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Gadermann, Anne M.; Guhn, Martin; Zumbo, Bruno D. – Social Indicators Research, 2011
The objective of this study was to investigate the substantive aspect of construct validity of the Satisfaction with Life Scale adapted for Children (SWLS-C; Gadermann et al. in Soc Indic Res 96:229-247, "2010"). Specifically, the study examined the cognitive processes of children when responding to the items of the SWLS-C to find out how they…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Students, Children
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Xu, Yiyuan; Farver, Jo Ann M.; Chang, Lei; Zhang, Zengxiu; Yu, Lidong – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2007
This paper reports on three studies of shy behavior in Mainland Chinese children. In Study 1 (N = 107, M age = 10.05), a Chinese Shyness Scale (CSS) was developed based on Chinese teachers' open-ended descriptions of children's shy behavior. In Study 2 (N = 388, M age = 10.80) and Study 3 (N = 198, M age = 10.20), the construct validity of the two…
Descriptors: Shyness, Construct Validity, Validity, Children