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Michael T. Kalkbrenner; Michaela Bradley; Hannah Sun – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2024
We developed and validated scores on the Lifestyle Practices and Health Consciousness Inventory (LPHCI)-2: Brief Version, a short form for measuring global wellness (mental and physical health). Tests of internal structure (EFA, CFA, and higher-order CFA) as well as convergent validity supported the psychometric properties of LPHCI-2: Brief…
Descriptors: Life Style, Health, Health Behavior, Knowledge Level
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Costa, Sebastiano; Ingoglia, Sonia; Inguglia, Cristiano; Liga, Francesca; Lo Coco, Alida; Larcan, Rosalba – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2018
The purpose of this multistudy report was to adapt the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale (BPNSFS) to the Italian context. Two studies were conducted. In Study 1, we investigated the dimensionality, reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity of the instrument in a sample of 544 participants (males = 41%) from 16…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Psychometrics, Need Gratification, Gender Differences
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Pajares, Frank; Hartley, James; Valiante, Giovanni – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2001
Compares writing self-efficacy scales differing in response format among a group of middle school students (N=497). Results reveal that a scale with a 0-100 format was psychometrically stronger than a scale with a traditional Likert format. Also reveals that children at the middle school level can indeed make a discriminating judgment using a…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Psychometrics
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Loo, Robert – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2001
Examines the psychometric properties of scores on the Work Preference Inventory (WPI), particularly its factor structure and scale reliabilities. Analyses of data from 200 undergraduates showed qualified support for the inventory and its use for developmental purposes. States that the WPI may be a useful tool in stimulating students to examine…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Higher Education, Psychometrics, Scaling
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Viney, Linda L.; Caputi, Peter – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2005
Content analysis scales apply rigorous measurement to verbal communications and make possible the quantification of text in counseling research. The limitations of the Origin and Pawn Scales (M. T. Westbrook & L. L. Viney, 1980), the Positive Affect Scale (M. T. Westbrook, 1976), the Content Analysis Scales of Psychosocial Maturity (CASPM; L.…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Content Analysis, Anxiety