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A Plea for Psychometric Rigor [PDF]

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 2017
To the Editor: We wish to commend Dr. Cowart and colleagues for their report of a multiple mini-interview (MMI) and its correlation with PharmD students’ grade-point averages.[1][1] Activities described in this investigation were considerable work to accomplish. Necessarily so, non-traditional (
Lisa M. Hayes, Michael J. Peeters
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Civic engagement among adolescents: Spanish adaptation and validation of the civic engagement scale

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The aim of this research was to adapt and validate the Civic Engagement Scale (CES) developed by Doolittle & Faul for the Spanish adolescent population while providing empirical support for its psychometric properties. After administering the instruments to 965 adolescents from high schools, confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to ...
Patricia Ayllón‐Salas, José L. Arco‐Tirado, Francisco D. Fernández‐Martín   +2 more
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Community‐engaged crime prevention through environmental design and reductions in violent and firearm crime

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In the U.S., crime and violence are concentrated in cities that have lost industry and population due to economic disinvestment and structurally racist policies. Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers have called for community‐level approaches that reduce violence in these cities by improving unsafe physical environments, increasing ...
Laney A. Rupp, Shaun Bhatia, Daniel B. Lee, Rachel Wyatt, Gregory Bushman, Thomas A. Wyatt, Jesenia M. Pizarro, Caroline Wixom, Marc A. Zimmerman, Thomas M. Reischl   +9 more
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Assessing daily life activities with experience sampling methodology (ESM): Scoring predefined categories or qualitative analysis of open-ended responses?

Methods in Psychology
One domain frequently assessed in Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM) studies is that of daily activities. This is often done with predefined (and unvalidated) categorical items, but can also be done using open-ended items.
Marie Stadel, Anna M. Langener, Katie Hoemann, Laura F. Bringmann   +3 more
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Network Psychometrics

, 2016
This chapter provides a general introduction of network modeling in psychometrics. The chapter starts with an introduction to the statistical model formulation of pairwise Markov random fields (PMRF), followed by an introduction of the PMRF suitable for binary data: the Ising model.
Epskamp, S., Maris, G., Waldorp, L.J., Borsboom, D.   +3 more
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State of the psychometric methods: comments on the ISOQOL SIG psychometric papers [PDF]

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2019
Psychometric analyses of patient reported outcomes typically use either classical test theory (CTT), item response theory (IRT), or Rasch measurement theory (RTM). The three papers from the ISOQOL Psychometrics SIG examined the same data set using the tree different approaches.
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Engaging and strengthening youth through international community‐based research: Implementation and evaluation of an International Youth Advisory Board

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Youth advisory boards are ubiquitous in community‐based research, yet there is limited description of their development or direct benefits to participants within international research contexts. This convergent mixed‐method study describes and evaluates the design and implementation of a bilingual International Youth Advisory Board (IYAB) of ...
Shelley L. Craig, Ashley S. Brooks, Gabriel Soto Cristobal, Jenny Hui, Hayley Pelletier, Rachael Pascoe, Lenin Zamorano, The INQYR International Youth Advisory Board   +7 more
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Linking the religious and social environment to sexual minority mental health

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In the United States, mental health disparities persist between sexual minorities – people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or other nonheterosexual identifications – and heterosexuals. Although research shows that structural stigma in one's environment may contribute to such disparities, little research has examined religious ...
Nathan R. Todd, Daniel M. Nguyễn, Allyson M. Blackburn, Raymond La, Seungju Kim   +4 more
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A community‐partnered process for construct & measure development: The 3Rs: Reading, Racial equity, & Relationships

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper describes a 3‐year community–partnered research initiative focused on advancing early reading, racial equity, and relationships—collectively known as the 3Rs Initiative. The project brought together researchers and community members committed to ensuring that all adults in the county embody a shared “3Rs mindset” to better support ...
Shannon B. Wanless, Meghan C. Orman, Shallegra Moye, Caitlin F. Spear   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Serious game for cognitive assessment. Validation of a psychometric embedded test

International Journal of Serious Games
The evaluation of performance in serious video games is crucial when it comes to providing empirical evidence of the effectiveness of this type of educational tools.
Jorge Quimbaya, Alejandra Herrera, Cesar Mejia   +2 more
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