AssessmentPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2024-11-23DOI: 10.1177/10731911241293222
C E Broshek, A J Kurtz, N S Udupa, C J Chang, M L Rogers, B A Feinstein, E A Selby, K L Gratz, M T Tull, T E Joiner, M E Jeon
{"title":"Psychometric Evaluation of the Heterosexist Harassment, Rejection, and Discrimination Scale: Identification of a Unidimensional 11-Item Scale.","authors":"C E Broshek, A J Kurtz, N S Udupa, C J Chang, M L Rogers, B A Feinstein, E A Selby, K L Gratz, M T Tull, T E Joiner, M E Jeon","doi":"10.1177/10731911241293222","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10731911241293222","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the Heterosexist Harassment, Rejection, and Discrimination Scale (HHRDS) being a routinely used measure of discrimination, there is no current consensus regarding its fundamental psychometric properties. This study sought to: (a) test the dimensionality of the scale using a classical test theory approach, and (b), if lacking a clear multidimensional structure, use an item response theory approach to develop a concise unidimensional measure and examine differential item and test functioning across various identity factors. In a sample of sexual minority adults (<i>N</i> = 1,243), evaluation of the HHRDS supported a reduced 11-item unidimensional measure. Assessment of differential item functioning suggested differences for some items between cisgender men and cisgender women, cisgender men and gender-diverse individuals, gay/lesbian and bi+ individuals, and white/non-Latine individuals and people of color. However, differential item functioning had minimal impact on total test scores, supporting the use of the revised 11-item HHRDS across groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1142-1157"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142695242","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: 2024-11-20DOI: 10.1177/10731911241293939
Martin Sellbom
{"title":"MMPI-3 Assessment of Externalizing Psychopathology in Targeted Community and University Samples.","authors":"Martin Sellbom","doi":"10.1177/10731911241293939","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10731911241293939","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 (MMPI-3) scales that are designed to assess various forms of externalizing psychopathology have received relatively little research attention to date. The goal of this investigation was therefore to examine the validity of these MMPI-3 scales in the measurement of the externalizing spectrum. A community sample (<i>n</i> = 206) with high levels of externalizing psychopathology and a university sample (<i>n</i> = 645) were used. The former sample was administered structured clinical interviews for various forms of externalizing psychopathology, whereas the student sample completed the Externalizing Spectrum Inventory-160. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to operationalize the externalizing spectrum using each set of measures. The results indicated that the externalizing MMPI-3 scales were associated with a general externalizing factor and an expected pattern of associations, while systematic residuals of individual disorder symptoms also emerged. Moreover, in the university sample, specific MMPI-3 scales hypothesized to assess antagonistic-externalizing (Aggressiveness, Aggression, and Cynicism) emerged as key predictors of a callous-aggression residual group factor. The Substance Abuse scale was unsurprisingly the best predictor of such dysfunction. These findings provide guidance for mental health practitioners who use the MMPI-3 for the assessment of externalizing psychopathology symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"995-1007"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12397539/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142680616","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: 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1177/10731911241283609
Philipp E Sischka, Isabelle Albert, Anna E Kornadt
{"title":"Validation of the 10-Item Social Provision Scale (SPS-10): Evaluating Factor Structure, Reliability, Measurement Invariance, and Nomological Network Across 38 Countries.","authors":"Philipp E Sischka, Isabelle Albert, Anna E Kornadt","doi":"10.1177/10731911241283609","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10731911241283609","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The 24-item Social Provision Scale is among the most frequently used self-report scales to assess perceived social support. A shortened 10-item version (SPS-10) with promising psychometric properties has been proposed. However, so far only a few studies in specific cultural contexts investigated its psychometric properties. Thus, the aim of the current study was an extensive investigation of the psychometric properties of the SPS-10 among 38 countries (<i>N</i> = 88,857 respondents) using the COVIDiSTRESS Global Survey data. Item response theory bifactor analysis revealed that the general factor accounts for the largest part of the covariance among the items in all countries (explained common variance ≥ .75) and that the mean/sum score of the SPS-10 can be used as a total score of perceived general social support. Reliability was high for all countries (ρ<sub>unidimensional GRM</sub> ≥ .89). Measurement invariance and differential item/test functioning analysis of the unidimensional graded response model indicated negligible differential test functioning across countries. The association with the external criteria mainly supported its construct validity. The SPS-10 is a psychometrically sound measure of perceived social support for large-scale cross-cultural studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1027-1048"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142666996","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: 10.1177/10731911241289242
Ziwen Teuber, Jesus Alfonso D Datu, Elouise Botes, Theresa Dicke, Gesine Jordan, Xiaoyu Lan, Dragoş Iliescu, Jiesi Guo, Samuel Greiff
{"title":"Gritty Parenting: The Development and Validation of the Parental Grit Scale.","authors":"Ziwen Teuber, Jesus Alfonso D Datu, Elouise Botes, Theresa Dicke, Gesine Jordan, Xiaoyu Lan, Dragoş Iliescu, Jiesi Guo, Samuel Greiff","doi":"10.1177/10731911241289242","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10731911241289242","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, we aimed to expand the domain specificity of grit by exploring it in the realm of parenting. Parental grit was defined as parents' inclination to demonstrate perseverance, sustained passion, and adaptability in pursuing long-term parenting goals. With longitudinal data from 1,373 U.S. parents, we developed and validated the Parental Grit Scale (PGS) in three phases: item development and revision, establishment of factor structure, and examination of criterion-related and incremental validity. The PGS exhibited a three-factor structure and (partial) scalar measurement invariance across genders, the status of the child's special needs, and measurement occasions. The PGS demonstrated moderate temporal stability. We found evidence of its validity in predicting parental emotional exhaustion, self-efficacy, autonomy support, and parents' perceptions of children's school well-being. Parental grit explained variance in these outcomes beyond domain-general grit and conscientiousness. The PGS has sound psychometric properties and is a valuable measure in the parenting domain.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1120-1141"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142613858","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: 2024-11-20DOI: 10.1177/10731911241289987
S M Boelders, E Butterbrod, L V D E Vogelsmeier, M M Sitskoorn, L L Ong, K Gehring
{"title":"Factor Structure and Validity of Composite Scores Resulting From a Computerized Cognitive Test Battery in Healthy Adults and Patients With Primary Brain Tumors.","authors":"S M Boelders, E Butterbrod, L V D E Vogelsmeier, M M Sitskoorn, L L Ong, K Gehring","doi":"10.1177/10731911241289987","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10731911241289987","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Computerized neuropsychological test batteries (CNTs), such as Central Nervous System Vital Signs (CNS VS), are increasingly used for measuring cognitive functioning, but empirical evidence of how they measure cognition is scarce. We investigated the factor structure of CNS VS using exploratory factor analyses four samples: healthy adults (<i>n</i> = 169), patients with meningioma (392), low-grade glioma (99), and high-grade glioma (247). We tested model fit and investigated measurement invariance. Differences in factor interpretation existed between healthy participants and patients. Factor structures among patient groups were approximately the same but differed in non-zero loadings. Overall, factor structures largely did not support the \"clinical domains\" provided by CNS VS for clinical interpretation. Confirmatory models did not have a good fit, and measurement invariance could not be established. Our results indicate that (weighted) sum scores of CNS VS results may lack validity. We recommend researchers and clinicians to use scores on individual test measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"1082-1102"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12397561/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142680612","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 : 2025-09-30DOI: 10.1177/10731911251365742
Carlo Garofalo, Eva Billen, Christine Adams, Patrizia Velotti, Claudia Mazzeschi, Elisa Delvecchio, Steven M Gillespie
{"title":"Factor Structure and Construct Validity of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in Prison Samples: A Bass-Ackwards Approach.","authors":"Carlo Garofalo, Eva Billen, Christine Adams, Patrizia Velotti, Claudia Mazzeschi, Elisa Delvecchio, Steven M Gillespie","doi":"10.1177/10731911251365742","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911251365742","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study examined the factor structure and construct validity of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ; Baer et al., 2006) in two adult male prison samples from England and Wales (<i>N</i> = 318, <i>M<sub>age</sub></i> = 33.00, <i>SD</i> = 9.53) and Italy (<i>N</i> = 360, <i>M<sub>age</sub></i> = 40.53, <i>SD</i> = 12.20). Bass-Ackwards analysis revealed results generally consistent with the originally intended FFMQ five-factor structure in the England and Wales sample, whereas a four-factor structure (excluding the Describe factor) was the best solution in the Italian sample. Structural problems occurred in both samples, such as negative item-total correlations, items loading on non-target factors, and inconsistent inter-correlations among factors, including negative inter-correlations. Structural equation modeling suggested adequate construct validity with measures of anger, well-being, self-esteem, emotion regulation, dissociation, and impulsivity, but limited discriminant validity across subscales. The findings offer reassurance about the general consistency of results obtained with the original FFMQ subscales in terms of construct validity, while suggesting that inherent issues with FFMQ items may prevent identification of an optimal modeling solution that works across samples. Mindfulness assessment and interventions in prison should embrace multi-method and holistic attention to the broader construct rather than focus on specific components.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"10731911251365742"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145190768","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 : 2025-09-25DOI: 10.1177/10731911251376230
Kelsey L Lowman, Thomas H Costello, Rochelle A Stewart, Keanan J Joyner, Bridget M Bertoldi, Christopher J Patrick
{"title":"Creating Scale Measures of Latent Factors: A Genetic Algorithmic Approach.","authors":"Kelsey L Lowman, Thomas H Costello, Rochelle A Stewart, Keanan J Joyner, Bridget M Bertoldi, Christopher J Patrick","doi":"10.1177/10731911251376230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911251376230","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Genetic algorithms (GAs) are quantitative optimization techniques that have exclusively been utilized for scale abbreviation despite their potential application to new scale development. Here, we modeled the trait constructs of the triarchic psychopathy framework (boldness, meanness, disinhibition) as latent factors, and then applied a modified GA to select items for assessing each using model-estimated factor scores as targets. Items for the new scales were selected from a separate construct-relevant inventory, the Elemental Psychopathy Assessment, based on their ability to efficiently index each triarchic factor, with consideration given to scale intercorrelations and item polarity. Structural and item response modeling methods were then used to refine the GA-selected item sets. The resultant EPA-Triarchic scales correlated highly with their target factor scores and exhibited stronger loadings than the pre-existing scale indicators when added into the model. This work, illustrating a GA approach to devising new scales for indexing latent factors, has broad potential applications in clinical assessment.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"10731911251376230"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135967","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 : 2025-09-25DOI: 10.1177/10731911251361038
Ricardo Félix Morais, Sara Carvalho, Sofia Vedor, Ricardo Pires, Tiago Jesus, Raquel Lemos, Diana Duro, Marisa Lima, Inês Baldeiras, Tiago Gil Oliveira, Isabel Santana
{"title":"Differentiating Memory Deficits in bvFTD, AD, and MCI: A Propensity Score and Volumetric Neuroimaging Analysis of Frontal and Medial Temporal Lobe Contributions.","authors":"Ricardo Félix Morais, Sara Carvalho, Sofia Vedor, Ricardo Pires, Tiago Jesus, Raquel Lemos, Diana Duro, Marisa Lima, Inês Baldeiras, Tiago Gil Oliveira, Isabel Santana","doi":"10.1177/10731911251361038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911251361038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated the relative contributions of medial temporal lobe (MTL) integrity and frontal lobe functions in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), Alzheimer's disease (AD), and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). We assessed 300 participants using neuropsychological memory tests-Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT), Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-Revised-and MTL volumetry. Propensity score matching examined which subtests were most influenced by frontal functions. Principal component analysis and ridge regression explored the relationship between MTL volumes and memory tests across groups. Significant differences in memory tests and MTL volumes followed the pattern: controls > MCI > bvFTD > AD. AD showed greater impairment than bvFTD in FCSRT Total (<i>p</i> = .013), Retention (<i>p</i> = .016), and Free Recall (<i>p</i> = .009). Correlations between MTL volumes and memory tests were strongest in MCI (<i>r</i> = -.58), followed by AD (<i>r</i> = -.36), controls (<i>r</i> = -.35), and non-significant in bvFTD (<i>r</i> = -.21). After propensity score matching, several group differences were no longer significant, including cued tasks, delayed recall, and retention. These findings support a continuum of frontal and MTL contributions to memory deficits. AD is primarily marked by MTL-related impairments, which are less pronounced in bvFTD. MTL volumetry influence on these memory tests in MCI underscores their utility in detecting subtle MTL-dependent memory dysfunction.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"10731911251361038"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135981","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 : 2025-09-25DOI: 10.1177/10731911251376235
Anna L Gilmour, Brian A Feinstein, Mark A Whisman
{"title":"Measurement Invariance of and Mean Differences on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) for LGBT and Cisgender, Heterosexual Individuals.","authors":"Anna L Gilmour, Brian A Feinstein, Mark A Whisman","doi":"10.1177/10731911251376235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911251376235","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) is used as a self-report measure of nonspecific psychological distress. Although research documents higher K6 scores among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals relative to cisgender, heterosexual individuals, measurement invariance of the K6 has not been established between these groups. We used multigroup confirmatory factor analysis to examine factorial invariance of the K6 between 1,765 LGBT and 20,632 cisgender, heterosexual individuals who completed the Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey. The K6 exhibited configural, weak/metric, and strong/scalar measurement invariance between groups, suggesting that it operates equivalently for both groups. We then examined differences in latent mean K6 scores between groups and differences in the percentage of individuals in each group who met a threshold for serious psychological distress (scores ≥ 13). The latent K6 mean and the percentage of individuals who met the threshold for serious psychological distress were both significantly higher for LGBT than for cisgender, heterosexual individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"10731911251376235"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145136026","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 : 2025-09-25DOI: 10.1177/10731911251376214
Aaron N McInnes, Christi R P Sullivan, Angus W MacDonald, Alik S Widge
{"title":"Psychometric Validation and Preliminary Clinical Correlation of an Experiential Foraging Task.","authors":"Aaron N McInnes, Christi R P Sullivan, Angus W MacDonald, Alik S Widge","doi":"10.1177/10731911251376214","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10731911251376214","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Measuring the function of decision-making systems reliably is a key goal to assess cognitive functions that underlie psychopathology. However, few metrics are demonstrably reliable, clinically relevant, and able to capture complex overlapping cognitive domains while quantifying heterogeneity across individuals. The WebSurf task is a reverse-translational human experiential foraging paradigm that indexes naturalistic and clinically relevant decision-making. To determine its potential clinical utility, we examined the psychometric properties and clinical correlates of behavioral parameters extracted from WebSurf in an initial exploratory experiment (<i>N</i> = 132) and a preregistered validation experiment (N = 109). Behavior was stable over repeated administrations of the task, as were individual differences. The ability to measure decision-making consistently supports WebSurf's potential utility to predict treatment response, monitor clinical change, and define neurocognitive profiles associated with psychopathology. Moreover, specific WebSurf metrics were predicted by psychiatric symptoms in a replicable manner. Mania and externalizing symptom profiles predicted variability in reward pursuit, while externalizing profiles also predicted reward evaluation. These replicable results suggest that WebSurf and similar paradigms offer promising platforms for computational psychological methods, providing reliable, clinically relevant metrics of decision-making that may enhance psychiatric assessment and personalize treatment approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":8577,"journal":{"name":"Assessment","volume":" ","pages":"10731911251376214"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145136014","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}