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Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences is a peer-reviewed journal published by Springer Nature, covering Social and Intergroup Psychology, Cultural Differences and Values, Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction.
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Superscript numbered (Nature) Superscript — small raised numerals in the text 1. Smith, A., Jones, B. & Lee, C. A representative article title. Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences 12, 45–58 (2023).
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| Publishes research in | Social and Intergroup Psychology Cultural Differences and Values Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Psychometric Methodologies and Testing |
| ISSN | 2523-8930 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 1.65 |
| h-index | 16 |
| i10-index | 20 |
| Total citations | 767 |
| Article processing charge | $1,054 |
| Open access | Yes |
| Top institutions publishing here | GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences |
| Journal website | measurementinstrumentssocialscience.biomedcentral.com |
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Cultural capital is frequently measured via the number of books in a respondent’s household. Despite this measure’s widespread use, its quality remains largely unclear. To remedy this, we conducted a comprehensive assessment of the measurement properties of two items measuring past and present objectified cultural capital via the number of books in the household of…
Abstract Declining response rates worldwide have stimulated interest in understanding what may be influencing this decline and how it varies across countries and survey populations. In this paper, we describe the development and validation of a short 9-item survey attitude scale that measures three important constructs, thought by many scholars to be related to decisions…
The Social Desirability–Gamma Short Scale—the English-language adaptation of the Kurzskala Soziale Erwünschtheit–Gamma (KSE-G)—measures two aspects of the Gamma factor of socially desirable responding (SDR): exaggerating positive qualities (PQ+) and minimizing negative qualities (NQ−). The items of the German-language source version were translated into English using the TRAPD approach. Our empirical validation shows that the reliability…
Abstract The Political Efficacy Short Scale (PESS) is the English-language adaptation of the German-language Political Efficacy Kurzskala (PEKS); it measures perceived political efficacy with four items. PESS comprises two subscales—internal and external political efficacy—with two items each. Internal political efficacy refers to the belief in one’s own political effectiveness; external political efficacy refers to the…
Abstract This study introduces and investigates the validity of a brief scale measuring a challenged sense of belonging. The sense of belonging as well as challenges to this sense are important, albeit neglected aspects of social integration and of significance to migration and refugee studies as well as to virtually all other social science contexts.…
