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Direct linkRodrigues, Pedro F. S.; Pandeirada, Josefa N. S.; Bem-Haja, Pedro; França, Joana – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2021
We present an initial validation of the State Anxiety Scale for Children (SASC) for Portuguese children and adolescents. No significant differences were found between sexes and among school cycle groups. The data revealed good psychometric properties and the 'anxiety-absent' and 'anxiety-present' factors were confirmed. Potential applications of…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Stress Variables, Children, Adolescents
Xavier, Ana; Cunha, Marina; Pinto-Gouveia, José – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2019
This article aims to adapt and validate the Risk-Taking and Self-Harm Inventory for Adolescents (RTSHIA) in Portuguese. Results confirm the 2-factor structure originally proposed (risk-taking and self-harm). Both dimensions presented an adequate internal reliability and temporal stability. Convergent validity and sociodemographic differences are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Risk, Self Destructive Behavior, Adolescents
Sung, Yao-Ting; Chao, Tzu-Yang – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2015
The tools used for measuring examination stress have three main limitations: sample selected, sample sizes, and measurement contents. In this study, we constructed the Examination Stress Scale (ExamSS), and 4,717 high school students participated in this research. The results indicate that ExamSS has satisfactory reliability, construct validity,…
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals), Test Construction
Herlickson, Allison B.; Wettersten, Kara B.; Herrick, Christen G.; Kim, Grace Y.; Hunter, Patricia J.; Guilmino, Adam; Faul, Kiri; Jagow-France, Desiree; Mach, Barbara; Napton, Sean; Beecher, Timothy; Holzer, Kendra; Rudolph, Susan E. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2009
The Initial development and psychometric properties of the Adolescent Perceptions of Parental Pro-Educational Attitudes and Behaviors Scale (APPEABS) are reviewed. Evidence of content convergent, and construct validity are reported. The APPEABS demonstrated usefulness as a scale of predicting the role of adolescents' perceptions of parents'…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Construct Validity, Validity, Adolescents
Kuo, Ben C. H.; Roysircar, Gargi; Newby-Clark, Ian R. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2006
The Cross-Cultural Coping Scale, a scenario-based instrument, was developed in 3 studies. Exploratory factor analyses with Chinese Canadian adolescents (N = 506) showed a 3-factor structure: Collective, Avoidance, and Engagement Coping. The model was reproduced very well in a confirmatory factor analysis. Participant acculturation,…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis, Coping, Factor Structure
Peer reviewedReynolds, Cecil R.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1988
Investigated factor structure of the Stanford-Binet Fourth Edition using collaboration matrix from the standardization sample of 1,695 children aged 2 through 6 years, 1,586 children aged 7 through 11 years, and 1,728 participants aged 12 through 23 years. The results revealed the large first factor that resembled general intelligence, with little…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity
Peer reviewedChiu, Lian-Hwang; Henry, Loren L. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1990
Developed Mathematics Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC) and administered to 562 gifted, normal, and mildly mentally handicapped students in grades 4 through 8. Found MASC to be internally consistent measure of mathematics anxiety for grades four through eight. Found construct validity evidence based on MASC's relationship with mathematics grades,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Construct Validity, Gifted, Intermediate Grades
Hjemdal, Odin; Friborg, Oddgeir; Stiles, Tore C.; Martinussen, Monica; Rosenvinge, Jan H. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2006
In this study, the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) was developed with confirmatory factor analysis and cross-validated factor model. The results show that the READ has sound psychometric qualities and that it measures all the central aspects of the psychological construct of resiliency. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
