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Marques, Susana C.; Lopez, Shane J.; Fontaine, Anne Marie; Coimbra, Susana; Mitchell, Joanna – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2014
C. R. Snyder conceptualized hope as a cognitive construct that reflects people's motivation and capacity to strive toward personally relevant goals. Using this definition, Snyder and colleagues developed and validated the Hope Scale (HS). This study is the first study to examine the psychometric properties of the HS in a sample of high school…
Descriptors: Portuguese, High School Students, Psychometrics, Psychological Patterns
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Spagnoli, Paola; Caetano, Antonio; Silva, Ana – Social Indicators Research, 2012
The Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) constitutes an instrument for assessing subjective happiness. This study aims to present the validation of the SHS in a Portuguese adult population. A large representative sample (1,017 participants), from five different age groups was considered. Configurational invariance of the unidimensional structure of…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Validity, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics
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Vasconcelos-Raposo, Jose; Fernandes, Helder Miguel; Teixeira, Carla M.; Bertelli, Rosangela – Social Indicators Research, 2012
The purpose of the present study was to examine the reliability, factorial validity and measurement invariance (across gender, age and physical activity participation) of a Portuguese version of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). The sample consisted of 1,763 Portuguese youngsters (731 male and 1,032 female) with ages between 15 and 20 years.…
Descriptors: Validity, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
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Castillo, Isabel; Tomas, Ines; Balaguer, Isabel; Fonseca, Antonio M.; Dias, Claudia; Duda, Joan L. – International Journal of Testing, 2010
Within the theoretical framework of achievement goals (Nicholls, 1989), Duda and Nicholls (see Duda, 1989; Duda & Whitehead, 1998) developed the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) to assess individual differences in achievement goal orientations. This study searches for validity evidence of the TEOSQ in the case of Spanish…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Factor Structure, Goal Orientation, Measures (Individuals)
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Moura, Octavio; dos Santos, Rute Andrade; Rocha, Magda; Matos, Paula Mena – International Journal of Testing, 2010
The Children's Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale (CPIC) is based on the cognitive-contextual framework for understanding interparental conflict. This study investigates the factor validity and the invariance of two factor models of CPIC within a sample of Portuguese adolescents and emerging adults (14 to 25 years old; N = 677). At the…
Descriptors: Conflict, Factor Structure, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals)