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Risk perception is a concept related to the decision-making process and allows people to perceive the hazards surrounding the context and choose the best preventive methods to avoid them. The COVID-19 pandemic was a remarkable era in which people had to adopt protective methods, such as social isolation, to reduce the possibility of being contaminated by the virus. This study covers the development, psychometric properties, and norms of a scale to assess Risk Perception regarding COVID-19 and Social Isolation. The analysis suggested good expert agreement regarding the adequacy of the scale content and items and factor analysis suggested two factors, called the emotional and cognitive domains. The composite reliability suggested the internal consistency of the scale and its factors. All the results of this study suggest that this scale presents evidence of construct validity, constituting a reliable instrument. This new instrument may be used to evaluate risk perception related to COVID-19 and Social Isolation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Friendship is an important bond in the personal and social growth of an individual and plays a prominent role during youth. Most scales to measure it are aimed at children and adolescents but none measure character friend-ship, a type of selfless friendship with ethical traits and Aristotelian roots. Therefore, the aim of the research is to design and validate the youth Character Friendship Scale (CFS) in a sample of 1587 young Spanish people. The final version of the CFS is composed of 35 items distributed over three dimensions: "Selfless love and intimacy" (21), "Trust" (7) and "Respect and forgiveness" (7) with ordinal reliability coefficients of 0.94, 0.79 and 0.7 respectively and good model fits (CFI = 0.986; TLI = 0.986; RMSEA = 0.043; SRMR = 0.054; GFI = 0.997). It is concluded that the CFS is a scale with good psychometric properties for measuring character friendship in young adults. The results obtained from its application will lead to a better understanding of the importance of character friendship for the socioemotional development or happiness of young adults and will enable the development of intervention programmes that enhance aspects of friendship such as trust, respect, forgiveness or mutual knowledge, which can facilitate collaborative relationships and contribute to social cohesion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Intimate partner violence is a harmful phenomenon to physical, psychological, sexual and behavioral wellbeing. The objective was to develop and validate the Intimate Partner Violence Scale (EVPI), the perpetrator's version, to measure the frequency of behaviors practiced between partners. Study 1 (N=280) consisted of item development and principal component analysis, which demonstrated the existence of 3 factors (psychological abuse, physical abuse and behavioral control), with alphas ranging from .80 to .85. In Study 2 (N=218), through MIRT it's possible to choose the best items so the measurement showed good adjustment indexes: X² / df=1.54, CFI=1.00, GFI=.97, AGFI=.97, SRMR=.09, RMSEA=.00 (90% CI=.00; 0.05). Overall, we are confident we provided relevant initial data showing that the EVPI items constitute a valid measure capable of discriminating relevant traits of violence between intimate partners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Este artículo examina los retos y la importancia de adaptar las pruebas psicológicas. La psicología, como ciencia que estudia la mente y el comportamiento, se enfrenta a la singular complejidad de evaluar constructos intangibles como las emociones, los pensamientos y las actitudes. A diferencia de otras disciplinas científicas, las mediciones psicológicas suelen ser indirectas y estar influidas por errores de medición. En consecuencia, es crucial garantizar su fiabilidad y validez. Este artículo profundiza en los pasos fundamentales para realizar adaptaciones de pruebas psicológicas. Dado que la mayor parte de la investigación psicológica procede de países anglosajones, es esencial modificar las pruebas para adaptarlas a poblaciones e idiomas diversos. Por ello, un aspecto crítico es la adaptación lingüística y cultural de los instrumentos y pruebas psicológicas. Se resalta la importancia de las perspectivas émicas y éticas para comprender los matices culturales y lingüísticos y se abordan los posibles sesgos y heurísticos que pueden influir en los resultados de las pruebas. Además, se destaca el papel de la adaptación para promover una mejor comprensión del comportamiento humano en diversos contextos culturales. Por último, se presenta una síntesis clara de los pasos para la adaptación de las pruebas, siguiendo las directrices de la International Test Commission (ITC). La incorporación de consideraciones culturales y lingüísticas en la adaptación de las pruebas mejorará sin duda la eficacia y aplicabilidad de las evaluaciones psicológicas en poblaciones diversas.

El objetivo de esta investigación fue describir el proceso de validación de un instrumento elaborado para medir el ambiente familiar positivo (FAMPOS) en adolescentes. Se basó en el modelo ecológico de familia positiva, conformado por seis interacciones: educativas, constructivas, afectivas, cooperativas, prosociales y económicas. Se aplicó la escala a una muestra por conveniencia de 227 estudiantes de una secundaria pública en Sonora, México, junto con una escala de bienestar subjetivo para probar validez convergente. La validez de contenido fue evaluada por un panel de expertos. Se evaluó la confiabilidad resultando un valor de alfa de Cronbach de 0.94. Para la validez de constructo, se utilizó el análisis factorial confirmatorio de segundo orden y la validez convergente quedó evidenciada en la fuerza y dirección de las correlaciones. Los resultados mostraron que el (FAMPOS) se conformó por cuatro factores y es válido para evaluar el ambiente familiar positivo de adolescentes con características similares a la muestra.

RESUMO Objetivou-se elaborar a Escala de Atitudes Femininas frente à Pílula do dia Seguinte (EAFPDS), reunindo evidências preliminares de validade e precisão. Participaram 223 universitárias (Midade = 21,44; DP = 4,1; amplitude 18 a 46 anos), que foram divididas em dois grupos: sexualmente ativas (51,6%) e não ativas (48,4%). Os resultados mostraram que os itens da medida possuem estrutura bifatorial, o fator I sendo nomeado como Segurança e o fator II como Ansiedade. Os respectivos fatores apresentaram Alfas de Cronbach de 0,62 e 0,67, além de homogeneidade de 0,29 e 0,41. Concluiu-se que este instrumento apresenta evidências preliminares de validade fatorial e confiabilidade, disponibilizando uma medida no português brasileiro que permite medir adequadamente as atitudes femininas frente à pílula do dia seguinte.

This rhizomatic essay maps the communicative-geographical dimensions of our current cultural moment in relation to climate change communication, which characterizes climate as hyper and broken, proposing the artificial as the fix to this brokenness. Drawing on more-than-human sensibilities of communication geography, I work through three intricately connected modalities of current cultural discourses in relation to climate. First, hyper allows me to locate an implosion of scale in the context of the hyperobject of climate change. Second, broken asks questions about the dialectical tension between whole-ness and broken-ness, a longing for a nostalgic past and an urgent futurity. And finally, artificial engages the seeming solution to this broken-ness as it lures on the horizon of our perception: I argue that our flight into the realms of techno-solutionism do not absolve us from being concerned with the current planetary moment as the artificial is very much grounded in the material. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recognizing aggressive behavior at an early age is vital to identify problematic trajectories that may increase the risk of behavioral and social adaptation problems at school and during adolescence. This requires scales capable of measuring this behavior. In this study, the Scale of Preschool Social Behavior (psbs) - Teacher Form was validated using a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (cfa) in a national context. We used a sample of 538 children and 12 educators from 4 kindergartens and 5 public schools in Santiago, Chile. The results revealed two main factors: aggression and pro-social behavior, similar to the original scale. This study contributes to the early detection of physical and relational aggression in the preschool stage through the development of reliable measurements that guide prevention programs. Reconocer el comportamiento agresivo a una edad temprana es vital para identificar trayectorias problemáticas que pueden aumentar el riesgo de presentar problemas de adaptación conductual y social en la edad escolar y durante la adolescencia. Para ello, es necesario contar con escalas válidas capaces de medir este comportamiento en el contexto nacional. En este estudio, la Escala de Comportamiento Social Preescolar (psbs) - Forma para profesores fue validada usando un Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio (cfa). Se utilizó una muestra de 538 niños, 12 educadores de 4 jardines infantiles y de 5 escuelas en Santiago, Chile. Los resultados revelaron dos factores principales: la agresión y el comportamiento pro-social, que es similar a la escala original. Los resultados de este estudio esperan contribuir a la detección temprana de la agresión física y relacional en la etapa preescolar, a través del desarrollo de medidas confiables que guíen los programas de prevención. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present essay problematizes the centrality of scale in educational policies, particularly in curriculum policies. To empirically consolidate the place of scale in education, we will analyze the "Glossary of Curriculum Terminology" (UNESCO/International Bureau of Education), in this article freely translated as "Glossary of Curriculum Terminology" (2016). The hypothesis of this text resides in the curriculum as a policy of scale. To this end, we articulate the debate of curriculum theory (LOPES, 2015, MACEDO, 2012, 2019) with political theory (MOUFFE, 2011) and the epistemology of scale, developed by Moore (2008). Our intention is to question the role of scale in educational policies, given that it is not a mere adjective of the level of governance of curricular actions, but an operation of antagonisms in the relationship between institutions and curricula. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Rape myths are widespread and persistent attitudes, beliefs, and stereotypes, usually false, about rape, the victim, and the perpetrator. Their function is to deny and justify sexual assaults against women, affecting the victim's attributions of responsibility and the perpetrator's attributions of guilt in rape cases. These myths exert a bias in the processing of information, directing attention and perception toward stimuli that justify the victim's responsibility for sexual aggression. These beliefs can be grouped into several types of myths: Myths that hold the victim responsible by arguing that women should be careful and not expose themselves to avoid sexual aggression, myths that justify and reduce the responsibility of the aggressor by stating that the man could not contain his sexual desire and those myths that deny or normalize sexual aggression, which propose that rape occurs only in very specific contexts. In the last two decades, the instruments most commonly used to measure these beliefs are The Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (IRMAS), which uses direct and explicit expressions through classic language, and the Modern Sexual Assault Myth Acceptance Scale (AMMSA), where its expressions are modern, subtle and indirect. Considering the wide use of these instruments, it is justified to provide empirical evidence showing information on the psychometric properties of these scales. One of the procedures for synthesizing empirical results is meta-analyses (MA). This methodology can synthesize studies of specific variables and analyze the psychometric properties of the measurement instruments, providing relevant information on the quality of a given scale. Within this last type of RM are reliability generalizations (RG), those that study the reliability coefficients obtained in different applications of a scale, providing evidence on the properties of the measures used in measuring a construct. A meta-analysis of the RGs of 69 empirical studies that used any of the rape myth scales was performed. The objective was to estimate the mean reliability of the combined scores of the IRMAS and AMMSA scales to obtain an approximate value of their overall reliability and to assess the possible moderating effect of some variables of interest (e.g., research design, culture, sample type, etc.). The mean internal consistency reliability of the scale scores for the 98 samples studied was .85, 95 % C.I. [.84, .86] and the mean coef- ficient for each of the IRMAS and AMMSA scales was .84 and .85 respectively. All these values are above .80, a value established as satisfactory reliability of the instrument for general research. The Cronbach's alpha coef- ficients reported by the studies ranged from .71 to .98, with values considered moderate to excellent. These results show that both scales present acceptable internal consistency indices in various applications. There is high heterogeneity (I² = 96 %), with the number of items being the only moderating variable significantly explaining the observed reliability variability. This result was to be expected, given that the effect of test length on the estimation of reliability indices has a long tradition and is widely known in the psychometric literature. It can be concluded that the most commonly used scales to measure rape myth acceptance IRMAS and the AMMSA scale, despite their high heterogeneity, present reliability above the minimum accepted values in all primary studies included in the RG MA. Therefore, the rape myth acceptance measures meet the reliability criteria suitable for use in empirical research in their different forms, moments, and contexts. They prove to be robust and stable instruments for measuring rape myths. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the research is to determine a new formula for the calculation of the anamorphosis coefficient of the UTM coordinates with respect to the real distances measured in the field. There are no simple and demonstrable developments for such a calculation as they are all based on successive developments of approximations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Young adolescents are more vulnerable to disinformation owing to the time that they spend online and their content consumption habits. The consequences of this phenomenon can be serious, both for the individual and at a social and political level. To alleviate this situation, different agencies recommend healthy practices regarding consumption and exchange of information; from checklists to self-learning exercises for the development of critical thinking. This research proposes a tool for the identification of behaviours among adolescents when giving credibility to information or content and the motives that lead them to share it, contributing at times to the spread of misleading information. After an exhaustive process of design, piloting, and psychometric validation using an English-speaking sample (N = 417), a reliable instrument was obtained. We also measured its correlation with critical thinking and moral disengagement. The results lead us to conclude that this is a new tool with which to observe the information consumption behaviours of young people and thus measure their vulnerability to disinformation. Similarly, we have confirmed how greater critical thinking is positively related to more responsible consumption when giving credibility to content or news, and how moral disengagement is linked to the fact of sharing such items with greater ease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A questão agrária não é recente, a mesma é realidade desde o processo acumulação primitiva descrito por Marx (1970 [1867]). Contudo, no século XXI, devido a processos como a convergência de múltiplas crises, a globalização neoliberal e as mudanças geopolíticas globais, o problema agrário assume novas características. O capital, para garantir sua acumulação interminável, necessita de ajustes espaciais e temporais e neste sentido os espaços agrários do Sul Global têm sido profundamente incorporados pelas dinâmicas expansivas do capital. Este processo é materializado por meio de distintas estratégias, cada vez mais sofisticadas e violentas, ao mesmo tempo em que resulta em diferentes formas de resistências desde abaixo. Neste sentido, a atual questão agrária no Sul Global envolve uma diversidade de territorialidades, dimensões e escalas.

El estudio de la confianza interpersonal es crucial para el desarrollo psicosocial humano. Se ha observado que, durante la niñez, favorece el comportamiento moral y prosocial, los vínculos de amistad, la competencia social, la experiencia de emociones positivas y el rendimiento académico, entre otros aspectos. El presente trabajo tuvo por objetivo adaptar y validar la Cross Cultural Children Trust Beliefs Scale (ccctbs), a fin de poder evaluar este constructo en población argen-tina. La muestra incluyó 348 niños (51.2 % mujeres; 48.8 % varones), de entre 8 y 12 años de edad (m = 10.58; de = 1.31), quienes completaron la ccctbs y una escala de apego. Se consiguió una versión conceptual y semánticamente equivalente a la original, con buenas propiedades psicométricas. La escala argentina conserva el mismo número de ítems y replica el modelo operacional de partida, constituido por tres bases principales de la confianza: fiabilidad (α = .76; ω = .80), confianza emocional (α = .72; ω = .78) y honestidad (α = .78; ω = .83). Las puntuaciones de la ccctbs correlacionaron positiva y significativamente con la medida de apego seguro, lo que aporta evidencias de su validez nomológica.

Introducción: La escala FoMOs (siglas en inglés para Fear of missing out scale) pretende la valoración de una experiencia de interrelación, con mediación tecnológica, que vincula consecuencias irregulares en los usuarios. Estas consecuencias se remiten a sensaciones de intranquilidad mórbida por considerarse desconectado o desvinculado de la realidad social artificial. Objetivo: La presente investigación tiene como objetivo determinar las propiedades psicométricas de la FoMOs en población colombiana. Metodología: El diseño metodológico cuantitativo, de tipo no experimental, con un enfoque empírico-analítico, de alcance descriptivo y de corte transversal. Resultados: Al validar las propiedades psicométricas de la escala FoMO se encuentra que su ajuste es oportuno y apropiado comparado con el prototipo original. La consistencia interna de los dos modelos, Alfa de Cronbach y Omega de McDonald, ofrecieron resultados convenientes (ω = .88; α = .79). Conclusión: El análisis del instrumento permite concluir que la adaptación de la escala FoMOs es válida y confiable para la valoración del síndrome FoMO dentro del contexto colombiano.

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We developed a novel spatial stream network geographically weighted regression (SSN-GWR) by incorporating stream-distance metrics into GWR. The model was tested for predicting seasonal total nitrogen (TN) and total suspended solids (TSS) concentrations in relation to watershed characteristics for 108 sites in the Han River Basin, South Korea. The SSN-GWR model was run with the average seasonal water quality parameters from 2012 through 2016 and was validated with the data from 2017 through 2021. The model fit among ordinary least square regression, standard GWR (STD-GWR), and stream distance weighted SSN-GWR were compared based on their ability to explain the variation of seasonal water quality parameters. We also compared residual spatial autocorrelations as well as various error parameters from these models. Compared to the STD-GWR model, the SSN-GWR model generally provided better model fit, reduced residual spatial autocorrelation, and lessened overall modeling errors. Results show that the spatial patterns of model fit, as well as various coefficients from the upstream distance weighted regressions, capture local patterns as a product of upstream–downstream relations. We demonstrate that a successful model could be developed by integrating stream distance into the GWR, which not only improves model fit but also reveals realistic hydrological processes that relate watershed characteristics to water quality along with the stream network. The local variations in model fit derived from this work can be used to devise fine-scale interventions for water quality improvements in a spatially heterogeneous complex river basin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introdução: A ética para o exercício profissional tende a ser posta em prática a partir de uma estrutura de valores que orienta o comportamento dos membros dessa profissão, por meio de um conjunto de deveres, princípios e normas que promove o reconhecimento pelos pares, a confiança do público e a proteção e reputação da profissão, valores fundamentais para qualquer atividade e entendidos como o que é imprescindível para alcançar a prática profissional ideal (Ricou, 2014) [1]. Objetivos: Desenvolver e validar uma escala hierárquica de valores e comportamentos ético-profissionais para psicólogos brasileiros (EHVPP-BR). Material e Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transcultural em países lusófonos (Portugal, Angola, Moçambique e Brasil), que no Brasil foi realizado em etapa única, online, respeitando exigências éticas de pesquisa com pessoas e aplicado entre abril e maio de 2022. A amostra foi composta por conveniência (snowball) e o protocolo foi composto por: termo de consentimento, questionário sociodemográfico-ocupacional, e a EHVPP-BR (23 itens, 4 dimensões, escala likert de 1 a 5 – discordo totalmente/concordo totalmente), com base em Alves et al. (2021) [2]. Resultados: Participaram 239 psicólogos brasileiros de diferentes regiões e áreas de atuação. Considerados os critérios psicométricos de evidências de validade (Ramada-Rodilla et al., 2013) [3], houve normalidade e robustez da distribuição dos dados (KMO=0,854, esfericidade de Bartlett (χ²(90)=1012,03, p

En gran medida, el cambio climático ha sido estructurado de manera jerárquica en escalas-niveles: local, regional y global. Sin embargo, el vínculo entre dichas escalas-niveles y la delimitación de cada una dista de ser trivial. En este trabajo nos proponemos analizar cómo es considerado el cambio climático y sus escalas-niveles por el Grupo Intergubernamental de Expertos sobre el Cambio Climático (IPCC) y en dos proyectos productivos: las plantaciones forestales de Chile y el trigo transgénico HB4. Ambos proyectos son exhibidos en armonía con los objetivos de mitigación y/o adaptación al cambio climático, pero cuestionados por tener prácticas dañinas para el ambiente. En términos generales, a pesar de las múltiples causas que se asocian al cambio climático, mostramos que, en ambos proyectos productivos, la emisión de dióxido de carbono es presentada como única su causa, y la gestión del carbono a nivel global es propuesta como estrategia principal para la mitigación y/o adaptación. Por su parte, las escalas-niveles regionales y locales tienen menos importancia en el discurso público del IPCC y de las empresas asociadas a los proyectos productivos. Por su parte, elementos propios de estas últimas escalas-niveles son resaltados en las críticas ambientales a las forestales y al trigo HB4, en disonancia con los beneficios globales publicitados. Argumentamos pues que el discurso ambiental de las empresas precisa de una estrategia reduccionista en la que las escalas-niveles locales y regionales son reducidas a la escala-nivel global para mostrarse amigables con el ambiente, a la vez que justifica e invisibiliza los deterioros ambientales locales y regionales.

El presente reporte de investigación muestra el trabajo realizado en el diseño y validación de un instrumento para medir el nivel neuroeducativo de la práctica docente o de la planeación didáctica. Para ello se estableció una base teórica a partir de las propuestas más recientes en neurociencia cognitiva aplicada y de algunas áreas afines con aportes útiles para el enfoque del aprendizaje basado en el cerebro, con el objetivo de desarrollar una escala neuropedagógica para la planeación y la intervención didáctica (ENEPID). A partir de las aportaciones de múltiples autores se logró la consolidación de 11 dimensiones que engloban aspectos esenciales para que la práctica docente y/o la planeación didáctica estén alineadas con el aprendizaje basado en el cerebro: atención, curiosidad, diseño universal para el aprendizaje, emociones, funciones ejecutivas y cognitivas, memorias, neuroaprendizaje, neuroeducador, neuroevaluación, periodos atencionales y planeación neurodidáctica. Bajo el diseño de una escala tipo Likert se produjo la ENEPID, la cual fue piloteada con 10 docentes y validada por expertos bajo la metodología V de Aiken. Posteriormente la escala fue aplicada a 176 maestros de diferentes niveles educativos en el estado de Durango, México. Con los datos obtenidos, el instrumento fue analizado por medios estadísticos para determinar su validez, confiabilidad y consistencia interna. Como resultado se concluye que el instrumento es totalmente viable para ser utilizado en la medición del nivel neuroeducativo tanto de la práctica docente como de la planeación didáctica en cualquier nivel educativo, observando además una influencia equilibrada todas las dimensiones en el nivel neuroeducativo.

Compulsory teleworking has affected workers in several countries, increasing concerns about managerial support. This study aimed to build and present validity evidence of the Short Scale for Managerial Support to Teleworkers. We carried out four successive steps, namely: adapting items from other managerial support scales or related constructs to the teleworking context; exploratory factor analysis and network analysis (N = 3,769); confirmatory factor analysis (N = 3,839); invariance analysis considering gender and education (N = 7,608). As a result, the scale has a unifactorial structure with five items and quite favorable psychometric indicators regarding validity, reliability, and invariance. We recommend using the scale applied to different samples of teleworkers and research with other organizational or individual variables. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Quality of life (QOL) has gained increased interest as a critical pathway to better understanding the lives and circumstances of children and adolescents in both the general population and among specific populations. Yet, QOL assessment among youngsters in youth care services remains a highly under-researched topic. This study examines the suitability and psychometric properties of a new QOL self-report scale for adolescents between 12 and 18 years old in youth care: the Quality of Life in Youth Services Scale (QOLYSS). The provisional version of the QOLYSS was pre-tested in a sample of 28 adolescents in youth care to examine its applicability and feasibility. Next, a comprehensive evaluation of the psychometric properties of the field-test version was conducted in a sample of 271 adolescents in youth care in Flanders, Belgium (M = 15.43, SD = 1.73). Classical item and factor analyses were carried out per subscale, (test-retest) reliability and item-discriminant validity of the subscales were examined, convergent validity was explored, and confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the goodness-of-fit of different measurement models. Reliability measures of the scale are satisfactory, results are indicative of convergent validity, and confirmatory factor analysis provides evidence for the eight correlated factors model. Future lines of research concerning the ongoing development and application of the QOLYSS are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this work was to construct the Multidimensional Empathy Scale for Adults (MESA) and to evaluate indicators of validity and reliability for this instrument. Based on Martin Hoffman’s theory and previous research, 67 items were elaborated to evaluate five dimensions of empathy. After testing the semantic and content validity, a version of the MESA with 31 items and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index by Davis (1983) were administered to 541 adults. Exploratory Factor Analysis indicated a solution of three factors, which grouped 30 items of the MESA, and explained around 52% of the total observed variance. Indicators of reliability and of convergent validity for the MESA were found. Gender differences in empathy scores were identified. Results indicate that the MESA is appropriate for measuring empathy in adults, advancing in relation to other instruments available in Brazil as this scale encompasses different types of empathic feelings, in addition to those traditionally evaluated in the field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this study was to carry out an adaptation of the Positive Driver Behaviors Scale (PDBS) for Brazil and verify if it would be possible to propose a brief version of the scale. The instrument originally composed of 38 items was applied to 204 motorists in Brazil, the majority being men (65.7%), with a mean age of 35.6 years. The result showed the possibility of a one-factor structure, consisting of a total of 19 items and Cronbach's alpha = .90, explaining 37.9% of the total variance. The relevance of this measure is highlighted because it is a tool capable of evaluating non-traffic behavior. Besides, it provides support to traffic professionals and psychologists, in order to instrumentalize their practices. It also allows further understanding of the phenomenon of transport, which can facilitate the development of effective measures to combat accidents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The aim of this study focused on the elaboration and validation of an organizational aesthetic perception scale (AESCATScale) to be used in understanding individuals' perceptions of organizational life. Design/methodology/approach: We carried out a literature review, exploratory interviews, two separate surveys, and multivariate analyses. The scale was validated through an application with a large sample of college professors. Findings: Our outcomes consisted of a multidimensional construct model for the perception of organizational aesthetics (AESCATScale), with seven dimensions and 20 items. According to our analysis, the organizational aesthetics construct is consistent and may be the basis for future studies on the subject. Research limitations/implications: We highlight three peculiar limitations to the research: a) the subjective nature of the theme, b) the lack of comprehension of some categories by respondents and c) the sample used was chosen for its accessibility and to have been restricted to college professors of a single state in Brazil. Practical implications: The AESCATScale may reveal the sensitive logic underlying several organizational practices in the workplace based on a sensitive point of view. Also, it can be a valuable tool to aid in a manager's decision-making in situations of change. Originality/value: This study introduces a differentiated approach to organizational management that can sometimes be missed due to its abstract nature. Therefore, it introduces a novelty research tool that can be used in corporate and academic environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Migration is a natural phenomenon that includes annual movements of many bird species in response to seasonal cycles. With approximately one third of all living bird species, South America has an important avifauna, and many migrants land in Brazil at stopping points and wintering sites. Objective: To identify associations between migrant birds and coastal vegetation, and environmental influence of on migration. Methods: At 10 points along the coast of Piauí State, Brazil, we made visual censuses and mist net captures, between April 2009 and February 2016. Results: We identified 82 migrant bird species (13 orders; 28 families) that represented 41 intracontinental migrating species, 26 northern visiting species, 14 nomad species and one vagrant species. The richness peaks were at the beginning and end of both dry and rainy seasons, matching insolation and atmospheric pressure. There were spatial pattern differences among vegetation complexes. Chrysolampis mosquitus is an indicator of caatinga vegetation, Numenius phaeopus of wetland, Charadrius collaris of non-flooding fields, Rostrhamus sociabilis of forest-grassland transition, and Columbina picui of orchards. Despite differences in number and species composition within vegetation types, the temporal pattern in species richness was similar among flooded fields, non-flooded fields, and transition grassland categories. Conclusions: Migrant birds occupy specific environments during their permanence along the coast of Piauí State, with richness matching insolation and atmospheric pressure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this work was to create a scale of typologies of co-production of public services. For this, the steps for building scales proposed by Costa (2011) were followed. The exploratory phase took place in the form of an integrative literature review and item generation. Meanwhile, the descriptive phase details the procedures for constructing and validating the scale. The scale consists of 5 factors (preliminary, initial, basic, intermediate and advanced) and 19 items generated from 301 valid responses. The research presents its contributions by delivering a scale that is both capable of measuring the different ways citizens see co-production and has the potential to contribute to future studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research aimed to elaborate the Female Attitudes Toward the Morning-After Pill Scale (FAMPS), gathering preliminary evidence of validity and accuracy. There were 223 university women (Mean age = 21.44; SD = 4.1; range 18 to 46 years), who were divided into two groups: sexually active (51.6%) and non-active (48.4%). The results showed that the items of the measure have two-factor structure, factor I being named Safety and factor II as Anxiety. The respective factors presented Cronbach’s Alphas of 0.62 and 0.67, in addition to homogeneity of 0.29 and 0.41. It is concluded that this instrument presents preliminary evidences of factorial validity and reliability, providing a measure in Brazilian Portuguese that allows to adequately measure the female attitudes toward the morning-after pill. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The level of support for multiculturalism by host countries varies according to specific aspects of multicultural policies, so measures of general attitude towards multiculturalism are extremely important as they can give an indication of the general ideological climate of a country. This exploratory study aims to present the psychometric properties of the Multicultural Attitude scale in a portuguese sample. With a total sample of 404 participants, 123 men and 281 women of Portuguese nationality, aged between 18 and 82 years (M = 40.94; SD = 15.43), the results obtained by conducting the principal component analysis, point to a four-factor structure and with good fit indices, as opposed to the original one-dimensional structure. However, the internal consistency showed weak values. Nevertheless, the scale had a good alpha value, which is why it is considered that it can be an instrument to be used in the Portuguese population. However, it is considered essential that future studies include a review of items with double negatives, social desirability, and scale structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The evaluation of gender violence requires measurement instruments validated with the study populations. A search of measures is carried out in PsycINFO with the keywords "gender violence" "measur*" "validation", obtaining twenty-nine instruments. Nineteen others are added to the study that measure gender-based violence both directly and indirectly, and that were known from previous research but were not found in the PsycINFO search. The questionnaires are classified into four areas according to their possibility of use: attitudes towards violence, police/judicial field, social and health field and perception of gender differences or sexism. The results show forty-eight instruments including the reliability and validity indicators available. It is discussed if the search systems allow or not to find all the available instruments directly or we had to add other alternative resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Survey of Autobiographical Memory (SAM) scale is an easy-to-administer self-report measure of Autobiographical Memory (AM) abilities. The aim of this study was to obtain evidence of psychometric validity of the SAM in the Spanish population, specifically evidence of internal structure and reliability (factor) and evidence of relationship with other variables (evidence of convergent validity). In addition, another objective was to analyze the degree of factor equivalence of the scale in a sample of Spanish and Argentine adults. A cross-sectional study was carried out with a final sample of 3306 participants between 18 and 65 years of age: 3044 Argentines and 262 Spaniards. In general terms, the results allow us to conclude that the SAM has adequate psychometric properties for its use with the Spanish population and that it has a degree of cross-cultural equivalence between the Argentine and Spanish population, since it is adequate at the level of partial metric invariance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]