aim and background: self-assertiveness is one of the ten life skills and its achievement is necessary in order to have a good and favorable life. precise measurement of these features and decision-making are necessary to promote it; therefore, the present study aimed to construct and review the quality of psychometric assessment of self-assertiveness scale in students of isfahan university of m...

The relation between general intelligence (psychometric g) and temporal resolution capacity of the central nervous system was examined by assessing performance on eight different temporal tasks in a sample of 100 participants. Correlational and principal component analyses suggested a unitary timing mechanism, referred to as temporal g. Performance on single temporal tasks and individual factor...

abstract background: attachment relationship provides a secure base for the infants from which to explore the environment and a safe haven to return to in times of danger. attachment style shapes the behavior of individuals in adulthood. there are many different measures of attachment and a lot of controversy about what they measure and how they relate to each other. hence, we tried to evaluate...

BACKGROUND The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality of life colorectal questionnaire module (QLQ-CR38) was developed in 1999, and an update, the QLQ CR29 was published recently. To date the Danish version of the questionnaire has not been validated. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Danish version of EORTC QLQ-CR38. M...

BACKGROUND The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture was designed to assess staff views on patient safety culture in hospital settings. The purpose of this study was to examine the multilevel psychometric properties of the survey. METHODS Survey data from 331 U.S. hospitals with 2,267 hospital units and 50,513 respondents were analyzed to ...

conclusions the used instrument for measuring domestic violence had desirable validity and reliability and can be used as a suitable instrument in health and social researches in the local population. results the self-administered instrument was completed by 334 women. the cfa and efa methods confirmed embedding items and the three-factor structure of the instrument including psychological, phy...

background and purpose: childbirth is a normal physiological process and a family event. women in various societies with different cultural backgrounds have diverse reasons for childbearing. understanding the reasons behind childbearing might help overcome some issues associated with early/late reproduction, or lack of desire to give birth. this study was an attempt to develop, validate, and st...

objective: the purpose of this study is to provide evidence of validity of the relational and overt aggression questionnaire (roaq) among iranian elementary students. methods: three hundred and forty nine 4th and 5th grade students (ages 9 and 10) participated in this study. participants completed the roaq. the scale consisted of 33 items designed to measure self-report aggressive behaviors for...

evaluation of communication abilities in the elderly is crucial for activities which will be performed to improve their quality of life. a valid and reliable questionnaire is needed for assessing communication abilities. we aimed to translate and validate the speech, spatial, and qualities of hearing scale (ssq) in iran. the forward-backward procedure was applied to translate the questionnaire ...