A tale of two constructs: combined assessment of demoralization and subjective incompetence
Murri M, Folesani F, Azzolina D, Muscettola A, Bobevski I, Triolo F, Farkas G, Braccia F, Gavesi M, Toffanin T, Ferrara M, Zerbinati L, Khan M, Gregori D, De Figueredo J, Kissane D, Caruso R, Grassi L, Nanni M. A tale of two constructs: combined assessment of demoralization and subjective incompetence. Psychology Health & Medicine 2024, 29: 1635-1651. PMID: 39302008, DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2024.2405749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBayes TheoremDemoralizationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsYoung AdultConceptsSubjective incompetenceClinical dimensionsItem response theory analysisLatent trait scoresItem psychometric propertiesShort assessment instrumentDimension of demoralizationItem response theory modelsTrait scoresItem structurePsychometric propertiesDemoralization ScaleAssessment instrumentsDemoralizationIRT modelsTwenty itemsLong versionItemsDiscriminative propertiesClinical assessmentGeneral populationTheory analysisMultiple dimensionsHopelessnessEarly signs