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Correction to Albers & Bringmann, 2020.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 39(1), 2023, 73; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000759Reports an error in "Inspecting gradual and abrupt changes in emotion dynamics with the time-varying change point autoregressive model" by Casper J. Albers and Laura F. Bringmann (European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2020, Vol 36[3], 492-499). The article contains errors in the text of the Electronic Supplementary Material, ESM 1. The final version of ESM 1 with correct information has been replaced in the original record and is now available (Albers & Bringmann, 2020). The authors regret any inconvenience caused. (The ...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - January 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Direct replication in psychological assessment research.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 39(1), 2023, 1-4; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000755Independent verification through replication is the cornerstone of science, and it is a shame that directly replicating others’ work is often taken as a hostile act rather than a desirable (and even flattering) part of the research process (Nosek & Errington, 2020). Here at EJPA, we encourage researchers to conduct direct replication studies in psychological assessment, and these can be submitted in the registered report format (preferred) or as a regular article. Researchers can submit direct replications of previous studies...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - January 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Validation of the Short Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (CIPS-10).
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 40(2), 2024, 158-168; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000747We readdressed the multidimensionality of the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (CIPS) by reanalyzing Rohrmann et al.’s (2016) dataset, which led to the development of an improved 10-item CIPS (CIPS-10). The validity of the CIPS-10 was further examined by correlating it with HEXACO personality traits and work-related outcomes in a newly collected working adult sample (N = 294). Factor analyses, reliability coefficients, and validity coefficients indicated that reporting and interpreting the total scores of both the CIPS an...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - December 22, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Don’t keep it too simple: Simplified items do not improve measurement quality.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 40(2), 2024, 117-127; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000741When formulating questionnaire items, generally accepted rules include: Keeping the wording as simple as possible and avoiding double-barreled items. However, the empirical basis for these rules is sparse. The present study aimed to systematically investigate in an experimental design whether simplifying items of a personality scale and avoiding double-barreled items (i.e., items that contain multiple stimuli) markedly increases psychometric quality. Specifically, we compared the original items of the Big Five Inventory-2 �...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - December 22, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A common measurement scale for self-report instruments in mental health care: T scores with a normal distribution.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 40(2), 2024, 101-116; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000740The diversity of measures in clinical psychology hampers a straightforward interpretation of test results, complicates communication with the patient, and constitutes a challenge to the implementation of measurement-based care. In educational research and assessment, it is common practice to convert test scores to a common metric, such as T scores. We recommend applying this also in clinical psychology and propose and test a procedure to arrive at T scores approximating a normal distribution that can be applied to individua...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - December 22, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Validation and measurement invariance of the Personal Financial Wellness Scale: A multinational study in 7 countries.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 38(6), 2022, 476-486; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000750In 2020, 17.1% of the population in the European Union was at risk of poverty (Eurostat, 2021). Poverty is often assessed using objective measures such as absolute and relative income levels. However, different individuals may experience different levels of financial stress at the same income level. Therefore, it is crucial to have measures that capture the subjective components of poverty. In this multinational study, we tested the validity and measurement invariance of the Personal Financial Wellness (PFW) scale across si...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - December 12, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Who is satisfied with effort? Individual differences as determinants of satisfaction with effort and reward.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 38(6), 2022, 452-462; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000742The effort required to obtain certain rewards may influence the level of satisfaction with the following reward. Since people differ in beliefs about the availability of willpower resources required to pursue effortful actions, we investigated how willpower beliefs affect the perception of effort and satisfaction with reward. We hypothesized that people with limited willpower beliefs (i.e., believing that exerting effort leads to depletion of their inner resources) will perceive cognitive tasks as more effortful and will be...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - December 12, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Generalizability, replicability, and new insights derived from registered reports within understudied populations: Introduction to the special issue.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 38(6), 2022, 427-431; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000743In the present issue, the authors aimed to present contributions that would tackle a lack of generalizability and replicability of findings due to a lack of variation in the assessed populations, as well as in researchers’ degrees of freedom in conducting their studies and analyzing their data. This special issue introduces a set of registered reports across various topics of psychological assessment to the readership of the journal. The hope behind this is that readers and (future) authors will see registered reports as ...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - December 12, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Development and validation of a German Interpersonal Sensitivities Circumplex (ISC-G): A self-report measure of perceived aversive behaviors of others.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 40(2), 2024, 146-157; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000737The Interpersonal Sensitivities Circumplex (ISC) assesses individual differences in sensitivities to aversive interpersonal behaviors. In this research (total N = 1,519), we developed and validated a German adaptation of the ISC (ISC-G) and extended the nomological net of interpersonal sensitivity as a construct. Using the structural summary method, we investigated associations with self- and informant reports of adaptive (interpersonal) personality traits as well as self-reported personality functioning, maladaptive person...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - November 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Measurement invariance of the Satisfaction With Life Scale in South Korea.
This study examined the cross-group and temporal measurement invariance of the Satisfaction With Life Scale in Korea. A nationally representative sample (N = 13,824) and a convenience sample collected at four-time points over approximately 14 months (N = 338) were used. Full measurement invariance (i.e., equal factor loadings and intercepts) was supported across groups based on gender, age, education, data collection method (face-to-face versus non-face-to-face), and two alternative translations of the scale. Temporal measurement invariance was also supported. Accordingly, the same underlying construct is measured, and the...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - November 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Homework Approach Scale for middle school students: Tests of measurement invariance and latent mean differences.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 40(2), 2024, 128-134; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000746This investigation assessed the psychometric properties of the Homework Approach Scale (HAS) using 1,072 students in Grades 7 and 8. Having randomly divided the sample (n = 1,072) into two subsamples, we conducted exploratory factor analysis (EFA) on subsample 1 and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on subsample 2. Factorial results indicated that the HAS contained two factors: Deep Approach and Surface Approach. Provided with sufficient measurement invariance, the factor means were tested across gender and grade levels. M...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - November 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Bayesian confirmatory factor analysis of the psychological capital PCQ-12 scale.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 40(2), 2024, 140-145; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000738Psychological Capital (PsyCap) is a key construct in psychological research across the lifespan. Although the 12-item Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ-12) is among the most used scales to approach its measurement, its factor structure and reliability remain controversial, particularly in samples of adolescents. Data came from a cross-sectional survey administered to 267 Spanish adolescents, 59.9% girls (Mage = 13.96, SD = 1.56). Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFAs) in Mplus 8.6 were used to compare three competitive ...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - November 10, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Out-of-level cognitive testing of children with special educational needs.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 40(1), 2024, 40-45; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000736Children with special educational needs in the area of learning (SEN-L) have severe learning disabilities and often exhibit substantial cognitive impairments. Therefore, standard assessment instruments of basic cognitive abilities designed for regular school children are frequently too complex for them and, thus, unable to provide reliable proficiency estimates. The present study evaluated whether out-of-level testing with the German version of the Cognitive Abilities Test using test versions developed for younger age groups ...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - November 10, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Can psychological assessment contribute to a better world? Our discipline’s contribution to the sustainable development goals for 2030.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Vol 38(5), 2022, 347-355; doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000739Iliescu and Greiff recently pointed out that psychological testing has traditionally adhered to strong ethical principles, which puts the field in a good position for advising on sustainable development. In the same editorial, they also matched psychological testing with the UN “Global Issues Overview” and reached the conclusion that psychological assessment does not respond to great world problems. Although Psychology, in general, is regarded as a hub science, the psychological assessment does not seem to have such vis...
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - October 24, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research