Validation of Cognitive Abilities METHODS AND MEASURES : Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Multidimensional Scaling for Construct

Construct Validation of Cognitive Abilities METHODS AND MEASURES : Confirmatory Factor

Validation of Rosenberg Teachers\' Occupational Stress Scale on Iranian Teachers

Background: Teaching is one of the most stressful jobs. This research aims to evaluate the validity of the scale for measuring occupational stress among Iranian teachers. Materials and Methods:  This cross-sectional survey was conducted from December 2020 to January 2021 using a quantitative approach and the psychometric validation research method. The research sample consisted of specialists ...

Personal bests (PBs): a proposed multidimensional model and empirical analysis.

BACKGROUND This study seeks to identify the cornerstones of personal bests (PBs) in the educational setting. AIMS The study proposes a multidimensional PB model in which students are most likely to attain PBs on tasks/goals that are (1) specific, (2) challenging, (3) competitively self-referenced, and (4) self-improvement based. SAMPLE The study draws upon data from 1,016 students from 5 Au...

نظریه عدم تعادل تلاش-پاداش و اندازه گیری استرس در بافت تحصیلی: ساخت و رواسازی نسخه دانشجویی پرسشنامه عدم تعادل تلاش-پاداش (ERIQ-S)

Introduction: Until now, attention has not been paid to the stressful effect of perception of effort-reward imbalance in university students. The present study aimed at construction and validation of student version of the Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire (ERIQ-S) in a sample of Iranian university students. Methods: A sample of three hundred and seventy unpaid girl students, aged between ...

Resilience in relation to personality and intelligence.

Resilience is a construct of increasing interest, but validated scales measuring resilience factors among adults are scarce. Here, a scale named the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA) was crossvalidated and compared with measures of personality (Big Five/5PFs), cognitive abilities (Raven's Advanced Matrices, Vocabulary, Number series), and social intelligence (TSIS). All measures were given to 4...