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Assessing moral judgment maturity using the Sociomoral Reflection Measure—Short Form Objective.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 39(2), 2023, 85-95; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000680The Sociomoral Reflection Measure – Short Form Objective (SRM-SFO) aims to assess the reasoning and valuing components of moral judgment. A new index for measuring moral reasoning is introduced. The first study assessed construct validity by examining the structure and invariance of moral reasoning and moral value evaluation in community adolescents and adults from The Netherlands (N = 1,583). Factor analyses supported the unidimensionality of both components. Measurement invariance was found across age groups, gender, and ...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - January 6, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Measurement invariance of two different short forms of Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS) and Social Phobia Scale (SPS) in Chinese and US samples.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 39(1), 2023, 14-20; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000689The goal of this study was to examine the measurement invariance of two different commonly used short forms of the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS) and the Social Phobia Scale (SPS) across Chinese and US samples. Participants were 850 (52% females) Chinese and 399 (57% females) US undergraduate students. A two-factor model was identified as the best fitting baseline model for both short-forms of the SIAS and SPS. Full scalar invariance was established for the Peters short form, whereas the Fergus short form only achiev...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - December 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Measuring perceived realistic physical thread imposed by migrants: Scale development and validation. Correction to Hellmann et al., 2021.
Reports an error in "Measuring perceived realistic physical threat imposed by migrants: Scale development and validation" by Jens H. Hellmann, Pascal Schlechter, Judith Knausenberger, Michael Bollwerk, Katharina Geukes and Mitja D. Back (European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Advanced Online Publication, Aug 04, 2021, np). The article (https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000668) has now been published as an open access article with “© The Author(s)” and under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. The following funding information has been added: Funding — Open Access publication enabled by University of Münster. (The follo...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - December 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Measuring distinct social skills via multiple speed assessments – A behavior-focused personnel selection approach. Correction to Breil et al., 2021.
Reports an error in "Measuring distinct social skills via multiple speed assessments: A behavior-focused personnel selection approach" by Simon M. Breil, Boris Forthmann and Mitja D. Back (European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Advanced Online Publication, Jun 16, 2021, np). The article (https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000657) has now been published as an open access article with “© The Author(s)” and under a CC BY 4.0 license. The following funding information has been added: Funding — Open Access publication enabled by University of Münster. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in re...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - December 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The nomological network of the Short Dark Tetrad Scale (SD4). Correction to Blötner et al., 2021.
Reports an error in "The nomological network of the Short Dark Tetrad scale (SD4)" (see record 2021-62550-001) by Christian Blötner, Matthias Ziegler, Caroline Wehner, Mitja D. Back and Michael P. Grosz (European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Advanced Online Publication, Jun 16, 2021, np). The article (https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000655) has now been published as an open access article with “© The Author(s)” and under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. The following funding information has been added: Funding — Open Access publication enabled by TU Dortmund University. (The following abstract of the original art...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - December 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Measuring driving fear: Development and validation of the Instrument for Fear of Driving (IFD).
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 39(1), 2023, 49-60; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000683Presently, there is no instrument to support the diagnosis of driving fear and its severity. To enable a reliable and valid diagnosis, the 5-item German-language Instrument for Fear of Driving (IFD) was developed. The items, by DSM-5 criteria for a specific phobia, measure the emotional, cognitive, and physiological components of driving fear as well as the degree of avoidance and impairment. The present paper comprises two studies that describe the development of the IFD and its psychometric properties. In Study 1, the IFD w...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - December 16, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A qualitative validation of two diagrammatic measures of attachment network structure.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 39(1), 2023, 21-36; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000681In two qualitative evaluation studies, we explored the construct validity of two diagrammatic measures of attachment network structure, including the Bull’s Eye diagrammatic technique and a significantly modified version, the Web-based Hierarchical Mapping Technique (WHMT). In the first study, 20 young adults completed a Bull’s Eye diagram followed by a semi-structured interview in which participants explained their placement of support figures in their diagrams. Interview transcripts were analyzed using theory-driven the...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - December 16, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Autism in Aotearoa: Is the RAADS14 a valid tool for a New Zealand population. Correction to Kember & Williams, 2021.
Reports an error in "Autism in Aotearoa: Is the RAADS-14 a valid tool for a New Zealand population" by Sarah M. Kember and Matt N. Williams (European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2021, Vol 37[3], 247-257). In the article (https://doi.org/ 10.1027/1015-5759/a000598) some minor numeric errors have been detected and corrections are listed in the erratum. However, none of these errors impacts the findings on the hypotheses, nor the conclusions drawn. These errors relate primarily to the reported sample size and related figures (degrees of freedom and subsample sizes). This was due to the use of an earlier version of th...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - December 16, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Validly authentic: Some recommendations to researchers using simulations in psychological assessment.
Simulations allow researchers to assess essential abilities under authentic conditions yielding the potential to increase, among other, construct coverage. Moreover, the complexity of some abilities (such as complex or collaborative problem solving) cannot be realized at all without simulations. In this Editorial, we want to encourage authors to continue exploring the use of simulations as assessment tools but also make them aware of potential pitfalls that come with them. Most importantly, researchers need to adhere to the standards of psychometric quality when using simulations in assessment. Suppose the simulation requi...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - December 16, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The German standard and short authentic and hubristic pride scales: Psychometric properties, validity testing, self-other agreement, and linguistic correlates.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 39(1), 2023, 61-72; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000684The authentic and hubristic pride (A&HP) model is the domineering paradigm in pride research. Authentic pride (AP) comprises feelings of accomplishment and self-worth, whereas hubristic pride (HP) includes conceit and arrogance. We provide a German version of the A&HP scale (Tracy & Robins, 2007), the GAHPS. We found a good fit for a two-factor solution. Internal consistencies were high. Nomological validity was supported for personality, self-esteem, and narcissism (Study 1, N = 569), status (Study 2, N = 565), and other emo...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - December 9, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

R-Cube-SR Test: A new test for spatial relations distinguishable from visualization.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 39(1), 2023, 37-48; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000682Visualization and spatial relations (mental rotation) are two important factors of spatial thinking. Visualization refers to complex visual-spatial transformations, whereas spatial relations refer to simple mental rotation of visualized objects. Conventional spatial relations tests, however, have been found to be highly correlated with visualization tests because solving items through mental rotation might involve visualization ability due to the complexity of the visual materials of these tests. In two studies (N = 51, N = 1...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - December 2, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Development and validation of the Multidimensional Procrastination Scale in Chinese: A comprehensive qualitative and quantitative investigation.
This study aims to establish a theory about the behavioral, cognitive, and affective aspects of procrastination and to develop and validate an operational instrument. In Study 1, we conducted qualitative research based on grounded theories and generated seven initial categories with 22 themes associated with the components in procrastination. In Study 2, we developed an instrument, the Multidimensional Procrastination Scale (MPS), and established a five-dimension structure for the MPS using explanatory factor analysis (EFA; N = 435) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA; N = 387). In Study 3, we established construct valid...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - November 29, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Measurement invariance of test anxiety across four school subjects.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 38(5), 2022, 356-364; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000676School-subject-specific test anxieties have been widely examined, but there is a lack of analyses of measurement invariance of test anxiety across subjects. In order to preclude a mixture of test anxiety construct differences across school subjects with actual test anxiety differences and to ensure meaningful comparisons of test anxiety across school subjects, we examined such measurement invariance. Two test anxiety factors (worry and emotionality) were inspected across four school subjects (mathematics, physics, German, a...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - November 29, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Development and validation of the Multidimensional Procrastination Scale in Chinese: A comprehensive qualitative and quantitative investigation.
This study aims to establish a theory about the behavioral, cognitive, and affective aspects of procrastination and to develop and validate an operational instrument. In Study 1, we conducted qualitative research based on grounded theories and generated seven initial categories with 22 themes associated with the components in procrastination. In Study 2, we developed an instrument, the Multidimensional Procrastination Scale (MPS), and established a five-dimension structure for the MPS using explanatory factor analysis (EFA; N = 435) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA; N = 387). In Study 3, we established construct valid...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - November 29, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Measurement invariance of test anxiety across four school subjects.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 38(5), 2022, 356-364; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000676School-subject-specific test anxieties have been widely examined, but there is a lack of analyses of measurement invariance of test anxiety across subjects. In order to preclude a mixture of test anxiety construct differences across school subjects with actual test anxiety differences and to ensure meaningful comparisons of test anxiety across school subjects, we examined such measurement invariance. Two test anxiety factors (worry and emotionality) were inspected across four school subjects (mathematics, physics, German, a...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - November 29, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research