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Measuring ageism: Psychometric analysis of the Portuguese short form of the Fraboni Scale (FSA-SF) 衡量老龄歧视：弗拉博尼量表葡萄牙语简表（FSA-SF）的心理计量分析

Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences Pub Date : 2024-05-13 DOI: 10.5964/miss.11993

Joana Neto, Félix Neto

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Measuring organizational transparency with 10 items: Validation of a German short scale 用 10 个项目衡量组织透明度：德国短量表的验证

Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-08 DOI: 10.5964/miss.11209

C. R. Hossiep, Julian Märtins, Gerhard Schewe

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German translation of the Four-Item Mentalising Index (FIMI-G) 四项心智化指数 (FIMI-G) 的德文译本

Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-08 DOI: 10.5964/miss.12249

Alex Bertrams, Max Blaise, Ann Krispenz

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Measuring organizational transparency with 10 items: Validation of a German short scale 用 10 个项目衡量组织透明度：德国短量表的验证

Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-08 DOI: 10.5964/miss.11209

C. R. Hossiep, Julian Märtins, Gerhard Schewe

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German translation of the Four-Item Mentalising Index (FIMI-G) 四项心智化指数 (FIMI-G) 的德文译本

Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-08 DOI: 10.5964/miss.12249

Alex Bertrams, Max Blaise, Ann Krispenz

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Toward French and Italian language validations of the Conspiracy Mentality Scale (CMS) 论阴谋心理量表(CMS)的法语和意大利语验证

Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI: 10.5964/miss.11429

Ana Stojanov, Annegret Hannawa

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The development and psychometric evaluation of two new scales of self-compassion for preadolescents 两种新的青春期前自我同情量表的编制及心理测量学评价

Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences Pub Date : 2023-08-11 DOI: 10.5964/miss.11199

Victoria S. Barclay-Timmis, Lorelle J. Burton, Gavin Beccaria

{"title":"The development and psychometric evaluation of two new scales of self-compassion for preadolescents","authors":"Victoria S. Barclay-Timmis, Lorelle J. Burton, Gavin Beccaria","doi":"10.5964/miss.11199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5964/miss.11199","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 There are currently no parent-reported scales adapted or validated to measure self-compassion in preadolescent children despite growing interest in the application of this construct in both illness and wellness fields. Two-new measures of self-compassion—modelled from Neff’s Self-Compassion Scale—were designed and pilot tested to provide preliminary evidence of validity with preadolescents aged between 9 and 12 years (n = 193) and their parents (n = 108). Participants completed the Self-Compassion Scale-Preadolescent (SCS-P) or the Self-Compassion Scale-Preadolescent-Parent Report (SCS-P-PR), along with measures of resilience and psychosocial wellbeing. Factor analyses indicted that both the SCS-P and SCS-P-PR measured two statistically and theoretically distinct constructs: compassionate self-responding and uncompassionate self-responding. Both types of self-responding were related to most of the measures of psychosocial wellbeing and resilience in the expected directions. Importantly, the SCS-P-PR is the first parent-reported measure of self-compassion to be introduced in the literature; moderate correlations with the SCS-P suggest that self-compassionate attitudes and behaviours in children are visible to their parents. Should further validation research replicate these promising preliminary findings, the SCS-P and the SCS-P-PR have potential to make valuable contributions to the assessments available to researchers investigating self-compassion in preadolescent children. This research adds to the growing body of literature that cautions against the common practice of viewing self-compassion as one overarching construct. It is recommended that future research take a qualitative approach to enable deeper exploration of both the positive and negative elements of self-compassionate responding in cohorts of children.","PeriodicalId":382709,"journal":{"name":"Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences","volume":"169 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131078668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Measuring tolerance for ambiguity: A German-language adaption and validation of the Tolerance for Ambiguity Scale (TAS) 对歧义容忍度的测量:对歧义容忍度量表(TAS)的德语改编与验证

Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences Pub Date : 2023-07-06 DOI: 10.5964/miss.11211

Almuth Lietz

{"title":"Measuring tolerance for ambiguity: A German-language adaption and validation of the Tolerance for Ambiguity Scale (TAS)","authors":"Almuth Lietz","doi":"10.5964/miss.11211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5964/miss.11211","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Tolerance for Ambiguity (TA)—the ability to deal with ambiguous stimuli or situations—represents a central construct for the acceptance of diversity. Although TA can be an important indicator for the functioning of a pluralistic society, it is rarely included in population surveys in Germany, and there are few validated measurement instruments for the German-language area that are suitable for general population surveys. Therefore, this paper proposes a measurement instrument in the German language to address these concerns. This development is based on the English-language Tolerance for Ambiguity Scale (TAS), which is surveyed with 12 items covering four sub-dimensions: valuing diverse others, change, challenging perspectives, and unfamiliarity. These items were translated into German using the TRAPD approach and empirically tested in a three-wave online panel study in Germany (n = 1,370 in each wave). To evaluate the psychometric quality of the translated TAS, validity (factorial and construct validity) and reliability (McDonalds’s omega coefficient and test-retest stability) are considered. This article makes at least two contributions. First, it proposes a German-language version of TAS, and second, it tests the scale using a confirmatory approach to factor analysis rather than the exploratory approaches used in previous studies. In summary, the German TAS is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring TA in population surveys in Germany.","PeriodicalId":382709,"journal":{"name":"Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115911351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Factor structure, criterion-related validity, and longitudinal measurement invariance of the Regulation of Eating Behavior Scale (REBS): A bifactor S-1 exploratory structural equation modeling approach 进食行为调节量表(REBS)的因子结构、效标相关效度和纵向测量不变性:一种双因子S-1探索性结构方程建模方法

Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences Pub Date : 2023-07-06 DOI: 10.5964/miss.11187

A. Stenling, Hannah Martin, E. Hargreaves

{"title":"Factor structure, criterion-related validity, and longitudinal measurement invariance of the Regulation of Eating Behavior Scale (REBS): A bifactor S-1 exploratory structural equation modeling approach","authors":"A. Stenling, Hannah Martin, E. Hargreaves","doi":"10.5964/miss.11187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5964/miss.11187","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The Regulation of Eating Behavior Scale (REBS) is one of the most popular measures to assess why people regulate their eating behaviors. However, few studies have examined its psychometric properties and problems with discriminant validity have been identified in previous research. The present study (re)examined the factor structure and criterion-related validity of the REBS using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM), and bifactor (S-1) modeling in a sample of middle-aged women (N = 1447). We also examined longitudinal measurement invariance in a subsample of participants (n = 803) who responded to the survey 5 years later. The bifactor S-1 ESEM provided an excellent fit to the data and the factor loading pattern showed a well-defined global self-determination factor anchored in intrinsic motivation with decreasing contribution from the other items on the continuum. Relations between the global and specific motivation factors, food habits, binge eating, and BMI provided evidence of criterion-related validity. Longitudinal measurement invariance across time was also verified. Our results support the idea that the global factor represent a general quantity of self-determination rather than relative self-determination.","PeriodicalId":382709,"journal":{"name":"Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131927171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A psychometric evaluation of the Big Five Inventory (BFI) in an Eastern Africa population 东非人群大五量表(BFI)的心理测量评估

Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences Pub Date : 2023-05-03 DOI: 10.5964/miss.11207

Harrun H. Garrashi, D. Barelds, Boele de Raad

{"title":"A psychometric evaluation of the Big Five Inventory (BFI) in an Eastern Africa population","authors":"Harrun H. Garrashi, D. Barelds, Boele de Raad","doi":"10.5964/miss.11207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5964/miss.11207","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The Big Five factor model is one of the most frequently used models in modern personality psychology. It captures personality in terms of five broad dimensions, namely Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability/Neuroticism, and Intellect/Openness to experience, discovered through a series of psycho-lexical studies. We translated the Big Five Inventory (BFI), a metric developed to operationalize the Big Five personality structure, into the Swahili language and evaluated the psychometric properties of both the newly developed Swahili version and the original English version in a sample of 200 university students (114 women; 86 men; average age: 20.16) in Kenya. Principal Component Analysis with varimax rotation of the five factors was conducted for both raw and ipsatized scores, for both language versions of the BFI. Only two factors were fully replicated, Conscientiousness and Neuroticism. Conscientiousness factor was fully replicated using ipsatized scores of the English BFI, while Neuroticism was replicated with both the raw and ipsatized scores of the English BFI. The Swahili version of the BFI failed to unambiguously replicate any of the five factors with neither the raw nor the ipsatized scores. Results also showed poor-to-moderate scale reliabilities of both the English and the Swahili versions of the BFI.","PeriodicalId":382709,"journal":{"name":"Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences","volume":"41 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114024326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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