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Ginevra, Maria Cristina; Santilli, Sara; Di Maggio, Ilaria; Nota, Laura; Soresi, Salvatore – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2020
This article reports the development and psychometric requisites of Visions About Future (VAF), a measure to assess optimism, pessimism, and hope in early adolescence. Two different studies involving Italian middle school students were conducted. With the first study, the items were developed and the factor structure verified by using item…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Psychometrics, Positive Attitudes, Negative Attitudes
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Sorgente, Angela; Lanz, Margherita – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2019
After the 2008 economic crisis, the financial condition of youth has become a frequent research topic and the need for an instrument measuring financial constructs relevant for this stage of life is increasing. The current paper consists of four studies aiming to develop and validate an instrument measuring subjective financial well-being in a…
Descriptors: Money Management, Young Adults, Foreign Countries, Psychometrics
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Stratta, Paolo; Riccardi, Ilaria; Di Cosimo, Alessandra; Cavicchio, Alessandra; Struglia, Francesca; Daneluzzo, Enrico; Capanna, Cristina; Rossi, Alessandro – Journal of Community Psychology, 2012
The validity of the Italian version of the 28-items Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) was examined. A sample of 472 senior high school students between 18 and 20 years of age were used for this purpose. Reliability and validity were investigated by means of Cronbach's alpha, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. The…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics