Validity of the Developmental Index for the Zulliger Test in children and adolescents

ObjectivePsychological maturity can be comprehended as a multifaceted construct encompassing various psychosocial, emotional, and cognitive attributes. The aim of this study was to investigate evidence of validity of the Psychological Development Index for the Comprehensive System Zulliger Test.Meth...

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Autores: Pereira, Larissa Silva, Resende, Ana Cristina, Tomazett, Ana Clara Mateus Carvalho
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)
Repositorio:Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/14815
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/14815
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Personality development
Child
Reproducibility of results
Psychological tests
Desenvolvimento da personalidade
Criança
Reprodutibilidade dos resultados
Testes psicológicos
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Sumario:ObjectivePsychological maturity can be comprehended as a multifaceted construct encompassing various psychosocial, emotional, and cognitive attributes. The aim of this study was to investigate evidence of validity of the Psychological Development Index for the Comprehensive System Zulliger Test.MethodThe data analysis considered the Mann-Whitney test, Cohen’s d, Spearman’s correlation and the coefficient difference test. Finally, multiple regression analysis was used to verify the relationship between age and Developmental Index with a 253 children and adolescents between 7 and 14 years of age participated.ResultsThe results indicated evidence of concurrent criterion validity to Development Index, pointing out statistically significant differences between age groups.ConclusionRegarding the evidence of convergent validity of the Development Index between the Zulliger Comprehensive System and the Rorschach Performance Assessment System tests, nothing can be proven. This study is limited by the age range of the sample, as well as the transposition of the Rorschach Performance Assessment System Development Index calculation to the Zulliger Comprehensive System.