Measures

Authors of the original questionnaire:  Cuestionario de evaluación de dificultades interpersonales en la adolescencia (CEDIA): Candido J. Inglés, Maria S. Torregrosa, Xavier F. Méndez, Maria D. Hidalgo

Measure description:

The QIDA  is a self-assessment scale that measures adolescents’ problems in relationships with friends, peers of the opposite sex, and parents, as well as problems in appearing in public and expressing assertive behavior in interpersonal relationships. The questionnaire consists of 36 statements and five subscales: Assertiveness, Heterosexual relationships, Public speaking, Family Relationships, and Close Friendships. It is also possible to calculate the total score. The questionnaire can be used for research purposes, diagnostic procedures, counseling, and therapeutic treatment of interpersonal problems of adolescents.

Publications regarding psychometric validity and reliability: 

Ingles, C., Torregrosa, M. S., Mendez, X. F., Hidalgo, M. D., Puklek Levpušček, M. in Zupančič, M. (2008). Vprašalnik o medosebnih težavah v mladostništvu (VMTM). Center za psihodiagnostična sredstva, d.o.o.

Zupančič, M., Ingles, C. J., Bajec, B. in Puklek Levpušček, M. (2011). Reliability and validity evidence of scores on the Slovene version of the Questionnaire about interpersonal difficulties for adolescents. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 42, 349-366.

Norms:

Ingles, C., Torregrosa, M. S., Mendez, X. F., Hidalgo, M. D., Puklek Levpušček, M. in Zupančič, M. (2008). Vprašalnik o medosebnih težavah v mladostništvu (VMTM). Center za psihodiagnostična sredstva, d.o.o.

Measure available at:

https://www.center-pds.si/Katalogtestov/Testistali%C5%A1%C4%8D,interesov,vrednot/Vpra%C5%A1alnikomedosebnihte%C5%BEavahvmladostni%C5%A1tvu-.aspx

Authors of the original questionnaire:

Melita Puklek Levpušček

Measure description:

The SASA measures adolescent’s experience of fear, worry and anxiety, as well as reticence in social situations. It includes various social situations in which an adolescent may experience social anxiety: socializing with familiar and unfamiliar peers, establishing and maintaining contact with unfamiliar peers or peers of the opposite sex, standing out in class, performing, and peer parties. The questionnaire contains 28 statements, which are grouped into two subscales: Apprehension and Fear of Negative Evaluation and Tension and Inhibition in Social Contact. The questionnaire can be used for research purposes, in diagnostic procedures and in counseling and therapeutic treatment of adolescents who have low self-esteem due to social anxiety, experience problems in interpersonal relationships and public speaking, and have deficient social skills. 

Publications regarding psychometric validity and reliability: 

Puklek Levpušček, M. (2008). Lestvica socialne anksioznosti za mladostnike (LSAA). Center za psihodiagnostična sredstva, d.o.o.

Norms:

Puklek Levpušček, M. (2008). Lestvica socialne anksioznosti za mladostnike (LSAA). Center za psihodiagnostična sredstva, d.o.o.

Measure available at:

https://www.center-pds.si/Katalogtestov/Klini%C4%8Dnitesti/Lestvicasocialneanksioznostizamladostnike-LS.aspx

Authors of the original questionnaire: Academic Motivation Scale, College Version (AMS-C 28): Robert J. Vallerand, Luc G. Pelletier, Marc R. Blais, Nathalie M. Briére, Caroline Senecal, Evelyne F. Vallieres

Authors of the translation: Simona Nagernik, Melita Puklek Levpušček, Victoria Rauch

Measure description:

The AMS-C 28 measures different types of motivation located on the motivational continuum as defined by Deci and Ryan in Self-Determination Theory (SDT; Ryan & Deci, 2000). It contains the starting question “Why do I study?”, followed by 28 statements that form 7 subscales: three subscales of internal motivation (motivation towards knowledge, accomplishments and stimulation), three subscales of external motivation (external regulation, introjected regulation, identified regulation) and amotivation. The questionnaire can be used to determine various aspects of students’ motivation to study.

Publications regarding psychometric validity and reliability: 

Puklek Levpušček, M. in Podlesek, A. (2017). Veljavnost in zanesljivost Lestvice akademske motivacije na vzorcu slovenskih študentov. Psihološka obzorja, 26, 10-20. http://psiholoska-obzorja.si/arhiv_clanki/2017/puklek-levpuscek_podlesek.pdf.

Measure available at:

melita.puklek@ff.uni-lj.si

Authors:

Authors of the original measure: Charles F. Halverson, ml. Valerie L. Havill

Authors of the Slovenian adaptation: Zupančič Maja in Kavčič Tina

Description of the measure:

The VMR-OM measures personality characteristics that are perceived as the most obvious in children/adolescents by important adults (eg. parents, teachers) or by themselves. A total of 108 items measure 15 mid-level personality dimensions and 4 high-level personality dimensions: Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. The format for adult child assessors is intended for parents, educators, and teachers of children and adolescents older than two and a half years. The form for adolescents is intended for the self-assessment of the personality of adolescents over 12 years of age. The questionnaire has adequate psychometric properties and is useful in educational, clinical, and other contexts.

In 2023, a short version of both forms of the questionnaire, which includes 53 items each, and a new manual with Slovenian norms for 4 high-level personality traits and 15 medium-level traits in children and adolescents will be published. The manual was prepared by M. Zupančič and T. Kavčič, and the process of shortening and standardizing the short form was carried out by G. Sočan.

Publications regarding psychometric validity and reliability:

Zupančič, M. in Kavčič, T. (2009). Vprašalnik o medosebnih razlikah pri otrocih in mladostnikih (VMR-OM): priročnik. Center za psihodiagnostična sredstva, d.o.o.

Measure available at:

https://www.center-pds.si/Katalogtestov/Osebnostnivpra%C5%A1alniki/Vpra%C5%A1alnikomedosebnihrazlikahpriotrocihinml.aspx

Authors

Authors of the original: Peter J. LaFreniere in Jean E. Dumas

Authors of the Slovenian adaptation: Zupančič Maja, Alenka Gril in Kavčič Tina

Description of the measure:

The SCBE is a questionnaire used to assess the level of general social adjustment and individual aspects of social adjustment of children in kindergarten and in the first grades of elementary school. It includes 80 short items, which are evaluated by the child’s teacher on a 6-point frequency rating scale based on the child’s observed behavior. The total score for all items is an indicator of the child’s general social adjustment. The items are also grouped into 8 basic bipolar scales (with 10 items each), and these into three composite scales, i.e. social competence, internalizing behavior and externalizing behavior. The basic and composite scales serve as a differential interpretation of important aspects of the child’s emotional expression, interactions with peers, and interactions with adults. SV-O has Slovenian norms, especially for boys and girls (from 2.6 to 6.5 years) and for boys and girls (from 6.6 to 7.5 years). In addition to the assessment of increased risk for the development of problems in the area of ​​social competence and problems/increased risk for the development of internalizing and externalizing disorders, the composite measures have a characteristic predictive value for early academic performance in school. 

Measure available at:

https://www.center-pds.si/Katalogtestov/Osebnostnivpra%C5%A1alniki/Vpra%C5%A1alnikosocialnemvedenjuotrok-SV-O.aspx

We are also preparing a version for adolescents aged between 12 and 15.

Authors:

Luka Komidar, Maja Zupančič, Gregor Sočan in Melita Puklek Levpušček

Description of the measure and publications reporting psychometric properties:

Komidar, L., Zupančič, M., Sočan, G., & Puklek Levpušček, M. (2014). Development and construct validation of the Individuation Test for Emerging Adults (ITEA). Journal of Personality Assessment, 96(5), 503–514. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2013.850703

Also: individuation-ITEA.si

Authors:

Slovenian and English versions: Luka Komidar, Maja Zupančič, Melita Puklek Levpušček in Christopher A. Bjornsen

German version: Luka Komidar, Maja Zupančič in Ulrike Sirsch

Description of the measure and publications reporting psychometric properties:

Komidar, L., Zupančič, M., Puklek Levpušček, M., & Bjornsen, C. (2016). Development of the Short Version of the Individuation Test for Emerging Adults (ITEA–S) and its measurement invariance across Slovene and US emerging adults. Journal of Personality Assessment, 98(6), 626–639. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2016.1171231

Komidar, L., Zupančič, M. in Sirsch, U. (2021). Validation of the Individuation test for emerging adults-Short (ITEA-S) in Austrian and German emerging adults. Emerging Adulthood, 9(6), 749-756. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167696818818344

Also:  individuation-ITEA.si

The measure is available in the aforementioned and additional languages at: 

individuation-ITEA.si

Authors: Žan Lep in Maja Zupančič

Description of measure:

Lep, Ž. in Zupančič, M. (2022). Civic identity in emerging adulthood. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. http://nukweb.nuk.uni-lj.si/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,uid&db=pdh&AN=2022-46459-001&lang=sl&site=eds-live&scope=site, DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000696.

Measure available at: write author – zan.lep@ff.uni-lj.si

Authors of the original measure:

Carlson, D. S., Kacmar, K. M., Wayne, J. H., & Grzywacz, J. G. (2006). Measuring the positive side of work-family interface: Development and validation of work-family enrichment scale. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 68, 131-164. Carlson, D. S., Kacmar, K. M., & Williams, L. J. (2000). Construction and initial validation of a multidimensional measure of work-family conflict. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 56, 249-276.

Authors of the Slovenian adaptation: Sara Tement

Measure Description:

The Work-Family Conflict and Enrichment Questionnaire measures the degree to which work hinders or promotes family life and vice versa. Both are multidimensional self-assessment instruments intended for the population of employees who have certain family responsibilities. Both consist 18 items. The work-family conflict questionnaire measures 3 different aspects (time, strain, behavioral) in both directions of influence of one area on the other. The enrichment questionnaire also refers to 3 dimensions, 2 appear in both directions of the influence of one area on another (development, affect), one appears in the influence of work on the family (personal capital), and one in the influence of the family on involvement in family life (efficiency).

Publications regarding psychometric validity and reliability:

Tement, S., Korunka, C., & Pfifer, A. (2010). Toward the assessment of the work-family interface: Validation of the Slovenian versions of work‐family conflict and work‐family enrichment scales. Psihološka obzorja, 19(3), 53-74. tement_et_al.pdf (psiholoska-obzorja.si)

Measure available at:

sara.tement@um.si

Authors

Authors of the original form:

Demerouti, E., Mosert, K., & Bakker, A. B. (2010). Burnout and work engagement: A thorough investigation of the independency of both constructs. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 15, 209-222.

authors of the Slovenian adaptation:: Nataša Sedlar, Lilijana Šprah, Gregor Sočan, Sara Tement

Measure description:

The Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) is a self-assessment tool for evaluating the degree of burnout among employees. It represents an alternative to existing burnout instruments, which either have deficient measurement characteristics or are licensed. It covers two central dimensions of burnout (exhaustion, disengagement), each dimension includes 8 items. It is a short, easy-to-use instrument that has been established in a large number of scientific research publications since its publication.

Publications regarding psychometric validity and reliability:

Sedlar, N., Šprah, L., Tement, S., & Sočan, G. (2015). Internal structure of an alternative measure of burnout: Study on the Slovenian adaptation of the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI). Burnout Research, 2, 1-7.

Measure available at:

sara.tement@um.si

Authors:

Sara Tement, Nejc Plohl, Andrea Noja, Bettina Kubicek

Measure Description:

The transfer of work to private life questionnaire measures the degree to which employees are involved in work in their free time, or in the time devoted to private activities. It covers the cognitive-emotional (e.g. worry about working in free time) and the positive and negative side of the aspect as well as the behavioral aspect (e.g. doing work in free time). It is a short (12-item) self-assessment instrument that has favorable measurement characteristics (reliability, convergent and discriminant validity, predictive validity) and explains significant portions of variability in some key emotional and behavioral responses at work and in general (e.g. burnout, work engagement, satisfaction with life, conflict between work and family). The questionnaire was simultaneously validated in three language forms (Slovenian, English and German).

Publications regarding psychometric validity and reliability:

Noja, A., Kubicek, B., Plohl., N., & Tement, S. (v tisku). Development and validation of the Work-Home-Integration Questionnaire (WHIQ). Applied Psychology: An International Review.

Measure available at:

sara.tement@um.si

Authors: Ljubica Marjanovič Umek, Urška Fekonja, Anja Podlesek, Simona Kranjc and Katja Bajc

Measure description: 

The scales are a developmental aid intended for the individual evaluation of speech comprehension, expression and metalinguistic awareness of toddlers and children aged 2 to 7 years. The test also includes a list for analyzing the child’s use of speech, with which we obtain information about his communication ability.

Measure available at: https://www.center-pds.si/Katalogtestov/Razvojnipreizkusi/Lestvicesplo%C5%A1negagovornegarazvoja-LJ-LSGR-L.aspx

Authors: Ljubica Marjanovič Umek, Urška Fekonja, Simona Kranjc, Katja Grgić, Gregor Sočan and Luka Komidar

Measure description: 

The list of development of communicative abilities (LRSZ) has two forms, namely LRSZ: Words and gestures (for toddlers aged 8 to 16 months) and LRSZ: Words and sentences (for toddlers aged 16 to 30 months). The sheets are intended to assess communicative and symbolic gestures, understanding and use of words (volume of vocabulary) and initial acquisition of the grammar of the language. The sheets are filled out by parents of babies and toddlers, but also by educators who know the toddler well.  

Measure available at: http://cpms.si/testi?test=lrsz

Avtorji: Ljubica Marjanovič Umek, Urška Fekonja, Simona Kranjc, Gregor Sočan and Luka Komidar

Measure description:

It is intended to assess the child’s ability to tell a story. The test has two forms, namely: The Glove (for children aged 3 to 6) and PPZ: The Frog King (for children aged 6 to 9). Children tell stories with standard picture templates. The content and structure (vocabulary and grammatical structure) of the story can be evaluated according to the developed criteria. The test is used individually and allows online evaluation.

Measure available at: http://cpms.si/testi?test=ppz

In 2023, the Center for Psychodiagnostic Tools published the work of Maja Zupančič and Tina Kavčič Interpersonal differences in children and adolescents and a short form of the ICID questionnaire. The hand165 pages, it includes the theoretical basis for the development of the questionnaire, preliminary studies, the shortening process carried out by Gregor Sočan (he also prepared the standards), all data on normalization, implementation, evaluation, interpretation (also on 9 cases), measurement characteristics, usability and norms in relation to evaluators (e.g. mother, father, educators, teachers and adolescent self-assessment). Individual examples of interpretation of the results and their usefulness are comprehensively described.

The ICID questionnaire has 53 short items and belongs to category B. It is available in paper and e-form. It is intended to assess four superordinate personality traits (E, N, A, and C) and 15 mid-level traits (components of superordinate traits). The handbook and close material are accessible at the Center for Psychodiagnostic Tools, Slovenia.

Zupančič, M. in Kavčič, T. (2023) Medosebne razlike pri otrocih in mladostnikih in kratka oblika vprašalnika VMR-OM: VMR-OM-K: priročnik. Center za psihodiagnostična sredstva. [COBISS.SI-ID 142983683]

We developed a short form of the 15-item Triangular Love Scale (TLS-15) and a 5-point rating scale in 37 languages ​​to enable valid, reliable, and cross-culturally comparable assessment of the three components of partner love according to Sternberg’s triangular love model (passion, intimacy and determination). In Study 1, we reanalyzed data provided by 7332 participants with whom the long form of the scale (TLS-45) was cross-culturally validated. In the 2nd study with 307 participants, we checked the three-factor structure and reliability of the TLS-15, in the 3rd study with 413 participants, its convergent validity and stability of results with repeated measurement, and in the 4th study, we validated the scale with a total sample of 60311 adults from all continents (we used forms in 37 languages). The results supported the validity, reliability and measurement invariance between groups from all considered socio-cultural environments. Thus, the TLS-15 can be reasonably used as a measure of the three components of love or as a measure of individual components.

Kowal, M., …., Kavčič, T., …., Zupančič, M., et al. (2023). Validation of the Short Version (TLS-15) of the Triangular Love Scale (TLS-45) across 37 languages. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 26 Oct. 2023, 19 str. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-023-02702-7, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-023-02702-7. [COBISS.SI-ID 170782467]

With the data obtained from an international sample of 4,475 young people on the transition to adulthood, the authors analyzed and presented data on the validity of the original scale of financial well-being (Sorgente and Lanz, 2019). The scale was created on the basis of a five-dimensional model, conceptualized specifically for young people in the process of financial independence in Europe. For young people in Austria, Finland, Italy, Canada, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia and Turkey, the appropriate dimensional structure of the five scales, their internal reliability, convergent and criterion validity, and measurement invariance between groups of young people from the mentioned countries and sensitivity were demonstrated to intercultural differences. However, the structure of the scale in the sample of young people in India was not adequate and requires greater adjustments according to the socio-cultural context. The five conceptual and empirically supported dimensions in the measuring instrument with 25 items and a 5-point rating scale include the following dimensions: meta-cognitive (general self-assessment of satisfaction and feelings towards the financial situation), behavioral (self-perceived ability to manage financial resources), materialistic (self-perceived sufficiency financial resources), i.e. (self-assessment of financial situation compared to peers) and time (self-perceived expectations about personal financial future).

Sorgente, A., Atay, B., Aubrey, M., Bhatia, S., Crespo, C., Fonseca, G., Güneri, O. Y., Lep, Ž., Lessard, D., Negru Subtirica, O., Portugal, A., Ranta, M., Relvas, A. P., Singh, N., Sirsch, U., Zupančič, M. in Lanz, M.  (2024). One (financial well-being) model fits all? Testing the Multidimensional Subjective Financial Well-Being Scale across nine countries. Journal of Happiness Studies, 25(13). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-024-00708-z

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-024-00708-z