Is “Q-short” a useful approach for psychological assessment? Pitfalls and opportunities of short questionnaires for the measurement of psychological constructs

Chair(s): Christoph J. Kemper (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

Presentations of the Symposium

Assessing personality and situation perception at the same time, in a short time

Matthias Ziegler¹, Kai Horstmann¹, Marko Vetter²; zieglema@hu-berlin.dezieglema@hu-berlin.de
¹Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, ²Schuhfried GmbH, Austria

Following the ants: Pros and cons of Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) for short scale development

Anne B. Janssen¹, Martin Schultze², Adrian Grötsch³; a.janssen@jacobs-university.dea.janssen@jacobs-university.de
¹Jacobs University Bremen, Germany, ²Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, ³Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany

Best practices in short scale development: Comparing state-of-the-art methods using simulated and empirical data

Peter M. Kruyen¹, Constanze Beierlein², Beatrice Rammstedt²; p.m.kruyen@gmail.comp.m.kruyen@gmail.com
¹Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands, ²GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany

Opportunities and challenges of longitudinal perspectives

Chair(s): Grégoire Bollmann (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)

Discussant(s): Martin Tomasik (University of Zurich, Switzerland)

Presentations of the Symposium

Longitudinal measurement invariance issues illustrated by examples of marital satisfaction in later life and the structure of psychopathology before and after psychotherapy

Jeannette Brodbeck, Hansjörg Znoj, Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello; jeannette.brodbeck@psy.unibe.chjeannette.brodbeck@psy.unibe.ch
University of Bern, Switzerland

Measuring self-esteem among young adults in different educational tracks: A longitudinal perspective

Oriane Sarrasin; oriane.sarrasin@gmail.comoriane.sarrasin@gmail.com
University of Lausanne, Switzerland

The use of Life-History Calendar Methods (LHC) to assess subjective evaluation of the personal life trajectory

Davide Morselli, Dario Spini, Nora Dasoki, Elenya Page; Davide.Morselli@unil.chDavide.Morselli@unil.ch
University of Lausanne, Switzerland

On designing data-sampling for Rasch Model calibrating an achievement test

Klaus D. Kubinger¹, Dieter Rasch², Takuya Yanagida³

1: University of Vienna, Austria; 2: University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna; 3: University of Applied Sciences, Austria

Examining fit in covariance modeling with ordinal data

Christine DiStefano¹, Grant Morgan², Phillip Sherlock¹

1: University of South Carolina, USA; 2: Baylor University, USA

Statistical and theoretical reductionism in research on scientific thinking: How much can the Rasch model tell us?

Peter Adriaan Edelsbrunner¹, Fabian Dablander²

1: ETH Zurich, Switzerland; 2: University of Tübingen, Germany

Teaching statistical inference and the null hypothesis significance controversy

Ernest Kwan, Irene R. R. Lu

Carleton University, Canada

Prediction of job performance, based on leaders' ratings, with a personality test: A correlational approach

Bengt Jansson

University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Predicting job performance of financial representatives based on Harrison Assessment Talent Management System (HATS)

Kristie Ann Craigen

Blurton Family Development Center, China

Predictive validity of an asynchronous video interview assessing leadership competences in a real teamwork situation

Anne-Kathrin Schock, Tuulia Ortner, Eva Traut-Mattausch

University of Salzburg, Austria

Measurement invariance and differential item functioning investigation of FVAT-S across gender and age groups in Turkish sample

Levent Sevinç, Hayri Eren Suna

Assessment Systems

Test order effects in high stakes assessment: An experiment using objective personality tests and cognitive ability tests in personnel selection

Alexander Leonard Schünemann¹, Lale Khorramdel-Ameri^2,3

1: Schuhfried GmbH, Austria; 2: University of Vienna, Austria; 3: Educational Testing Service, USA

The Anxiety Screening for Kids (ASK): A new self-report instrument to measure trait-anxiety in primary school aged children

Nina Krüger

University of Hamburg, Germany

Validity of the TAS-20 and interrelations between alexithymia and psychosocial ill-being among Finnish adolescents

Eero Laakkonen, Niina Johanna Junttila, Päivi Niemi

University of Turku, Finland

Asian Adolescents Depression Scale (AADS): Urdu translation and analysis of psychometric properties

Muhammad Rizwan^1,2, Gisela Michel¹, Sumbleen Khan², Mehwish Mursaleen², Saira Qurashi²

1: University of Luzern, Switzerland; 2: University of Karachi, Pakistan

Convergent and divergent validity of the Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales – 2nd edition and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

Sofia Major, Maria João Seabra-Santos

University of Coimbra, Portugal

A different sort of pedigree: Top-managers’ personality structures, career success, and derailment risks

Olaf Ringelband

md gesellschaft für management-diagnostik, Germany

The development of an instrument to assess organizational learning in small and medium enterprise in Asia

Yu-Lin Wang

National Cheng Kung University, Republic of China (Taiwan)

Unmasking ethical leadership: Quantitative research on the characteristics that describe ethical leaders at work

Eirini Marina Mitropoulou¹, Ioannis Tsaousis¹, Despoina Xanthopoulou², Konstantinos Petrides³

1: University of Crete, Greece; 2: Aristoteleio University of Thessaloniki, Greece; 3: University College London, UK

Personality-based Person-Organization (PO) fit: A new direction for personality assessments

Punya V. Iyer^1,2, Alec W. Serlie², Janneke K. Oostrom³, Marise Ph. Born¹

1: Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 2: GITP, The Netherlands; 3: VU University, The Netherlands

Assessment of consumer heterogeneity: A comparison of two multidimensional latent modeling approaches

Irene R. R. Lu, Ernest Kwan, D. Roland Thomas, Louise A. Heslop

Carleton University, Canada

The structure of thinking of novices and experienced diagnosticians - The report of the research

Anna Barbara Słysz

Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland

Psychometric properties of Everyday-life Fatigue Questionnaire (EFQ)

Joanna Urbańska

Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland

Do psychiatric symptoms diminish response quality to self-rated personality tests? Evidences from the PsyCoLaus study

Marc Dupuis¹, Emanuele Meier¹, Caroline Vandeleur², Roland Capel¹

1: University of Lausanne, Switzerland; 2: Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland

The PsicAP Project: A randomized controlled trial to improve psychological assessment and treatment with based-evidence psychological techniques of emotional disorders in Spanish primary care centers

Antonio Cano Vindel², Roger Muñoz Navarro¹, Paloma Ruíz Rodriguez², Cristina Mae Wood², Benigna Díaz-Ovejero², Esperanza Dongil¹, Itziar Iruarrizaga², Mar García Moreno¹, Fernando Chacón³, Francisco Santolaya³, María Dolores Gómez Castillo³, Patricia Tomás Tomás¹, PsicAP Research Group³

1: University of Valencia, Spain; 2: University of Madrid, Spain; 3: Spanish Council of Psychologists, Spain

Changes in personality functioning as a result of group psychotherapy with elements of individual psychotherapy in persons with neurotic and personality disorders – MMPI-2

Katarzyna Cyranka, Krzysztof Rutkowski, Michał Mielimąka, Jerzy A. Sobański, Łukasz Müldner-Nieckowski, Edyta Dembińska, Katarzyna Klasa, Bogna Smiatek-Mazgaj, Paweł Rodziński

Jagiellonian University Medical College, Poland

Using formative tools: The validation of the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire

David Gallardo-Pujol, Georgina Guilera, Judit Abad, Noemí Pereda

Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Explorations in prescholers resilience measurements

Moshe Israelashvili

Tel Aviv University, Israel

Investigation of a structural model between desirable parental attitudes, adolescents’ self-esteem, vocational identity, and self-regulated learning

Hyun-Jung Lee, Miri Yoon, Sehee Hong

Korea University, South Korea

Measuring multidimensional parental self-efficacy of mothers and fathers of children aged 1.5 and 3 years

Niina Johanna Junttila, Minna Aromaa, Päivi Rautava, Jorma Piha, Hannele Räihä

University of Turku, Finland

Skin conductance and sinus arrhythmia as a complement of psychological assessments during parent-infant interactions

Catarina Tojal¹, Raquel Costa¹, Iva Tendais²

1: Universidade Europeia | Laureate International Universities, Portugal; 2: Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

The Children's Quality of Life Questionnaire

Shulamith Kreitler^1,2, Michal M. Kreitler², Yasmin Alkalay²

1: Sheba Medical Center Tel Hashomer, Israel; 2: Tel-Aviv University, Israel

The Meaning in Life Questionnaire: Psychometric properties of the Italian version

Luca Negri, Antonella Delle Fave

University of Milano, Italy

Rasch analysis of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire: Findings from three countries

Lusilda Schutte¹, Marie P. Wissing¹, Suria M. Ellis¹, Paul E. Jose², Dianne A. Vella-Brodrick³

1: North-West University, South Africa; 2: Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; 3: University of Melbourne, Australia

Short scales for the assessment of accomplishment and positive relationships: Initial validation and correlative and experimental evidence for their association with well-being

Fabian Gander, René T. Proyer, Willibald Ruch

University of Zurich, Switzerland

Measuring well-being at school: Results of an initial investigation with daily diaries

Lisa Wagner, Willibald Ruch

University of Zurich, Switzerland

A qualitative assessment of parents’ perceptions of sexuality education

Carina Sobral Parente^1,2, Maria Carmo Cunha², Luisa Ramos Santos²

1: GAF - Community Organization, Portugal; 2: Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Evaluating career adaptability in a sample of Brazilian university students

Marucia Patta Bardagi¹, Marco Antonio Teixeira²

1: Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil; 2: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Assessing the relationships of leisure activities’ characteristics with personality and subjective well-being in European adolescents

Lisa Wagner¹, Daniela Conrad², Najdana Gajić³, Ondřej Kácha⁴, Katarina Martinović⁵, Aleksandrina Skvortsova⁶, Lotte van Doeselaar⁷, Darja Voitenko⁸

1: University of Zurich, Switzerland; 2: Ulm University, Germany; 3: University of Belgrade, Serbia; 4: Masaryk University, Czech Republic; 5: University of Zagreb, Croatia; 6: Leiden University, The Netherlands; 7: Utrecht University, The Netherlands; 8: Vilnius University, Lithuania

Longitudinal changes in infants’ difficult temperament: The effects of gender and maternal psychological characteristics

Soyoung Kim, Sehee Hong

Korea University, South Korea

Adaptation of the Frost’s Mutidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS) in Spanish children and adolescents

Antonio Godoy, Raquel Nogueira, Sara Reyes, Aurora Gavino

University of Malaga, Spain

The Brixton Spacial Anticipation Test: A normative study in a schizophrenia sample

Micaela Moro¹, María Sigrid Gallego¹, Esther Lorente-Rovira²

1: Universitat Jaume I, Spain; 2: Hospital Clinico de Valencia, Spain

A hierarchical factor analysis of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire

Dandan Pang, Willibald Ruch

University of Zurich, Switzerland

New perspectives in Mindfulness self-report assessment: Factor structure and Item Response Theory (IRT) analysis of the Five Facets of Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)

Oscar Lecuona, Raquel Rodríguez-Carvajal, Eduardo García-Garzón, Alberto Angosto, Carlos García-Rubio

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

Emotional Intelligence – Validation of a new ability-based measure

Dalit Lev-Arey Margalit¹, Yossi Hasson²

1: Tel Aviv-Yaffo Academic College, Israel; 2: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Investigating Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect on students’ self-concept of learning mathematics with eighth-grade Taiwanese students

Liang-Ting Tsai, Chih-Chien Yang

National Taichung University of Education, Republic of China (Taiwan)

Psychometric properties of a Russian version of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire-Brief Form

Svetlana V. Loginova¹, Helena R. Slobodskaya¹, Helena A. Kozlova¹, Natalia A. Fedorova²

1: Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Scientific Research Institute of Physiology and Basic Medicine”, Russia; 2: Novosibirsk State Medical University, Russia

Development of Depressive Symptoms Intensity Survey (LIS-D): Preliminary analysis

Vinícius Renato Thomé Ferreira

IMED/Faculdade Meridional, Brazil

Esteem towards adolescents: Psychometric characteristics of the Esteem Scale

Angela Sorgente¹, Semira Tagliabue², Margherita Lanz¹

1: Catholic University of Milan, Italy; 2: Catholic University of Brescia, Italy

Large-scale assessment of infants' competencies: Validity of the SUF-provided data of the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS)

Jan-David Freund

Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg, Germany

Development of scales for assessing well-being of preschool and primary school children

Irina V. Toporkova¹, Helena R. Slobodskaya¹, Evgeniya N. Petrenko¹, Svetlana V. Loginova¹, Olga S. Kornienko²

1: Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Scientific Research Institute of Physiology and Basic Medicine”, Russia; 2: Novosibirsk State University, Russia

Assessment of parents’ implicit theories of intelligence: Evidence from Classic Test Theory and Rasch Modelling approaches

Michelle Hood, Peter A. Creed

Griffith University, Australia

Work orientations in adolescence as moderators of the influence of financial satisfaction on overall satisfaction in middle adulthood

Kai Schudel

University of Zurich, Switzerland

Changes in ego strength in patients with neurotic and personality disorders treated with a short-term comprehensive psychodynamic psychotherapy

Katarzyna Cyranka, Krzysztof Rutkowski, Michał Mielimąka, Jerzy A. Sobański, Łukasz Müldner-Nieckowski, Edyta Dembińska, Katarzyna Klasa, Bogna Smiatek-Mazgaj, Paweł Rodziński

Jagiellonian University Medical College, Poland

Students’ well-being at school: A review of existing measures

Charlotte Larson¹, Lisa Wagner², Willibald Ruch²

1: Rice University, USA; 2: University of Zurich, Switzerland

Psychometric properties of video games involving thinking

Félix Cuneo

University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Applicability of Signal Detection Theory (SDT) models to multiple-choice exams with a polytomous response format

Sören Much

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Evaluation of the therapeutic outcome through psychological assessment

Katerina Kaliakatsou, Christina Terlidou, Hara Haritaki, Ioannis K. Tsegos

Open Psychotherapy Centre, Greece

Psychometric properties of the Expectancy Questionnaire (EQ) about alcohol effects in Spanish adults

Laura Mezquita, Laura Camacho, Micaela Moro, María Sigrid Gallego, Manuel Ignacio Ibañez, Generos Ortet

Universitat Jaume I, Spain

Assessing relations between parental acceptance and children´s behavioral problems from a multi-informant perspective

Miguel A. Carrasco, Eva Izquierdo-Sotorrío, F. Pablo Holgado-Tello

Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain

The use of MMPI-2 to study late sequelae of trauma

Krzysztof Rutkowski, Edyta Dembińska, Katarzyna Cyranka, Jolanta Walczewska, Michał Mielimąka

Jagiellonian University Medical College, Poland

Experience sampling method to assess mindfulness in children

Tanya Lecchi, Paola Di Blasio

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy

Latent classes of child behavior in preschool

Christine DiStefano, Fred Greer

University of South Carolina, USA

Psychometric properties of the 20-item IPIP scale in career counseling assessment practice

Jana Turzáková, Tomáš Sollár, Katarína Baňasová

Constantine the Philospher University, Slovak Republic

Brief test of attention: Normative data for the Latin American adult population

Diego Rivera¹, Melina Longoni², Patricia Saracho³, Marco Tulio Garza⁴, Javier Galarza⁵, Claudia Martínez⁶, María Fernanda Luna⁷, Paul Perrin⁸, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla^1,9

1: University of Deusto, Spain; 2: Clinica de rehabilitacion Las Araucarias, Argentina; 3: Universidad Cetys, Mexico; 4: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico; 5: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexico; 6: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Honduras; 7: Universidad Jose Matias Delgado, Salvador; 8: Virginia Commonwealth University, USA; 9: IKERBASQUE. Basque Foundation for Science, Spain

Measuring decision making behavior with KETO - A short decision making test online

Daniel Hausmann, Julia Stoll

University of Zurich, Switzerland

Assessment of career choice readiness: Application of different multitrait-multimethod approaches

Stefan Hoeft, Matthias Ruebner, Michael Boesinger-Schmidt, Stephanie Sauer

University of Applied Labour Studies, Germany

Psychometric and operative properties of the Portuguese short version of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale at the sixth month postpartum

Ana Telma Pereira¹, Vera Freitas¹, Sandra Bos¹, Mariana Marques¹, Maria João Soares¹, Berta Maia², José Valente¹, António Macedo²

1: Universitity of Coimbra, Portugal; 2: The Catholic University of Portugal, Portugal

Perseverative negative thinking mediates the relationship between perfectionism cognitions and OC symptoms

Ana Telma Pereira¹, Tiago Ferreira¹, Antonio Pissara², Vasco Nogueira¹, Joana Andrade³, David Mota³, António Macedo¹

1: Universitity of Coimbra, Portugal; 2: Mental Health Department, Portugal; 3: Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, Portugal

Personality traits assessment in Alzheimer's dementia

Joana Henriques-Calado, Maria Eugénia Duarte-Silva, Ana Sousa Ferreira

University of Lisbon, Portugal

Assessment and diagnosis of general anxiety disorder in primary care using the GAD-7. A validation with the CIDI in the PsicAP Project (psychology in primary care)

Roger Muñoz Navarro¹, Antonio Cano Vindel², Paloma Ruíz Rodriguez², Cristina Mae Wood², Benigna Díaz-Ovejero², Esperanza Dongil¹, Itziar Iruarrizaga², Mar García Moreno¹, Fernando Chacón³, Francisco Santolaya³, Antonio Capafons Bonet¹, Patricia Tomás Tomás¹, PsicAP Research Group³

1: University of Valencia, Spain; 2: University of Madrid, Spain; 3: Spanish Council of Psychologists, Spain

Assessment and diagnosis of the Panic Disorder in Spanish primary care centers. A study of the test characteristics of the PHQ-­‐PD with the SCID-­‐I in the PsicAP Project (psychology in primary care).

Roger Muñoz Navarro¹, Antonio Cano Vindel², Paloma Ruíz Rodriguez², Cristina Mae Wood², Benigna Díaz-Ovejero², Esperanza Dongil¹, Itziar Iruarrizaga², Mar García Moreno¹, Fernando Chacón³, Francisco Santolaya³, Antonio Capafons Bonet¹, María Dolores Gómez Castillo³, Patricia Tomás Tomás¹, PsicAP Research Group³

1: University of Valencia, Spain; 2: University of Madrid, Spain; 3: Spanish Council of Psychologists, Spain

Do playfulness questionnaires measure playful behavior? Findings from a diary study

Noemi Marti, René T. Proyer

University of Zurich, Switzerland

Evaluating the rationale of a novel irony performance test

Richard Bruntsch, Willibald Ruch

Universität Zürich, Switzerland

Rorschach changes after long-term group psychotherapy. A review

Theano-Erifyli Moschona¹, Katerina Kaliakatsou², Dimitra Vekiari², Ioannis K. Tsegos³

1: Piraeus University of Applied Sciences, Greece; 2: Institute of Diagnostic Psychology-OPC, Greece; 3: Open Psychotherapy Centre, Greece

To sense the humour: how to measure sensitivity to humour

Jakub Grzegorz Górecki

John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland

Adolescents’ aggressiveness and attachment: Differences across populations

Bárbara Torres-Gomez, Miriam Gallarin, Iñigo Ochoa de Alda, Itziar Alonso-Arbiol

University of the Basque Country, Spain

Rasch rating scale modeling of Internet Game Addiction Scale (IGAS) for adolescents

Unkyung No, Miri Yoon, Sehee Hong

Korea University, South Korea

Measuring the propensity to perceive good things and testing it as a mediator in interventions: The case of the three “good things”-intervention

Sara Wellenzohn, René Proyer, Fabian Gander, Willibald Ruch

University of Zurich, Switzerland

On the effect of item positions in tests

Chair(s): Karl Schweizer (Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany), Siegbert Reiß (Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany)

Presentations of the Symposium

The impact of the position effect on the factorial structure of the Culture Fair Test (CFT)

Stefan J. Troche¹, Felicitas L. Wagner², Karl Schweizer³, Thomas H. Rammsayer²; Stefan.Troche@uni-wh.deStefan.Troche@uni-wh.de
¹Private Universität Witten/Herdecke, Germany, ²University of Bern, Switzerland, ³Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany

The position effect in a Rasch-homogenous test: A fixed-links modeling approach

Philipp Thomas¹, Thomas H. Rammsayer¹, Karl Schweizer², Stefan J. Troche³; philipp.thomas@psy.unibe.chphilipp.thomas@psy.unibe.ch
¹University of Bern, Switzerland, ²Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, ³Private Universität Witten/Herdecke, Germany

Predictors of an individual decrease in test performance during the PISA assessments

Johannes Hartig¹, Janine Buchholz¹, Dries Debeer², Rianne Janssen²; hartig@dipf.dehartig@dipf.de
¹DIPF, Germany, ²KU Leuven, Belgium

Modeling response omissions in tests using a tree-based IRT approach

Dries Debeer, Rianne Janssen; Rianne.Janssen@ppw.kuleuven.beRianne.Janssen@ppw.kuleuven.be
KU Leuven, Belgium

On the search for the best possible representation of the item-position effect: A simulation study based on APM

Florian Zeller, Siegbert Reiss, Karl Schweizer; Florian.zeller@outlook.comFlorian.zeller@outlook.com
Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

Online assessment and internet-based research

Chair(s): Ulf-Dietrich Reips (University of Konstanz, Germany), Stefan Stieger (University of Konstanz, Germany; University of Vienna, Austria)

Presentations of the Symposium

Smartphone apps in psychological science: Results from an experience sampling method study

Stefan Stieger¹, Ulf-Dietrich Reips²; stefan.stieger@uni-konstanz.destefan.stieger@uni-konstanz.de
¹University of Konstanz, University of Vienna, Germany, Austria, ²University of Konstanz, Germany

What do self-report measures of problems with executive function actually measure? Data from internet and laboratory studies

Tom Buchanan; T.Buchanan@westminster.ac.ukT.Buchanan@westminster.ac.uk
University of Westminster, United Kingdom

Self-ratings of personality and observers' ratings based on Facebook profiles

Boris Mlačić, Goran Milas, Ivna Sladić; Boris.Mlacic@pilar.hrBoris.Mlacic@pilar.hr
Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Croatia

Dropout analysis with DropR: An R-based web app to analyze and visualize dropout

Ulf-Dietrich Reips¹, Matthias Bannert²; reips@uni-konstanz.dereips@uni-konstanz.de
¹University of Konstanz, Germany, ²ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Measuring narcissism online: Development and validation of a brief web‐based instrument

Tim Kuhlmann, Michael Dantlgraber, Ulf-Dietrich Reips; tim.kuhlmann@uni-konstanz.detim.kuhlmann@uni-konstanz.de
University of Konstanz, Germany

Equivalence of computerized versus paper-and-pencil testing of information literacy under controlled versus uncontrolled conditions: An experimental study

Anne-Kathrin Mayer¹, Günter Krampen^1,2

1: ZPID - Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information, Germany; 2: University of Trier, Germany

The predictive validity and stability of standardized assessment in early childhood education

Niek Frans¹, Wendy J. Post¹, Mark Huisman¹, C.E. {Ineke} Oenema-Mostert^1,2, Anne L. Keegstra³, Alexander E.M.G. Minnaert¹

1: University of Groningen, The Netherlands; 2: Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands; 3: University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands

A cross-cultural study of Curriculum-Based Measurement in Brazil

Maria Cristina Joly¹, Suzanne Bamonto²

1: University of Brasilia, Brazil; 2: Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

Longitudinal factorial invariance of a Childhood Career Exploration measure

Iris Martins Oliveira¹, Maria do Ceu Taveira¹, Erik J. Porfeli²

1: University of Minho, Portugal; 2: Northeast Ohio Medical University, USA

Assessing four facets of adult playfulness: The OLIW

René Proyer

University of Zurich, Switzerland

Do others know my sense of humor? The self-peer convergence of comic and humor styles

Sonja Heintz, Willibald Ruch

University of Zurich, Switzerland

Psychometric properties of the Slovak version of BENCOR (preliminary findings)

Robert Durka¹, Willibald Ruch²

1: Catholic University Ruzomberok, Slovakia; 2: University of Zurich, Switzerland

Personality characteristics of witty students: Histrionic self-presentation style and (active) katagelasticism

Filip Sulejmanov¹, Karl-Heinz Renner²

1: Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Macedonia; 2: Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany

The assessment of bias between groups from different cultures speaking the same language

Isabel Benítez Baena^1,2, José-Luis Padilla García¹, Fons van de Vijver^2,3,4

1: University of Granada, Spain; 2: Tilburg University, The Netherlands; 3: University of Queensland, Australia; 4: North-West University, South Africa

Exploring the relationship between the Greek taxonomic study and the HEXACO personality structure in a Greek population sample

Christoforos Thomadakis¹, Ioannis Tsaousis²

1: Hellenic National Defence General Staff, Greece,; 2: University of Crete, Greece

Psychological distress among low-income U.S.- and foreign-born women of Mexican descent: Impact of acculturation

Venera Bekteshi¹, Qingwen XU², Thanh Tran³

1: University of Illinois, USA; 2: Tulane University, USA; 3: Boston College, USA