The TestMyBrain Digital Neuropsychology Toolkit: Development and Psychometric Characteristics

Summary: The two main sources of errors in educational and psychological evaluation are the lack of adequate technical and psychometric characteristics of the tests, and especially the failure to properly implement the testing process. The main goal of the present research is to study the situation of test construction and test use in the Spanish-speaking (Spain and Latin American countries) and Portuguese-speaking (Portugal and Brazil) countries. The data were collected using a questionnaire constructed by the European Federation of Professional Psychologists Association (EFPPA) Task Force on Tests and Testing, under the direction of D. Bartram . In addition to the questionnaire, other ad hoc data were also gathered. Four main areas of psychological testing were investigated: Educational, Clinical, Forensic and Work. Key persons were identified in each country in order to provide reliable information. The main results are presented, and some measures that could be taken in order to improve the current testing practices in the countries surveyed are discussed. As most of the tests used in these countries were originally developed in other cultures, a problem that appears to be especially relevant is the translation and adaptation of tests.

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Validation of the Procrastination at Work Scale

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000554 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 36 (5) ◽

pp. 767-776

Author(s):

U. Baran Metin ◽

Toon W. Taris ◽

Maria C. W. Peeters ◽

Max Korpinen ◽

Urška Smrke ◽

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Keyword(s):

Work Engagement ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Psychometric Characteristics ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

And Performance ◽

Context Specific ◽

Negative Links ◽

Office Employees

Abstract. Procrastination at work has been examined relatively scarcely, partly due to the lack of a globally validated and context-specific workplace procrastination scale. This study investigates the psychometric characteristics of the Procrastination at Work Scale (PAWS) among 1,028 office employees from seven countries, namely, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. Specifically, it was aimed to test the measurement invariance of the PAWS and explore its discriminant validity by examining its relationships with work engagement and performance. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis shows that the basic factor structure and item loadings of the PAWS are invariant across countries. Furthermore, the two subdimensions of procrastination at work exhibited different patterns of relationships with work engagement and performance. Whereas soldiering was negatively related to work engagement and task performance, cyberslacking was unrelated to engagement and performance. These results indicate further validity evidence for the PAWS and the psychometric characteristics show invariance across various countries/languages. Moreover, workplace procrastination, especially soldiering, is a problematic behavior that shows negative links with work engagement and performance.

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Retrospective Paternal and Maternal Parenting Styles in Greece, Italy, and Sweden

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000355 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (6) ◽

pp. 399-408

Author(s):

Semira Tagliabue ◽

Maria Giulia Olivari ◽

Elisabeth Hertfelt Wahn ◽

Katerina Maridaki-Kassotaki ◽

Katerina Antonopoulou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Parenting Styles ◽

Psychometric Characteristics ◽

Perceived Parenting ◽

Parental Roles ◽

Maternal Parenting ◽

Mixed Anova ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Permissive Parenting ◽

Assessment Techniques ◽

Structural Invariance

Abstract. Discrepancies in perceived parenting and parental roles across European countries could be due to the use of different assessment techniques or due to mean level differences in the authoritative, authoritarian, or permissive parenting styles. The present study aimed to examine the psychometric characteristics of the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire (PSDQ; Robinson, Mandleco, Olsen, & Hart, 1995 , 2001 ) in a sample of 225 Greek, 301 Italian, and 279 Swedish adolescents aged 16–19 years, who evaluated their father’s and mother’s parenting styles during their childhood. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), multigroup CFA, and modified version of the correlated uniqueness model were used to evaluate the structure and invariance of the scale across countries. Measurement and structural invariance was found in the 8-item authoritative scale and 6-item authoritarian scale. A mixed ANOVA (Country × Style × Role) showed that Swedish mothers scored lower than Italian or Greek mothers, and that, in the three countries, mothers were perceived as more authoritative than were fathers.

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Norms and Psychometric Characteristics of Trails L

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e416902005-440 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

Adam V. McLain

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Characteristics

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Parent Behavior Questionnaires-Revised: PBIQR and PBFQ-R Psychometric Characteristics

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e509592008-001 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Barbara A. Mowder ◽

Ashmi Tiwari ◽

Renee Shamah

Keyword(s):

Parent Behavior ◽

Psychometric Characteristics

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Descriptive and Psychometric Characteristics of START-AV Assessments: Findings from a Pilot Implementation Study

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e669802012-491 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Sarah L. Desmarais ◽

Brian Gregory Sellers ◽

Joel Dvoskin ◽

Jodi L. Viljoen ◽

Keith Cruise ◽

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Keyword(s):

Implementation Study ◽

Psychometric Characteristics ◽

Pilot Implementation

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PSYCHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IRANIAN ACCULTURATION SCALE

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.101.5.55-60 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 101 (5) ◽

pp. 55 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

SIMA SHAHIM

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Characteristics

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Psychometric characteristics of the Personality Belief Questionnaire – Short Form

Revista Brasileira de Terapia Comportamental e Cognitiva ◽

10.31505/rbtcc.v14i3.549 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Donizete Tadeu Leite ◽

Ederaldo José Lopes ◽

Renata Ferrarez Fernandes Lopes

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Personality Disorders ◽

Short Form ◽

Factorial Validity ◽

Dysfunctional Beliefs ◽

Psychometric Characteristics ◽

Brazilian Version ◽

Practical Tool

This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Personality Belief Questionnaire – Short Form (PBQ-SF). A sample of 700 college students answered to the Brazilian version of the PBQ-SF. The results showed good estimates of reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) of the PBQ-SF scales, indicating a significant association between the beliefs of each of the scales. The results of factor analysis of the PBQ-SF were similar to its original version. Overall, the findings provide support for the existence of factorial validity for the Brazilian version of the PBQ-SF, suggesting that it is a practical tool for the measurement of dysfunctional beliefs related to personality disorders

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