Dissertations / Theses: 'Self-report'

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Coney, Sonia Lorraine. "The Development of the Self-Injury Self-Report Measure." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2007. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2116.

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Despite the amount of research that has been conducted on self-injury there is a lack of empirically validated instruments with which to measure self-injurious behavior. The present study developed a measure to examine self-injury and the associated features. Undergraduate students (n = 184) were administered a set of surveys to assess demographics, self-injurious behavior, suicidal ideation, Axis I and Axis II disorders, and impulsivity. Results indicated that a reliable measure, able to assess the extent of self-injury as well as associated features, was developed. Such a measure will enable clinicians to better assess self-injury and enable researchers to more fully examine self-injury and its relationship to other disorders.

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Panagopoulos, Ioannis S. "Self-report measures of risk-taking." Thesis, University of Hull, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.389296.

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Fanselow, Prudence Margaret. "The premenstrual syndrome and self-report." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Psychology, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/6908.

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This study reviews the literature on the premenstrual syndrome specifically prevalence, definitional issues, etiological assumptions, and methodological issues. The conclusion is reached that the area requires the input of further well-controlled research. The technique of self-report is also reviewed with particular emphasis on applications, methodological advantages and limitations. The particular relevance of self-report to the study of the premenstrual syndrome is addressed as is the validity of self-report in the area. The first aim was to collect sufficient daily mood data from target subjects to determine correlations with their menstrual cycle. Secondly, data was collected from significant other observers and cyclicity was measured. Lastly, the relationship between target-rated and observer-rated mood was analysed for commonly occurring cyclicity. The statistical technique involved was Spectral Analysis. Thirteen subjects and observers were involved and results showed clear evidence of PMS in three subjects confirmed by observer recordings. Lack of coherence in cyclicity between target mood and observer rated mood was shown. It was concluded that 1) some of these women may not have been suffering from PMS and that 2) lack of coherence between target and observer on mood ratings was due to the 'private' nature of mood or to poor observation.

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Hill, James K. "Development of a psychopathy self-report measure." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0022/NQ37888.pdf.

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Usala, Paul D. "Self-report trait personality and assessment center performance." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29852.

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Howard, Megan. "Understanding Autobiographical Memory of Children Through Self-Report." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2006. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/1226.

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Pratt, Leigh A. "Variables influencing the self-report of physical activity." Scholarly Commons, 2015. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/289.

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Adults that do not engage in the recommended amount of physical activity each week are at a higher risk for many noncommunicable diseases. Many different interventions have been developed with researchers relying heavily on self-report measures to assess the effectiveness. Inaccuracies on self-report measures have been correlated with social desirability. The purpose of the current study was to identify whether two commonly employed interventions, educational information and goal setting, evoked socially desirable responding in four University employees using a multiple baseline across subjects design. Results were inconsistent and varied across participants, suggesting a need for further research on the variables that influence responding on self-report measures.

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Hübner, Claudia, Ricarda Schmidt, Janine Selle, Hinrich Köhler, Astrid Müller, Zwaan Martin de, and Anja Hilbert. "Comparing self-report measures of internalized weight stigma." Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, 2016. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-215762.

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Background: Internalized weight stigma has gained growing interest due to its association with multiple health impairments in individuals with obesity. Especially high internalized weight stigma is reported by individuals undergoing bariatric surgery. For assessing this concept, two different self-report questionnaires are available, but have never been compared: the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ) and the Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS). The purpose of the present study was to provide and to compare reliability, convergent validity with and predictive values for psychosocial health outcomes for the WSSQ and WBIS. Methods: The WSSQ and the WBIS were used to assess internalized weight stigma in N = 78 prebariatric surgery patients. Further, body mass index (BMI) was assessed and body image, quality of life, self-esteem, depression, and anxiety were measured by well-established self-report questionnaires. Reliability, correlation, and regression analyses were conducted. Results: Internal consistency of the WSSQ was acceptable, while good internal consistency was found for the WBIS. Both measures were significantly correlated with each other and body image. While only the WSSQ was correlated with overweight preoccupation, only the WBIS was correlated with appearance evaluation. Both measures were not associated with BMI. However, correlation coefficients did not differ between the WSSQ and the WBIS for all associations with validity measures. Further, both measures significantly predicted quality of life, self-esteem, depression, and anxiety, while the WBIS explained significantly more variance than the WSSQ total score for self-esteem.

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Collins, Michelle. "Narcissistic traits and parenting style: A closer look at maladaptive parenting through parent-child observations, parent self-report, and child self-report." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2004. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5558/.

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The thrust of this paper was two-fold, 1) to confirm a 2-factor model of narcissism in women, and 2) to examine the relationship between narcissistic traits in mothers and several variables associated with parenting efficacy. Participants included 193 mother-child dyads. A 2-factor model of narcissism was confirmed in the present sample of mothers, suggesting that narcissistic traits in women may be manifested in distinct Overt and Covert forms. Contrary to expectations, Covert Narcissistic traits in mothers did not significantly correlate with observed parenting behaviors on the PCIA, including Positive Personal Comments (PPC) towards children, Negative Personal Comments (NPC), and Parental Nurturance. However, children's self-reported maternal rejection on the C-PARQ correlated positively with Covert Narcissistic traits in mothers, as did mother's self-reported dysfunctional parenting attitudes on the AAPI-2. Narcissistic traits in mothers correlated most strongly with risk of child physical abuse on the CAPI (r = .70). Results are also presented for the Overt Narcissism factor, which proved to be less stable as a factor. Overall, results emphasize the need for a more comprehensive understanding of narcissism for women, given its potential Implications for children's healthy development and parenting interventions.

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Garcia, Joseph Julio Carandang. "How private self-awareness can influence the effectiveness self-reportusing the Big-five among Chinese adolescent." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B4516924X.

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Liang, Yuxiang. "Developing Sensor Augmented Objects for Self-report of Affect." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-93996.

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In recent years, more and more people have realized that emotion can affect their daily life in a certain extent. However, it is not easy to measure the emotion in a precise way. In this paper, we aim to extend the Sensual Evaluation Instrument to improve the self-report quality of emotion. The purpose of this instrument is to obtain as much information as possible about people’s emotion, which contributes to make self-report more precisely. It will be used to detect participants' emotion information while they interacting with computer games. This instrument measures skin conductivity, pressure and movement data with touch sensors, force sensors and accelerometer. The activation area has been implemented in three ways: one is using RFID technology; the other two are using high performance LEDs and light sensors. All of the data which are collected from sensors will be transmitted to an Android phone via Bluetooth so that the designer can gather the information in real time. To make it more intuitive and user friendly, the data will be displayed as a plot on the mobile phone. To implement this project, the instrument was built with Arduino Pro Mini with sensors embedded, data were collected successfully. An application is developed on Android platform 2.1 to receive and display data. A testing process was used to evaluate the working performance, which followed by some suggestion for the future improvement.

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Trépanier, Gabrielle Andrée. "Visitors' conceptions and self-report of learning in museums." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/52247.

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This dissertation questions and examines conceptions of learning underlying museum visitors’ responses to a self-report of learning questionnaire. The central problem addressed by this study is a lack of significant engagement in the museum visitor studies literature with the methodological implications of self-report methods; in particular their sensitivity to contextual factors and the ways in which instruments can themselves shape respondents’ accounting practices. The methods of investigation were grounded in phenomenographic research, an interpretivist approach oriented towards the description of how phenomena are conceptualized (Marton & Booth, 1997) and expressed (Anderberg, 2000; Säljö, 1997). Participants were invited to visit one of two museums, followed immediately by a self-report questionnaire. Once completed, a semi-directed interview was initiated to explore with respondents, as best possible, situated conceptions of learning used in the process of responding to the questionnaire. Through a hermeneutic process of transcription, analysis, and iterative categorizations 24 conceptions of learning were identified and organized into six main categories : learning as consuming facts and information, learning as cognitive acts, learning as embodied experiences, learning as behaviours and actions, learning as serendipitous, and learning as knowing about self and others. Discursive analyses of the transcripts also identified accounting practices and visitor self-concepts turning on low visitor responsibility for learning and the granting of considerable agency to the built environment. As a whole, the results affirm the need to include interpretivist and critical perspectives on the use of self-report methods within visitor studies and point to specific areas where more investigation is needed.
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Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of
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Alvarez, Ramirez Leonardo Yovany. "Prototypical values self-report in the avoidant personality disorder." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2017. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/123836.

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This study conducted convergent validation on participant’s identification with the prototypical values of histrionic personality disorder repertoire, an important part of acceptance and commitment psychotherapy (ACT). The Multiaxial Inventory of Personality (MCMI – III) was administered to two mixed groups of participants (cases versus controls). Participants were also interviewed using the SCID- II,and a structured interview The content analysis of the structured interviews showed that participants with the disorder had the highest mean in the “A-R-VP self-report identification” at all the 12 values examined on a 0 to 5 point scale, with scores closer to 5. Meanwhile, those without the disorder had scores of identification between 0 and 1. The results of the Student t test confirmed the findings. People with histrionic personality disorder identify themselves with a repertoire of twelve characteristic values of this disorder.
El presente estudio validó convergentemente, tras un análisis de contenido de entrevistas estructuradas, a un grupo de participantes “casos” versus un grupo equivalente de “controles” mixto su identificación con un repertorio de valores prototípicos del trastorno histriónico de la personalidad. Se aplicó la entrevista SCID-II, el Inventario Multiaxial de Personalidad MCMI-III y la entrevista estructurada. Se halló que los participantes con el trastorno mostraron las medias más altas en su reporte de identificación con un conjunto de 12 valores examinados una escala de 0-5 en oposición a quienes no tenían dicho trastorno, los cuales tuvieron puntajes de identificación entre 0 y 1. Los resultados de la prueba t de student confirmaron lo anterior. Se concluye que las personas evaluadas con trastorno histriónico de la personalidad se identifican con un repertorio de doce valores característicos de este trastorno.
La présente étude a validé de manière convergente l’identification que les participants de deux groupes mixtes équivalents, l’un de cas et l’autre de contrôles, ont fait sur un répertoire de valeurs prototypiques du trouble de personnalité histrionique, en tenant compte de son importance dans la diffusion et l’acceptation dans la thérapie d’acceptation et d’engagement (ACT). L’interview SCID-II, l’Inventaire Multiaxial de Personnalité MCMI-III et une entretien structurée ont été appliquées. Après avoir analysé le contenu des entretiens structurés et l’auto-rapport (A-R-VP) des identifications avec les valeurs du trouble en question, il a été constaté que les participants avec le trouble de la personnalité histrionique montraient les moyens les plus élevés sur une échelle de 0 -5, avec des valeurs plus proches de 5, alors que celles sans trouble présentaient des scores d’identification entre 0 et 1 sur la même échelle. Les résultats du test t de Student ont confirmé ce qui précède. On conclut que les personnes évaluées avec un trouble de la personnalité histrionique sont identifiées avec un répertoire de douze valeurs caractéristiques de ce trouble
O presente estudo validou a identificação com um repertório de valores prototípicos do transtorno de personalidade histriônica de um grupo de participantes com esse distúrbio em oposição a outro grupo de participantes sem este trastorno de personalidade que são importantes na defusão e na deliteração no Terapia de aceitação e compromisso (ACT). Desta forma, formaram-se um grupo de casos e outro grupo de controles. Ambos os grupos foram misturados. A entrevista SCID-II, o Inventário de Personalidade Multiaxial MCMI-III e a entrevista estruturada foram aplicadas. Os participantes com o transtorno tiveram os meios mais elevados em seu relatório “A-R-VP de identificação com um conjunto de 12 valores con escores perto de 5, examinados em uma escala de 0 a 5, em oposição àqueles que não tinham o referido transtorno, que apresentavam escores entre 0 e 1. Os resultados do teste de Student t confirmaram o acima. Conclui-se que as pessoas avaliadas com transtorno de personalidade histriônica são identificadas com um repertório de doze valores característicos desta desordem.

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Kennedy, Donna R. "Late adolescents' self report of communication and contraceptive use." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43044.

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The purpose of this study was to better understand factors related to communication and contraceptive use among college students. Further, the study was undertaken to obtain a better understanding of what is meant by the word "communication" when it is used pertaining to contraceptive use. Aspects related to communication examined were, content of discussion, timing and closure of discussion and satisfaction related to discussion concerning contraceptive use.

The sample consisted of 245 subjects in late adolescence from a state university in Southwest Virginia. Subjects were divided into two categories: "Discussers", those who discussed the use of contraception with their last sexual partner; and, "Non-discussers", those who did not discuss the use of contraception with their last sexual partner. Discussers and Non-discussers were then divided into those subjects in casual relationships, and those subjects in exclusive relationships. The data were collected using a pencil and paper questionnaire.

The results indicated a high usage of contraception among Discussers and Non-discussers in the sample. Results also indicate that relationship status appeared to have been a contributor to the use of contraception, (i.e., those in exclusive relationships were more likely to use contraception). It appears that in casual relationships communication may play an important role in the use of contraception in this group. Results indicate that casual Discussers may show some of the same characteristics (i.e., caring about partner) as those subjects in exclusive relationships.

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Merikle, Elizabeth Paige 1965. "Development of a self-report measure of drug craving." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/289233.

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The construct of craving is frequently invoked as a causal factor in on going substance use or in relapse after a period of abstinence. The aim of the present study is to develop a general self-report questionnaire of craving that can be used to assess craving at any point in addiction and recovery. The study was conducted in two phases. In the first phase of the study a sample of 23 addicts were interviewed about their subjective experience of craving. The purpose of this phase of the study was to develop a theory of the subjective experience of craving that could be used to guide the development of the self-report questionnaire. Analysis of the text of these interviews revealed nine dimensions of the subjective experience of craving: specificity, strength, positive outcomes, behavioral intention, physical symptoms, affect, internal cues, situations, and drug availability. The first six dimensions were hypothesized to load on a general craving factor, and the last three dimensions were hypothesized to load on a cue reactivity factor. Questionnaire items were generated to broadly sample each of these dimensions. In the second phase the questionnaire was administered to a heterogenous sample of 205 addicts. Confirmatory factor analytic procedures were used to assess the present theory of craving and the psychometric properties of the instrument. The two factor model of craving fit the data well based on practical fit indices (Robust CFI =.95) and the discriminant validity of the two factors was supported. These analyses supported the theory of craving underlying the development of the questionnaire and indicated that the questionnaire has acceptable psychometric properties. The theoretical, psychometric, and clinical implications of the results are discussed.

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Shackleton, Lana. "Can young people reliably report on their own experiences of bullying via a self-report interview." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Health Sciences, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/9121.

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Bullying is a behaviour that is becoming increasingly common in schools and there is evidence to suggest it can begin during the kindergarten years. However, there is a gap in the research for bullying among children aged under 7 years. The focus of the present study was on school-aged children aged 5 to 7 years. The aim was to determine whether children in this age group could reliably report on their own experiences of bullying and if so, could a self-report interview measure be developed to reliably identify bullying in this age group. The results indicate that the children in this study were able to report bullying experiences and how this made them feel, but they were not able to report on the timing, nor the frequency of the bullying. This could be due to factors such as their age and cognitive development and the school’s pro-active anti-bullying policy. Future research could further develop this self-report measure and pilot with a larger population in the hope that it could be used as a regular screening tool for 5- to 7-year-old children in schools.

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Nordlund, Matthew Langeland. "The Effects of Priming on Personality Self-reports: Challenges and Opportunities." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1240857337.

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Gallo, Frank Joseph. "A self-report approach to screening police candidates' aggressive tendencies /." View online ; access limited to URI, 2005. http://0-wwwlib.umi.com.helin.uri.edu/dissertations/dlnow/3206250.

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Brown, Joe C. "A preliminary report of self-evaluation of God's Bible School." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1985. http://www.tren.com.

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Man, Chi-hung, and 文志雄. "A self-report study of juvenile crime in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31978162.

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Pear, Suzanne Marie 1948. "Nurses' self-report of universal precautions use and observed compliance." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/277173.

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A descriptive correlational study was conducted to develop and test a Universal Precautions (UP) Scale designed to monitor nurses' compliance with the practice of universal precautions in the hospital setting. Subscales of the Universal Precautions Scale included barrier precautions usage, personal carefulness factors and handwashing. Nurses (n = 59) working in special care units completed the demographic survey, the UP scale, and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale. Concurrent validity was investigated by observing handwashing behavior of a subgroup (n = 34) of those nurses surveyed. Self-report of handwashing frequency did not correlate with observed handwashing frequency, although observed handwashing adequacy did relate with self-reported handwashing adequacy and personal carefulness factors. The UP scale, as constructed, was not related to the handwashing behavior, one behavioral indicator of use of universal precautions, but has demonstrated a potential for further refinement and testing.

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Angus, Emily. "Development and Exploration of the Crucial Cs Self Report Instrument." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2020. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1707292/.

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This study aimed to explore the ability to capture the theoretical constructs of Adlerian crucial Cs (capable, connect, count, and courage) through creation of a self-report instrument for children. After following a four-phase process to develop the Crucial Cs Self Report (CCSR), including use of an expert panel, field reviews, preliminary testing, and final administration, the researcher utilized a series of exploratory factor analyses to explore the internal factor structure and relationships between items and resulting factors. The final EFA sample consisted of 112 children between the ages of 8 and 12 years recruited from various settings including three elementary schools, two mental health counseling clinics, and one private practice mental health agency. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a three-factor structure with 14 items. Refined model identified three factors later named count/significance, connect/belonging, and capable/striving. This initial exploration into the constructs of the Crucial Cs provides increased understanding of the widely used concepts. Further exploration and validation of the CCSR can help support parents and teachers in their efforts to foster healthy development of children as well as allow professionals and researchers to conceptualize progress and measure effectiveness of counseling intervention more accurately.

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Pachulicz, Sarah. "Predicting multitasking performance from self-report of personality and temperament." Diss., Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users, 2008.

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Man, Chi-hung. "A self-report study of juvenile crime in Hong Kong." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18717615.

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Hwang, Julie Y. "Development of a temperament self-report measure for young children /." view abstract or download file of text, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p3072589.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2002.
Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 133-144). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

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Sundström, Anna. "Developing and validating self-report instruments : assessing perceived driver competence." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Beteendevetenskapliga mätningar, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-26764.

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The overall aim of this thesis was to develop and validate a self-report instrument for perceived driver competence. The thesis includes six papers and a summary. All papers focus on perceived driver competence from a measurement perspective; that is, how to develop an instrument for perceived driver competence and how to use and interpret the scores from the instrument in a reliable and valid manner. Study I reviews how perceived driver competence has been measured in other studies and discusses these methods from a measurement perspective. Most studies have examined perceived driver competence by asking drivers to compare their own skill to that of the average driver. That method is problematic, since it is not possible to determine if drivers are overconfident or not, when empirical information of their own skills is missing. In order to examine if drivers overestimate their skills or not, perceived driver competence should be compared with actual driving performance. Study II reports on the development and psychometric evaluation of a self-report instrument for perceived driver competence - the Self-Efficacy Scale for Driver Competence (SSDC). The findings provides support for construct validity, as the SSDC demonstrated sound psychometric properties and as the internal structure of the SSDC corresponded to the theoretical model used as a basis for instrument development. In study III, the psychometric properties of the SSDC were further examined using an item response theory (IRT) model. The findings confirmed the results indicated by the classical analyses in Study II. Additional information was provided by the IRT analyses, as it was indicated that the scale would benefit from fewer scale points or by putting labels on each scale point. In study IV, Swedish and Finnish candidates’ self-assessment accuracy was examined by comparing candidates’ scores on the SSDC and a similar instrument for self-assessment of driving skill used in Finland, with driving test performance. Unlike previous studies, in which drivers compared their perceived skills to that of the average driver, a relatively large proportion made a realistic assessment of their own skills. In addition, in contrast to previous studies, no gender differences were found. These results were also confirmed in study V, where the results from the Finnish instrument for self-assessment of driving skill were compared with the results from a similar instrument used in the Netherlands. Study VI further examined the construct validity of a revised version of the SSDC, combining qualitative and quantitative sources of evidence. There was a strong relationship between the SSDC and an instrument for self-assessment of driving skills, providing support for convergent validity. No relationship was found between the SSDC and driving test performance. Explanations of the lack of relationship were provided from semi-structured interviews, as they indicated that confidence in performing different tasks in the test are different from being confident of passing the test, and that the candidates are familiar neither with assessing their own skills nor with the requirements for passing the test. In conclusion, the results from this thesis indicated that the choice of methods for assessing perceived driver competence as well as the quality of these methods affect the validity. The results provided support for different aspects of construct validity of the SSDC. Moreover, the findings illustrated the benefits of combining different methods in test validation, as each method contributed information about the validity of the SSDC. The studies in this thesis mainly examined internal and external aspects of construct validity. Future studies should examine procedural validity of the SSDC.

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Wicker, Teri. "Self-Report of Nursing Leadership Practice After Completion of Training." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195154.

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The purpose of this research project was to examine whether frontline nurse managers who had attended a leadership program, perceived their leadership style as containing behaviors representative of transformational leadership. A secondary purpose was to determine the participant's opinions about the value of a leadership program for their practice. Current literature was utilized to support this research project examining a nursing systems issue.The primary instrument used to collect data about leader practice was the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) (University of Georgia, 2002). An evaluation tool was also designed and utilized to gather information about the participant's perception of their leadership behaviors after completion of a training program. Survey participants were selected from nurses who completed the Arizona Healthcare Leadership Academy (AzHCLA) (2007) course in the last four years.A course survey and results from the LPI revealed that study participants perceived an increase in their behaviors related to leading others as well as having learned new skills by having completed the AzHCLA course. Nurse's educational levels were compared to the five leadership practice subgroups from the LPI to examine whether a nurse's educational level could better account for an increase in leadership competencies. Research data revealed that no relationship between educational levels existed but that certain leadership skills were gained by having completed a leadership educational program. By using descriptive statistics, mean scores were used to identify differences in how nurses perceived their individual competencies and behaviors after having completed leadership education. Reported perceptions of competencies and behaviors indicated that educational programs can be beneficial to frontline nurse leaders.While results from an ANOVA showed there was no statistical significance related to education and LPI subgroups, there was a trend in the mean differences for those individuals with a master's degree. Qualitative data revealed that course participants perceived having gained new leadership skills and behaviors. The data from this study created a baseline of information that warrants further investigation to identify if indeed education makes a difference in perceived leadership practices.

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Wilson, Richard J. "Self-Report Measures of Family Hierarchy: Construct and Predictive Validity." W&M ScholarWorks, 1989. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539625557.

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Renk, Pamela J. "Self-report and behavioral reactions to male sex-role incongruency." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1986. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/354.

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Gannon, Theresa Ann. "Cognitive distortions in child sexual offenders : fact or fiction?" Thesis, University of Sussex, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.270552.

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McFarland, Zachery. "Who Knows Us Best? Our Selves or Our Friends? The Differences Between Self- and Friend-Reported Measures of Job Satisfaction." Xavier University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1568137852298537.

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Meit, Heather Anderson. "Objective and subjective personality characteristics of medical students." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2001. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1919.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2001.
Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 68 p. : ill. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-62).

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Motiuk, Michele S. "The utilization of a self-report inventory in assessing incarcerated offenders." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/5051.

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Macrae, Joy Alexandra. "Maternal responsiveness and women's self report to infant stimuli in pregnancy." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10036/3895.

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Background: Research suggests that prenatal depression is associated with disrupted maternal responses to infant stimuli, with depressed women not showing the bias towards distressed infants observed in non depressed women (Pearson, 2010). The current study examined depression related differences in women’s self reported responses to infant stimuli, early in pregnancy, investigating if maternal responses in pregnancy are more associated with a reduced comforting response, or a heightened avoidant response. Method: Women in this study were referred by community midwives as part of a cohort study. Pregnant women with clinical depression (n=38), and comparison non-depressed women (n=67), were exposed to images of distressed, neutral and happy infant faces. The women were asked to rate how they responded to the images, along three scales: wanting to comfort, wanting to turn away, and feelings of anxiety. Results: Women with depression showed significantly different response patterns to women without depression. Women with depression were substantially more likely to be in the highest quartile for ratings of wanting to turn away from distressed infant faces (odds ratio 4.15, p<.01, 95% confidence intervals (CI) = 1.63-10.5). They were also substantially less likely to be in the highest quartile for wanting to comfort a distressed infant face (odds ratio .22, p<.01, 95% confidence intervals (CI) = .09-.54). Conclusions: The findings from this study are consistent with both a heightened avoidant and a reduced comforting response towards distressed infants in depressed pregnant women. This study provides further evidence that depression disrupts maternal preparations at a conscious level. Keyword: Depression; Maternal Responsiveness; Self Report; Pregnancy; Prenatal; Perinatal.

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Rattan, Arlene I. "A self-report measure of neuropsychological symptomology : the neuropsychological symptom inventory." Virtual Press, 1987. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/558345.

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The purpose of the study was to investigate the perceived anxiety experienced by coronary care nurses working eight- and 12-hour work shifts. It was hypothesized that length of shift work affects the before- and after-shift anxiety for nurses working eight or 12-hour work shifts. Anxiety differences between the eight- and 12-hour work shifts were examined as well as differences between the before- and after-shift anxiety for each length of shift.Thirty-two (32) coronary care nurses from a general medical and surgical hospital in the Midwest volunteered to participate in the research. The sample consisted of all females (18 Registered Nurses, nine Licensed Practical Nurses, three charge nurses, a supervisory nurse, and a rehabilitation nurse). The nurses had voluntarily selected the eight- or 12-hour length of shift work and understood that they would be committed to work that shift for one year. Twelve nurses worked the eight-hour shift; 20 nurses chose the new 12-hour shift.The State Anxiety Inventory (SAI) was used to measure the nurses' before- and after-shift anxiety. Baseline data were collected from the nurses prior to the initiation of the 12-hour shift. The Box-Jenkins Time Series Analysis was used to analyze the daily before- and after-shift anxiety scores and to establish a forecasted trend for both the eight- and 12-hour shifts.The first finding was that the before-shift anxiety scores for the eight-hour workers declined, while the anxiety scores for the 12-hour workers increased, following the implementation of the 12-hour shift. The same trend was forecast for the after-shift anxiety scores. The eight-hour nurses' after-shift anxiety scores declined while the 12-hour nurses' anxiety scores increased. A transfer function was conducted for both the eight-hour and 12-hour before- and after-shift anxiety scores. No predictive trend could be established for the eight-hour anxiety scores; however, the 12-hour after-shift anxiety scores were found to be consistently higher than before-shift anxiety scores.
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Brocato, Nicole Whyms. "Information gathered by retrospective, self-report, emotional frequency items in children." Thesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3624332.

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Retrospective emotional frequency appraisals are often used in clinical assessment measures, but their suitability for use with children has not been well studied. The aims of this project were to (a) examine whether items that use retrospective frequency structures gather more or less information than items that do not use such structures and (b) examine whether the information gathered by such items differs across children's ages. Method. Data were gathered from 9- to 12-year-old girls who participated in a larger study of a depression treatment protocol. Two sets of five pairs of items were sampled from two children's depression measures. The item pairs contained one item from each measure. One set of item pairs was matched for content and the use of retrospective frequency structures. The other set was matched for content only. Results. For the first research question, information curves for the two item sets were generated using Samejima's (1969) Graded Response Model (GRM). Visual analyses of the information curves provided inconclusive results as to whether the presence of retrospective frequency structures is associated with differences in item information levels. The second research question was conducted in two parts. For both, only data from the 9- and 12-year-old participants were analyzed. In the first part, confirmatory factor analysis was used to analyze measurement invariance across the two groups' responses. Theses analyses showed signs of measurement non-invariance in both item sets. The second part of the analyses was conducted by generating separate GRM information curves for the two age groups and conducting visual analyses of the information curves. These analyses showed that the model which had been used throughout the remainder of the study did not fit the 9-year-old group well. They also showed that the 12-year-old group's information curves varied more in height across measures and item sets than did the 9-year-old group's curves. Discussion. Although the findings failed to shed light on the effects of retrospective frequency structures on children's responding, they highlighted potential differences between the 9- and 12-year-old groups' factor structures and indicated that the 9-year-olds displayed decreased sensitivity to differences in item structure.

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Treumer, Taryn Nicole. "Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale: Implementation in a Primary Care Setting." Diss., North Dakota State University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10365/24816.

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a chronic, highly prevalent, neurodevelopment disorder in children, which often persists into adulthood. A gap exists among healthcare providers' knowledge of adult ADHD and current screening practices in the primary care setting. The purpose of the project was to improve screening and identification of adult ADHD in the primary care setting by enhancing provider knowledge and awareness of the disorder. A need was identified at a small, rural, facility in Midwestern, North Dakota to improve adult ADHD screening practices; thus the adult ADHD Self-Report Scale version 1.1 (ASRSv1.1) was implemented among a group of providers for a five month time period. The ASRSv1.1 is a six question rating scale which was created by a group of ADHD experts and copyrighted by the World Health Organization. The sensitivity of the tool is 68.7 percent while the specificity rate is a remarkable 99.5 percent. For the practice improvement project, providers were instructed to screen patients displaying signs and/or symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, etc. If the screen was found to be a positive, recommendations were to refer the patient to a mental healthcare professional. The results of the project demonstrated an overall improvement in the screening process for adult ADHD. An increase of patients referred for further diagnostic testing of adult ADHD was found. Providers felt the ASRS v1.1 was a helpful in screening and determining the course of care for the patient. Recommendations from the practice improvement project for future research include replicating the study with a larger sample size; providing easy access to the ASRS v1.1; and screening patients identified as routinely missing appointments for ADHD.

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Dula, Chris S. "Validity and Reliability Assessment of a Dangerous Driving Self-Report Measure." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26606.

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The Dula Dangerous Driving Index (DDDI) was created to measure drivers' self-reported propensity to drive dangerously (Dula & Ballard, in press). In the early stages of development, the DDDI and each of its subscales (Dangerous Driving Total, Aggressive Driving, Negative Emotional Driving, and Risky Driving) were found to have strong internal reliability (alphas from .83 to .92), and there was evidence of construct validity. In Study One, the alpha coefficient of .91 for the DDDI Total scale indicated excellent internal reliability for the measure and good internal reliability was demonstrated for its subscales with coefficient alphas equal to .81 for the DDDI Risky Driving subscale, .79 for the DDDI Negative Emotional subscale, and the DDDI Aggressive Driving subscale. Additionally, convergent and divergent validity was shown for the DDDI, but evidence was weaker for the validity of the separate subscales. Factor analysis demonstrated that the DDDI seemed to measure a unitary construct. In Study Two, coefficients of stability were generated from a four-week test-retest procedure, which were .76 for the DDDI Risky Driving subscale, .68 for the DDDI Negative Emotional subscale, .55 for the DDDI Aggressive Driving subscale, and .73 for the DDDI Total. In Study Three, the percentage of variance accounted for in criterion variables by different models ranged from 13.6% to 47.7%, where the DDDI Negative Emotional and DDDI Total scales frequently accounted for large portions of variance. In Study Four, the percent of variance accounted for in criterion variables by different models ranged from 22.0% to 65.6%, where some of the DDDI scales were regularly found to account for significant variance. Thus, it was concluded that the DDDI is a measure with high levels of internal reliability and reasonable stability across time, and that face, construct, and predictive validity was demonstrated. However, the evidence in support of the present division of subscales was weak, though present. Therefore, should further data fail to produce more substantial evidence for the validity of the DDDI subscales, a singular dangerous driving measure would be warranted, and the number of items should be shortened as guided by results from factorial analysis.
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Law, Mary Kate. "Assessing Forgiveness: Development of a Brief, Broadly Applicable Self-report Measure." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42653.

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Forgiveness is a construct that has captured the interest of researchers and practitioners across various fields, from philosophy to biology; however, defining and measuring forgiveness has been a challenge because of its complex nature. By drawing on relationships discovered in past studies, reviewing definitions across disciplines, and noting weaknesses in current forgiveness measures, the task of developing a broadly applicable forgiveness measure with strong theoretical and psychometric roots resulted in the creation of the General Measure of Forgiveness (GMF). The GMF is a brief, Likert response questionnaire that is appropriate for both relationship and non-relationship transgressions; heretofore, there has not been an established measure for non-relationship trangressions. This study was an initial investigation into the psychometric properties of the GMF. In an online design, college participants (n=343) were administered the GMF along with an established interpersonal measure of forgiveness, the Enright Forgiveness Inventory (EFI: Enright & Rique, 2004), and other measures of theoretically related and unrelated constructs. For the forgiveness measures, participants completed the GMF and EFI (order counterbalanced) in response to the same self-generated relationship transgression, then completed the GMF in response to a self-generated non-relationship transgression. Results supported the internal consistency of the GMF (Cronbachâ s alphas of .93 for both relationship and non-relationship forgiveness) and an exploratory factor analysis identified a primary factor accounting for about 30% of the total item variance. Convergent and discriminant validity analyses resulted in largely predicted relationships (e.g., r = .81 for GMFrelationship and EFI; r = .78 for GMFnon-relationship and a single-item assessment of forgiveness; r = -.26 for GMFrelationship and anger and aggression). These results are encouraging as use of the GMF could open new areas of research in non-relationship forgiveness and enhance research and application of relationship forgiveness. Specifically, the GMF holds promise for improving research by providing a brief, non-proprietary, and broadly applicable measure of forgiveness. Broadly, the study suggests that a general measure of forgiveness is feasible.
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Raney, Rachel Lea. "Consistency in Self-Report of Symptoms Following Concussion in College Athletes." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1303408583.

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Doty, Richard E. "The development of a self-report screening questionnaire for child abuse /." The Ohio State University, 1989. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487668215805322.

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Cunningham, Victoria Lynn. "Evaluation of a self-report measure of low-vision functional ability." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/280406.

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The majority of data used in outcome research has until recently been based primarily on treatment provider observations of the patient. Estimating the effect of rehabilitation treatment on functional ability is increasingly relying on patient self-report ratings. Controlling for measurement bias associated with the subjective nature of this type of data was handled by putting self-report and clinician responses to items on an 11-item functional ability instrument into the same metric using a Rasch model, allowing for an accurate picture of whether and how their perceptions differ. For this study, the traditionally clinician-rated instrument was modified to accommodate self-report ratings. The questionnaire was verbally administered during individualized discharge interviews to 112 visually-impaired geriatric veterans whose responses were then paired with clinician ratings. Clinician ratings replicate previous findings which provided a stable foundation against which the self-report ratings were compared. Fit statistics for self-report ratings demonstrate unidimensionality of the assumed functional ability construct. Construct validity, or to what extent clinicians and patients agree on what it is that is being measured (i.e., functional ability), was supported by a moderate correlation between person ability estimates. More informative, however, was the agreement on item difficulty estimates. While six of the 11 items had roughly the same difficulty estimates across the two rating samples, 5 others lacked agreement. Two possible reasons for this incongruity are (1) patient expectations about what they should be able to do by the end of rehabilitation are not realized and (2) exemplars used in eliciting self-report ratings are not as specific as those used by clinicians. The single-factor structure was also analyzed by a confirmatory factor analysis. Although the model did not meet conventional criteria of .95 for the CFI, it was the most parsimonious solution for both sets of ratings as demonstrated by a multisample analysis. These analyses indicated that self-perceived functional ability ratings may be used in place of clinician ratings on the majority of the FAST items. Until the remaining items are modified, at this point, self-report ratings may, at best, supplement, but not be used in place of, clinician ratings.

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青木, 直子, and Naoko AOKI. "子どもの認知するほめられた経験 - ほめられたことに関するインタビューより -." 名古屋大学大学院教育発達科学研究科, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/9469.

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Sheerin, Anne. "Evaluating the Effects of a Brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention on Environmentally Sustainable Behavior." OpenSIUC, 2020. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/2692.

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The purpose of the present study was to use the principles of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to increase environmentally sustainable behavior among seven college-aged students. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy involves increasing mindfulness and psychological flexibility. All participants filled out a daily survey that ranked how much they had participated in environmentally sustainable behavior or if they had the opportunity to participate in it at all. Four participants then received three individual, brief ACT sessions with the researcher and three of these participants showed an average of a 20% increase overall in self-reported sustainable behaviors after the brief intervention in both phases, while only one participant had an increase in phase 2 alone at 22.3%. The three participants that did not receive the ACT remained in baseline throughout the study and had minimal changes in responding on the survey. These results suggest that the ACT intervention may have some effect on improvements in sustainable behaviors.

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Nolte, Sandra, and sandra nolte@mh org au. "Approaches to the measurement of outcomes of chronic disease self-management interventions using a self-report inventory." RMIT University. Global Studies, Social Science & Planning, 2008. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20080822.151606.

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Background Health education programs that are aimed at improving individuals' skills to self-manage are increasingly recognised as a critical component of chronic disease management. Despite the apparent need for such interventions, current studies show inconsistent results regarding program effectiveness, with meta-analyses indicating only marginal effects for some disease groups. A closer examination of these studies however suggests that the magnitude and inconsistency of the findings may be related to the types of outcomes that were assessed rather than specific disease groups. Where self-report measures were used, results tended to be smaller and inconsistent. It is therefore possible that current studies do not adequately reflect program effects because self-report outcomes have a high risk to be confounded by a range of potential biases. Objective The aim of this thesis was to identify and quantify the potential influence of biases in the measurement of change in chronic disease self-management interventions using self-report. Methods The research design targeted the processes that individuals undergo when filling out questionnaires and whether this has an influence on their self-report outcomes. This was achieved by developing a three-group research design. The Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ) was used to collect outcomes data. While pretest questionnaires were identical across groups, three questionnaire versions were randomly distributed at posttest. One of the groups filled out traditional posttest questions (n=331), whereas the other two groups were asked to provide data in addition to posttest questions, with one group providing transition questions (n=304) and one providing retrospective pretest data (n=314). Resulting datasets were further examined for possible confounding effects through response shift and social desirability bias. Through the random allocation of the heiQs it was ensured that data were not influenced by potential intra-group effects. Results The thesis revealed that the design of the posttest questionnaire significantly influenced people's ratings of their posttest levels. In particular, when participants were asked to provide ratings of their retrospective pretest levels in addition to their posttest levels, the latter scores were significantly higher than those of participants who did not perform this additional task. Subsequent analyses however suggested that these differences could neither be explained by response shift nor by social desirability bias. Conclusions This research has provided important insight into the measurement of outcomes of chronic disease self-management interventions. While the threat to the validity of traditional pretest-posttest data due to confounding effects through response shift and social desirability biases could not be supported, the thesis has highlighted that the cognitive task that subjects are asked to perform when providing data at posttest significantly influenced their self-reported outcomes. Given that previous research has predominantly focused on other aspects of validity - such as applying control group designs to circumvent common threats to internal and external validity - this study suggests that more attention must be paid to the design of questionnaires. The thesis concludes that further research, in particular into the influence of cognitive tasks on obtained scores, is important to improve the interpretation of self-report outcomes data derived from participants of self-management interventions.

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Bajuk, Kristine J., of Western Sydney Nepean University, and Faculty of Education. "Self concept and anxiety in behaviour disordered middle school children: discrepancy between self report and observer rating." THESIS_FE_XXX_Bajuk_K.xml, 1995. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/135.

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This thesis examines the perceptions of interpersonal adequacy held by preadolescent behaviour disordered boys through comparisons with perceptions held of them by putative significant others and normative comparison with their peers. The sample, selected according to behavioural status, comprised 70 boys drawn from 22 regular primary schools in south west Sydney, Australia. Thirty five boys, identified as behaviour disordered, were matched with boys whose behaviour was perceived to be appropriate in the school setting. An overview of the results would suggest that the influence of selected putative significant others on the multidimensional self concepts of preadolescent boys is not universal and varies according to behavioural classification
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Bajuk, Kristine J. "Self concept and anxiety in behaviour disordered middle school children: discrepancy between self report and observer rating." Thesis, View thesis, 1995. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/135.

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This thesis examines the perceptions of interpersonal adequacy held by preadolescent behaviour disordered boys through comparisons with perceptions held of them by putative significant others and normative comparison with their peers. The sample, selected according to behavioural status, comprised 70 boys drawn from 22 regular primary schools in south west Sydney, Australia. Thirty five boys, identified as behaviour disordered, were matched with boys whose behaviour was perceived to be appropriate in the school setting. An overview of the results would suggest that the influence of selected putative significant others on the multidimensional self concepts of preadolescent boys is not universal and varies according to behavioural classification

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Bajuk, Kristine J. "Self concept and anxiety in behaviour disordered middle school children : discrepancy between self report and observer rating /." View thesis, 1995. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20030821.130600/index.html.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Sydney, Nepean, 1995.
"The sample, selected according to behavioural status, comprised 70 boys drawn from 22 regular primary schools in south west Sydney, Australia" -- Abstract. Bibliography: leaves 249-267.

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Ross, Robbie. "Development and Initial Validation of a Scale Measuring Young Children’s Awareness of Trait Cognitive Control." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23115.

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Success in early childhood requires fluent cognitive control functioning and the ability to select and execute effective regulatory strategies across many new contexts including academics and social interactions. Cognitive control functioning has been positively linked to a host of important short- and long-term outcomes across many diverse domains. A wealth of research on self-efficacy, self-concept, and implicit theories of cognitive processes demonstrates that individuals’ self-perceptions of ability and cognition substantially influence important behavioral outcomes, namely academic performance. Investigations into the mechanisms underlying these links suggest that self-perceptions of abilities impact academic outcomes by differentially influencing the self-regulated learning behaviors that individuals choose to engage. Despite this knowledge, and evidence suggesting that capturing such self-perceptions from young children is highly plausible, the extent to which young children can reflect and report on their own cognitive control abilities has not been investigated. In this dissertation, I develop and validate an interview scale that aims to probe children’s self-perceptions of their cognitive control abilities using the Berkeley Puppet Interview administration format. Scale analyses of interviews from 125 children aged 4- through 7-years suggest the scale elicits responses that cluster around two correlated, but separable components: Self- and Emotion-Regulation and Attention Modulation. Responses on these two subscales were reliable, showing moderate to strong internal consistency. Subscale scores were strongly correlated with parent reports of similar skills, and self-reports of related constructs, but showed no such relations with behavioral tasks measuring executive functioning abilities. The findings suggest that young children are capable of reflecting and reporting on their own cognitive control skills, and that these skills correspond to parent reports of similar abilities. Further scale refinement and targeted validation efforts are called for; however, these encouraging early results suggest the new scale holds potential to play a key role in uncovering ways in which children’s self-perceptions influence their learning success.

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Witzke, McKenzie G. "Dysphagia Symptoms in People with Diabetes: A Preliminary Report." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu159126638994508.

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