Two broad psychological traditions have historically been employed to explore wellbeing. The kessler psychological distress scale is a validated 10 item self report questionnaire for a global measure of psychological distress based on questions about anxiety and depressive symptoms. Psychological mindedness refers to a persons capacity for selfexamination, self reflection. Psychological mindedness, the awareness of ones and others thoughts, feelings, and motives, is a recently studied phenomenon.
Scale construction and psychometrics for social and. Thefirstexamined thefactorstructure ofthepsychological mindedness pm scale,andthesecondreassessed thescalespredictive validity. It has been heavily influenced by the theoretical orientation of those who have grappled with its meaning. Factor structure, convergent validity and gender in a nonpsychiatric sample. Correlates of psychological mindedness sciencedirect. Professor of health care policy, harvard medical school, boston, usa. I am interested in its use for increasing team psychological mindedness.
The purpose of this research was to develop a multidimensional attitude scale. Jun 12, 2000 look at the distribution of scores to figure out a scale that usefully identifies the trait you want to test. The psychological mindedness scale europe pmc article. Drawing from the literature on the education effect describing the importance of education in overcoming closemindedness and negative views of others, we propose that education can represent an antidote to cynicism. Roughly stated, reliability is the precision of scoresthe degree to which scores accurately reflect some psychological variable in. A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of clinical psychology coventry university, school of health and social sciences and university of wanvick, department of psychology, may 2006. The psychological mindedness scale victoria university. Mental health assessment and treatment measures for psychologists.
Flexibility fx the degree of flexibility and adaptability of a persons thinking and social behavior. University of pittsburgh, 2006 this study examined the relation of psychological mindedness pm to treatment outcome and explored whether pm might be enhanced by participation in cognitivebehavioral therapy, an. The psychological mindedness scale pms, a 45item selfreport instrument intended to measure pm, was administered to a nonclinical sample of 397 undergraduates to assess the stability of its previously reported itemfactor loadings and factor structure. At present, the database includes the most comprehensive list of selfreport measures of depression, over 352 indexed to date, including the earliest known psychological measure which was published in 1918. Purpose of the cpps the cpps is designed to identify psychological processing deficits in children referred for a learning disability ld. You may be able to cut and paste the pdf file for your use, deleting information such as the scoring key that should not be seen by the participants. The pips is a 16item scale used to assess psychological inflexibility i. The structure of psychological wellbeing revisited carol d. The registry of scales and measures is an online database of scales, measures and questionnaires for researchers and clinicians. Psychological mindedness pm represents an abstract process, not directly observable, and therefore complex in terms of definition. Using a media of their choosing, students will create a technically proficient and conceptually engaging work of art.
Psychological adjustment and academic achievement among. However, some of the researchers concluded that there is negative relationship between psychological adjustment and academic achievement of students who. A biographical questionnaire as well as the psychological mindedness scale pms was. Now get your test publishedthat can be the hard part. See also the inherent limitations of psychological testing. The numbers attached to the 10 responses are added. The psychological mindedness scale factor structure andrelationship tooutcome ofpsychotherapy hope r. The impact of the polarity of questionnaire items on factor structure. The children of alcoholics screening test, short form cast6 was given to 396 auburn university undergraduates along with the psychological mindedness scale pms and the defense mechanism style questionnaire40 dsq40. It is called the expressed acceptance of self and others scale.
In this multipart study, the authors present the balanced index of psychological mindedness bipm. The pais is a multidimensional, semistructured clinical interview designed to assess the psychological and social adjustment of medical patients, or members of their immediate families, to the patients illness. The scales of psychological wellbeing is a theoretically grounded, multidimensional model of wellbeing that was designed to include six distinct components of positive psychological functioning including positive selfregard selfacceptance, mastery of the surrounding environment, quality relations with others, continued growth. The pdm details a fourpoint scale from high to low psychological mindedness. The first examined the factor structure of the psychological mindedness pm scale, and the second reassessed the scale s predictive validity.
A higher score on the scale represents greater selfacceptance. Pdf development and evaluation of the balanced index of. Pm and parenting behavior cannot be drawn and that it is based on recollections. It includes an ability to recognize meanings that underlie overt words and actions, to appreciate emotional nuance and complexity, to recognize the links between past and present, and insight into ones own and others motives and intentions.
The short version of this scale mental health continuum short form, mhcsf includes 14 items considered to be prototypical of the various dimensions of positive mental health, with 3 that correspond to the dimension emotional wellbeing. Scales and measures can be searched by several parameters, including author, title, year of publication, and topic, as well as by scale and item characteristics. Another example of a ratio scale is the amount of money you have in your pocket right now 25 cents, 50 cents, etc. The tests are available as a portable document format pdf file or a word 2002 file click on the type of file that you would like to use. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Eric ej832435 development and evaluation of the balanced. The results of two largescale longitudinal studies showed that.
Look at the distribution of scores to figure out a scale that usefully identifies the trait you want to test. Keyes university of wisconsinmadison a theoretical model of psychological wellbeing that encompasses 6 distinct dimensions of wellness autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in. Psychological inflexibility in pain scale pips authors. Volunteer functions inventory vfi fetzer institute. Roughly stated, reliability is the precision of scoresthe degree to which scores accurately reflect some psychological variable in a given sample. Press search to generate a list of scales and measures. Where can i find the scale for psychological mindedness.
This is a 10item questionnaire intended to yield a global measure of distress based on questions about anxiety and depressive symptoms that a person has experienced in the most recent 4 week period. The psychological mindedness scale pms, a 45item selfreport. This scale consists of 64 items, 36 for the selfacceptance scale and 28 for the acceptance of others scale. The current report introduces the psychosocial adjustment to illness scale pais and its selfreport version the paissr. Paper presented at 106th annual convention of the american psychological association at san francisco, august, 1998. Pdf although the concept of psychological mindedness pm originated in the psychoanalytic literature, its use has been expanding beyond.
The psychological mindedness scale pms, a 45item selfreport instrument intended to measure pm, was administered to a nonclinical sample of 397. Now those studies are discussed which have the conclusion that this study was produced. The lack of a control group precludes drawing any causal inferences about a. Psychological mindedness and alexithymia predict symptom. As the concept of psychological mindedness evolved, it moved from an abilitybased approach to a selfreported interest in psy. If you found useful factors, you might create a main score and a couple of subscores. Money is measured on a ratio scale because, in addition to having the properties of an interval scale, it has a true zero point. Psychological mindedness refers to a persons capacity for selfexamination, selfreflection. Social psychological and education as an antidote to cynicism. Alexithymia is a personal trait characterized by the subclinical inability to identify and describe emotions experienced by ones self or others. Students will be able to use techniques learned in previous assignments for the completion of a psychological selfportrait. A principal components analysis varimax rotation of the data of 256 psychiatric outpatients produced five. Psychological mindedness as a predictor of treatment outcome with depressed adolescents mary beth boylan, ph.
The hedonic view equates wellbeing with happiness and is often operationalized as the balance between positive and negative affect ryan and deci 2001. Levels of psychological mindedness, mental wellbeing, and selfconsciousness of 89 students of a small liberal arts college were examined. A description of the psychological mindedness scale. Psychological mindedness refers to a persons capacity for selfexamination, selfreflection, introspection and personal insight. The construct encompasses a cluster of cognitive and affective characteristics that are virtually the obverse of several central features of pm. Pdf psychological mindedness pm is a construct which was heavily. Pdf psychological mindedness pm refers to a persons interest and ability to be in touch with and reflect on his or her psychological states and. All items in the selfportion are rated on a scale from 1 not at all true of myself to 5 true of myself. A principal components analysis varimax rotation of the data of 256 psychiatric outpatients produced five factors that accounted for 38% of the variance.
Psychological mindedness assessment procedure pmap. Scales of psychological wellbeing lee kum sheung center. A thesis submitted for the degree of dclinpsych at the. The core characteristics of alexithymia are marked dysfunction in emotional awareness, social attachment, and interpersonal relating. Pdf psychological mindedness and cognitive style john cecero. The psychometric properties and clinical relevance of this 14item selfreport scale were examined in 2 community samples and a mental health patient sample in the netherlands total n 1,211. Of course, the results of these polls, research studies, and individual clinical assessments might vary considerably depending on the instrument used. Thefirstexamined thefactorstructure ofthepsychological mindedness pmscale,andthesecondreassessed thescalespredictive validity.
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