
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How is your mind-set? Proof of concept for the measurement of the level of emotional development [PDF]
Background In persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, not only cognitive brain functions, but also socio-emotional processing networks may be impaired.
Birkner, Joana +4 more
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Test of Gross Motor Development: expert validity, confirmatory validity and internal consistence
http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2008v10n4p399 The Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2) is an instrument used to evaluate children’s level of motor development.
Nadia Cristina Valentini +5 more
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Psychometric Evaluation of an Instrument to Measure Prospective Pregnancy Preferences: The Desire to Avoid Pregnancy Scale. [PDF]
BACKGROUND:Existing approaches to measuring women's pregnancy intentions suffer important limitations, including retrospective assessment, overly simple categories, and a presumption that all women plan pregnancies. No psychometrically valid scales exist
Foster, Diana G +4 more
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Psychometric properties of the mentor behaviour scale in a sample of Malaysian medical students
Objectives: To determine the psychometric properties of the Mentor Behaviour Scale (MBS), a 15-item inventory that evaluates four supportive mentor behaviours in terms of construct validity and internal consistency.
Jamilah A.M. Mohammad, MEd +1 more
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The Sleep Condition Indicator: a clinical screening tool to evaluate insomnia disorder [PDF]
Objective: Describe the development and psychometric validation of a brief scale (the Sleep Condition Indicator (SCI)) to evaluate insomnia disorder in everyday clinical practice.<p></p> Design: The SCI was evaluated across five study ...
Cape, John +5 more
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Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of the Depressive Cognition Scale in First-Year Adolescent Egyptian Nursing Students [PDF]
Background: Identifying depressive cognitions in adolescent nursing students can be an important step to prevent the development of clinical depression, which is positively associated with suicide.
Bekhet, Abir K., Zauszniewski, Jaclene
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We replicate a flagship randomised control trial carried out in rural Morocco that showed substantial and significant impacts of microcredit on the assets, the outputs, the expenses and the profits of self-employment activities. The original results rely
Florent Bédécarrats +3 more
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