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Halamová, Júlia; Kanovský, Martin; Petrocchi, Nicola; Moreira, Helena; López, Angélica; Barnett, Michael D.; Yang, Eunjoo; Benda, Jan; Brähler, Elmar; Zeng, Xianglong; Zenger, Markus – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2021
In this study, different factor analysis models were employed to test the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) in 11 distinct populations (n = 15,266) in different countries. The results strongly suggest that the most appropriate use of the SCS is to measure levels of Self-Compassionate responding (positive items) and Self-Uncompassionate responding…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Psychometrics, Psychological Patterns, Self Concept
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Subasi, Gonca – Educational Research and Reviews, 2014
Recent research on foreign language anxiety appears to support the existence of language skill specific anxiety. The principal goal of the present study is to confirm empirically that foreign language (FL) reading anxiety is a specific anxiety type distinguishable from the more general types of FL anxiety (FLA) in the Turkish EFL context. There is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), College Freshmen, Second Language Learning
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Kapikiran, Sahin – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The main purpose of this study was to examine the mediator and moderator role of self-handicapping and achievement goal orientations variables on the relationship between negative automatic thoughts intrinsic achievement motivation in high school students. 586 high school students, ranging in age from 14 to 20 (M = 16.08), adolescence students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Need, Goal Orientation, Student Motivation
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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