scholarly journals A Process × Domain Assessment of Narcissism: The Domain-Specific Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire

Assessment ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 107319112110200
Author(s):  
Michael P. Grosz ◽  
Isabel Hartmann ◽  
Michael Dufner ◽  
Marius Leckelt ◽  
Tanja M. Gerlach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Intellectual Ability ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Online Study ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Fit Statistics ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Good Measurement ◽  
Process Scale

Research on grandiose narcissism distinguishes between self-promotional processes (i.e., narcissistic admiration) and other-derogative processes (i.e., narcissistic rivalry; Back et al., 2013). Moreover, research has begun to assess and investigate narcissistic manifestations in different domains (e.g., communal narcissism). To integrate these two lines of research, we developed the Domain-Specific Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire (D-NARQ), a 72-item narcissism questionnaire that contains a self-promotional process scale (narcissistic admiration) and an other-derogatory process scale (narcissistic rivalry) for four domains: intellectual ability, social dominance, communal care, and physical attractiveness. We investigated the psychometric properties of the D-NARQ in a large online study ( N = 1,635). Model fit statistics were largely in line with the theorized factor structure. The D-NARQ scales had good to very good measurement precision, and their correlations with established narcissism scales, the Big Five personality traits, and comparative self-evaluations largely supported their convergent and discriminant validity.

Factorial Structure and Convergent and Discriminant Validity of the E (Empathy) Scale

2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (2) ◽  
pp. 441-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich S. Tran ◽  
Anton-Rupert Laireiter ◽  
Christine Neuner ◽  
David P. Schmitt ◽  
Max Leibetseder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Psychological Traits ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Antisocial Attitudes

The Empathy (E) scale has been proposed as a theoretically and psychometrically more satisfying alternative to existing self-report measures of empathy. Its four scales (facets) cover both components (cognitive vs. emotional) and both reality statuses (fictitious vs. real-life) of empathy in pairwise combinations. Confirmatory factor analyses of the E-scale in an Austrian community sample ( N = 794) suggested that one prior assumption, namely the mutual orthogonality of these facets, may partly need revision; particularly, the E-scale facets seemed to reflect more strongly differences in the reality statuses than in the components of empathy. Utilizing numerous informative psychological traits, the scale's convergent and discriminant validity were examined. E-scale scores were consistently predicted by sex-related and relationship-related constructs and measures of antisocial attitudes and behavior. Among the Big Five personality dimensions, openness emerged as a major positive correlate of empathy. Sex and age were demographic correlates of E-scale scores (higher in women and the younger). Findings were discussed with regards to the definition and measurement of empathy.

scholarly journals Psychometric Assessment of the Short Grit Scale Among Czech Young Adults

2020 ◽  
pp. 073428292097481
Author(s):  
Fabian T. C. Schmidt ◽  
František Sudzina ◽  
Marek Botek
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Big Five Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Psychometric Assessment ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Item Characteristics

The Grit Scale measures perseverance of effort and consistency of interest. The objective of this study is to validate the Czech adaptation of the Short Grit Scale using a sample of N = 302 Czech university students. The analysis of item characteristics and factor structure revealed good results. To investigate convergent and discriminant validity, learning approaches and the Big Five personality traits were used. Latent correlations with the Big Five personality traits and the facets of conscientiousness revealed the expected relationships for grit and the facet perseverance of effort in particular. All in all, the results indicate the validity of the Czech version of the Grit Scale.

scholarly journals Personality in Situations: Going Beyond the OCEAN and Introducing the Situation Five

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Ziegler ◽  
Kai Tobias Horstmann ◽  
Johanna Ziegler
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Present Evidence ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Lexical Approach

We present the psychometric evaluation of a personality measure that assesses the BigFive and situation perception based on a newly developed taxonomy of situation characteristics. Following the lexical approach, more than 15,000 adjectives were extracted from an authoritative German dictionary. In a first exploratory study, 521 participants rated every-day situations on 300 adjectives selected as potential situation descriptors. Seven dimensions of situation perception were initially extracted. In a second study with N = 387, five of these seven factors were confirmed: Outcome-Expectancy, Briskness, Cognitive Load, Psychological and Physical Load, and Lack of Stimuli, together referred to as the Situation Five. Finally, a measurement tool, the Big Five of Personality in Occupational Situations (B5PS), was constructed to assess the Big Five personality traits and the Situation Five simultaneously. We present evidence for the reliability, convergent and discriminant validity and predictive validity of the B5PS test scores. Our study highlights the relevance of situation perception as a trait and discusses their applicability in diverse contexts.

scholarly journals The Relationship Satisfaction scale – Psychometric properties

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Espen Røysamb ◽  
Joar Vittersø ◽  
Kristian Tambs
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Relationship Dissolution ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity

The aim of this study was to establish the psychometric properties of the new Relationship Satisfaction (RS) scale. Two population based samples were used: The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa, N=117,178) and The Quality of Life study (N=347). Convergent and discriminant validity was investigated in relation to the Quality of Marriage Index (QMI), the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), Relationship Satisfaction of partner, Big Five personality traits (IPIP50) and future relationship dissolution. The full scale with ten items (RS10) and a short version with five items (RS5) showed good psychometric properties. The scale has high internal and test-retest reliability and high structural, convergent, and discriminant validity. Measurement invariance across gender was established. Additionally, predictive validity was evidenced by prediction of future relationship dissolution. We conclude that the RS scale is highly useful as a generic measure of global relationship satisfaction.

Development and Validation of the Psychological Maturity Assessment Scale (PSYMAS)

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabia Morales-Vives ◽  
Elisa Camps ◽  
Urbano Lorenzo-Seva
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Psychological Maturity ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Big Five Personality Factors ◽  
Development And Validation

This research developed a new test in Spanish to assess psychological maturity in adolescents, called PSYMAS and consisting of the subscales work orientation, identity, and autonomy. PSYMAS was administered to 669 students between 15 and 18 years. The results showed that the factorial structure of the test is acceptable, and that, in addition to subscale scores, total scores can be calculated to measure the overall psychological maturity of the subject. The convergent and discriminant validity of the test was also assessed based on a comparison with the Big Five personality factors. The results indicated that the test does in fact allow prediction of results in relation to personality traits.

Construct Validity of Three Types of Organizational Citizenship behavior: An Illustration of the Direct Product Model with Refinements

1993 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 663-682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Becker ◽  
Robert J. Vance
Keyword(s):  
Direct Product ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Product Model ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Product Approach

The direct product model is a new analysis tool for modeling multitrait-multimethod data. This model may avoid some of the problems associated with conventional analysis of multitrait-multimethod data by allowing for the possibility of multiplicative trait-method interactions. Based on the work of Browne (1984; 1990), we suggest several refinements in testing this model, including use of confirmatory procedures for testing model fit and implementation of a hierarchical approach to model comparisons. We provide an illustration of the refined direct product approach using a study of three types of organizational citizenship behavior. The results supply evidence for convergent and discriminant validity of the three constructs, and suggest that job incumbents, supervisors, and peers have significantly different perspectives of organizational citizenship behavior.

Team Process Measurement and Implications for Training

1992 ◽  
Vol 36 (17) ◽  
pp. 1351-1355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Prince ◽  
Michael T. Brannick ◽  
Carolyn Prince ◽  
Eduardo Salas
Keyword(s):  
Situation Awareness ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Team Process ◽  
Process Measurement ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Process Scale ◽  
Communication Adaptability ◽  
Method Bias

The purpose of this research was to establish the construct validity of a behaviorally anchored rating scale developed to measure team process behaviors. This scale contains six skills (i.e. leadership, assertiveness, decision making/mission analysis, situation awareness, communication, adaptability/flexibility) that were identified through a prior needs analysis with training specialists and subject matter experts. Student and instructor pilots (104 individuals, 51 teams) participated in two team tasks (simulated aviation tasks) which were designed to elicit the team process behaviors identified for the rating scale, and were rated on their behaviors. A multitrait-multimethod analysis on the resulting ratings (Campbell and Fiske, 1959) was conducted. Evidence of convergent and discriminant validity as well as some method bias were found when the method investigated was team task. Implications for the use of the team process scale in training are discussed.

scholarly journals RESILIENCE, RESOURCEFULNESS, AND MINDFULNESS: DISTINCT BUT COMPLEMENTARY INTERVENTIONS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S142-S142
Author(s):  
Carol M Musil ◽  
Alexandra Jeanblanc ◽  
McKenzie Wallace ◽  
Christopher J Burant ◽  
Jaclene Zauszniewski
Keyword(s):  
Help Seeking ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Behavioral Strategies ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Online Study ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Coping Theory ◽  
Oblimin Rotation ◽  
And Coping

Abstract Stress and coping theory guides our interest in three related concepts: resilience (the capacity to bounce back and cope with stress), resourcefulness (cognitive and behavioral strategies to manage stress and adversity), and mindfulness (strategies of present moment awareness to reduce stress). These are theoretically distinct but related concepts relevant to improving health and social outcomes in older adults. Our aim was to evaluate the theoretical distinctions among these concepts in 236 grandmother caregivers. Measures of resilience (Connor-Davidson Scale), mindfulness (Decentering Scale) and resourcefulness (Resourcefulness Scale) were collected from a longitudinal, online study of 236 grandmother caregivers. To evaluate construct validity, we examined criterion validity and conducted exploratory factor analysis using Principal Axis Factoring with direct oblimin rotation in SPSS. Factor Analyses were conducted on each scale separately and with all items combined. Inter-correlations ranged from r= .28 (resourcefulness and resilience) to r= .75 (resilience and mindfulness). Factor analyses and scree plots indicated unidimensional factors for resilience and for mindfulness, and three factors for resourcefulness (personal resourcefulness aimed at either emotion regulation or planful problem solving, and social resourcefulness by external help seeking). When items from all measures were analyzed together, the five distinct factors remained. Additional construct validation with the CES-D and Duke Social Support scales supported convergent and discriminant validity of resilience, resourcefulness and mindfulness. Our results confirm the theoretical distinctions among resilience, resourcefulness, and mindfulness, providing support for the use of these concepts collectively or individually in interventions to improve health outcomes.

Concurrent Validity of the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence and the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test among Psychiatric Inpatients

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Ray Hays ◽  
Deborah L. Reas ◽  
J. Bryant Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatients ◽  
Intelligence Test ◽  
Intellectual Ability ◽  
Screening Measure ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
General Intellectual Ability ◽  
Iq Scores ◽  
Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test

This study examined the convergent and discriminant validity of the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence and the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test for 85 psychiatric inpatients. The correlation between the WASI Full Scale and K-BIT Composite IQ scores was significant ( r = .89, p <.001). Multitrait-multimethod analysis of the subtest scores showed that the K-BIT had higher internal consistency for its two subtests but, therefore, less differentiation of cognitive functioning than the brief Wechsler scale, as would be expected due to the larger number and diversity of the latter subtests. Correlations among the Wechsler scale subtests were lower than among those for the K-BIT, so the former may tap different cognitive functions and yield more clinically useful information than the latter. This brief Wechsler scale appears to be a valid screening measure of verbal, performance, and general intellectual ability for use with an inpatient psychiatric population when considerations of the setting or patient preclude administration of a longer measure of intellectual ability.

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