Preliminary Validation of a Self-Report Measure of Social Intelligence

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
David H. Silvera ◽  
Monica Martinussen ◽  
Tove I. Dahl
Keyword(s):  
Social Intelligence ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Report Measure

scholarly journals The Parent Version of the Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale (SPTS-P): A Preliminary Validation

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 537
Author(s):  
Jaimie K. Beveridge ◽  
Maria Pavlova ◽  
Joel Katz ◽  
Melanie Noel
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Sensitivity To Pain ◽  
Report Measure ◽  
Parent Version

Sensitivity to pain traumatization (SPT) is defined as the propensity to develop responses to pain that resemble a traumatic stress reaction. To date, SPT has been assessed in adults with a self-report measure (Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale (SPTS-12)). SPT may also be relevant in the context of parenting a child with chronic pain, as many of these parents report clinically elevated posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). This study aimed to develop and validate a measure of parent SPT by adapting the SPTS-12 and evaluating its psychometric properties in a sample of parents whose children have chronic pain. In total, 170 parents (90.6% female) and children (aged 10–18 years, 71.2% female) were recruited from a tertiary chronic pain program. Parents completed the parent version of the SPTS-12 (SPTS-P) and measures of PTSS, depression, and parenting behaviors. Youth completed measures of pain. Consistent with the SPTS-12, the SPTS-P demonstrated a one-factor structure that accounted for 45% of the variance, adequate to good reliability and moderate construct validity. Parent SPT was positively related to their protective and monitoring behaviors but was unrelated to youth pain intensity, unpleasantness, and interference. These results provide preliminary evidence for the psychometric properties of the SPTS-P and highlight the interaction between parent distress about child pain and parent responses to child pain.

The Junior Temperament and Character Inventory: Preliminary Validation of a Child Self-Report Measure

1999 ◽  
Vol 84 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1127-1138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan L. Luby ◽  
Dragan M. Svrakic ◽  
Kimberli McCallum ◽  
Thomas R. Przybeck ◽  
C. Robert Cloninger
Keyword(s):  
Self Report ◽  
Temperament And Character Inventory ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Character Inventory ◽  
Report Measure

A preliminary effort to validate the Junior Temperament and Character Inventory with a convenience sample of 322 children ages 9 to 12 years is described.

ePS5.05 Development and preliminary validation of a self-report measure of cystic fibrosis-specific distress

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. S50
Author(s):  
C. Snell ◽  
I. Bailey ◽  
D. Sandage ◽  
A. Alpern ◽  
K. Regan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Report Measure

Development and Preliminary Validation of a Sport-Specific Self-Report Measure of Identity Foreclosure

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Britton W. Brewer ◽  
Christine M. Caldwell ◽  
Albert J. Petitpas ◽  
Judy L. Van Raalte ◽  
Miquel Pans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Expert Review ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Identity Foreclosure ◽  
Active Exploration ◽  
Item Scale ◽  
Report Measure

A sport-specific, self-report measure of identity foreclosure was developed through a systematic process that included item pool generation, expert review, administration of items to a development sample of intercollegiate student athletes (N = 326), item evaluation, and administration of scales to validation samples of intercollegiate student athletes (N = 322, N = 54, and N = 64, respectively). The process yielded two four-item scales reflecting commitment to the occupational identity of athlete and one 4-item scale reflecting active exploration of roles other than that of athlete that (a) are internally consistent and temporally stable, (b) demonstrate preliminary factorial and convergent validity, and (c) can be used to create indices of identity foreclosure tailored to the sport context. The resulting Sport-Specific Measure of Identity Foreclosure has potential utility as an assessment tool for research and practice with athletes.

The Development and Preliminary Validation of a New Measure of Scrupulosity: The Scrupulous Thoughts and Behaviours Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Jing Wen Ong ◽  
Stephanie Betancourt ◽  
Brian Fisak
Keyword(s):  
Self Report ◽  
Potential Utility ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Item Development ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Thought Action Fusion ◽  
Report Measure

Abstract The purpose of this study was to develop and provide a preliminary validation of a new measure of scrupulosity, the Scrupulous Thoughts and Behaviours Questionnaire (STBQ). More specifically, the STBQ was designed to assess a range of scrupulosity-related thoughts/obsessions and behaviours/compulsions. Following item development, a sample of non-referred college students completed the STBQ along with numerous validation measures. Based on factor analyses, a two-factor solution was retained. The first factor consisted of items that measure scrupulosity-themed obsessions and thoughts, and the second factor consisted of items that measure scrupulosity-themed compulsions and related behaviours. Support was found for the validity of STBQ, as both subscales were significantly and positively associated with measures of relevant constructs, including the Pennsylvania Inventory of Scrupulosity-Revised, the only other self-report measure of scrupulosity, thought–action fusion, religiosity, and obsessive–compulsive disorder symptoms. As the first known self-report measure to assess scrupulosity obsessions and compulsions, the STBQ has a potential utility in clinical practice and research.

The Beliefs about Paranoia Scale: Preliminary Validation of a Metacognitive Approach to Conceptualizing Paranoia

2004 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony P. Morrison ◽  
Andrew I. Gumley ◽  
Matthias Schwannauer ◽  
Michelle Campbell ◽  
Anna Gleeson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Report ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Survival Strategy ◽  
Delusional Ideation ◽  
Negative Beliefs ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Metacognitive Beliefs ◽  
Interpersonal Threat ◽  
Acceptable Internal Consistency ◽  
Report Measure

This study reports the development of a self-report measure to assess metacognitive beliefs about paranoia in non-patients. We aimed to test the specific hypotheses that positive beliefs about paranoia would predict frequency of paranoia, and that negative beliefs about paranoia would predict distress associated with delusional ideation. Three-hundred and seventeen non-patient participants were asked to complete questionnaires assessing beliefs about paranoia, paranoia, dimensions of delusional ideation and trait anxiety. The results showed that four empirically distinct subscales were measured by the beliefs about paranoia scale (negative beliefs about paranoia, beliefs about paranoia as a survival strategy, general positive beliefs and normalising beliefs). The scales possessed acceptable internal consistency and were associated with the measures of paranoia, delusional ideation and anxiety. Consistent with predictions, it was found that beliefs about paranoia as a survival strategy were associated with frequency of paranoia, and negative beliefs were associated with distress associated with delusional ideation. These findings suggest that a metacognitive approach to the conceptualization of paranoia as a strategy for managing interpersonal threat may have some utility. The clinical implications of the findings are also discussed.

I Should Have Known Better: Development of a Self-Report Measure of Gullibility

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 408-423
Author(s):  
Alessandra K. Teunisse ◽  
Trevor I. Case ◽  
Julie Fitness ◽  
Naomi Sweller
Keyword(s):  
Social Intelligence ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Large Pool ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Item Scale ◽  
Report Measure

The aim of this research was to explore the predictors of gullibility and to develop a self-report measure of the construct. In Studies 1 to 3, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on a large pool of items resulting in a 12-item scale with two factors: Persuadability and Insensitivity to cues of untrustworthiness. Study 4 confirmed the criterion validity of the scale using two distinct samples: scam victims and members of the Skeptics Society. Study 5 demonstrated positive relationships between gullibility and the self-reported persuasiveness of, and likelihood of responding to, unsolicited emails. Throughout the article, analyses of a variety of measures expected to converge with the scale provided evidence for its construct validity. Overall, these studies demonstrate that the construct of gullibility is distinct from trust, negatively related to social intelligence, and that the Gullibility Scale is a reliable and valid measure of gullibility.

The Tromsø Social Intelligence Scale, a self‐report measure of social intelligence

2001 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Silvera ◽  
Monica Martinussen ◽  
Tove I. Dahl
Keyword(s):  
Social Intelligence ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
Report Measure

The reaction to diagnosis questionnaire: a preliminary validation of a new self-report measure to assess parents’ resolution of their child’s diagnosis

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Efrat Sher-Censor ◽  
Tali Dan Ram-On ◽  
Liron Rudstein-Sabbag ◽  
Merav Watemberg ◽  
David Oppenheim
Keyword(s):  
Self Report ◽  
Reaction To Diagnosis ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Report Measure
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