Abilitest battery – psychometric properties: a preliminary study
Background Cognitive efficiency is crucial for many areas of human activity. It affects the employees’ efficiency and safety at the workplace. An important element of the prevention of accidents at work is the appropriate professional selection, which consists in checking the characteristics of cand...
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| author | Sylwia Sumińska Łukasz Kapica Grzegorz Szczepański Aleksandra Stachura-Krzyształowicz |
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Cognitive efficiency is crucial for many areas of human activity. It affects the employees’ efficiency and safety at the workplace. An important element of the prevention of accidents at work is the appropriate professional selection, which consists in checking the characteristics of candidates needed for a given position, and for this purpose, a psychological diagnosis is carried out. The aim of the study was to develop tools for cognitive diagnosis that are characterized by good psychometric properties.
Material and Methods
Tools for the diagnosis of simple reaction time (Abili-time), choice reaction time (Abili-select), prolonged attention (Abili-space, Abili-digit), and working memory (Abili-langmem, Abili-mathmem) were developed. Validation studies were conducted with 221 individuals aged 20–60 to assess relevance and reliability (internal consistency and temporal stability), and with the participation of 61 in a retest 3 months after the first measurement. Paper tests (CTT, TUS, Digit Span from WAIS-R(PL) ) and tests from the Vienna test system (RT, SIGNAL, CORSI, ALS) were used to assess validity.
Results
The analysis showed that the Abili-time and Abili-select tests have satisfactory internal consistency. Analysis of temporal stability showed significant test-retest correlations for Abili-select, Abili-space, Abili-digit and Abili-langmem. Abili-time had slightly lower temporal stability. The temporal stability of Abili-mathmem was not confirmed. Significant correlations were obtained between the results of the developed tools with measures measuring similar constructs.
Conclusions
The conducted research confirms the validity and reliability of Abili-time, Abili-select and Abili-space. Further work is needed on working memory tests, which are noteworthy due to the lack of other tools available on the market to test these functions. Further research should involve more people as well as carrying out standardization work. Med Pr. 2023;74(2):103–18 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d052179a86a6485eb9ab81da85616f782023-05-19T08:55:47ZengNofer Institute of Occupational MedicineMedycyna Pracy0465-58932353-13392023-05-0174210311810.13075/mp.5893.01338163101Abilitest battery – psychometric properties: a preliminary studySylwia Sumińska0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1335-3385Łukasz Kapica1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7423-0608Grzegorz Szczepański2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0390-1624Aleksandra Stachura-Krzyształowicz3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9365-5572Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy / Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland (Pracownia Psychologii i Socjologii Pracy, Zakład Ergonomii / Laboratory of Social Psychology, Department of Ergonomics)Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy / Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland (Pracownia Psychologii i Socjologii Pracy, Zakład Ergonomii / Laboratory of Social Psychology, Department of Ergonomics)Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy / Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland (Pracownia Przetwarzania Dźwięku, Zakład Zagrożeń Wibroakustycznych / Laboratory of Sound Processing, Department of Vibroacoustic Hazards)Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy / Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland (Pracownia Psychologii i Socjologii Pracy, Zakład Ergonomii / Laboratory of Social Psychology, Department of Ergonomics)Background Cognitive efficiency is crucial for many areas of human activity. It affects the employees’ efficiency and safety at the workplace. An important element of the prevention of accidents at work is the appropriate professional selection, which consists in checking the characteristics of candidates needed for a given position, and for this purpose, a psychological diagnosis is carried out. The aim of the study was to develop tools for cognitive diagnosis that are characterized by good psychometric properties. Material and Methods Tools for the diagnosis of simple reaction time (Abili-time), choice reaction time (Abili-select), prolonged attention (Abili-space, Abili-digit), and working memory (Abili-langmem, Abili-mathmem) were developed. Validation studies were conducted with 221 individuals aged 20–60 to assess relevance and reliability (internal consistency and temporal stability), and with the participation of 61 in a retest 3 months after the first measurement. Paper tests (CTT, TUS, Digit Span from WAIS-R(PL) ) and tests from the Vienna test system (RT, SIGNAL, CORSI, ALS) were used to assess validity. Results The analysis showed that the Abili-time and Abili-select tests have satisfactory internal consistency. Analysis of temporal stability showed significant test-retest correlations for Abili-select, Abili-space, Abili-digit and Abili-langmem. Abili-time had slightly lower temporal stability. The temporal stability of Abili-mathmem was not confirmed. Significant correlations were obtained between the results of the developed tools with measures measuring similar constructs. Conclusions The conducted research confirms the validity and reliability of Abili-time, Abili-select and Abili-space. Further work is needed on working memory tests, which are noteworthy due to the lack of other tools available on the market to test these functions. Further research should involve more people as well as carrying out standardization work. Med Pr. 2023;74(2):103–18http://medpr.imp.lodz.pl/Bateria-testow-abilitest-wlasnosci-psychometryczne-narzedzi-badania-wstepne,163101,0,2.htmlattentionreaction timeworking memorypsychological diagnosiscognitive testspsychometric properties |
| spellingShingle | Sylwia Sumińska Łukasz Kapica Grzegorz Szczepański Aleksandra Stachura-Krzyształowicz Abilitest battery – psychometric properties: a preliminary study Medycyna Pracy attention reaction time working memory psychological diagnosis cognitive tests psychometric properties |
| title | Abilitest battery – psychometric properties: a preliminary study |
| title_full | Abilitest battery – psychometric properties: a preliminary study |
| title_fullStr | Abilitest battery – psychometric properties: a preliminary study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Abilitest battery – psychometric properties: a preliminary study |
| title_short | Abilitest battery – psychometric properties: a preliminary study |
| title_sort | abilitest battery psychometric properties a preliminary study |
| topic | attention reaction time working memory psychological diagnosis cognitive tests psychometric properties |
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