Parent Questionnaire for Child Eating Behaviors Proves Reliable Across Groups and Time
A large German study confirms that the 24-item parent-report Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire measures children's eating behaviors equivalently across sex, ...
Tag: psychometrics
New HIV Social Support Scale Captures Stigma-Shaped Support for Chinese Patients
Researchers in China have developed and validated a 25-item HIV-related Social Support Scale covering five dimensions of support, reporting promising ...
Popular Internet Addiction Questionnaire Shows Cracks in Chinese Young Adults
A psychometric study of 511 Chinese emerging adults found the original three-factor structure of the PIUQ-18 statistically inadmissible, while a ...
New validated tool measures pediatric injury rehabilitation skills among Tanzanian health workers
Researchers in Northern Tanzania have developed and statistically validated a 42-item tool that measures healthcare providers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices ...
Research report: Measuring change in mathematics enjoyment: longitudinal invariance, local dependence of negatively worded items, and complex-sample inference
A rigorous analysis of more than 44,000 students across nine education systems found that latent mathematics enjoyment declined significantly from ...
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 ...
Researchers Validate First Attitude Scale on Mind and Intelligence Games in Primary Schools
A survey study of 723 primary school class teachers in Türkiye produced a validated 20-item, three-subdimension scale measuring attitudes toward ...
New Scale Measures Why Iranian Adults Regulate Their Emotions
A study of 1,475 Iranian adults validates a culturally redeveloped five-factor scale measuring emotion regulation goals, with strongest psychometric support ...
Fear of COVID-19 Scale Shows Reliable, Sex-Invariant Measurement in Brazilian Adolescents
A validation study of 543 Brazilian high-school adolescents published in BMC Psychology found that the Fear of COVID-19 Scale has ...
Turkish Version of First Aid Willingness Questionnaire Passes Initial Validation Tests
A psychometric study of 470 Turkish high school students reports preliminary validation of a culturally adapted 16-item questionnaire measuring adolescents' ...
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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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