Stankov, Lazar and Kleitman, Sabina and Jackson, Simon A. (2015) Measures of the trait of confidence. In: Measures of personality and social psychological constructs. Elsevier (Academic Press), London, United Kingdom, pp. 158-189. ISBN 978-0-12-386915-9
Abstract
This chapter reviews the item content, intended use, and psychometric properties of two main kinds of assessments that have been employed in studies of individual differences in confidence: Self-report questionnaires assessing one's own beliefs to accomplish different tasks; and online, on-task confidence judgments of performance accuracy. First, we review six self-report measures that assess either cognitive (academic and vocational tasks) or physical (sports) confidence. We then briefly describe the use of confidence measures in studies of self-efficacy, outlining their differences and similarities with broader on-task measures of confidence. Finally, we focus on the online, performance-based, assessment of confidence and consider different indices of confidence calibration with accuracy. To date, online on-task measures have demonstrated the sound psychometric properties. This includes demonstrations of the greatest predictive validity for a range of outcomes such as educational achievement and decision-making behavior. Currently, no evidence exists relating self-report and online measures of confidence. Directions for future studies are offered for both types of assessments.
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| Item Type: | Book Chapter (Commonwealth Reporting Category B) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | No Faculty |
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| Date Deposited: | 09 Nov 2017 00:16 |
| Last Modified: | 16 May 2018 02:40 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | confidence; on-task measures; psychometric properties; self-efficacy; self-perception; self-report measures |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1701 Psychology > 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology |
| Identification Number or DOI: | 10.1016/B978-0-12-386915-9.00007-3 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/32799 |
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