French study trims ICU stress scale to 26 items validated for all staff groups
A French nationwide study of 2,241 ICU professionals validated the PS-ICU stress scale and shortened it to 26 items usable ...
Tag: item response theory
New Chemistry Test Reveals a Bimodal Puzzle in Kazakhstani Teacher Trainees’ Critical Thinking
A newly calibrated 26-item screening test for pre-service chemistry teachers in Kazakhstan shows strong internal calibration but a striking bimodal ...
New Nine-Item Scale Offers a Brief Measure of Health Anxiety in Adults
A methodological study in BMC Psychology reports preliminary psychometric evidence for a brief nine-item health anxiety scale validated in 479 ...
New Six-Item Scale Measures Adaptive Sleep Beliefs in Insomnia Symptoms
A validation study of 600 adults reporting insomnia symptoms found that a new six-item scale measuring adaptive sleep-related cognition and ...
Childhood Behavior Severity Tied to Adult General Offending in Justice-Involved Youth
An item response theory analysis of the Pathways to Desistance data finds that the seriousness of childhood behavioral problems predicts ...
Using item response theory to develop and test a realistic vocational interest scale
An 11-item Item Response Theory scale showed high internal consistency and greater measurement information than two existing instruments for assessing ...
New 16-Item Scale Measures How Displaced People Mobilize Resources to Survive
The distinction between resilience as a dispositional trait and resilience as a process of mobilizing resources has become increasingly central ...
Three Standard-Setting Methods Converge on a Single Cut Score for Surgical Graduation
A pilot study shows that three established standard-setting methods adapted to longitudinal surgical performance data converge on a single empirically ...
Wearables and Smartphone Surveys Track Everyday Stress in Real Time to Probe Heart Disease Risk
A $3.82 million UT Arlington project combines smartphone surveys, wearable sensors and lab testing to measure everyday stress in real ...
Scientists Identify Two Distinct Types of Employees Who Redesign Their Own Jobs
A new psychometric study validates the Arabic Job Crafting Scale among Saudi employees and reveals two distinct classes of workers ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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