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Journal articles on the topic "Construct validity"

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Schijven, M., and J. Jakimowicz. "Construct validity." Surgical Endoscopy 17, no. 5 (May 1, 2003): 803–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-002-9151-9.

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Locke, Edwin A. "Construct validity vs. concept validity." Human Resource Management Review 22, no. 2 (June 2012): 146–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2011.11.008.

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RN, Stephanie J. Nagley PhD, and Patricia H. Byers PhD RN. "Clinical construct validity." Journal of Advanced Nursing 12, no. 5 (September 1987): 617–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.1987.tb03489.x.

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Liang, Matthew H. "Longitudinal Construct Validity." Medical Care 38 (September 2000): II—84—II—90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00005650-200009002-00013.

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Blau, Gary. "On assessing the construct validity of two multidimensional constructs." Human Resource Management Review 11, no. 3 (September 2001): 279–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1053-4822(00)00052-8.

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Sasmoko and Yi Ying. "Construct Validity in NeuroResearch." Advanced Science Letters 21, no. 7 (July 1, 2015): 2438–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2015.6301.

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Rosenbaum, Paul R. "Criterion-related construct validity." Psychometrika 54, no. 4 (September 1989): 625–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02296400.

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Davis, James E. "Construct validity in measurement." Evaluation and Program Planning 12, no. 1 (January 1989): 31–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0149-7189(89)90019-0.

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Teglasi, Hedwig, Allison Joan Nebbergall, and Daniel Newman. "Construct validity and case validity in assessment." Psychological Assessment 24, no. 2 (June 2012): 464–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0026012.

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Atkinson, Donald R. "Construct Validity of the Ethnic Validity Model." Contemporary Psychology: A Journal of Reviews 38, no. 8 (August 1993): 838–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/033617.

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Gregory, William Scott. "Construct validity of personal motives /." Access abstract and link to full text, 1992. http://0-wwwlib.umi.com.library.utulsa.edu/dissertations/fullcit/9222149.

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Thayer, Stephen D. "The Validity of the Group Questionnaire: Construct Clarity or Construct Drift?" BYU ScholarsArchive, 2012. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3527.

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The Group Questionnaire (GQ) is a recently developed measure of the quality of the therapeutic relationship in group treatment. Its 3 subscales-Positive Bonding Relationship, Positive Working Relationship, and Negative Relationship-are taken from a 3-factor conceptualization of the group therapeutic relationship (Johnson et al., 2005). The purpose of the present study was to estimate the GQ's construct and criterion-related validity by 1) replicating the aforementioned factor structure with a similar sample and by 2) correlating the GQ with the measures from which is was derived (i.e., Working Alliance Inventory, Burns Empathy Scale, Therapeutic Factors Inventory, Group Climate Questionnaire) and to 3) explore the GQ's ability to measure relationship quality at member-member, member-leader, and member-group structural relationship levels using a sociometric test. Two hundred and ninety participants were recruited from 65 treatment groups at 4 university counseling centers and 1 community mental health clinic. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) fit indexes from both single- and multiple-level analyses met standards for acceptable model fit. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) suggested the GQ is sensitive to group level processes. Therefore, the Johnson et al. (2005) 3-factor model was successfully replicated and the GQ's construct validity supported. Pearson product-moment (r) and Spearman's rank (ρ) correlation coefficients were sufficiently high to lend support for the GQ's criterion-related validity. Sociometric exploration yielded moderate support for the GQ's ability to access the structural parameters of group therapeutic relationships. The present study's findings suggest the GQ is an empirically valid, clinically useful measure of the quality of the group therapeutic relationship.

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Storey, Peter. "Investigating construct validity through test-taker introspection." Thesis, University of Reading, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.297537.

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Penk, Mildred Lotus. "Mental Imagery: The Road to Construct Validity." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1988. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331872/.

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Internal consistency reliability and validity were established for a new 31 item Imagery Manipulation Scale. Previous attempts to correlate subjectively rated control of visual imagery with tests of spatial ability have been unsuccessful. However, no attempt to construct a subjectively rated control of imagery scale was located which tried to establish internal consistency reliability and both content and construct validity. Further, no research was located in which subjects were requested to rate their imagery ability utilized during the performance of the actual spatial tasks used to try to establish validity. A new scale of subjectively rated control of imagery was devised in which subjects were requested to rate their imagery while solving spatial tasks which involved visualizing the manipulation of geometric forms. Content validity was established by analyzing the transformation involved while solving the spatial problems. Internal consistency reliability for the 31 item scale was established across two samples. Validity was established with the second sample (100 university students: 26 male and 74 female). The task utilized to provide validity could be objectively scored, and was made up of four spatial subtests, which were adapted from the Vandenberg and Kuse Mental Rotations Test, the Kosslyn Directions Test, performed in both the forward and backward direction, and a block task utilized by Snyder. A convergent and discriminant validity analysis established construct validity. Further, the hypotheses of three investigators, Kosslyn, Shepard and his colleagues, and Snyder, were supported by the results of the present investigation, thus substantiating the conclusion that reported control of imagery processing can be operationalized with performance scores on spatial ability tasks.

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Thurber, Robin Schul. "Construct validity of curriculum-based mathematics measures /." view abstract or download file of text, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p9957576.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 1999.
Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-83). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users. Address: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p9957576.

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Van, Orden Kimberly A. "Construct validity of the interpersonal needs questionnaire." Tallahassee, Florida : Florida State University, 2009. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-05302009-133634/.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2009.
Advisor: Thomas E. Joiner, Jr., Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Psychology. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed on Oct. 15, 2009). Document formatted into pages; contains x, 119 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

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Salzberger, Thomas. "Attempting measurement of psychological attributes." Frontiers Media S.A, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00075.

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Measures of psychological attributes abound in the social sciences as much as measures of physical properties do in the physical sciences. However, there are crucial differences between the scientific underpinning of measurement. While measurement in the physical sciences is supported by empirical evidence that demonstrates the quantitative nature of the property assessed, measurement in the social sciences is, in large part, made possible only by a vague, discretionary definition of measurement that places hardly any restrictions on empirical data. Traditional psychometric analyses fail to address the requirements of measurement as defined more rigorously in the physical sciences. The construct definitions do not allow for testable predictions; and content validity becomes a matter of highly subjective judgment. In order to improve measurement of psychological attributes, it is suggested to, first, readopt the definition of measurement in the physical sciences; second, to devise an elaborate theory of the construct to be measured that includes the hypothesis of a quantitative attribute; and third, to test the data for the structure implied by the hypothesis of quantity as well as predictions derived from the theory of the construct. (author's abstract)

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Voyten, Karla Klein. "Construct validity of four self-concept constructs : self-esteem, self-efficacy, hardiness and instrumentality /." Connect to resource, 1997. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1242746405.

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Peden, Nicole. "Self-efficacy and problem gambling establishing construct validity /." online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium access full-text, 2004. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?MQ97609.

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Page, Erin Elizabeth. "Construct and concurrent validity of worker/peer attachment." Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/19842.

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Thesis (Ph.D)--Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008.
Committee Chair: Kanfer, Ruth; Committee Member: Ackerman, Phillip; Committee Member: James, Lawrence; Committee Member: Lilienfeld, Scott; Committee Member: Parsons, Charles.

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Books on the topic "Construct validity"

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Gamache, LeAnn M. A procedure to adjust individual scores for construct invalidity. Iowa City, Iowa: American College Testing Program, 1988.

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Kandathil, George. Refocusing worker participation: The struggles with construct validity. Ahmedabad: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014.

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Jennifer, Hedlund, and U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. Fort Leavenworth Research Unit., eds. Tacit knowledge in military leadership: Evidence of construct validity. Alexandria, Va: U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, 1998.

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Sidhu, Robindra. An examination of the construct validity of reading disability subtypes. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, 1995.

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Linn, Robert L. Problem choice by test takers: Implications for comparability and construct validity. Los Angeles, CA: Center for the Study of Evaluation, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, 1998.

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Vi-Nhuan, Le, Snow Richard E, and Educational Resources Information Center (U.S.), eds. Construct validation of mathematics achievement: Evidence from interview procedures. Los Angeles, CA: Center for the Study of Evaluation, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, 1999.

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Schwager, Elisa H. An exploration of the construct validity of a leadership behavior rating system. Alexandria, Va: U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, 1996.

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Freedle, Roy O. The prediction of TOEFL listening comprehension item difficulty for minitalk passages: Implications for construct validity. Princeton, N.J: Educational Testing Service, 1996.

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Boldt, Robert F. Multimethod construct validation of the Test of spoken English. Princeton, N.J: Educational Testing Service, 1993.

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Herzberg, Frank. Assessing an assessment center with regard to construct validity, interrater reliability, and inter-role-player reliability. Dublin: University College Dublin, 1997.

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Book chapters on the topic "Construct validity"

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Wehner, Caroline, Lena Roemer, and Matthias Ziegler. "Construct Validity." In Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, 875–78. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24612-3_1288.

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Hoyer, Daniel, Eric P. Zorrilla, Pietro Cottone, Sarah Parylak, Micaela Morelli, Nicola Simola, Nicola Simola, et al. "Construct Validity." In Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology, 349. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68706-1_455.

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Ginty, Annie T. "Construct Validity." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 487. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_861.

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Piedmont, Ralph L. "Construct Validity." In Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, 1212–13. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_539.

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Ginty, Annie T. "Construct Validity." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 1. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6439-6_861-2.

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Ginty, Annie T. "Construct Validity." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 538. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39903-0_861.

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Wehner, Caroline, Lena Roemer, and Matthias Ziegler. "Construct Validity." In Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, 1–3. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1288-1.

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Grimm, Kevin J., and Keith F. Widaman. "Construct validity." In APA handbook of research methods in psychology, Vol 1: Foundations, planning, measures, and psychometrics., 621–42. Washington: American Psychological Association, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/13619-033.

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Kong, Jufang. "Construct and Validity." In Investigating the Role of Test Methods in Testing Reading Comprehension, 31–49. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7021-2_3.

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Ruel, Erin. "What Is Construct Validity?" In 100 Questions (and Answers) About Survey Research, 62. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks California 91320: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781506348803.n55.

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Conference papers on the topic "Construct validity"

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Nistor, V., B. Allen, P. Faloutsos, E. Dutson, and G. P. Carman. "Construct Validity for the UCLA Laparoscopic Training System." In ASME 2008 3rd Frontiers in Biomedical Devices Conference. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/biomed2008-38074.

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This study aims to establish the construct validity of new Laparoscopic Training Simulator (LTS) developed at UCLA. The system was developed due to the increasing demand for Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) coupled with the difficulty associated in training surgeons in the use of MIS techniques with traditional apprenticeship models. In addition to training issues, there exists an immediate need for an objective assessment of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) skills and techniques required to ensure safe and high quality treatment as previously established [1]. While currently available training systems have been used they are slow in educating new surgeons and they do not provide an objective assessment. The new system developed UCLA-LTS [2] addresses these very issues by combining the simplicity of the traditional training box with the advances in computer simulation technology to both train and to assess skill level.

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Wibowo, Arista, Isnandar Slamet, and Imam Sudjadi. "Construct Validity of Mathematical Resilience: Confirmatory Factor Analysis." In University of Muhammadiyah Malang's 1st International Conference of Mathematics Education (INCOMED 2017). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/incomed-17.2018.55.

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Chung, Wen-Ting, and Yu-Ru Lin. "Probing Construct Validity in Data-Driven Disaster Analysis." In 2016 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Collaboration and Internet Computing (CIC). IEEE, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/cic.2016.076.

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Ralph, Paul, and Ewan Tempero. "Construct Validity in Software Engineering Research and Software Metrics." In EASE'18: 22nd International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering 2018. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3210459.3210461.

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Kadir and Irna Rahmawati. "Measuring Construct Validity and Students’ Mathematical Creative Thinking Skills." In International Conference Recent Innovation. SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0009914406670674.

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Plotnik, Meir, Glen M. Doniger, Yotam Bahat, Amihai Gottleib, Oran Ben Gal, Evyatar Arad, Lotem Kribus-Shmiel, et al. "Immersive trail making: Construct validity of an ecological neuropsychological test." In 2017 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR). IEEE, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icvr.2017.8007501.

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Juditya, Silvy, Adang Suherman, Amung Ma’mun, and Agus Rusdiana. "Reliability and Construct Validity: Of the Basketball Movement Skills Instrument." In 4th International Conference on Sport Science, Health, and Physical Education (ICSSHPE 2019). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.200214.075.

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Braga, Thais Guerra, Douglas Wegner, Anny Key De Souza Mendonca, and Nelson Casarotto Filho. "Business network lifecycle model: construct validity using structural equation model." In 2022 International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics (ISMCR). IEEE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ismcr56534.2022.9950594.

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Aryanto, Budi, Awan Hariono, and Cukup Pahalawidi. "Construct Validity For Talent Identification Test Athletic With Aiken’s V." In Proceedings of the 2nd Yogyakarta International Seminar on Health, Physical Education, and Sport Science (YISHPESS 2018) and 1st Conference on Interdisciplinary Approach in Sports (CoIS 2018). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/yishpess-cois-18.2018.167.

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Golder, V., M. Huq, K. Franklyn, A. Calderone, A. Lateef, CS Lau, A. Lee, et al. "437 Construct validity assessment of the lupus low disease activity state (lldas) – a case based validity study." In LUPUS 2017 & ACA 2017, (12th International Congress on SLE &, 7th Asian Congress on Autoimmunity). Lupus Foundation of America, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/lupus-2017-000215.437.

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Reports on the topic "Construct validity"

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Vickers, Jr, and Ross R. Construct Validity of Physical Fitness Tests. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, February 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada625998.

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Hedlund, Jennifer, Joseph A. Horvath, George B. Forsythe, Scott Snook, and Wendy M. Williams. Tacit Knowledge in Military Leadership: Evidence of Construct Validity. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, April 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada343446.

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Pritchett, Lant. The Evidence About What Works in Education: Graphs to Illustrate External Validity and Construct Validity. Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE), June 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.35489/bsg-rise-ri_2017/002.

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Simpson, Gwen. A construct validity study for the Women workers scale questionnaire. Portland State University Library, January 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.15760/etd.2968.

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Buttrey, Samuel L., Paul O'Connor, Angela O'Dea, and Quinn Kennedy. An Evaluation of the Construct Validity of the Command Safety Assessment Survey. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, December 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada533937.

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Schwager, Elisa H., and Kenneth L. Evans. An Exploration of the Construct Validity of a Leadership Behavior Rating System. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, April 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada310259.

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Шестопалова (Бондар), Катерина Миколаївна. Active Citizenship of Ukrainian Teenagers. Київ, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/123456789/3233.

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Adaptation of the questionnaire "Active citizenship of young people" by Polish psychologists Anna Zalewska, Beata Krzywosz-Rynkiewicz was conducted on a sample of 206 people (11 –14 –17 year-old). Evaluation of psychometric properties of Ukrainian version of the questionnaire was conducted, its scales checked for internal consistency and reproducibility. With the help of correlation analysis construct validity was proved, that received almost a complete reproduction of the factor structure of the original.

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Stuart, Nicole, Karina Dorrington, Andrew Sheridan, and Carmela Pestell. The Neuropsychological Correlates of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo: A Systematic Review Protocol. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, August 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.8.0102.

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Review question / Objective: The objective the current review is to delineate the cognitive profile of SCT, particularly where it is similar to or different from ADHD-related inattention. In addition, the review will provide an analysis of methodological factors that might account for discrepancies in research findings and guidance for future studies. Condition being studied: Sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) is a constellation of symptoms originally identified among children with the inattentive subtype of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD-I). These symptoms include daydreaming, inconsistent alertness, hypoactivity and lethargy. Although there is considerable overlap with ADHD-I, factor analytic and convergent and discriminant validity studies suggest that SCT is a distinct construct. Moreover, there is evidence that SCT may be common in a number of other disorders, including depression and autism - suggesting that SCT might represent an important transdiagnostic construct.

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McElwain, Terry F., Eugene Pipano, Guy H. Palmer, Varda Shkap, Stephn A. Hines, and Wendy C. Brown. Protection of Cattle against Babesiosis: Immunization against Babesia bovis with an Optimized RAP-1/Apical Complex Construct. United States Department of Agriculture, September 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/1999.7573063.bard.

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Previous research and current efforts at control of babesiosis fall short of meeting the needs of countries where the disease is endemic, such as Israel, as well as the needs of exporting countries and countries bordering on endemic areas, such as the U.S. Our long-term goal is to develop improved methods of immunization against bovine babesiosis based on an understanding of the molecular mechanisms of immune protection and parasite targets of a protective immune response. In our previous BARD project, we established the basis for focusing on rhoptry antigens as components of a subunit vaccine against bovine babesiosis, and for additional research to better characterize rhoptry associated protein-1 (RAP-1) as a target of protective immunity. In this continuation BARD project, our objectives were to [1] optimize the immune response against RAP-1, and [2] identify additional rhoptry candidate vaccine antigens. The entire locus encoding B. bovis RAP-1 was sequenced, and the rap-1 open reading frame compared among several strains. Unlike B. bigemina, in which multiple gene copies with variant domains encode RAP-1, the B. bovis RAP-1 locus contains only two identical genes which are conserved among strains. Through testing of multiple truncated constructs of rRAP-1, one or more immunodominant T cell epitopes were mapped to the amino terminal half of RAP-1. At least one linear and one conformational B cell epitope have been demonstrated in the same amino terminal construct, which in B. bigemina RAP-1 also contains an epitope recognized by neutralizing antibody. The amine terminal half of the molecule represents the most highly conserved part of the gene family and contains motifs conserved broadly among the apicomplexa. In contrast, the carboxy terminal half of B. bovis RAP-1 is less well conserved and contains multiple repeats encoding a linear B cell epitope potentially capable of inducing an ineffective, T cell independent, type 2 immune response. Therefore, we are testing an amino terminal fragment of RAP-1 (RAP-1N) in an immunization trial in cattle. Cattle have beer immunized with RAP-1N or control antigen, and IL-12 with Ribi adjuvant. Evaluation of the immune response is ongoing, and challenge with virulent B. bovis will occur in the near future. While no new rhoptry antigens were identified, our studies did identify and characterize a new spherical body antigen (SBP3), and several heat shock proteins (HSP's). The SBP3 and HSP21 antigens stimulate T cells from immune cattle and are considered new vaccine candidates worthy of further testing. Overall, we conclude that a single RAP-1 vaccine construct representing the conserved amino terminal region of the molecule should be sufficient for immunization against all strains of B. bovis. While results of the ongoing immunization trial will direct our next research steps, results at this time are consistent with our long term goal of designing a subunit vaccine which contains only the epitopes relevant to induction of protective immunity. Parallel studies are defining the mechanisms of protective immunity. Apicomplexan protozoa, including babesiosis and malaria, cause persistent diseases for which control is inadequate. The apical organelles are defining features of these complex protozoa, and have been conserved through the evolutionary process, Past and current BARD projects on babesiosis have established the validity and potential of exploiting these conserved organelles in developing improved control methods applicable to all apicomplexan diseases.

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Punjabi, Maitri, Julianne Norman, Lauren Edwards, and Peter Muyingo. Using ACASI to Measure Gender-Based Violence in Ugandan Primary Schools. RTI Press, March 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2021.rb.0025.2104.

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School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) remains difficult to measure because of high sensitivity and response bias. However, most SRGBV measurement relies on face-to-face (FTF) survey administration, which is susceptible to increased social desirability bias. Widely used in research on sensitive topics, Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interview (ACASI) allows subjects to respond to pre-recorded questions on a computerized device, providing respondents with privacy and confidentiality. This brief contains the findings from a large-scale study conducted in Uganda in 2019 where primary grade 3 students were randomly selected to complete surveys using either ACASI or FTF administration. The surveys covered school climate, gender attitudes, social-emotional learning, and experiences of SRGBV. Through this study, we find that although most survey responses were comparable between ACASI and FTF groups, the reporting of experiences of sexual violence differed drastically: 43% of students in the FTF group versus 77% of students in the ACASI group reported experiencing sexual violence in the past school term. We also find that factor structures are similar for data collected with ACASI compared with data collected FTF, though there is weaker evidence for construct validity for both administration modes. We conclude that ACASI is a valuable tool in measuring sensitive sub-topics of SRGBV and should be utilized over FTF administration, although further psychometric testing of these surveys is recommended.

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