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Environmental Sensitivity in Children: Development of the Highly Sensitive Child Scale and Identification of Sensitivity Groups
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Pluess, Michael; Assary, Elham; Lionetti, Francesca; Lester, Kathryn J.; Krapohl, Eva; Aron, Elaine N.; Aron, Arthur – Developmental Psychology, 2018
A large number of studies document that children differ in the degree they are shaped by their developmental context with some being more sensitive to environmental influences than others. Multiple theories suggest that "Environmental Sensitivity" is a common trait predicting the response to negative as well as positive exposures.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Environmental Influences, Questionnaires, Psychological Patterns
An Assessment of the Validity of the ECERS-R with Implications for Measures of Child Care Quality and Relations to Child Development
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Gordon, Rachel A.; Fujimoto, Ken; Kaestner, Robert; Korenman, Sanders; Abner, Kristin – Developmental Psychology, 2013
The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R) is widely used to associate child care quality with child development, but its validity for this purpose is not well established. We examined the validity of the ECERS-R using the multidimensional Rasch partial credit model (PCM), factor analyses, and regression analyses with data from…
Descriptors: Young Children, Rating Scales, Relationship, Child Care
Development, Reliability, and Validity of the Measure of Sexual Identity Exploration and Commitment (MoSIEC)
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Worthington, Roger L.; Navarro, Rachel L.; Savoy, Holly Bielstein; Hampton, Dustin – Developmental Psychology, 2008
Four studies were conducted on the development and validation of the Measure of Sexual Identity Exploration and Commitment (MoSIEC). Exploratory factor analysis of an initial item pool yielded a 22-item measure with 4 distinct factors assessing commitment, exploration, sexual orientation identity uncertainty, and synthesis/integration. Exploratory…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Test Reliability, Test Construction, Test Validity
Measurement of Two Social Competence Aspects in Middle Childhood.
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Rydell, Ann-Margret; Hagekull, Berit; Bohlin, Gunilla – Developmental Psychology, 1997
Examined the psychometric properties of a social competence scale for school-age children. Factor analyses identified two moderately correlated competence aspects, Prosocial Orientation and Social Initiative. Scale showed reliability across one year, and concurrent and predictive validity in interrater agreement; also corresponded with observed…
Descriptors: Child Development, Factor Analysis, Interpersonal Competence, Measurement Techniques
Factorial Structure of Selected Psycho-Educational Measures and Piagetian Reasoning Assessments
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Stephens, Beth; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1972
Review of the factor matrix indicated that Piagetian reasoning tasks involve abilities separate from those measured by standard tests of intelligence and achievement. (Authors)
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Intellectual Development, Intelligence Tests
Grade Level Differences in Factors of Self-Esteem
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Kokenes, Barbara – Developmental Psychology, 1974
Investigated the construct validity of the Coopersmith Self Esteem Inventory, using approximately 1500 elementary school students. Also investigated grade level differences in preadolescent and adolescent children. (Author/ED)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis, Parent Child Relationship
How Do Preschool Children Feel about Themselves? Unraveling Measurement and Multidimensional Self-Concept Structure.
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Marsh, Herbert W.; Ellis, Louise A.; Craven, Rhonda G. – Developmental Psychology, 2002
Developed and tested the psychometric properties of the 38-item Self Description Questionnaire for Preschoolers. Found that the scale was reliable for young children, first-order and higher order confirmatory factor analysis models fit the data, and factor correlations were mostly moderate. Achievement test scores correlated moderately with…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals), Personality Measures
Behavioral Reputation: A Cross-Age Perspective.
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Zeller, Meg; Vannatta, Kathryn; Schafer, John; Noll, Robert B. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Used the Revised Class Play measure to examine measurement of peer perceptions of behavioral reputation in elementary, middle, and high school environments. Found that data did not fit the original 3-factor structure; cross-loading of items and different patterns of association between subscales across age groups contributed to poor fit.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes