OVERVIEW SYMPOSIUM AND PAPER SESSIONS THURSDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER Thursday 10:15-11:45 INVITED SYMPOSIUM The Great Hall Cross - Cultural Assessment I Symposium Chair: Itziar Alonso-Arbiol, University of the Basque Country, Spain Symposium Discussant: Fons J. R. van de Vijver, Tilburg University, Netherlands Australian and finnish students’ free responses while engaging in collaborative problem solving assessment tasks Esther Care, University of Melbourne, Australia Militant extremist mindset and the assessment of radicalization in general population Lazar Stankov, National Institute of Education, Singapore Cross-cultural assessment of time perspective: Equivalence and bias study Anna Sircova, Umea University, Sweden . Exploring the general patterning of acquiescence and extremity response styles from a cross-cultural perspective Jamis He, Tilburg University, Netherlands Cross-cultural assessment procedures of components of prototypical anger ItziarAlonso-Arbiol, University of Basque Country, Spain PAPER SESSION 104 -- Auditorija 6 Educational Psychology I Chair: Anita Pipere, Institute of Sustainable Education, Faculty of Education and Management, Daugavpils University, Latvia Academic motivation in Latvian context: probing the potential of concurrent mixed methods design Anita Pipere, Institute of Sustainable Education, Faculty of Education and Management, Daugavpils University, Latvia The affective factors that impact the turkish students’ scientific literacy as per the PISA 2006 results Gonca Usta, Cumhuriyet Universitesi, Ankara Üniversitesi , Turkey The prediction of the turkish students’ reading literacy for PISA 2003-2006-2009 results by home possessions R.Nükhet Demirtaşlı, Ankara Universitesi, Turkey Pre-school teachers’ readiness for the early identification of preschool children at risk of learning disabilities: The development of a research instrument Anastasia Psalti, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece Maria Eleni Kouimtzi, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece The effect of topic knowledge, comprehension monitoring and motivation on reading comprehension Panayiota Metallidou, School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece PAPER SESSION 101 -- Auditorija 1 Personality I Chair: Nagy János, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, Loránd Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary Measurement invariance of a new Big Five Inventory across five countries Markus Sommer, University of Graz, Austria Response scale use in the NEO-PI-R – Can the middle category be ignored? Eunike Wetzel, Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg, Germany Big Five personality profiles of vocational orientations Liisa Raudsepp, Assessment Centre Tripod, University of Tartu, Estonia Temperament and the basic dimensions of personality János Nagy, Department of Personality and Health Psychology, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary PAPER SESSION 264 -- Auditorija 9 Specific Assessment Issues I Chair: Tuulia M. Ortner, Free University of Berlin, Germany Test takers' experiences during adaptive versus fixed item testing Tuulia M. Ortner, Free University of Berlin, Germany Consequences of test anxiety on adaptive versus fixed item testing Juliane Caspers, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Too good to be true: Effects of attractive test examiners on performance of men and women Isabella Vormittag, Free University Berlin, Germany Test-taking motivation in computerized adaptive testing and fixed item testing Regine Asseburg, Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN), Germany She’s an examiner – but a woman! Test takers’ stereotypic view of examiners Isabella Vormittag, Free University Berlin, Germany Thursday 14:15-15:45 INVITED SYMPOSIUM The Great Hall Online Assessment I Symposium Chair: Reiss Siegbert, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany Symposium Discussant: Karl Schweizer, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany Lessons we've learned: Tips and techniques for online data collection Tom Buchanan, University of Westminster, UK Internet-based assessment: Challenges and solutions. Ulf-Dietrich Reips, Universidad de Deusto, Spain Web-based assessment of working memory capacity: the Exchange Test goes online. Michael Schreiner, Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany New constructs for next generation online assessment Patrick C.Kyllonen, Educational Testing Service, USA INVITED SYMPOSIUM 264 -- Auditorija 9 Construct Representation and Construct Underrepresentation in the Assessment of the Affective Domain Symposium Chair: Johnny Fontaine, Ghent University, Belgium Quality of Life ratings result from a subjective evaluation and integration of satisfaction in life domains Peter Theuns, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Assessing experiences of self-conscious emotions Mia Silfver-Kuhalampi, University of Helsinki, Finland The world of emotions is not two-dimensional: Confirmation with perceived similarities and emotional experiences during daily emotional episodes Johnny Fontaine, Ghent University, Belgium The role of unidentified multidimensionality in the assessment of emotional intelligence Johnny Fontaine, Ghent University, Belgium PAPER SESSION 104 -- Auditorija 6 Organizational Psychology I Chair: Norbert Tanzer, University of Graz, Austria Proactive personality, networking, and job performance Norbert Tanzer, University of Graz, Austria Differential Item Functioning in the AIST-R Eunike Wetzel, Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg, Germany Team leader performance measurement & effectiveness potential Rainer Kurz, Kingston University, UK Ambulatory fatigue assessment: Speech, video, and biosignal based approaches for measuring need for recovery and burnout risk Jarek Krajewski, University Wuppertal, Experimental Industrial Psychology, Germany PAPER SESSION 101 -- Auditorija 1 Personality II Chair: Friederike Dislich, Technische Universität München, Germany An Item Response theory analysis of self-report measures of motives Friederike Dislich, Technische Universität München, Germany Trait interactions as criteria for the validation of trait measures: The case of the implicit and explicit intelligence self-concept Manfred Schmitt, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany Validity of the Korean short version of Barratt Impulsiveness Scale Unkyung No, Korea University, Korea Song Jung, Korea University, Korea Development of a questionnaire for assessing conscientiousness using conditional reasoning items Laurentiu P. Maricutoiu, West University of Timisoara, Romania Thursday 16:45-18:15 INVITED SYMPOSIUM 104 – Auditorija 6 Advances and Challenges in Test Adaptation Research Symposium Chair: Grazina Gintiliene, Vilnius University Symposium Discussant: Thomas Oakland, University of Florida Reliability and validity of Wechsler Intelligence scale for Children–Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) in Latvia Malgozata Rascevska, University of Latvia, Latvia Intelligence test adaptation from the researchers’ perspectives: The Lithuanian experience Sigita Girdzijauskiene, Vilnius University, Lithuania Translation or reconstruction - This is the question Urszula Brzezinska, Psychological Test Laboratory of Polish Psychology, Poland PAPER SESSION 263 -- Auditorija 9 Specific Assessment Issues II Chair: Gershons Breslavs, Baltic Psychology and Management University College, Latvia Construction and psychometric properties of a computer memory battery using classical test theory and item response theory Aristides Ferreira, ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute, Portugal How to create knowledge space? Different methods for constructing surmise relation in the context of knowledge space theory Denisa Denglerova, Department of Social Pedagogy, Masaryk University, Czech republic Development of a group-level conflict resolution strategy scale Vineta Laizane, University of Latvia, Department of Psychology, Latvia Insufficiency of theoretical models in the field of intergroup relations: Towards the ethnic tolerance scale elaboration Gershons Breslavs, Baltic Psychology and Management University College, Latvia PAPER SESSION 101 -- Auditorija 1 Clinical Psychology I Chair: Sebastian Schnieder, University Wuppertal, Experimental Industrial Psychology, Germany "You sound so sad" - Detecting depression from voice characteristics Sebastian Schnieder, University Wuppertal, Experimental Industrial Psychology, Germany What are the factors related to depressive symptoms among patients suffering diabetes mellitus? Emre Senol Durak, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey Psychometric properties of Beliefs About Psychological Services [BAPS] scale in Latvia Aleksandra Andrejeva, University of Latvia, Latvia Psychological assessment in clinical settings in Lithuania: Post soviet heritage and future perspectives Grigutyte Neringa, Vilnius university, Lithuania The contribution of the greek model of supervision in psychological assessment Mastrandrea Christina, Open Psychotherapy Centre, Athens, Greece Panagiota Theodorou, Open Psychotherapy Centre, Greece FRIDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER Friday 8:45-10.15 INVITED SYMPOSIUM The Great Hall Online Assessment II Symposium Chair: Karl Schweizer, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany Symposium Discussant: Lutz F. Hornke, RWTH Aachen University, Germany What should I study (was-studiere-ich.de)? Katja Paessler, Universität Konstanz, Germany New validation approaches in the viennese self-assessment for psychology Martina Frebort, University of Vienna, Austria Processing characteristics and reasonableness regarding self-assessments Lisbeth Weitensfelder, University of Vienna, Austria SYMPOSIUM 264 -- Auditorija 9 Response Styles in Rating Scales: Potential Causes, Correlates, and Detrimental Effects on Measurement Symposium Chair: Christoph J.Kemper GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences Symposium Discussant: Mathias Ziegler , Humboldt Universität zu Berlin The use of response sets: Who prefers extremes and who likes the middle? Erik Danay, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany Extreme Response Style among immigrants and natives in Germany Birgit Becker, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany . Analysis of Extreme Response Style in vocational interests Jörg-Henrik Heine, Universität der Bundeswehr, Germany The Big Five, acquiescence, and education: A cross-cultural replication of the educational bias in responses to Big Five measures Beatrice Rammstedt, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany PAPER SESSION 104 -- Auditorija 6 Organizational Psychology II Chair: Rainer Kurz, Kingston University, UK What people do when they are not working at work? Construction and development of a new scale for organizational assessment Aristides Ferreira, ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute, Portugal Validating a situational based Emotional Intelligence test in an organizational context Norbert K.Tanzer, University of Graz, Austria Measuring perceived leadership characteristics by phonetic analysis Jarek Krajewski, University Wuppertal, Experimental Industrial Psychology, Germany Measuring and predicting the three effectiveness factors: Contextual, leadership & task performance Rainer Kurz, Kingston University, UK PAPER SESSION 101 -- Auditorija 1 Clinical Psychology II Chair: Sandra Sebre, University of Latvia, Latvia Assessing emotional and behavioural problems with the Child Behavior Checklist: Exploring the relevance of adjusting the norms for the Flemish community Mark Schittekatte, Ghent University, Belgium Aggressiveness, parental practices and attachment Miriam Gallarin, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain Itziar Alonso-Arbiol, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain Assessment of social skills and problem behaviors: A Cross-cultural study with preschool children Sofia Major, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Portugal Differences in association of psychological control and child behavior problems in Latvia and Lithuania Sandra Sebre, University of Latvia, Latvia Friday 10:45-12:15 INVITED SYMPOSIUM The Great Hall Cross - Cultural Assessment II Symposium Chair: Itziar Alonso-Arbiol, University of the Basque Country, Spain Symposium Discussant: Fons J. R. van de Vijver, Tilburg University, Netherlands Language-related biases in nonverbal intelligence tests Norbert K. Tanzer, University of Graz, Austria How many Samples do we really need? Klaus Boehnke, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany Incorporating emics within etic parameters: Conceptual and methodological tools for cross-cultural assessment Peter Weinreich, University of Ulster, UK The combination of emic and etic methods in personality assessment Fons J. R. van de Vijver, Tilburg University, Netherlands PAPER SESSION 104 -- Auditorija 6 Cognitive Abilities I Chair: Michael Berg, Institute of test development and -application I.T.E.A., USA The role of psychlogical test systems for the diagnostics of cognitive functions Michael Berg, Institute of test development and -application I.T.E.A., USA Can different measures of intelligence can be used interchangeably? A comparison of the Wechsler and Stanford-Binet scales Gilmore Linda, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, How smart do you think you are? A meta-analysis on the validity of self-estimated intelligence scores Philipp Alexander Freund, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Germany Wise students’ characteristics evaluated by themselves and peers Liena Graudiņa, University of Latvia, Latvia Development and validation of the Syllable-Word Working Memory Test Tatjana Turilova-Miščenko, University of Latvia, Latvia PAPER SESSION 264 -- Auditorija 9 Specific Assessment Issues III Chair: Klaus Kubinger, Division of Psychological Assessment and Applied Psychometrics, University of Vienna, Austria A new approach of testing the Rasch model Klaus Kubinger, Division of Psychological Assessment and Applied Psychometrics, University of Vienna, Austria Assessing handedness: An Even-handed assessment Martin Maryanne, Univeristy of Oxford, UK Speech emotion recognition – a framework for measuring for emotional states from voice characteristics Jarek Krajewski, University Wuppertal, Experimental Industrial Psychology, Germany Validity of a measure of implicit disgust sensitivity Axel Zinkernagel, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany PAPER SESSION 101 -- Auditorija 1 Personality III Chair: Martin Bäckström, Lund University, Sweden Evaluative content in personality items: Symptoms, diagnosis and c Martin Bäckström, Lund University, Sweden Individual differences in emotion recognition and face cognition Wilhelm Oliver, University Ulm, Germany Children's quality of life Shulamith Kreitler, Tel Aviv University, Israel Well-being Latvian questionnaire creation Major Well-being 5 dimensions Maris Majors, Riga Teacher Training and Education Management Academy, Latvia Friday 16:30-18:00 INVITED SYMPOSIUM Tha Great Hall Instruments for the Assessment of Positive Psychology Traits (part 1 of 2) Symposium Chair: Willibald Ruch, University of Zurich, Switzerland Positive psychological assessment: Self-efficacy, emotional intelligence, learned optimism and well-being in South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann, NWU, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa The measurement of personal optimism by bipolar items for avoiding inhomogeneity resulting from different item-wordings Karl Schweizer, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany International Well-being Index: Austria, Switzerland and Germany Stefan Höfer, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria Assessment of positive perception: A three dimensional model and a scale Tamar Icekson, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel SYMPOSIUM 264 -- Auditorija 9 A Cross Section of New Instruments in Psychological Assessment Symposium Chair: Nicole Hirschmann, University of Vienna Symposium Discussant: Tuulia Ortner, Freie Universität Berlin Conception of a facet-oriented spatial ability test (TARV – Test of Applied Relations and Visuo-spatial abilities) Lisbeth Weitensfelder, Centre of Testing and Consulting, Division of Psychology, Austria The Genetics Lab – A new computer-based problem solving scenario to assess intelligence Philipp Sonnleitner, University of Luxembourg, Luxemburg INTAKT: A new instrument for assessing the quality of mother-child interactions Nicole Hirschmann, University of Vienna, Austria PAPER SESSION 101 -- Auditorija 1 New Causal Assessment Chair: Stella Tamburello, Università Europea di Roma - Istituto Skinner di Roma The role of the Order Matrix in the assessment process Paolo Scapellato, Università Europea di Roma - Istituto Skinner di Roma, Italy 7 column functional analysis and causal cognitive assessment Stella Tamburello, Università Europea di Roma - Istituto Skinner di Roma, Italy New procedures and instruments of assessment of motivation, cognitive and affective processes Anna Contardi, Università Europea di Roma - Istituto Skinner di Roma, Italy The logical and ontological impact of the new “Cognitive-Causal” assessment Ettore De Monte, Università Europea di Roma - Istituto Skinner Roma, Italy Paolo Scapellato, Università Europea di Roma - Istituto Skinner di Roma, Italy PAPER SESSION 104 -- Auditorija 6 Organizational Psychology III Chair: Victor J. Rubio, University Autonoma of Madrid, Spain Checkpoint 360 competency survey Undīne Bušmeistere, SIA "Eiropersonāls", Latvia Measuring teamwork abilities implicitly through projective responses to computer graphics Shinkichi Sugimori, Tokyo Gakugei University / CRET: Center for Research on Educational Testing, Japan Reliability and validity of the short version of Success and Failure Explanatory Style Questionnaire Evgeny Osin, Higher School of Economics, Russia Using Partially Structured Attitude Measures for assessing attitudes towards risk as an estimation of risk propensity Victor J. Rubio, University Autonoma of Madrid, Spain Saturtday, 3 SEPTEMBER Saturday 10:15-11.45 INVITED SYMPOSIUM The Great Hall Issues in the Measurement of Facets of Metacognition Symposium chair: Anastasia Efklides, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Two determinants of conclusions about the realism in confidence judgments of memory reports: Measurements and repetition Carl Martin Allwood, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Investigation of the accessibility model of the feeling of knowing in episodic memory with the use of TOTimals Elisabeth Bacon, Hôpitaux Universitaires, Strasbourg, France How to assess processing fluency Rolf Reber, University of Bergen, Norway Relation between self-assessment and performance measures of metacognition in reading during adolescence Svjetlana Kolic-Vehovec, University of Rijeka, Croatia University students’ metacognitive knowledge about their efficacy in everyday attention tasks and the frequency of attention lapses: Validity and reliability issues Panayiota Metallidou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece PAPER SESSION 101 -- Auditorija 1 Clinical Psychology III Chair: Ieva Bite, University of Latvia, Latvia Two rule-based models of differential diagnosis using the MMPI test: Rule decision trees and approximate rules Krzysztof Pancerz, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, University of Information Technology and Management, Poland Measuring interplay of trait self-control and situational demands in binge-drinking Eva-Maria Kangro, Tallinn University, Institute of Psychology, Estonia The factors associated with stress-related growth in a sample of patients suffering diabetes mellitus Emre Senol Durak, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey Resilience, bereavement reactions and attachment style for adults after loss of parent Liga Sovere, University of Latvia, Latvia PAPER SESSION 104 -- Auditorija 6 Cognitive Abilities II Chair: Georgia Papantoniou, University of Ioannina, Greece Using the VESPARCH verbal reasoning test to identify and categorise underachievement in primary and secondary school students Sarah McElwee, University of Oxford, UK Cognitive bases of emotional intelligence: Emotional Stroop Effect Tatiana Sysoeva, Russian State University for the Humanities, Russia Aspects of emotional intelligence: Accuracy vs. sensitivity Dmitry Lyusin, Russian State University for the Humanities, Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia An exploration of measurement bias due to worry and emotionality components of test anxiety on cognitive ability tests Georgia Papantoniou, University of Ioannina, Greece Saturday 14:15-15:45 INVITED SYMPOSIUM The Great Hall Aggressive and Conduct Problems in Childhood Symposium Chair: Nuria de la Osa, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain Aggressive behaviour and psychopathology in preschool children from the general Spanish population Lourdes Ezpeleta, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain The assessment of psychopathic traits in the community and in offender samples using the APSD and the PCL:YV Rafael Torrubia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Assessing aggression in Spanish children: Psychometric properties of Childrens’ Proactive and Reactive Aggression Scale Miguel Angel Carrasco, National University of Distance Education, Spain INVITED SYMPOSIUM 264 -- Auditorija 9 Instruments for the Assessment of Positive Psychology Traits (part 2) Symposium Chair: Willibald Ruch, University of Zurich, Switzerland Character strengths in children and adolescents: Reliability and validity of the German Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth (German VIA-Youth) Willibald Ruch, University of Zurich, Switzerland Character strengths in Israel: Hebrew adaptation of the VIA Inventory of Strengths Shiri Lavy, Ariel University Center of Samaria, Israel Adult playfulness and positive psychology: Measurement issues, correlates, and future perspectives René Proyer, University of Zurich, Switzerland Assessment of children’s sense of humour: A survey of humour instruments Sarah Auerbach, University of Zurich, Switzerland Assessing individual differences in mood regulation competencies indirectly Claudia Crayen, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany PAPER SESSION 101 -- Auditorija 1 Educational Psychology II Chair: Anastasia Efklides, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Adaptation study of the epistemological beliefs inventory for Turkish undergraduates Ezel Tavşancıl, Ankara University, Turkey Measuring metacognitive knowledge of self, task, and strategies in mathematics Anastasia Efklides, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Development of higher school pedagogues' professional self-consciousness Svitlana Paschenko, Kyiv National University named after Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine Cognitive development and tonal systems of Greek language. A comparative longitudinal field study Thalis N. Papadakis, Open Psychotherapy Centre, Athens, Greece Evdokia Lagakou , Open Psychotherapy Centre, Greece PAPER SESSION 104 -- Auditorija 6 Interpersonal Relations Chair: Despina Moraitou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Causal attributions towards infidelity: Development of the questionnaire Iveta Ruža, Daugavpils University, Latvia Measurement invariance assessment within and between interpersonal relationships: The issue of non-independence Semira Tagliabue, Università Cattolica S. Cuore (Brescia), Italy Relationship of forgiveness, subjective well-being and perceived relationship quality components Ilze Plauča, University of Latvia, The Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art, Latvia Mindfulness and action control in young, middle-aged, and old adults: An examination of their relationship to attentional bias towards emotional information Despina Moraitou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece OVERVIEW POSTER SESSIONS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 15:45-16:45 1. Hierarchical structure of academic mastery orientation Kati Aus, Tallinn University, Estonia Co – author(s): Kätlin Peets 2. Children at risk – the efficiency of a training program Luliana Birle Delia, University of Oradea, Romania, Co – author(s) : Monica Liana Secui; Rosana Stan 3. The effectiveness of a rational emotive and behavioral education program for adolescents in the situation of incomplete parenting Elena Bonchis, University of Oradea, Romania, Co – author(s) : Daniela Roman; Camelia Dindelegan 4. Relations between perfectionism, self-efficacy and subjective well-being Renāte Buliņa, University of Latvia, Latvia, 5. Classification procedures and cut score definition in psychological testing: A review Paola Bully, University of the Basque Country, Spain, Co – author(s) : Paula Elosua 6. Differential conditions of quality of life in the elderly. Gender differences Paola Bully, University of the Basque Country, Spain, Co – author(s) : Paula Elosua; Josu Mujika 7. Raven’s Coloured Progressive Matrices among children aged 4 - 5 years in Lithuania Dovilė Butkienė, Vilnius University Department of General Psychology, Lithuania, Co – author(s) : Gražina Gintilienė 8. Proactive and Reactive Aggression during childhood: Gender differences, intercorrelations, and relations to internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems Miguel A. Carrasco, University of National Education of Distance (UNED), Spain, Co – author(s) : Paloma Gonzalez; Victoria Del Barrio 9. Polish version of the IPIP scales for measuring Abridged Big Five Dimensional Circumplex (AB5C) Jan Cieciuch, University of Finance and Management in Warsaw, Poland, Co – author(s) : Tomasz Rowiński; Włodzimierz Strus 10. Assessment of dissociative symptoms and schizotypal personality features in relation to schizophrenia and childhood abuse Ilze Damberga, University of Latvia, Latvia 11. Association of Parenting Practices with Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct disorder in Spanish preschoolers of a general population: The role of sex Nuria de la Osa, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain, Co – author(s) : Jenniffer Miranda; Lourdes Ezpeleta; Roser Granero; Josep Maria Domenech 12. Associations of psychophysiological characteristics of speech emotional prosody perception with EI measures in listeners of different ages Elena Dmitrieva, Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russ. Ac.Sci., Russia, Co – author(s) : Victor Gelman; Kira Zaitseva; Aleksandr Orlov 13. Clinical validation of the Estonian version of the CERAD test battery Margus Ennok, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Tartu, Estonia, Co – author(s) : Kai Rohulaid; Liina Vahter; Katrin Gross-Paju 14. Preliminary Estonian normative data for the Stroop Test Margus Ennok, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Tartu, Estonia, 15. Adaptation of Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire Anda Gaitniece-Putāne, University of Latvia, Latvia, 16. Comparison of Woodcock- Johnson International Edition Tests of Cognitive Abilities data from year 2000-2004 and year 2005-2009 Inguna Griskevica, University of Latvia, Latvia 17. A study of the Independence and Resilience in University Students of Japan Taiko Hashimoto, Institute of Japan Education and Clinical Psychology, Japan, Co – author: Misako Araki 18. Emotion regulation and dissociation in women with eating disorders Ginta Jansone, University of Latvia, Latvia, Co – author(s) : Ieva Bite 19. Adaptation of Creative Functioning Test in Latvia Emils Kalis, Daugavpils University, Latvia, Co – author(s) : Liga Roke 20. Investigations of teachers understanding about specific reading disabilities in pedagogical practice Anda Kaulina, Riga Teacher Training and Education Management Academy, Latvia, Co – author(s) : Daina Voita; Toms Voits 21. Assessment of traumatic stress: Ambulatory assessment approach Evaldas Kazlauskas, Vilnius University, Lithuania, Co – author(s) : Skina Gausaite 22. Indicators for the ex post detection of faking in survey data constructed from responses to the Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10) Christoph. J. Kemper, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany, Co – author(s) : V. Trofimow; B. Rammstedt; N. Menold 23. Validity of a Single-Item Scale for Life Satisfaction Mira Céline Klein, Gesis - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany, Co – author(s) : Anastassiya Kovaleva; Constanze Beierlein; Christoph Kemper; Beatrice Rammstedt 24. Psychometric properties of the Social Problem Solving Abilities Inventory in Russian Language Jelena Kolesnikova, University of Latvia. Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art., Latvia, 25. Development of a new time perspective inventory in the Latvian and Russian languages Aleksandrs Kolesovs, University of Latvia, Latvia 26. Social responsibility in cross-cultural perspective: Assessment of future Ukrainian and Lithuanian Engineers Olena Kovalchuk, National Technical University of Ukraine \"KPI\", Ukraine, Co – author(s) : Aldona Augustiniene 27. Pilot study of different factors related to dental anxiety in 4-12 years old children in Latvia Liga Kronina, Riga Stradins University, Latvia, Co – author(s) : Malgozata Rascevska; Ruta Care 28. Relationship between adolescent attachment, codependency, and behavior problems Ilona Laizane, University of Latvia, Latvia, Co – author(s) : Sandra Sebre 29. Assessing adult attachment orientations among Arabs in Israel Shiri Lavy, Ariel University Center, Israel, Co – author(s) : Faisal Azaiza; Mario Mikulincer 30. A new scale for assessing the amount of flow in professional activity Dmitry Leontiev, Lomonossov Moscow State University, Russia, 31. The reliability and factorial validity of the Russian version of the SelfDescription Questionnaire-II (SDQ-II) Elena Levina, University of Latvia, Latvia, Co – author(s) : Natalija Ivanova 32. Adaptation of coping self-efficacy scale in Latvian Maruta Ludane, University of Latvia, Latvia, 33. Picture Based Personality Survey for Children – new instrument for measuring Big Five in childhood Marta Maćkiewicz, University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński in Warsaw, Poland, Co – author(s) : Jan Cieciuch 34. Using Rasch analysis to refine the VESPARCH verbal reasoning test for children aged 10-13 years Sarah McElwee, University of Oxford, UK, Co – author(s) : Jane Mellanby 35. Impact of fear on self-control Ina Melny, Technische Universität München, Germany, Co – author(s) : Hugo Kehr 36. Assessment of study-related interests relevant for the transition to university Lilith Michaelis, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, Co – author(s) : Sonja Rohrmann; Helfried Moosbrugger; Siegbert Reiß 37. To develop a measurement for the dietary education of parents in homes with infants Araki Misako, J.F. Oberlin University, Japan, Co – author(s) : Yamaguchi Hajime 38. The relationship between the dietary education in the home and drawing of a supper Araki Misako, J.F. Oberlin University, Japan, Co – author(s) : Hashimoto Taiko 39. The Construct Validity of the SVR-20 in Lithuanian sex offenders sample Marijus Mitrauskas, Mykolas Romeris university, Lithuania, Co – author(s) : Ilona Čėsnienė 40. Latvian adaptation of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire Mariya Morozova University of Latvia, Department of Psychology, Latvia, Co – author(s) : Ginta Jansone; Malgozata Rascevska Friday, 2 SEPTEMBER 15:45-16:45 41. Is gender related to attention-deficit? Josu Mujika, University of the Basque Country, Spain, Co – author(s) : Paula Elosua; Paola Bully 42. Psychometric Properties of Latvian version of Driver Behaviour Questionnaire Inese Muzikante, University of Latvia, Latvia, 43. The basic dimensions of personality: comparing rating and questionnaire data János Nagy, Department of Personality and Health Psychology, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary, Co – author(s) : Zsofia Szirmák 44. Gender differences in the innovative activity of students Donka Nikova - Tsioutsiou, UNWE, Bulgaria, 45. Gender and age differences in “food selection criteria” Masami Okano, Bunkyo University, Japan, Co – author(s) : Okano Masao 46. Usage of vignettes for operationalization and measurement of emotional intelligence Ekaterina Orel, National research university – Higher school of economics, Russia, Co – author(s) : Tatiana Khavenson 47. Questionnaire of Acceptability of Anger Expression Types: Development and psychometric properties Madara Orlovska, Department of psychology, University of Latvia, Latvia, Co – author(s) : Marija Morozova; Lasma Katsena; Kristine Poca; Malgozata Rascevska 48. What the progressive matrices actually measure? Anna Páchová, Charles University in Prague, Pedagogical faculty, department of psychology, Czech Republic, Co – author(s) : Miroslav Rendl 49. Psychometric properties of the Greek version of the Test Anxiety Inventory Georgia Papantoniou, University of Ioannina, Greece, Co – author(s) : Despina Moraitou; Dimitra Filippidou 50. Victimization and Internalizing and Externalizing psychopathology in adolescents Clàudia Paretilla Guardi, University of Barcelona, Spain, Co – author(s): Laia Soler Corbella; Maria Forns i Santacana; Teresa Kirchner Nebot; Noemí Pereda Beltran 51. Psychometric properties of a public domain Latvian measure of the five-factor model Viktorija Perepjolkina, University of Latvia, Latvia, Co – author(s) : Līva Van Skotere; Viesturs Reņģe 52. Psychometric properties of R. Plutchik`s Life Style Index (LSI) for Latvian Alla Plaude, University of Latvia, Latvia Co - author: Malgožata Raščevska, University of Latvia, Latvia 53. Episodic and semantic aspects of ethnic attitudes assessment, the application of procedure of unconscious affective priming Irina Plotka, Daugavpils University, Baltic Psychology and Management University College, Latvia, Latvia Co – author(s) : Dmitry Igonin; Nina Blumenau; Marija Bambulyaka; Elena Ozola; Laura Šimane 54. Premorbid personality and cognitive functioning level in patients with beginning Alzheimer disease Cornelia Pocnet, Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, Switzerland, Co – author(s) : Jérôme Rossier; Jean-Philippe Antonietti; Armin von Gunten 55. Zuckerman’s revised Aaternative Five-Factor Model: validation of the Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire in four french speaking countries Cornelia Pocnet, Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, Switzerland, Co – author(s) : Michel Hansenne; Nicolas Baudin; Julien Morizot; Jérôme Rossier 56. Assessing teachers’ personality in 6 seconds: What leads to high consensus? Johanna Pretsch, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany, Co – author(s) : Manfred Schmitt 57. Is there a universal trajectory of self-esteem across the life span? Helle Pullmann, Department of Psychology, University of Tartu, Estonia, Co – author(s) : Jüri Allik; Anu Realo 58. Ethnic identity research in multicultural society Vitaly Raschevsky, Daugavpils University, Latvia, Co – author(s) : Aleksejs Vorobjovs 59. Testing personality traits and vocational orientations in career counselling Liisa Raudsepp, Assessment Centre Tripod, University of Tartu, Estonia, Co – author(s) : Maria Veltmann; Helle Pullmann 60. Polish validation of the Student Styles Questionnaire Tomasz Rowinski, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland, Co – author(s) : Jan Cieciuch 61. The humorous temperament of children and youth: Development of an age based version of the State-Trait-Cheerfulness-Inventory (STCI) Willibald Ruch, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Co – author(s) : Auerbach Sarah; Karin Sommer; Karin Hösli 62. Measuring job search intentions and behaviour Sanita Saitere, University of Latvia, Latvia, 63. Specific objectivity of Depression - Rasch analysis of the Simplified Beck Depression Inventory Sebastian Sauer, Generation Research Program, Ludwig-MaximiliansUniversity Munich, Germany, Co – author(s): Matthias Ziegler, Manfred Schmitt, 64. Assessment of social skills and problem behaviors: A validity study of the PKBS-2 Maria João Seabra-Santos, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences University of Coimbra, Portugal, Co – author(s) : Andreia Azevedo; Maria Filomena Gaspar; Sofia Major; TatianaHomem; Sara Leitão 65. Spiritual well-being and suicidal ideation in patients with major depressive disorder and paranoid schizophrenia Elina Selevica, University of Latvia, Latvia, Co – author(s) : Evija Strika; Elmars Terauds 66. The great power of Item Response Theory: Using IRT to compare ability levels Anders Sjöberg, Assessio International, Sweden, 67. The heritability of traits predicting job performance: A twin study Anders Sjöberg, Assessio International, Sweden, 68. Observational and self-report assessment in evaluation of parent training program: Impact of doing homework Inga Skreitule-Pikše, University of Latvia, Latvia, 69. Psychometric properties of the Latvian Version of the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale Daina Skuskovnika, School of Business Administration Turiba, Latvia, Co – author(s) : Inta Tiltina-Kapele; Inese Ābele 70. The three diagnostic strategies – which is the best? Anna Słysz, Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań, Poland, 71. Relationship between victimization and psycopathology: Mediator role of self-esteem Laia Soler Corbella, University of Barcelona, Spain, Co – author(s) : Clàudia Paretilla Guardi; Maria Forns i Santacana; Teresa Kirchner Nebot; Judit Abad Gil 72. Development of a Latvian social conservatism scale Ingrida Trups-Kalne, University of Latvia, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art, Latvia, Co – author(s) : Girts Dimdins 73. Life satisfaction judgments in Latvia: Quantitative and qualitative approach Anda Upmane, University of Latvia, Latvia, Co – author(s) : Sandra Sebre 74. Prognostic validity of the Offender Assessment System (OASys) in lithuanian offender sample Laura Ustinaviciute, Mykolo romerio universitetas, Lithuania, Co – author(s) : Alfredas Laurinavicius; Rita Zukauskiene 75. A new assessment tool of spatial abilities for Information Technology professionals Aare Värk, Assessment Centre Tripod, Estonia, University of Tartu, Estonia, Co – author(s) : Maria Veltmann; Helle Pullmann 76. Spatial abilities vary across job complexity: A case of Ericsson Supply Site Tallinn Aare Värk, Assessment Centre Tripod, University of Tartu, Estonia, Co – author(s) : Maria Veltmann 77. General mental ability predicting achievement in mathematics Maria Veltmann, Assessment Centre Tripod, Estonia Co – author(s) : Liisa Raudsepp; Helle Pullmann 78. Personality traits and mental abilities of Estonian leaders Maria Veltmann, Assessment Centre Tripod, Estonia, Co – author(s) : Helle Pullmann 79. A pilot study: Level of nonverbal attunement between mother and children with secure and insecure attachment style Kristīne Vende, University of Latvia, Latvia, Co-author: Ervins Cukurs 80. Specifics of psychosocial well-being model of university students in Latvia Santa Vorone, Daugavpils University, Latvia,