{"title":"Development of Past Self-Continuity Scale from Narrative and Essentialist Perspectives.","authors":"Akira Asayama, Miki Toyama","doi":"10.1080/00223891.2025.2494119","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00223891.2025.2494119","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It is essential to understand the perception of self-continuity across time to understand the nature of personal identity and its development. To fill a gap in existing psychological research, this study introduces a novel scale designed to measure past self-continuity from narrative and essentialist perspectives. We developed and validated the Past Self-Continuity Scale through four studies involving Japanese university students, adults, and high school students. This scale differentiates between narrativity-based continuity, where past and present selves are integrated into a coherent story, and essentialist-based continuity, which focuses on the stability of the core of the self attributes over time. Results indicate that narrative and essentialist strategies for perceiving self-continuity are distinct and may change with development. The development of this scale advances our ability to measure and understand the complex nature of self-continuity and its implications to identity development and psychological well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":16707,"journal":{"name":"Journal of personality assessment","volume":" ","pages":"756-768"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144026433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measuring Eudaimonic and Hedonic Wellbeing: Development and Validation of the Holistic Wellbeing Measure.","authors":"Gökmen Arslan, Muhammet Coşkun","doi":"10.1080/00223891.2025.2569671","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2025.2569671","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The primary goal of this study was to develop a concise, theoretically grounded tool -the Holistic Wellbeing Measure (HWM)- that captures both hedonic and eudaimonic facets of wellbeing. Items for the HWM were generated through a careful review of existing wellbeing scales and literature, followed by expert consultation, pilot testing, and iterative refinement to ensure conceptual coverage, clarity, and face validity. Data were collected from three distinct samples: adolescents (<i>n</i> = 453), young adults (<i>n</i> = 361), and adults (<i>n</i> = 358). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a two-factor structure, with 12 items reflecting independent but related hedonic and eudaimonic wellbeing dimensions. The measure demonstrated strong internal reliability and evidence of convergent, discriminant, and concurrent validity across all age groups. Regression analyses further indicated that the HWM contributed unique variance to the prediction of general health indicators (physical, social, and mental health) and psychological problems (depression, anxiety, and somatization), above the effects of gender, age, and psychological wellbeing. These results suggest that the HWM is a valid and reliable measure for assessing both aspects of wellbeing across age groups and can support strategies aimed at promoting overall mental health.</p>","PeriodicalId":16707,"journal":{"name":"Journal of personality assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145251793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R Michael Bagby, Ardeshir Mortezaei, Cheyenne McIntyre, Sharlane C L Lau, Graeme J Taylor
{"title":"Does the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire Offer a Multidimensional Measurement of the Alexithymia Construct?","authors":"R Michael Bagby, Ardeshir Mortezaei, Cheyenne McIntyre, Sharlane C L Lau, Graeme J Taylor","doi":"10.1080/00223891.2025.2559701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2025.2559701","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) was developed to assess alexithymia as a multidimensional construct consistent with the attention-appraisal model. This study evaluated the hierarchical structure of the PAQ using Goldberg's bass-ackwards method across student and community samples. Results consistently revealed a general alexithymia factor at the highest level of the hierarchy, with limited evidence of stable or distinct dimensions at the lower levels. Although some components, such as externally oriented thinking and positive emotion valence items showed partial differentiation, the overall pattern did not support the proposed five-factor dimensional model, indicating that the PAQ does not provide a reliable multidimensional assessment of the alexithymia construct. While the PAQ was developed to provide a multidimensional profile by incorporating both positive and negative emotion processing, our results indicate that it is best conceptualized and interpreted as measuring a single, unidimensional construct.</p>","PeriodicalId":16707,"journal":{"name":"Journal of personality assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145131126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laurence Boileau, Patrick Gaudreau, Philippe Pétrin-Pomerleau
{"title":"Fear of Failure as Motivation: A Novel Conceptualization and Measure.","authors":"Laurence Boileau, Patrick Gaudreau, Philippe Pétrin-Pomerleau","doi":"10.1080/00223891.2025.2555358","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2025.2555358","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Fear of Failure as Motivation Scale (FOFAMS) addresses the motivational role of fear of failure, which existing measures typically overlook in favor of its negative effects. FOFAMS was developed using a rational-theoretical approach to fill this gap, offering a new tool for examining this aspect in achievement contexts. Two studies examined the scale's psychometric properties. Study 1 involved item development and an exploratory factor analysis, refining the scale by removing conceptually and psychometrically weaker items. Study 2, with samples of students (<i>N</i> = 385) and sports participants (<i>N</i> = 382), supported the unidimensional structure through confirmatory factor analysis and contributed evidence supporting the scale's construct validity. FOFAMS showed significant correlations with other constructs hypothesized to relate to fear of failure as motivation. This questionnaire provides a unique perspective, enhancing the understanding of fear of failure's positive influences on goal pursuit and achievement, and contributing to the broader nomological network of this construct.</p>","PeriodicalId":16707,"journal":{"name":"Journal of personality assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145086293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Development and Initial Validation of the Self-Presentational Defensiveness Scale.","authors":"Chris Sciberas, Marc A Fournier","doi":"10.1080/00223891.2025.2542259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2025.2542259","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Informed by psychoanalytic, humanistic, and cybernetic perspectives on defensive functioning, the present work established the psychometric structure and initial validation of the 10-item Self-Presentational Defensiveness Scale (SPDS). Across four studies (total <i>N</i> = 1,634), we assessed the item-level observability of the initial 20-item SPDS (Study 1), explored the psychometric structure of the initial SPDS in two separate samples (Studies 2 and 3), and established the psychometric properties of the final 10-item SPDS (Study 4), along with preliminary evidence of convergent and discriminant validity. The SPDS demonstrated (a) item content that was rated as more observable compared to other commonly used measures of defensive functioning, (b) a robust substantive self-presentational defensiveness factor, (c) measurement invariance across gender (i.e., male and female) and measurement type (i.e., self and informant ratings), (d) substantial self-other agreement (i.e., <i>r</i> = .42), and (e) appropriate correlations with theoretically related constructs (e.g., neuroticism). These results demonstrate the reliability and initial validity of the SPDS and suggest that self-presentational defensiveness reflects a lack of personal accountability when confronted with negative self-relevant stimuli.</p>","PeriodicalId":16707,"journal":{"name":"Journal of personality assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145023539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shelby L Bandel, Taylor R Rodriguez, Michael D Anestis, Joye C Anestis
{"title":"Utilizing Personality Assessment to Further Firearm Injury Prevention Research: An Example Investigation with the MMPI-3.","authors":"Shelby L Bandel, Taylor R Rodriguez, Michael D Anestis, Joye C Anestis","doi":"10.1080/00223891.2025.2550381","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2025.2550381","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Firearm violence, and especially firearm suicide, is a growing public health concern in the United States that requires a multidisciplinary approach to address. We argue that assessment psychologists are particularly well-suited to enhance understanding of firearm owners' individual differences, perceptions, and beliefs. Creating a robust literature at the nexus of personality, assessment, and firearms is vital to the development and implementation of effective firearm injury prevention interventions tailored to the firearm-owning population. In addition to reviewing the current literature and providing a call to action for assessment psychologists, we present a small exploratory study that examines relationships between the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 (MMPI-3) Substantive scales, firearm ownership, and beliefs regarding the relationship between suicide and firearms. Our sample included 99 undergraduate students, 22 of which (22.2%) owned firearms. Preliminary findings suggest that firearm owners may be less prone to internalizing distress relative to non-firearm owners, and several internalizing scales were positively associated with the belief that firearms in the home and unsecure firearm storage increase suicide risk. We offer some potential implications of these preliminary findings and make recommendations for ways in which assessment psychologists can contribute to firearm injury prevention research.</p>","PeriodicalId":16707,"journal":{"name":"Journal of personality assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145023586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Preliminary Investigation of Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Multidimensional Scale of Emotion Regulation for Adolescents (C-MSERA).","authors":"Fang Wang, Ruiqin Gao, Melissa Duffy","doi":"10.1080/00223891.2025.2553616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2025.2553616","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Multidimensional Scale of Emotion Regulation for Adolescents (MSERA) was initially developed to assess adolescents' emotion-regulation strategies in Mexican education contexts. Given the lack of instruments to measure adolescents' emotion-regulation strategies in Chinese educational settings, the current study adapted the English version of the scale to Chinese (C-MSERA) and provided initial validity evidence to support the use of the scale. The scale was translated into simplified Chinese. A sample of 1,798 Chinese adolescents reported their emotion-regulation strategies using the C-MSERA. Factor analysis supported the eight-factor structure of the C-MSERA, and the instrument's concurrent validity and internal consistency were also supported. The findings indicate that C-MSERA produces reliable and valid scores for measuring adolescents' emotion-regulation strategies in Chinese education settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":16707,"journal":{"name":"Journal of personality assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145000840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review of \"ICD-11 Personality Disorders: A Clinician's Guide\" by Bo Bach and Sebastian Simonsen (2025, Hogrefe).","authors":"Robert F Krueger","doi":"10.1080/00223891.2025.2553609","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2025.2553609","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p></p>","PeriodicalId":16707,"journal":{"name":"Journal of personality assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144992824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Can the PVQ21 Measure Schwartz's Refined Values?","authors":"Michele Vecchione, Eldad Davidov","doi":"10.1080/00223891.2025.2547777","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2025.2547777","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since its inception, the European Social Survey (ESS) has recognized the importance of studying human values because of their potential to contribute to our understanding of individuals and societies. All ESS rounds have included a shortened 21-item version of the Portrait Value Questionnaire (PVQ21) for measuring the 10 values of Schwartz's original theory and the underlying 4 higher-order dimensions. This scale has seen widespread use in value studies, not limited to those based on the ESS. In 2012, Schwartz and colleagues proposed a refinement of the theory that identified 19 narrower values derived from the original 10. This theory has been cited in thousands of studies. The present research explores whether single items of the PVQ21 can be used to properly measure the 19 values of Schwartz's refined theory. A sample of 645 Italian adults (56.1% females, M<sub>age</sub>=34.66) completed the PVQ21 and the PVQ-RR, an instrument developed to measure the refined values. We examined the correspondence between each PVQ21 item and the refined values on both theoretical and empirical grounds. Results suggested that the PVQ21 allows researchers to effectively capture most refined values. We discuss findings regarding their implications, possibilities, and limitations for measuring the refined values in the ESS.</p>","PeriodicalId":16707,"journal":{"name":"Journal of personality assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144957938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychometric Evidence and Measurement Invariance by College-Going Status for the Inventory of the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (IDEA).","authors":"Matthew L Nice, Matthew Joseph","doi":"10.1080/00223891.2025.2454031","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00223891.2025.2454031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Numerous versions exist of the Inventory of the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (IDEA), which is used to assess normative markers of development in the 18-29 age range. However, their comparative psychometric properties have not been adequately explored, and samples including non-college-going emerging adults are rare. In Study 1, confirmatory factor analyses using survey data from 429 college-going and non-college-going emerging adults (52% female, 44% non-white) showed the IDEA-Short Form (IDEA-SF) to be the most psychometrically and conceptually sound version, demonstrating good fit for the five-factor model proposed by Arnett's (2004) theory of emerging adulthood; initial evidence for concurrent validity of the IDEA-SF scores was also presented. Study 2 (<i>N</i> = 765, 40% non-college-going) tested and found evidence for internal reliability and convergent validity as well as measurement invariance across college-going and non-college-going emerging adults for the IDEA-SF, though evidence for discriminant validity was mixed. Study 3 (<i>N</i> = 817) used data from the openly-available EAMMI3 dataset to examine concurrent and discriminant validity evidence for the IDEA-SF scores with multiple measures of well-being and adult development, respectively; preliminary, albeit weak, evidence of both forms of external validity was found. Suggestions for future research employing and improving the IDEA-SF and clinical implications for mental health clinicians working with emerging adults are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":16707,"journal":{"name":"Journal of personality assessment","volume":" ","pages":"633-646"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143059195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}