Get Health'e': A Pilot Test of a Digital Health Literacy Intervention for Young Adults.

Background: Young adults face a number of health concerns and are typically beginning to manage their health on their own. At the same time, this age group is more connected to digital technology than ever before, and studies show that young adults can struggle with digital health literacy skills.

Objective: The online Get Health'e' Program consists of six modules addressing digital health literacy skills, including topics such as internet searches and social media.

Examining transdiagnostic factors among religious and spiritual individuals with comorbid eating disorders and post-traumatic stress disorders.

Eating disorders (EDs) have a harmful impact on the lives of millions of individuals in the United States. Research indicates that comorbid trauma could negatively impact treatment outcomes, reinforcing ED symptomology. Transdiagnostic approaches underscore experiential avoidance as a maintaining factor for EDs and other comorbid concerns, while mindfulness and adaptive coping help disrupt avoidance of emotional experiences.

Psychometric validation of the Protective Drinking Practices Scale in college students across the United States.

The present study tested the psychometric properties of a new 20-item alcohol protective behavioral strategies (PBS) measure, the Protective Drinking Practices Scale (PDPS). Specifically, we evaluated measurement invariance of the PDPS in a sample of college students recruited nationally, tested the factor structure, evaluated construct validity, and explored potential short-form versions. Participants were 684 college student drinkers from throughout the United States (50.

Using Item Response Theory to Develop Revised (SSOSH-7) and Ultra-Brief (SSOSH-3) Self-Stigma of Seeking Help Scales.

The current research developed ultra-brief (SSOSH-3) and revised (SSOSH-7) versions of the Self-Stigma of Seeking Help scale. Item response theory was used to examine the amount of information each item provided across the latent variable scale and test whether items functioned differently across women and men. In a sample of 857 community adults, results supported removal of three reverse-scored items to create the SSOSH-7.

Optimal assessment of protective behavioral strategies among college drinkers: An item response theory analysis.

College student alcohol use and related consequences continue to warrant significant concern. Extant research demonstrates protective behavioral strategies (PBS; self-regulatory strategies that can be employed before, during, or after drinking to prevent intoxication or negative consequences) have promise for preventative interventions. Variations in conceptualization and measurement of the construct limit generalization of PBS research.

Psychometric properties of a Korean version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) in a military sample.

Background: Perceived stress reflects a person's feeling of how much stress the individual is under at a given time. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a popular instrument measuring the extent to which individuals perceive situations in their life as excessive relative to the ability to cope. Based on a literature review, however, several issues related to the scale remain: (a) the dimensionality is not established, (b) little information about the individual items exists, and (c) much research is based on university student samples.

The Teen Screen for Dating Violence: An Item Response Theory Analysis.

There continues to be a lack of fundamental knowledge regarding assessment, conceptualization, and treatment of teen dating violence (TDV). This deficiency of knowledge becomes even greater when examining gender differences in violence experience, perpetration, and perception. This article details the item response theory (IRT) analysis of the Teen Screen for Dating Violence (TSDV) and includes an assessment of differential item functioning (DIF) reported by gender.

Introducing the Expectations and Preference Scales for Couple Therapy (EPSCT): Development, Psychometric Evaluation, and Suggested Use in Practice and Research.

While it is known that client factors account for the largest proportion of outcome variance across treatment modalities, little is known about how clients' characteristics affect the process and effectiveness of couple therapy. To further knowledge in this area, we created a brief, practice-friendly measure, the Expectation and Preference Scales for Couple Therapy (EPSCT). Three self-report scales assess clients' Outcome expectations (e.

Validation of the Rapid Estimate for Adolescent Literacy in Medicine Short Form (REALM-TeenS).

Background: This study was designed to develop and validate a brief adolescent health literacy assessment tool (Rapid Estimate of Adolescent Literacy in Medicine Short Form [REALM-TeenS]).

Methods: We combined datasets from 2 existing research studies that used the REALM-Teen ( = 665) and conducted an item response theory analysis. The correlation between scores on the original 66-item REALM-Teen and the proposed REALM-TeenS was calculated, along with the decision consistency across forms with respect to grade level assignment of each adolescent and coefficient α.