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Positive psychology progress: empirical validation of interventions.

American Psychologist, 2005
Positive psychology has flourished in the last 5 years. The authors review recent developments in the field, including books, meetings, courses, and conferences.
M. Seligman   +3 more
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The Pain Catastrophizing Scale: Development and validation.

, 1995
In Study 1, the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) was administered to 425 undergraduates. Analyses yielded a three component solution comprising (a) rumination, (b) magnification, and (c) helplessness.
M. Sullivan, Scott R. Bishop, J. Pivik
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How Valid is Validation?

Industrial and Commercial Training, 1985
Validation and evaluation are essential elements of the total training process if any indications are to be derived as to the effectiveness of such training. To counteract a purely cosmetic approach to validation, evaluation can be divided into validation, concerned with the effectiveness of training methods, and a wider assessment of the methods ...
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The Principles of Validation and the ECVAM Validation Process

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals, 2002
The validation of a test method is the process by which the relevance and reliability of the method are assessed for a particular purpose. It is an essential stage in the evolution of the method from its development to its acceptance and application for regulatory purposes.
Andrew Worth, Michael Balls
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Development and validation of a multidimensional eating disorder inventory for anorexia nervosa and bulimia.

, 1983
The development and validation of a new measure, the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) is described. The EDI is a 64 item, self-report, multiscale measure designed for the assessment of psychological and behavioral traits common in anorexia nervosa (AN ...
David M. Garner, M. Olmstead, J. Polivy
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Development and validation of ego-identity status.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1966
4 modes of reacting to the late adolescent identity crisis were described, measured, and validated. Criteria for inclusion in 1 of 4 identity statuses were the presence of crisis and commitment in the areas of occupation and ideology.
J. Marcia
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Validation of the five-factor model of personality across instruments and observers.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1987
Two data sources--self-reports and peer ratings--and two instruments--adjective factors and questionnaire scales--were used to assess the five-factor model of personality.
R. McCrae, P. Costa
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The overgeneralized validity of validity generalization

Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2013
SummaryThis Incubator contends that the concept of validity generalization has been overgeneralized in its capacity to predict work performance for three reasons: sampling bias in the occupations selected for analysis, the prediction of acceptable performance to the exclusion of superior performance, and the conflation of statistical prediction and ...
Justin M. Raines, Paul M. Muchinsky
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Construction and Validation of a Scale to Measure Celebrity Endorsers' Perceived Expertise, Trustworthiness, and Attractiveness

, 1990
The purpose of this study was to develop a scale for measuring celebrity endorsers' perceived expertise, trustworthiness, and attractiveness. Accepted psychometric scale-development procedures were followed which rigorously tested a large pool of items ...
Roobina Ohanian
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On Validity Theory and Test Validation [PDF]

open access: possibleEducational Researcher, 2007
Lissitz and Samuelsen (2007) propose a new framework for conceptualizing test validity that separates analysis of test properties from analysis of the construct measured. In response, the author of this article reviews fundamental characteristics of test validity, drawing largely from seminal writings as well as from the accepted standards.
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