Assessment of World Views

1987 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farah A. Ibrahim ◽  
Harris Kahn
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Multidimensional Scaling ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
World Views ◽  
Validity Data ◽  
Scaling Procedure ◽  
Group Variation

This paper reports the development of a scale to assess world views both within and across cultures. It is a 45-item Likert-type scale, developed to assess beliefs, values, and assumptions on five variables (views of human nature, interpersonal relationships, nature, time, and activity). The scale was administered to 501 university students. Reliability and validity data are described. A multidimensional scaling procedure was used to assess intra-group variation and to determine the profile of world views of the sample studied.

Manual for the Measurement of Symbiosis in Human Relationships

1978 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 663-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Summers
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
Validity Data ◽  
Theoretical Rationale ◽  
Projective Test

A manual for the measurement of the degree of symbiosis in interpersonal relationships is presented. Symbiosis is divided into six component variables: differentiation, intrusiveness, dependency, separation difficulty, disapproval of other relationships, and injunctions. The scoring system is bifurcated into two sections for the measurement of both projective test and interview data. A brief introduction presents a theoretical rationale for the manual, an explanation of its uses, and reliability and validity data.

scholarly journals PROPIEDADES PSICOMÉTRICAS DE LOS INVENTARIOS: TCC Y GRPS DEL INVENTARIO DE BUENAS PRÁCTICAS EN UNIVERSITARIOS.

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 537
Author(s):  
Margarita Gonzalo Delgado ◽  
Benito León del Barco
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Active Role ◽  
University Education ◽  
Educational Models ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Buenas Prácticas ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

Absract:The EEES represents a major shift from traditional educational models in the University education system. The student takes an active role in their learning and the teacher becomes a in the guide the teaching-learning process. Besides this skills related to teamwork and interpersonal relationships (student-student, student-teacher and teacher-teacher ) become more important. In this paper we propose to develop some tools that allow us to evaluate the Student’s Good Practices relating more directly with student-student relationships and cooperative learning. Also deepen the process of adaptation of the Inventory of Good Practices in University Students, original by Chickering and Schlossberg (1995). In the context of the European Higher Education, this questionnaire has been translated into Portuguese and adapted for use with university students by Pinheiro (2007, 2008). Likewise, it has been used to establish intercultural studies, establishing the similarities and differences in the good practices associated with Portuguese and Spanish students (Gonzaga, Gozalo and Pinheiro, 2011). The aim of this study is to estimate the psychometric properties of two scales of the Spanish version of the Inventory of Good Practices in University Students: Work cooperatively with peers and Management of Personal and Social Resources. We have a group of 610 University of Extremadura´s students. Their responses to the inventories was subjected to analysis of reliability and validity: construct validity was assessed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, yielding satisfactory results.Keywords: Evaluation of Good Practice Student, University Education, psychometric study, adapting of instrument process.Resumen:El EEES supone un cambio importante respecto a los modelos educativos tradicionales en el sistema educativo Universitario. El alumno asume un rol activo en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje y el profesor, pasa a ser un facilitador y orientador del mismo. También se promueven competencias relacionadas con el trabajo en equipo y las relaciones interpersonales (alumno-alumno, alumno-profesor y profesor-profesor) adquieren mayor trascendencia. En este trabajo nos proponemos desarrollar algunas herramientas que nos permitan evaluar aquellas Buenas Prácticas del alumno que se relacionan de forma más directa con las relaciones alumno-alumno y el aprendizaje cooperativo. También profundizar en el proceso de adaptación del Inventario de Buenas Prácticas en Estudiantes Universitarios (IBPEU), original de Chickering y Schlossberg (1995). Dentro del contexto del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior, este cuestionario ha sido traducido al portugués y adaptado para su uso con alumnos Universitarios por Pinheiro, (2007, 2008). De la misma forma, se ha empleado para establecer estudios interculturales, estableciéndose las semejanzas y diferencias en la buenas prácticas asociadas con el aprendizaje alumnos portugueses y españoles (Gonzaga, Gozalo y Pinheiro, 2011). El objetivo del presente estudio es estimar las propiedades psicométricas de dos escalas de la versión española del Inventario de Buenas Prácticas en Estudiantes Universitarios: Trabajar en cooperación con los compañeros y Gestión de recursos personales y sociales. Para ello contamos con un grupo de 610 alumnos de la Universidad de Extremadura. Las respuestas de los estudiantes a estos inventarios serán sometidas a análisis de su fiabilidad y validez: su validez de constructo fue valorada mediante análisis factoriales exploratorios y confirmatorios, obteniéndose resultados satisfactorios.Palabras clave: Evaluación de las Buenas Prácticas del Alumno, Enseñanza Universitaria, estúdio psicométrico, proceso de adaptación de un instrumento

Assessing Personality With Multi-Descriptor Items

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-125
Author(s):  
Johannes Schult ◽  
Rebecca Schneider ◽  
Jörn R. Sparfeldt
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
The Other ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Big Five Inventory ◽  
Personality Inventories

Abstract. The need for efficient personality inventories has led to the wide use of short instruments. The corresponding items often contain multiple, potentially conflicting descriptors within one item. In Study 1 ( N = 198 university students), the reliability and validity of the TIPI (Ten-Item Personality Inventory) was compared with the reliability and validity of a modified TIPI based on items that rephrased each two-descriptor item into two single-descriptor items. In Study 2 ( N = 268 university students), we administered the BFI-10 (Big Five Inventory short version) and a similarly modified version of the BFI-10 without two-descriptor items. In both studies, reliability and construct validity values occasionally improved for separated multi-descriptor items. The inventories with multi-descriptor items showed shortcomings in some factors of the TIPI and the BFI-10. However, the other scales worked comparably well in the original and modified inventories. The limitations of short personality inventories with multi-descriptor items are discussed.

scholarly journals The Psychological Impact of Strict and Prolonged Confinement on Business Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Spanish University

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Marie Garvey ◽  
Inmaculada Jimeno García ◽  
Sara Helena Otal Franco ◽  
Carlos Mir Fernández
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
Severe Anxiety

The study was carried out to examine the situation of university students from one month after the beginning of a very strict confinement process in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students responded to a survey which included the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) together with other questions relating to their general well-being from the European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS). A total of 198 university students answered the web-based survey. The questionnaire was generated using Microsoft Forms and was explained and distributed online. The results indicated that around 18.7% of students were suffering from severe anxiety and 70.2% were suffering either mild or moderate anxiety at this point of the strict confinement process. The findings show that when emotional well-being (quality of sleep, the perception of feeling fear, death of a relative) is reduced and material well-being is negatively affected (income level) anxiety levels are increased. On the other hand, the results show that having good interpersonal relationships with family members and taking care of personal development (routines and habits that make them feel good) help reduce anxiety levels. The female students in the sample also suffered higher levels of anxiety than males during strict confinement.

Assessment of Memory in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Using the Memory Assessment Scale

1998 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 987-998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi D. Ling ◽  
Michael J. Selby
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Verbal Memory ◽  
Memory Function ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Assessment Scale ◽  
Validity Data ◽  
Nonverbal Memory ◽  
Memory Assessment ◽  
Relapsing Remitting ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Previous assessment of memory function In multiple sclerosis patients has yielded mixed findings regarding the type and severity of memory deficits, which may be due to (1) differential selection of scales for memory assessment; (2) limited, inconsistent or weak reliability and validity data for the memory scales employed; (3) poor standardization techniques; (4) lack of theoretical foundation for the measure; and (5) limited control of confounding variables, e.g., education, age and the use of nonverbal memory tests. The purpose of the present study was to assess memory function in multiple sclerosis subjects using the verbal subtests of the Memory Assessment Scale, a relatively new measure designed to overcome many of the aforementioned problems. Participants included 57 patients diagnosed as relapsing-remitting, 47 diagnosed as chronic progressive (two generally recognized types of multiple sclerosis), and 132 contra) participants. A multivariate analysis controlling for age and verbal IQ was significant (Wilks = 5.64, p<.001). One way follow-up tests showed both groups with multiple sclerosis had significantly diminished performance across all memory variables when compared with controls, with the exception of List Clustering Acquisition. This indicated that the patients used clustering (mentally grouping similar words together) as often as controls did. These findings provide support for the presence of significant and consistent verbal memory impairment in multiple sclerosis patients and the particular importance of using psychometrically sound measures in the assessment of this population.

Development and Validation of the Faceted Inventory of the Five-Factor Model (FI-FFM)

Assessment ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Watson ◽  
Ericka Nus ◽  
Kevin D. Wu
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Validity Data ◽  
Neo Personality Inventory ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Five Phases

The Faceted Inventory of the Five-Factor Model (FI-FFM) is a comprehensive hierarchical measure of personality. The FI-FFM was created across five phases of scale development. It includes five facets apiece for neuroticism, extraversion, and conscientiousness; four facets within agreeableness; and three facets for openness. We present reliability and validity data obtained from three samples. The FI-FFM scales are internally consistent and highly stable over 2 weeks (retest rs ranged from .64 to .82, median r = .77). They show strong convergent and discriminant validity vis-à-vis the NEO, the Big Five Inventory, and the Personality Inventory for DSM-5. Moreover, self-ratings on the scales show moderate to strong agreement with corresponding ratings made by informants ( rs ranged from .26 to .66, median r = .42). Finally, in joint analyses with the NEO Personality Inventory–3, the FI-FFM neuroticism facet scales display significant incremental validity in predicting indicators of internalizing psychopathology.

Important Subjective Life Experiences and Sense of Authenticity: Retrospective Survey among Japanese University Students

2008 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 695-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaya Ito ◽  
Masahiro Kodama
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Retrospective Survey ◽  
Japanese University

This study investigated the relation of important subjective life experiences with sense of authenticity for 238 Japanese university students who responded to the Sense of Authenticity Scale and provided free descriptions regarding their important life experiences. Analyses suggested a group with high scores on the Sense of Authenticity Scale tended to cite extracurricular activities as important life experiences, while those with low scores tended to cite cramming for examinations. Results were discussed in terms of interpersonal relationships.

The Development of an Interpersonal Stressors Scale: Identifying Self-Imposed and Other-Imposed Interpersonal Stressors

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412110434
Author(s):  
Danni Wang ◽  
Lu Tian ◽  
Zhi-jin Hou ◽  
Jiang-Ping Zhou ◽  
Adam Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Relationship Maintenance ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
General Anxiety ◽  
Initial Item ◽  
Interpersonal Stressors ◽  
And Function ◽  
Anxiety Depression

While there has been research focused on interpersonal relationships and their impact on stress and well-being, no instrument has been developed to comprehensively evaluate interpersonal stressors. This research sought to develop and validate an Interpersonal Stressors Scale (ISS) for Chinese college students through three studies. Focus groups were used to generate the initial item pool (Study 1). Then two large samples ( N1 = 511; N2 = 330) were collected to explore the factor structure of the ISS and subsequently examine its reliability and validity estimates (study 2 and 3). Initial results indicated a model with 27 items and five first-order factors (interaction difficulty, behaving as expected, social criticism, relationship maintenance, and indebtedness avoidance) as well as two second-order factors (self-imposed stressors and other-imposed stressors) with strong psychometric properties. Criterion-related validity estimates indicated these two kinds of stressors were both associated with stress while having different relationships with general anxiety, depression, social anxiety, interpersonal satisfaction, and self-efficacy in social interactions. The nature and function of the structure for the ISS were discussed as well as the practical and research implications.

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