Psychology
Mohammad Azad Abdollahpour
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Objective: The main purpose of the present study was to investigate psychometric properties of the Short Character Strength Measure (SCSM) among Iranian teachers. Methods: In this correlation study, 200 teachers (100 male, 100 female) completed the Short Character Strength Measure and the Questionnaire ...
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Objective: The main purpose of the present study was to investigate psychometric properties of the Short Character Strength Measure (SCSM) among Iranian teachers. Methods: In this correlation study, 200 teachers (100 male, 100 female) completed the Short Character Strength Measure and the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI). The confirmatory factor analysis method and internal consistency were used to compute the SCSM's factorial validity and reliability, respectively. Also, in order to examine the construct validity of the character strength measure, we computed correlation between different dimensions of SCSM with positive and negative interpersonal teacher behaviors. Results: The results of confirmatory factor analysis, based AMOS software, indicated that multidimensional structure of the SCSM consisted wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance and transcendence had acceptable fit to data in the teacher’s sample. Correlation analyses between different dimensions of SCSM with positive and negative interpersonal teacher behaviors provided initial evidence for the SCSM construct validity. Internal consistencies for the scales measuring wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance and transcendence were 0/66, 0/55, 0/52, 0/50, 0/55 and 0/76, respectively. In sum, these findings provide evidence for the validity and reliability of the SCSM as an instrument to measure of character strength among teacher’s sample.
Sana Panahipour; Mehdi Arabzadeh; Sajad Alvandi
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Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the self-interpretation scale, including the study of factor, reliability and narrative structure, in order to prepare the test for psychological and sociological research. Methodology: The present research method was correlational ...
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Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the self-interpretation scale, including the study of factor, reliability and narrative structure, in order to prepare the test for psychological and sociological research. Methodology: The present research method was correlational in terms of how to collect descriptive information and applied in terms of purpose. The statistical population of the study included all male and female students in mathematics-physics and experimental sciences in the second and third grades of high school in Karaj in the academic year of 1996-97; The research sample consisted of 400 students (148 boys and 252 girls) in high school in mathematics, physics, and experimental sciences, who were selected by multistage cluster sampling and self-interpretation scale (Hardin, Leung, & Bagot, 2004). They were tested. Results: The results of this study showed that in the confirmatory factor analysis, the structure of the fit scale is acceptable with the data and the good fitness indicators confirm the model. The reliability of the scale was calculated and confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficients and sequential theta for the sample group. In general, the findings of factor analysis were almost similar to the research conducted in the main culture and the reliability and reliability coefficients were close to the results of previous research. Conclusion: According to the findings of the study, it can be concluded that this scale has a good validity and reliability in the Iranian student community and can be used to measure self-interpretation levels.
