AssessmentPub Date : 2025-10-09DOI: 10.1177/10731911251381536
Kelley Cook
{"title":"Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) Across Sexual Orientation and Gender.","authors":"Kelley Cook","doi":"10.1177/10731911251381536","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911251381536","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ+) people experience marginalization, negatively impacting their social, physical, and other mental health outcomes. Studies on LGBTQ+ people utilize scales developed largely for cisgender and heterosexual (cis-hetero) people. This study explored the factor structure, construct validity, reliability, and measurement invariance of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) using a sample of 1,436 adults in the United States. Roughly one-fifth of the sample identified as gender-diverse (19.08%; <i>n</i> = 274), as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer or a sexual orientation other than straight (20.61%; <i>n</i> = 296), and from a race or ethnicity other than White (20.06%; <i>n</i> = 288). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) supported a three-factor measurement model of the MSPSS with gender-diverse people and people who have a marginalized sexual orientation. Invariance tests revealed thresholds were similar across the cis-hetero, marginalized sexual orientations, and gender-diverse groups, supporting measurement invariance. Further, the MSPSS had good internal reliability and convergent construct validity, suggesting sufficient psychometric evidence for use of the MSPSS with people marginalized based on gender and sexual orientation.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"10731911251381536"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145257095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AssessmentPub Date : 2025-10-08DOI: 10.1177/10731911251365743
Gina Rossi, Carmen Diaz-Batanero, Sebastiaan P J van Alphen, Arjan C Videler
{"title":"Age-Invariance of the ICD-11 Maladaptive Trait Structure and Connections to Personality Pathology.","authors":"Gina Rossi, Carmen Diaz-Batanero, Sebastiaan P J van Alphen, Arjan C Videler","doi":"10.1177/10731911251365743","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911251365743","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Abundant critiques of the categorical approach to personality disorders (PD) resulted in the launch of the 11th International Classification of Diseases dimensional (ICD-11) model. This model provides stylistic descriptions of PD expression by trait levels of Negative Affectivity, Detachment, Dissociality, Disinhibition, and Anankastia. Earlier studies on the structure of ICD-11 maladaptive traits with the Personality Inventory for ICD-11 (PiCD), provided support for a four-factor solution, yet age-invariance was not examined. Assessment can be hindered by age-biased PD features. Therefore, the current study demonstrated scalar measurement invariance of the four-factor solution in a sample of 685 younger and 223 older community dwelling adults. Older adults scored significantly lower than younger adults on Negative Affectivity and Dissociality, yet the relations between PiCD trait domains and measures of personality pathology were largely comparable across age groups. These results are promising for accurate measurement of maladaptive traits across the whole adult lifespan.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"10731911251365743"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145249482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AssessmentPub Date : 2025-10-02DOI: 10.1177/10731911251378650
Keong Yap, Jane Scott, Sharon Morein-Zamir
{"title":"The Object Attachment Security Measure: Assessing Convergent and Divergent Validity, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, and Measurement Invariance Across Age, Gender, and Hoarding Severity.","authors":"Keong Yap, Jane Scott, Sharon Morein-Zamir","doi":"10.1177/10731911251378650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911251378650","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Past research shows strong links between object attachment and hoarding but has relied on poorly validated measures of object attachment. The Object Attachment Security Measure (OASM; David & Norberg, 2022b) was developed to address this limitation. This study evaluates the construct validity and measurement invariance of the OASM across age groups, genders, and hoarding severity. Participants were 777 individuals recruited via Prolific. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the correlated two-factor structure with two subscales: secure object attachment (SOA) and insecure object attachment (IOA). Measurement invariance testing showed strict invariance across age, gender, and hoarding severity. SOA and IOA had moderate to strong correlations with hoarding, and weaker associations with other psychopathology. IOA showed stronger correlations with hoarding than SOA, and the relationship between SOA and hoarding was no longer significant after accounting for IOA. These findings support the construct validity of OASM and reaffirm the central role of insecure object attachment in hoarding.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"10731911251378650"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145205336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AssessmentPub Date : 2025-10-02DOI: 10.1177/10731911251368062
Annalena Schmid, Eric García-López, Barry Rosenfeld, Alicia Nijdam-Jones
{"title":"Predicting Institutional Violence: Utility of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised in a Mexican Prison Context.","authors":"Annalena Schmid, Eric García-López, Barry Rosenfeld, Alicia Nijdam-Jones","doi":"10.1177/10731911251368062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911251368062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Given the high prevalence of institutional violence within the Mexican prison system, the need for validated risk assessment measures is urgent. However, research on the predictive validity of such tools has been limited mainly to White, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic samples. This prospective study used quantitative methods to examine the effectiveness of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) in predicting institutional violence in a sample of incarcerated individuals in Mexico over 3 months. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and prison record reviews from 114 adult males in a medium-security prison in Mexico City. Results showed that the PCL-R total score, Factor 2, and Facets 1, 3 and 4 were significant predictors of institutional violence. These findings have practical implications for risk assessment and management within Mexican correctional populations. Recommendations are offered to enhance the methodological rigor of future research endeavors in this area.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"10731911251368062"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145211384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AssessmentPub Date : 2025-10-02DOI: 10.1177/10731911251363539
Emma K Stewart, Thomas M Olino, Kasey Stanton, Daniel N Klein, Elizabeth P Hayden
{"title":"Factor Structure of the Self- and Informant-Report Versions of the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire.","authors":"Emma K Stewart, Thomas M Olino, Kasey Stanton, Daniel N Klein, Elizabeth P Hayden","doi":"10.1177/10731911251363539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911251363539","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire (PSDQ), a widely used index of parenting, assesses authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive dimensions; however, there is little rigorous work to support this structure. In addition, research on the PSDQ has focused on maternal self-reports, leaving the structure of paternal self-reports and informant-reported caregiving poorly understood. We examined the structure of the PSDQ for mother and father self- and informant-report versions, using exploratory factor analyses, in 401 caregivers with 3-year-old children (Sample 1). A three-factor structure showed the best but not consistently acceptable fit; this was supported by confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) conducted in a sample of 510 caregivers (Sample 2). Removing redundant items improved the fit of the CFAs, such that it was acceptable based on certain indices (i.e., RMSEA and SRMR). These findings support the continued use of the three-factor structure; however, they also indicate that certain items are not useful toward assessing contemporary parenting.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"10731911251363539"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145205405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AssessmentPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2024-11-10DOI: 10.1177/10731911241283410
Andy C Dean, Jean-Baptiste Pochon, Robert M Bilder, Fred W Sabb, Eliza Congdon, Dara Ghahremani, Katherine H Karlsgodt, Theo G M van Erp, Rebecca F Schwarzlose, Tyrone D Cannon, Nelson B Freimer, Edythe D London
{"title":"Convergent Validity of Experimental Cognitive Tests in a Large Community Sample.","authors":"Andy C Dean, Jean-Baptiste Pochon, Robert M Bilder, Fred W Sabb, Eliza Congdon, Dara Ghahremani, Katherine H Karlsgodt, Theo G M van Erp, Rebecca F Schwarzlose, Tyrone D Cannon, Nelson B Freimer, Edythe D London","doi":"10.1177/10731911241283410","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10731911241283410","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Experimental cognitive tests are designed to measure particular cognitive domains, although evidence supporting test validity is often limited. The Consortium for Neuropsychiatric Phenomics test battery administered 23 experimental and traditional neuropsychological tests to a large sample of community volunteers (<i>n</i> = 1,059) and patients with psychiatric diagnoses (<i>n</i> = 137), providing a unique opportunity to examine convergent validity with factor analysis. Traditional tests included subtests from the Wechsler and Delis-Kaplan batteries, while experimental tests included the Attention Networks Test, Balloon Analogue Risk Task, Delay Discounting Task, Remember-Know, Reversal Learning Task, Scene Recognition, Spatial and Verbal Capacity and Manipulation Tasks, Stop-Signal Task, and Task Switching. Several experimental cognitive measures were insufficiently related to other tests and were excluded from factor analyses. In the remaining 18 tests, exploratory factor analysis and subsequent multigroup confirmatory factor analysis supported a three-factor structure broadly corresponding to domains of verbal/working memory, inhibitory control, and memory. In sum, several experimental measures of inhibitory control had weak relationships with all other tests, while the convergent validity of most tests of working memory and memory was supported.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1008-1026"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12397545/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142613854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AssessmentPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2024-10-06DOI: 10.1177/10731911241283927
Kay Brauer, René T Proyer
{"title":"Assessing Jealousy: Factor Analyses, Measurement Invariance, Nomological Validity, and Longitudinal APIM Analyses of the Multidimensional Jealousy Scale.","authors":"Kay Brauer, René T Proyer","doi":"10.1177/10731911241283927","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10731911241283927","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Multidimensional Jealousy Scale is the standard instrument to assess cognitive, emotional, and behavioral jealousy. We examined competing factor models and external correlations with broad and narrow traits. Across two studies, we analyzed four samples (<i>N</i><sub>total</sub> = 2,117). Confirmatory factor analysis supported the measurement model of three correlated factors in comparison to unidimensional, second-order, and bifactor models. Thus, speaking against the use of a total score. Furthermore, we found measurement invariance between romantic partners. We extended the Multidimensional Jealousy Scale (MJS)' nomological net to personality pathology and replicated prior findings of associations with broad and narrow traits. Study 2 examined longitudinal data (5- to 9-month lag) from couples. Actor-Partner Interdependence Model analyses showed that the MJS predicts facets of relationship satisfaction in actors and partners. We discuss potential avenues for revising the MJS (e.g., heteronormative item wordings).</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1067-1081"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142379995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AssessmentPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2024-10-10DOI: 10.1177/10731911241285102
Sérgio Eduardo Silva de Oliveira, Gisele Magarotto Machado, Giselle Pianowski, Marcela Mansur-Alves, Lucas de Francisco Carvalho
{"title":"Development and Validation of Dimensional Clinical Personality Inventory 2 (IDCP-2) Algorithms to Assess ICD-11 Personality Trait Domain Qualifiers.","authors":"Sérgio Eduardo Silva de Oliveira, Gisele Magarotto Machado, Giselle Pianowski, Marcela Mansur-Alves, Lucas de Francisco Carvalho","doi":"10.1177/10731911241285102","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10731911241285102","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the advent of the new diagnostic model for personality disorders in the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), researchers and practitioners in World Health Organization signatory countries are urged to implement it. This study aims to develop a brief, reliable, and valid scale for assessing maladaptive personality traits according to the ICD-11 model, using the item pool of the Dimensional Clinical Personality Inventory (IDCP-2). Quantitative and qualitative criteria for item selection were applied to a sample of 251 Brazilian adults. As a result, the 25 items (five items per factor) were selected, demonstrating promising evidence of validity based on the internal structure with a database of 1,659 Brazilian adults. In addition, we found good evidence of validity based on relationships with external variables, particularly those related to personality pathology, in a sample of 617 Brazilian adults. The implications of these findings are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1049-1066"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142456900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AssessmentPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2024-10-23DOI: 10.1177/10731911241289501
Violeta J Rodriguez, Qimin Liu
{"title":"Psychometric Evaluation of the Multidimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale in LGBTQIA+ Parents.","authors":"Violeta J Rodriguez, Qimin Liu","doi":"10.1177/10731911241289501","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10731911241289501","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In LGBTQIA+ adults, 36% are parents, but there are a limited number of parenting scales that have undergone psychometric evaluation in LGBTQIA+ parents. This study assessed the Multidimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale (MAPS) in LGBTQIA+ parents, addressing a gap in parenting scales considering both positive and negative aspects for this group. Our study includes two racially and ethnically diverse national samples of parents (<i>n</i> = 2,299, mean age = 37.05 years, 32.84% LGBTQIA+). We explored measurement invariance between LGBTQIA+ and non-LGBTQIA+ parents. The analysis revealed a modest fit for configural and metric invariance, indicating the MAPS structure and item loadings were consistent across groups, although scalar invariance was only partially supported. Subscales showed good internal consistency for both parent groups. Importantly, following false discovery rate corrections, interactions between LGBTQIA+ status and specific MAPS subscales (supportiveness, physical control) were significantly, but differentially, related to various child psychopathology dimensions, suggesting parenting impacts may differ for LGBTQIA+ families. These findings underscore the importance of including LGBTQIA+ perspectives in parenting research to develop tailored interventions that address their unique strengths and challenges. Acknowledging and supporting the diverse experiences of LGBTQIA+ parents can enhance targeted resources and interventions, contributing to better outcomes for all families.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1158-1171"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142493729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AssessmentPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2024-11-23DOI: 10.1177/10731911241289249
Lindsay N Gabel, Thomas M Olino, Brandon L Goldstein, Daniel N Klein, Kasey Stanton, Elizabeth P Hayden
{"title":"Latent Structure and Item Functioning of Self-Referent Encoding Task Word Stimuli in Preadolescent Youth.","authors":"Lindsay N Gabel, Thomas M Olino, Brandon L Goldstein, Daniel N Klein, Kasey Stanton, Elizabeth P Hayden","doi":"10.1177/10731911241289249","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10731911241289249","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Self-Referent Encoding Task (SRET) can be used to measure self-concept via endorsement of trait words, a robust metric associated with depression severity. Our study is the first to investigate the structural validity and item functioning of SRET endorsement scores using confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory. Community-dwelling preadolescent youth (<i>N</i> = 508; <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 12.39 years, <i>SD</i><sub>age</sub> = .72) were shown a list of positive and negative trait adjectives and made binary ratings of whether words were self-descriptive. The SRET exhibited a two-factor structure, comprising positive and negative factors. Positive items were endorsed by most children and best estimated information about positive self-concepts below average levels of positivity. Conversely, negative items were unendorsed by most children and best estimated information about negative self-concepts above average levels of negativity. We identify standardized, psychometrically sound, and developmentally sensitive SRET items for assessing youth self-concept and its associations with depression risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1103-1119"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12397560/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142695241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}