"The focus of this work was on the analysis of the assessment quality with regard to item analysis and model conformity. The importance of developing such a scale is that there are usually only a few tests to measure social cognition and these are particularly language-based, i.e., they require good language skills.
The proposed test is the only one that focuses on social conflict, Such a test is advantageous for clinical purposes, since the perception of social situations is an important prerequisite for social functioning, which is most often impaired in people with psychiatric illnesses. No less important, especially from a theoretical point of view, such a test can be very useful for the development of models of ´social conflicts´.
The proposed test consists of 18 items rated on a 7-point rating scale regarding the perceived likelihood that a conflict will occur. An initial preliminary analysis showed that the number of categories was not optimal. For analysis, the answers were reduced to four categories. For this new test, a comprehensive item analysis was carried out based on item response theory (IRT).
The results of the item analysis and the model test overall show that the test is consistent with a one-dimensional Rasch model ...," Sammer and Kroiß report.
Gebhard Sammer, Annette Kroiß: Perception-based anticipation of social conflicts (ASK) - IRT analysis of a new image-based method.
in: Psychology Test and Assessment Modeling 24-1.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2440/001-0014
