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Do social desirability scales measure dishonesty? A think-aloud study.
Social Desirability (SD) scales are sometimes treated, by researchers, as measures of dishonesty and, by practitioners, as indicators of faking on self-report assessments in high-stakes settings, such as personnel selection. Applying SD scales to measure dishonesty or faking, however, remains a point of contention among the scientific community. This two-part study investigated if SD scales, with a True/False response format, are valid for these purposes. Initially, 46 participants completed an SD scale and 12 personality items while under instruction to “think aloud”, that is, to verbalize all the thoughts they had. T...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - October 26, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Development and psychometric properties of the Job Insecurity Appraisals Scale (JIAS-6).
This contribution introduces the Job Insecurity Appraisals Scale (JIAS-6), a tool that measures job insecurity primary appraisals (i.e., challenge and hindrance). Starting from the transactional theory of stress and extending previous unpublished versions of the same scale, the authors developed JIAS-6, using two samples of Italian workers (N₁ = 204 and N₂ = 328). JIAS also addresses methodological and theoretical limitations of other primary appraisal scales. In Study 1, using a calibration sample, a series of confirmatory factorial analyses (CFAs) were performed and results showed that the final version of the scale ...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - October 22, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Comparing the Prediction of Dimensional Personality Disorders (PID-5) after three personality trait models: Five Factor, Zuckerman, and Cloninger models.
A dimensional approach for Personality Disorders was proposed in the DSM-5. To assess this approach, a new instrument (the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 [PID-5]) was developed in 2012. One research line has analyzed its convergent validity with personality traits, focusing almost exclusively on the Five-Factor Model (FFM). However, previous evidence about the relationships between Categorical Personality Disorders and other personality trait models shows that they can improve our understanding of Personality Disorders beyond the FFM. The aim of the present study is to compare the power of three personality models (FFM, C...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - September 21, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The multidimensional forced-choice format as an alternative for rating scales: Current state of the research.
When constructing a questionnaire to assess a psychological construct, one important decision researchers have to make is how to collect responses from test takers; that is, which response format to implement. We argued in a previous editorial published in the European Journal of Psychological Assessment (EJPA) that this decision deserves more attention and should be an explicit step in the test construction process (Wetzel & Greiff, 2018). The reason for this is that it can be a consequential decision that influences the validity of conclusions we draw about test takers’ trait levels or about relations between construct...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - September 17, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Measurement invariance of three brief measures of rumination in young adults with and without a history of self-injury.
Rumination is central to understanding the onset and maintenance of non-suicidal self-injury. Yet, no study has evaluated whether reported differences in rumination between people with and without a history of self-injury represent genuine group differences. The present study reports an investigation into the measurement invariance of three common measures of rumination in university students with and without a history of self-injury (total N = 1,519). Results revealed configural invariance for the Ruminative Responses Scale (RRS), the Ruminative Thought Style Questionnaire (RTSQ), and the Repetitive Thinking Questionnaire...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - September 17, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The development and validation of a new Multidimensional Test Anxiety Scale (MTAS).
Although test anxiety has a long history in the educational and psychological literature there is a lack of census over its dimensionality. The aim of the present study was to clarify the dimensionality of test anxiety and develop a new instrument to reflect this dimensionality. Across two empirical studies we tested and refined a new multidimensional instrument comprising of two cognitive dimensions (Worry and Cognitive Interference) and two affective-physiological dimensions (Tension and Physiological Indicators). In both studies, four-correlated-factors and higher order models showed a good fit to the data. Test anxiety...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - September 10, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Is future time perspective multidimensional? The Future Time Perspective Scale in a Polish sample.
The aim of this research was to verify the psychometric properties of scores of the Polish version of the Future Time Perspective Scale (FTPS), developed by Carstensen and Lang (1996). In Study 1, the sample consisted of N = 652 participants aged 18–79 years. We performed confirmatory factor analyses to verify the dimensional structure of future time perspective and obtained a three-factor solution. In Study 2, the sample consisted of 771 participants aged 18–75 years. The results confirmed that the scores of FTPS/PL are reliable and that the FTPS/PL has the three-dimensional structure of future time perspective. The f...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - September 10, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Screening for dark personalities: The Short Dark Tetrad (SD4).
Consensus is emerging that the constellation of dark personalities should include the sadistic personality. To build a four-factor measure, we modified and extended the Short Dark Triad (SD3) measure to include sadism. A series of three studies yielded the Short Dark Tetrad (SD4), a four subscale inventory with 7 items per construct. Study 1 (N = 868) applied exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to a diverse 48-item pool using data collected on MTurk. A 4-factor solution revealed a separate sadism factor, as well as a shifted Dark Triad. Study 2 (N = 999 students) applied EFA to a reduced 37-item set. Associations with adjust...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - July 30, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Multimethod assessement of time-stable and time-variable interindividual differences: Introduction of a new multitrait-multimethod Latent State-Trait IRT model.
The dynamic development of interindividual differences and the temporal interplay between different personality constructs are of major interest to many researchers in the field of personality psychology. Furthermore, the collection of multiple rater-perspectives complementing classical self-report measures in psychological assessment is increasingly applied also in longitudinal research. Nevertheless, models to analyze longitudinal multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) data are scarce. A new Latent State-Trait (LST) Graded Response Model for the analysis of longitudinal MTMM data with ordered categorical response variables is int...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - July 16, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Psychometric properties of the Dutch Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (DOCS).
The Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (DOCS) is a self-report questionnaire aimed to measure the severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms on four thematically different symptom dimensions (contamination, responsibility for harm, unacceptable thoughts, and symmetry and completeness). The DOCS was developed in the US in response to the insufficiency of existing OCD measures. The 20-item scale is used in research and clinical settings. We translated the DOCS into Dutch and examined the psychometric properties in a clinical sample. In addition, we further examined the US version of DOCS with respect to measurement invari...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - July 16, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Personality assessment through the situational and behavioral features of Instagram photos.
This study explores whether photos posted on online social networks can be used to assess personality. We have demonstrated that personality is connected to human- and machine-detected situational cues, characteristics, classes, behavior, and affect displayed in Instagram photos. Observations of individual relationships between normal or dark side personality characteristics and situational features of photos give insight into the various aspects of online portrayal of oneself and the personality behind the photos. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment)
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - July 13, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Using mobile sensors to study personality dynamics.
Research interest in personality dynamics over time is rapidly growing. Passive personality assessment via mobile sensors offers an intriguing new approach for measuring a wide variety of personality dynamics. In this paper, we address the possibility of integrating sensor-based assessments to enhance personality dynamics research. We consider a variety of research designs that can incorporate sensor-based measures and address pitfalls and limitations in terms of psychometrics and practical implementation. We also consider analytic challenges related to data quality and model evaluation that researchers must address when a...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - July 13, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Autism in Aotearoa: Is the RAADS-14 a valid tool for a New Zealand population?
Screening measures for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are important tools for clinicians and researchers. However, where a measure developed and validated for one population is used with another, its performance in this new context must be carefully examined. The RAADS-14, a brief ASD screen developed in Sweden, was evaluated with a sample of New Zealand adults (N = 387), 41 of whom self-reported a prior diagnosis of ASD. The convergent validity of the RAADS-14 (Hypothesis 2) was supported by a strong positive correlation with the AQ-10 (short version of the Autism Spectrum Quotient), r = .81. Discriminant validity (Hypoth...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - July 13, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Ensuring continuity of pediatric psychological assessment services during the COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and long-term implications.
Implementing alternative modes of psychological assessment entails considerable changes to traditional workflows of organizations. It also demands acceptance by both receivers and providers of the changes made and the need to demonstrate the efficacy of these changes. In this guest editorial, we describe one such pediatric psychology practice that has had to adapt to COVID-19 related national and institutional measures, making changes to its operational workflows; chief of which was to initiate the use of teleconsultation for psychological assessments. The considerations involved in these changes and measures taken to ensu...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - July 6, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Idiographic dynamics of positive affect in GAD: Modeling emotion regulation at the person level.
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is associated with worry and emotion regulation difficulties. The contrast-avoidance model suggests that individuals with GAD use worry to regulate emotion: by worrying, they maintain a constant state of negative affect (NA), avoiding a feared sudden shift into NA. We tested an extension of this model to positive affect (PA). During a week-long ecological momentary assessment (EMA) period, 96 undergraduates with a GAD analog provided four daily measurements of worry, dampening (i.e., PA suppression), and PA. We hypothesized a time-lagged mediation relationship in which higher worry predic...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - July 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research