Sayed Ali Sharifi Fard; mosayeb yarmohamadi vasel; golnaz ali babaei; safdar nabizadeh; zahra javdan
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Considering the importance of coping strategies and the preference of respondents and researchers for short and comprehensive forms of measures, in the present study, the psychometric properties of the brief questionnaire of situational coping strategies were investigated and adapted. According to the ...
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Considering the importance of coping strategies and the preference of respondents and researchers for short and comprehensive forms of measures, in the present study, the psychometric properties of the brief questionnaire of situational coping strategies were investigated and adapted. According to the objectives and subject, the method of this research is descriptive and of the type of factor analysis studies. The statistical population was all the students of the universities of Mashhad city, and 660 individuals were selected from this population by multi-stage cluster sampling. The participants responded to measures including Situational Coping Strategies Brief Questionnaire (SCSBQ-28), Ryff Psychological Well-being Scale (RPWS-18) and Single-Question Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS-1). In the following, 47 participants were identified as incomplete and outlier data. Therefore, the final sample of the study was 613 participants. The results confirmed the 14 factors of the of situational coping strategies brief questionnaire. Convergent and divergent validity were also reported regarding the dimensions and the whole questionnaire with psychological well-being and life satisfaction. Cronbach's alpha of dimensions between 0.63 and 0.86 and the whole questionnaire was calculated as 0.76, which is good. Therefore, researchers and clinicians can use this questionnaire in scientific studies and clinical investigations, considering the fourteen dimensions, comprehensiveness, and shortness of this tool compared to similar tools while being comprehensive.
Saeed Akbari Zardkhaneh; Seyyed Ainullah Taimouri Fard; Bahareh Alsadat Heydariehzadeh
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Considering the significance of evaluating adolescent and family empowerment programs using appropriate measurements, the purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the self-report tool and parent and teacher reports of the Family Strengthening Program (ages ...
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Considering the significance of evaluating adolescent and family empowerment programs using appropriate measurements, the purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the self-report tool and parent and teacher reports of the Family Strengthening Program (ages 10-14). The present study was an applied research study when it came to purpose and used survey-descriptive methods to collect its data. The statistical population included the Iranian adolescents who were studying in the second elementary school (grades four, five and six). The sample consisted of 691 adolescents (331 boys, 360 girls) and 691 parents (334 fathers, 357 mothers), who were selected via cluster random sampling. The survey tools used to collect data were the Adolescent Person Survey Questionnaire, Parent / Guardian Survey Questionnaire, Ability and Problems Questionnaires (Teacher, Parent, and Adolescent versions), and School Quality of Life Scale. Moreover, exploratory and confirmatory analysis revealed a single factor for the Parents and Adolescents Questionnaire. Simultaneously, the validity of the instruments was acceptable. Therefore, it's fair to conclude that these tools possess appropriate psychometric properties to assess the family strengthening program.
Gholam Reza Ghazanfari; Zohreh Rafezi
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Narcissism is a condition that impairs interpersonal relationships and experiences, thinking, feelings, and inclinations. Timely and accurate diagnosis of the disorder is crucial for successful psychological interventions. Numerous assessment tools have been developed in accordance with this need, each ...
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Narcissism is a condition that impairs interpersonal relationships and experiences, thinking, feelings, and inclinations. Timely and accurate diagnosis of the disorder is crucial for successful psychological interventions. Numerous assessment tools have been developed in accordance with this need, each with its own strengths and shortcomings. The goal of this study was to examine the psychometric characteristics of the Sherman Short-Form Five-Factor Narcissism Scale (FFNI-SF), specifically among the university student population. A sample of 576 students from various academic levels of three universities (Allameh Tabataba’i University of Technology, Tehran University, and Amirkabir University of Technology) completed the FFNI-SF, Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI), and Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI). The psychometric analysis yielded favorable results, with the internal consistency index of the scale, Cronbach's alpha, registered at a satisfactory value of 0.87. The test-retest reliability of the whole scale, measured at three-week intervals, resulted in a value of 0.88 and the test-retest coefficients of the subscales ranged from 0.55 to 0.81. These outcomes indicate satisfactory internal consistency and stability. Furthermore, the test's validity was demonstrated with the overall correlation value of the scale score with two instruments (PNI and NPI), respectively, of 0.52 and 0.53, indicating adequate convergent validity. Based on the analyses performed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), the questionnaire demonstrated adequate construct validity, indicating its suitability for use by experts in assessing narcissistic traits. Overall, the results revealed the validity and reliability of the Iranian version of the scale, justifying its application to evaluate narcissistic personality traits.
Fatemeh Zadehmohamadi; Ali Fathi-Ashtiani
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Academic environments are characterized by high levels of emotion. In an emotion-driven environment where emotions are related to other factors affecting academic performance, emotion regulation is essential. Therefore, it is essential to develop an instrument to evaluate emotion regulation strategies ...
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Academic environments are characterized by high levels of emotion. In an emotion-driven environment where emotions are related to other factors affecting academic performance, emotion regulation is essential. Therefore, it is essential to develop an instrument to evaluate emotion regulation strategies for students to employ in academic environment; hence, this study aims to analyze the psychometric features and factor structure of Persian version of Academic Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (AERQ) to evaluate emotion regulation strategies of university students. This study was descriptive and correlational studies. The research method was descriptive of correlation type. The statistical population consisted of all university students of Tehran universities. A total of 250 university students were selected as sample members by available sampling method. The Academic Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Burić et al., 2016) was implemented along with the Achievement Goal Questionnaire-Revised (Elliot & Murayama, 2008). After excluding incomplete questionnaires and outliers 219 questionnaires remained. The questionnaire reliability was measured through Cronbach’s alpha for internal consistency and the retest method. The confirmatory factor analysis and criterion validity were employed to analyze the questionnaire validity and standard scores for each range of scores were reported. All eight components of the original version were confirmed in the factor analysis. In the criterion validity, the variance explained by AERQ components was significant. Consisting of 37 items and 8 components, the Persian version of the AERQ has acceptable reliability and validity and can be utilized for research purposes.
Mostafa Hassan Esfahani; Mahdi Khanjani; Adel Bazram
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Phubbing is an emerging phenomenon in the world that has become more prominent in modern societies with the development of smartphones. With a practical purpose, this study has tried to standardize the phubbing Phenomenon Questionnaire and study and identify this phenomenon. The research method was correlational ...
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Phubbing is an emerging phenomenon in the world that has become more prominent in modern societies with the development of smartphones. With a practical purpose, this study has tried to standardize the phubbing Phenomenon Questionnaire and study and identify this phenomenon. The research method was correlational and its statistical population included the general population of users of smartphones and virtual networks. The sample size of the present study includes 408 people who were sampled by online questionnaires. In this study, the general phubbing scale (Chotpitayasunondh & Douglas, 2018), and the mobile phone addiction scale (Savari, 2014), and exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were used to analyze the data. The findings of this study showed good validity and reliability for the phubbing General Scale Questionnaire. Also, the convergent validity between phubbing General Scale Questionnaire and Mobile Phone Addiction Questionnaire was 0/77. Based on the results, the phubbing General Scale Questionnaire can be used by the general population of Iran.
Abdolbaset Mahmoudpour; Asyie Shariatmadar; Ahmad Borjali; Abdollah Shafiabadi
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Abstract Changes in the lives of the elderly can have profound effects on the lives of the elderly and their mental health. If one is flexible and adaptable, one can cope more with these changes. The present study was conducted to investigate the psychometric properties of the Distress Tolerance Scale ...
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Abstract Changes in the lives of the elderly can have profound effects on the lives of the elderly and their mental health. If one is flexible and adaptable, one can cope more with these changes. The present study was conducted to investigate the psychometric properties of the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) in the elderly. The present study was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of method. The statistical population of the present study included the elderly in the empty nest in Tehran in 2021. Among them, 278 eligible people who volunteered to participate in the study were selected as a sample by the sampling method and the Simmons and Gaher distress tolerance questionnaire (2005) responded. The results of exploratory factor analysis using the principal components method, in addition to the general factor of anxiety tolerance, confirmed four factors (tolerance, absorption, evaluation and regulation) for the anxiety tolerance questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to evaluate the reliability of the questionnaire and confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine its factor validity. The results showed that the questionnaire has an acceptable internal consistency and the reliability coefficients of the distress tolerance questionnaire are between 0.64 and 0.82. Also, the total reliability coefficient of the questionnaire is equal to 0.89. Confirmatory factor analysis was also used to determine factor validity. The results of confirmatory factor analysis confirm that the structure of the questionnaire has an acceptable fit with the data and all goodness indicators of the fit confirm the model. Therefore, considering the desirable psychometric properties, this questionnaire is a suitable tool for determining Distress Tolerance tolerance.
Fatemeh Gholipour; Zahra Tabibi; Hossein Kareshki
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The present study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the PERMA-profiler in students. The research is descriptive correlational and applied. The statistical population of the study was university students of different educational levels with Internet access in academic ...
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The present study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the PERMA-profiler in students. The research is descriptive correlational and applied. The statistical population of the study was university students of different educational levels with Internet access in academic year of 2019-2020, the sample size was 568 (385 females, 183 males) and the sampling method was convenience sampling. The research instruments were PERMA-profiler, Ryff's Scales of Psychological Well-being (RSPWB-18), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS-21). First, the questionnaire was translated and its content and face validity were examined. Data was collected by an online questionnaire. Construct validity was assessed by CFA and the 5-factor structure of the questionnaire was confirmed. The correlation of the questionnaire with RSPWB-18, SWLS, and DASS-21, indicated the appropriate convergent and divergent validity of the construct. The internal consistency of the instrument with Cronbach's alpha and Guttmann coefficients was evaluated suitable for the subscales and the total score (0.66 to 0.95), and the test-retest with high coefficients (0.74 to 0.86) showed the stability of the instrument. Finally, based on the results of this study, PERMA-profiler has good validity and reliability for use in the student community.
kuroosh mohammadi; ahmad borjali; jafar Samari safa; zeunab ershad
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Diagnosing and assessing of Social Media Disorder is a critical and difficult process in mental health of teens because this phenomenon has numerous negative behavioral and psychological consequences on teens. The aim of present study was to investigate psychometric properties of Social Media Disorder ...
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Diagnosing and assessing of Social Media Disorder is a critical and difficult process in mental health of teens because this phenomenon has numerous negative behavioral and psychological consequences on teens. The aim of present study was to investigate psychometric properties of Social Media Disorder in Iranian teens.This research was a cross-sectional descriptive study. In this study, 550 teenagers in Tehran were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. Data was collected using, distress questionnaire (DASS-21), self-esteem and Internet addiction questionnaire . Confirmatory factor analysis in principal component method was used for data analysis. The results showed that Social Media Disorder inventor has sufficiently reliability and validity. Also, factor analysis showed that 26 items and 9 factors were best question for assessing psychological maltreatment. Thus, considering that Social Media Disorder inventor is an appropriate instrument for assessing and measuring Social Media Disorder during childhood,using this inventory is recommended for epidemiological research on Social Media Disorder during childhood and clinical screening
Shirin Kooshki; Aazam Shavandi
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory and its relationship to Achievement Goals between female’s secondary school students in Shahriyar city. From statistical population consisted of 10500 high school female students of Shahriyar ...
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory and its relationship to Achievement Goals between female’s secondary school students in Shahriyar city. From statistical population consisted of 10500 high school female students of Shahriyar Secondary Schools in 97-98 academic year with a sample size of 561 by multistage random sampling and responded to the Schraw and Dennison (1994) meta-cognitive awareness questionnaire and the Elliot and McGregor (2004) achievement goals questionnaire. To evaluate the reliability of the metacognitive awareness questionnaire, using a T-test method on 53 subjects over two three-week intervals, the coefficient α = 0.79 for the whole questionnaire and α = 0.82 for the scales and subscales. It was achieved to indicate the characteristic of test stability over time. In addition, the results of the validity of the questionnaire with Cronbach's alpha method on a sample of 561 individuals, for the whole questionnaire was α = 0.82 and for the subscales and scales α = 0.84 indicating internal consistency of the question. Eight factors were obtained to investigate the construct validity using exploratory factor analysis, consequently confirmatory factor analysis, it was found that the instrument had an acceptable fit. In order to investigate convergent validity, the factors obtained from exploratory factor analysis were analyzed. The results show that the factors of the questionnaire have good convergent validity, that is, they measure what they need to measure. Concurrent validity confirmed the correlation between the metacognitive awareness questionnaire and achievement goals.
Ali Sheykholeslami; saeed khakdal
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The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the brief school belongingness scale at Iran students sampling. The study was descriptive survey. The study population included all high school students in the second period Parsabad city (Ardabil province) in academic year of 2018, ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the brief school belongingness scale at Iran students sampling. The study was descriptive survey. The study population included all high school students in the second period Parsabad city (Ardabil province) in academic year of 2018, that selected across of there using random cluster sampling 348 finaly scale of 332 was analys abilty. For collective data using from brief school belongingness scale (2016) and brief adolescents’ subjective well-being in school scale (2014). Results confirmatory factor analysis, principle factor brief school belongingness scale, two factor school acceptance and school exclusion determined for brief school belongingness scale. Results pearson correlation coefficients for investigated concurrent validity brief school belongingness scale showed that across of namber at subscales brief school belongingness scale with two component brief adolescents’ subjective well-being in school scale, there is positive and significant correlation. Internal consistency brief school belongingness scale cronbachs alpha coefficients and with correlation coefficients 0/73 to 0/77 confirmatoried. test-retest reliability brief school belongingness Scale and with correlation coefficients 0/67 to 0/76 for total scale and subscales confirmatoried. The results brief school belongingness scale for assessing this construct at Iran students sample from validity and reliability.
Hasan Jafari; Samaneh Mohamadpour; EzatAllah Ghadampoor; moslem ghbadian
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Diagnosing and assessing of psychological maltreatment is a critical and difficult process in clinical and educational psychology, because this phenomenon has numerous negative behavioral and psychological consequences on victims. The aim of present study was investigate psychometric properties of psychological ...
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Diagnosing and assessing of psychological maltreatment is a critical and difficult process in clinical and educational psychology, because this phenomenon has numerous negative behavioral and psychological consequences on victims. The aim of present study was investigate psychometric properties of psychological maltreatment inventor. This research was a cross-sectional descriptive study. In this study, 300 patients with major depression disorder attending to Sediq Psychiatry Center in Lorestan Province were selected by convenience sampling in November to February 2013. Data was collected using a demographic questionnaire, Psychological maltreatment Inventory (AMI-24) and child abuse self-report scale. Confirmatory factor analysis in principal component method was used for data analysis. The results showed that psychological maltreatment inventor has sufficiently reliability and validity. Also, factor analysis showed that 23 items and 5 factors were best question for assessing psychological maltreatment. Thus, Considering that psychological maltreatment inventor is an appropriate instrument for assessing and measuring psychological maltreatment during childhood are recommended using of this inventory for epidemiological research on psychological maltreatment during childhood and clinical screening.
َali nikbakht; hamid nashtdoost
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According to various cognitive models of emotional disorders, anxious and depressed individuals always give priority to negative information rather than positive and neutral ones. Moreover, tests and treatments designed to modify interpretation bias take advantage of limited tools developed in this respect. ...
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According to various cognitive models of emotional disorders, anxious and depressed individuals always give priority to negative information rather than positive and neutral ones. Moreover, tests and treatments designed to modify interpretation bias take advantage of limited tools developed in this respect. The Ambiguous Scenarios Test (AST) is also a pragmatic one to measure interpretation bias in clinical situations. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Ambiguous Scenarios Test (AST) in Iranian society and formulate it for application in research on interpretation bias relevant to depression. To this end, a total number of 240 university students (61 boys and 179 girls) enrolled at the University of Hormozgan were selected using simple random sampling method. The psychometric properties of the test were similarly examined using exploratory factor analysis, ROC curve, test-retest method with two-week interval, calculation of Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, correlation with mood states, diagnosis of people with high and low moods, and correlation with scores of the Dysfunctional Thoughts Scale. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the entire test and the correlation coefficient for the test-retest method with two-week interval were 0.78 and 0.72; respectively. The correlation between the given test and the Dysfunctional Thoughts Scale was equal to -0.57 and the correlation coefficient between group membership and the Ambiguous Scenarios Test (AST) was 0.38. Overall, the results showed that the given test was endowed with proper internal consistency, validity, and reliability and it could also distinguish individuals with negative interpretation bias from those with positive one.
Anahita Mehrpour; Massoud Hosseinchari; Fateme Kamali
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Emotions are vital phenomenons in each organism and regulating those emotions is an important issue for mental health and well-being. In another hand, human beliefs affect his life and this point of view make “Self-efficacy” an important construct. Considering the great importance of self-efficacy ...
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Emotions are vital phenomenons in each organism and regulating those emotions is an important issue for mental health and well-being. In another hand, human beliefs affect his life and this point of view make “Self-efficacy” an important construct. Considering the great importance of self-efficacy beliefs in emotion regulation across students’ life span, the present study was aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Regulatory Emotional Self-efficacy Scale (RESE) which was designed by Bandura & colleqgues. Participants were 291 high-school students in Shiraz. They were selected based on stratified-cluster sampling. 160 girls and 130 boys filled the ERAS. To investigate the construct validity of the questionnaire exploratory factor analysis with Varimax rotation was performed using SPSS (V. 20). Measures of sampling adequacy were satisfying. EFA revealed two factors, perceived self-efficacy in managing negative emotions & perceived self-efficacy in expressing positive emotions which explain 36 percent of variance. In addition, the obtained Chronbach’s alpha was 0.70 and it was revealed that RESE is reliable to be used in Iran. For second order factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis was performed using AMOS. The results indicated two subscales of regulating negative emotions factor and it was the same with the source model. In general, the results revealed that regulatory emotional self-efficacy scale is a reliable and valid measure to be used for Iranian high-school students and it can be use for clinical and research purposes.
Shahram Vahedi; Tahereh Hajipoor
Volume 5, Issue 16 , July 2014, , Pages 173-192
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Studies of internationalmathematics achievement such as the Trends in Mathematicsand Science Study (TIMSS) have employed classical test theory and item responsetheory to rank individuals within a latent ability continuum. Although these approacheshave provided insights into comparisons between ...
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Studies of internationalmathematics achievement such as the Trends in Mathematicsand Science Study (TIMSS) have employed classical test theory and item responsetheory to rank individuals within a latent ability continuum. Although these approacheshave provided insights into comparisons between countries, they have yet toexamine howspecific attributemastery affects student performance and howthey canprovide information for curricular instruction. In the 2007 administration of TIMSS,two benchmark participants—Massachusetts andMinnesota—were tested followingthe same procedural methods, providing an opportunity for comparison within andacross the United States. Overall comparison of their performance showed Massachusettsand Minnesota to significantly outperform the United States. However,this article shows that there is a greater wealth of fine-grained information that canbe translated directly for classroom application at the attribute level when a cognitivediagnostic model (CDM) such as the deterministic, inputs, noisy, “and” gate (Junker& Sijtsma, 2001) model is used. Results showed a significant disparity betweenproportions of correctly answering and mastering skills required to solve an item.Advantages ofCDMsare discussed aswell as a CDM-basedmethod to filter distractorresponse categories that can aid instructors to diagnose a student’s attribute mastery.
somayeh jamali paghal'e; ahmad abedi
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Objective: The present paper aims at investigating psychometric properties of Social Emotional Learning Scale (SELS) among a sample of 4th and 5th grade Iranian male students. Statistical Population: The statistical population consisted of all 4th and 5th grade male students of elementary schools who ...
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Objective: The present paper aims at investigating psychometric properties of Social Emotional Learning Scale (SELS) among a sample of 4th and 5th grade Iranian male students. Statistical Population: The statistical population consisted of all 4th and 5th grade male students of elementary schools who studied in schools of Isfahan during the school year 2010-2011. To do so, 380 students of Isfahan elementary schools were selected using multistage random cluster sampling method and were asked to fill out social emotional learning questionnaire. The SELS is a self-report questionnaire made up of 20 items, which assesses three criteria: self-regulation (SR), peer relationships (PR), and task articulation (TA). The data were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis. Results: Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the total scale and its subscales were 0.85 (total), 0.71 (SR), 0.83 (PR) and 0.79 (TA). The confirmatory factor analysis also confirmed the accuracy of the three factors (task articulation (TA), peer relationships (PR), and selfregulation (SR)). The results suggested that SELS is a three-factor, reliable tool for assessing and evaluating dimensions of social emotional learning among elementary students.
mahnaz ali akbari dehkordi; farhad shaghaghi; ali asghar kako juibari; mARYAM ZARE; zeynab shayghian; fatemeh amir abadi; faegheh khaleghi delavar; hoseynieh shahryari
Volume 3, Issue 8 , July 2012, , Pages 39-64
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The fact that childhood temperament is one of the most important determinants of adults' emotional and psychological disorders makes early assessment of difficult and problematic temperament necessary. Moreover, appropriate tools are needed to attain this objective. The present study seeks to evaluate ...
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The fact that childhood temperament is one of the most important determinants of adults' emotional and psychological disorders makes early assessment of difficult and problematic temperament necessary. Moreover, appropriate tools are needed to attain this objective. The present study seeks to evaluate the psychometric characteristics of ps-TCI in the Iranian preschoolers. A statistical sample of 200 children from five kindergartens in Shahriar was randomly selected through the process of cluster sampling, and their temperament and personality were tested by 18 kindergarten teachers using the Cloninger’s Preschool Temperament and Character Inventory. After fourteen days, the process was repeated, and its validity and reliability were assessed. The reliability was calculated by test-retest, spilt-half and Cronbach's alpha coefficient as 0.89, 0.75 and 0.82, respectively. The validity of the inventory was also investigated by convergent validity and exploratory factor analysis. The results from factor analysis and varimax rotation method yielded seven factors, including cooperativeness, harm- avoidance, novelty-seeking, reward-dependence, persistence, self- direction and self-transcendence which accounted for 59.19% of the total variance. The convergent validity was confirmed by computing a correlation coefficient between the subscales together and with total scale, which was significant between 0.62 and 0.71 (p<0.01). In conclusion, Cloninger’s preschool Temperament and Character Inventory generally proved to be a valid and reliable tool in evaluating the temperaments of the Iranian preschoolers.
dawood Manavipour
Volume 2, Issue 5 , October 2011, , Pages 1-17
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Background: One of the important issues related to test anxiety is its impact on students' performance. Further, having a standardized instrument to measure test anxiety is also a significant factor. Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the psychometric properties of a Test Anxiety ...
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Background: One of the important issues related to test anxiety is its impact on students' performance. Further, having a standardized instrument to measure test anxiety is also a significant factor. Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the psychometric properties of a Test Anxiety Inventory in university students. The purported four dimensional structures of test anxiety (Other-Referenced, Self-esteem, Worry and Blame) were tested. Method: The test anxiety inventory was given to the sample group (n=200). Dimensionality assumptions were tested using confirmatory factor analysis. The trait conception was tested separately for subscales by confirmatory factor models and a principal component factor analysis. Results: The results were supportive of the purported four-dimensional structures a (i.e., acceptable model fit) as well as of the trait conception of test anxiety. Conclusion: The test anxiety inventory has a good reliability and validity, and it can trustily be used for Iranian university students.
