The Analysis of Internal Consistency and Internal Structure of Questionnaires of Tolerance / Intolerance to Ambiguity: IAS, TAN, MSTAT-I and MSTAT-II

The article presents the results of internal consistency and internal structure analysis on a sampleof 184 subjects of the four most widely used questionnaires of tolerance / intolerance to ambiguity: the Intolerance to Ambiguity Scale (IAS) by S. Badner, Multiple Stimulus Types Ambiguity Tolerance Scale (MSTAT-I and MSTAT-II) D. McLane and the Tolerance-intolerance of ambiguity new questionnaire (TAN) by T. V. Kornilova. The IAS subscales showed low internal consistency, the Tolerance-intolerance of ambiguity new questionnaire scale showed satisfactory internal consistency and the MSTAT-I and MSTAT-II scales showed high internal consistency. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the five-factor model of MSTAT-I, the other models were not confirmed on our data. Exploratory factor analysis revealed unsatisfactory internal structure of the IAS, TAN, MSTAT-II. The results of the study are discussed.

Comparative Analysis of Levels of Development of Moral Consciousness, Personal Autonomy and Valuable Orientations in Teenagers and Youth

In this article, from the position of the age-psychological approach, the results of the study of the moral and value sphere in groups of adolescents and young people are presented. Adolescence and youth are sensitive periods in terms of the formation of a moral and value orientation that performs a regulatory function and defines sustainable value preferences and life principles that characterize a person’s life choices. A comparative analysis of the levels of development of moral judgments, personal autonomy and value orientations of adolescents and young people revealed the differences in the selected groups.

On the Nature in Relation to Reasonable Creatures

The article is the third part of “An Essay Concerning Philosophy of Nature”, the work of the Russian philosopher and psychologist Ivan Andreevich Kedrov (1811–1846), published in 1838. The text is brought into line with modern spelling and punctuation.

THE MODELS DESCRIBING ASD FORMATION: WHETHER DIALOGUE IS POSSIBLE?

Whether dialogue is possible between different models describing formation autism spectrum disorders (ASD)? This problem is considered. Features of methodical bases and the corresponding terminology in the model of mind, approaches based on interpersonal interactions, model of sensory integration were compared. In addition to earlier described “through” phenomena connected with development of RAS (intolerance to uncertainty and deficiency of self-perception) the contribution of interpersonal attachment disturbances was described. The conclusion about ability to integrate approaches by consideration of basic phenomena in development of RAS is drawn.