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Nicolle Cai; Silvain S. Dang; Simone Cheli; Veronica Cavalletti; Gordon L. Flett; Paul L. Hewit – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2024
Perfectionism measures developed in English-speaking populations have become frequently used in many non-English contexts, including in Italy. Establishing structural and measurement equivalence of instruments between Canadian and Italian samples is therefore important in establishing the validity of these concepts and instruments in Italian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personality Measures, Personality Traits, Measurement
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Ginevra, Maria Cristina; Santilli, Sara; Camussi, Elisabetta; Magnano, Paola; Capozza, Dora; Nota, Laura – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2020
This project developed and examined the psychometric properties of an Italian version of the Courage Measure, the reduced version composed of six items as suggested by Howard and Alipour (J Posit Psychol 9:449-459, 2014). Two studies were conducted with independent samples of Italian adults, providing psychometric support for the Italian…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Psychometrics, Personality Traits, Foreign Countries
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Cadamuro, Alessia; Di Bernardo, Gian Antonio; Trifiletti, Elena; Bisagno, Elisa; Shamloo, Soraya Elizabeth; Faccini, Martina; Vezzali, Loris – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2022
We aimed to validate a long and a short version of the popular SDO6 scale for children, by testing their reliability and factorial structure, as well as divergent and criterion validity. Italian fourth- and fifth-graders (N = 271; 49.45% female) were administered the Child SDO6 scale, composed of 16 items, along with a series of personality and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Peer Influence
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Lau, Chloe; Chiesi, Francesca; Hofmann, Jennifer; Ruch, Willibald; Saklofske, Donald H. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
The State-Trait Cheerfulness Inventory--Trait Version (STCI-T60) measures the temperamental basis of sense of humor involving theoretically derived personality dispositions of cheerfulness, seriousness, and bad mood. The reliability and validity of the newly developed STCI-T60 Italian version were assessed in a sample of Italian speakers (N =…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, Psychometrics, Test Construction
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Filippello, Pina; Buzzai, Caterina; Sorrenti, Luana; Costa, Sebastiano; Abramo, Annarita; Wang, Kennet T. – Applied Developmental Science, 2021
The aim of this manuscript is to examine the perceived parental perfectionism in undergraduate Italian students. Study 1 aimed at exploring the factorial structure, reliability, and construct validity of the Italian version of the Family Almost Perfect Scale (FAPS). The aim of Study 2 was to cross-validate the FAPS structure with a different…
Descriptors: Italian, Personality Measures, Undergraduate Students, Parent Attitudes
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Andrei, Federica; Smith, Martin M.; Surcinelli, Paola; Baldaro, Bruno; Saklofske, Donald H. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2016
This study investigated the structure and validity of the Italian translation of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire. Data were self-reported from 227 participants. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the four-factor structure of the scale. Hierarchical regressions also demonstrated its incremental validity beyond demographics, the…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Factor Structure, Self Control, Factor Analysis
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Di Fabio, Annamaria; Kenny, Maureen E. – Journal of Career Development, 2012
Emotional intelligence (EI) has emerged in recent research as a teachable skill that is distinct from personality and is relevant to scholastic and work success and progress in career development. This study adds to that research by examining the relationship of performance and self-report measures of EI and personality traits with perceived…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Emotional Intelligence, Personality, Measures (Individuals)
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Di Fabio, Annamaria; Palazzeschi, Letizia; Bar-On, Reuven – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2012
This study examines the role of personality traits, core self-evaluation, and emotional intelligence (EI) in career decision-making difficulties. Italian university students (N = 232) responded to questions on the Big Five Questionnaire, Core Self-Evaluation Scale, Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory, and Career Decision-Making Difficulties…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Emotional Intelligence, Measures (Individuals), Personality Measures
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Kafetsios, Konstantinos; Maridaki-Kassotaki, Aikaterini; Zammuner, Vanda L.; Zampetakis, Leonidas A.; Vouzas, Fotios – Journal of Career Assessment, 2009
Two studies tested hypotheses about differences in emotional intelligence (EI) abilities and traits between followers of different career paths. Compared to their social science peers, science students had higher scores in adaptability and general mood traits measured with the Emotion Quotient Inventory, but lower scores in strategic EI abilities…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Personality Traits, Neurosis, Career Choice
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology