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 ...
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New 22-item scale measures how confident teachers really feel about using AI in the classroom
Researchers in Türkiye have developed and validated the Artificial Intelligence Self-Efficacy Scale for Teachers, a 22-item instrument grounded in Social ...
New Survey Tool Measures How University Students Think About Organ Donation
Researchers in Mexico report initial validation of a 29-item multidimensional questionnaire measuring organ donation attitudes and knowledge among university students, ...
Chinese Version of Needlestick Injury Prevention Beliefs Scale Proves Reliable for Nurses
Researchers in Jiangxi, China, translated the Needlestick Injury Prevention Beliefs Scale into Chinese and found strong reliability and validity across ...
Classic 1980s arcade game validated as a window into executive functions
A large pre-registered study shows the Space Fortress task has strong psychometric properties and that performance depends most on inhibition ...
Measuring the Quiet Acceptance of Death: Review Maps 12 Psychological Scales and Their Evidence
A systematic review in Current Psychology identifies 12 instruments for measuring positive attitudes toward death in general adult populations, rating ...
New Ghana study tests a four-part measure of student susceptibility to AI
A cross-sectional survey of 408 Ghanaian higher education students reports the first exploratory evaluation of a 23-item measure of student ...
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 ...
Four-Question PHQ-4 Screen Validated in Returned Cambodian Migrant Workers
A cross-sectional study of 392 returned Cambodian migrant workers finds the ultra-brief PHQ-4 questionnaire is a reliable and valid screen ...
Ten-item questionnaire validated to assess athletes’ and coaches’ hormonal contraception knowledge
Researchers have developed and validated a ten-item questionnaire, the HCKQ, to assess hormonal contraception knowledge among female athletes and coaches, ...
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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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