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Tânia Brandão; Sofia Simão – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2024
Emotional availability of parents plays a crucial role in the psychological well-being and development of adolescents. However, previous studies have primarily focused on assessing maternal emotional availability. The Lum Emotional Availability of Parents (LEAP) scale was developed, considering both mothers' and fathers' emotional availability.…
Descriptors: Parents, Affective Behavior, Emotional Response, Adolescent Development
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Inman, Richard A.; Costa, Pedro J. C.; Moreira, Paulo A. S. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2023
The study aimed to test the psychometric properties of a Portuguese adaptation of the "Adolescent Students' Basic Psychological Needs at School Scale" (ASBPNSS). For this, we used data from a sample of eighth graders (N = 1648; M[[subscript age] = 14.1 years; 46.9% girls) from Portugal. Cronbach alpha and omega coefficients showed the…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Psychological Needs
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Neto, Félix – Journal of International Students, 2023
International students constitute an important sojourner group. The current research aimed to test the psychometric characteristics of the Satisfaction with Migration Life Scale (SWMLS) for international students and the role of different psychosocial variables in predicting SWMLS. The sample included 189 Brazilian college students who attended…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Students, Life Satisfaction, Measures (Individuals)
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Sorgente, Angela; Lanz, Margherita – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2019
After the 2008 economic crisis, the financial condition of youth has become a frequent research topic and the need for an instrument measuring financial constructs relevant for this stage of life is increasing. The current paper consists of four studies aiming to develop and validate an instrument measuring subjective financial well-being in a…
Descriptors: Money Management, Young Adults, Foreign Countries, Psychometrics
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Silva, Ana Junca; Caetano, Antonio – Social Indicators Research, 2013
The Flourishing Scale (FS) and the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) created by Diener et al. ("Soc Indic Res" 97:143-156, 2010) are instruments that assess psychological flourishing and feelings (positive and negative, and the difference between the two). In this study, the psychometric properties of both scales were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Validity, Well Being, Factor Structure
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Neto, Felix – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2012
The purpose of this article was to develop the Satisfaction With Sex Life Scale (SWSLS). Scores from the SWSLS have favorable psychometric properties. Cronbach's alpha was 0.92. Evidence based on relations to other variables was examined. Suggestions concerning the use of the SWSLS for research and clinical purposes are offered. (Contains 2…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Test Construction, Sexuality
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Huppert, Felicia A.; So, Timothy T. C. – Social Indicators Research, 2013
Governments around the world are recognising the importance of measuring subjective well-being as an indicator of progress. But how should well-being be measured? A conceptual framework is offered which equates high well-being with positive mental health. Well-being is seen as lying at the opposite end of a spectrum to the common mental disorders…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Esteem, Psychometrics, Life Satisfaction
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2019
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2019, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology