Academic Involution Scale for College Students in China (AISCSC)

Category	Details
Description	The Adolescent Assertiveness Assessment Scale (AAA-S; de Lima et al., 2024) was designed to measure assertiveness skills in adolescents. The item development process began with an exploratory qualitative study using the focus group technique. Based on feedback from participants and an operational definition of assertiveness and its subclasses (Del Prette & Del Prette, 2017), an initial version of the AAA-S consisted of 80 items representing various assertiveness situations. The measure was administered to adolescents aged 12 to 15, leading to a final validated version of 20 items. The study demonstrated content and semantic validity, with further discussions on the need for reliability and factorial validity assessments.
Author	de Lima, Sara Luize Pereira; Simeão, Shirley de Souza Silva; Silva, Washington Allysson Dantas; Galdino, Melyssa Kellyane Cavalcanti
ORCID	Not available
Affiliation	Universidade Federal da Paraíba; Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Ciências Sociais
Email	[email protected]
Correspondence Address	de Lima, Sara Luize Pereira: [email protected]
Purpose	To assess assertiveness in adolescence.
Construct	Adolescent Assertiveness
Instrument Type	Rating Scale
Test Type	Original
Administration Method	Electronic
Format	Items rated on a four-point Likert scale from 1 (never or rarely) to 4 (always/almost always).
Number of Items	20
Reliability	No reliability data reported.
Validity	Content Validity: The total content validity coefficient (CVCt) was .97, and the individual content validity coefficient (CVCi) was greater than .80. The overall average ranged from .92 to .99 across judges’ assessments. Semantic Validity: The comprehensibility index reached 86.4%, with a moderate correlation between age and understanding level (r = 0.41, p = 0.05).
Factor Analysis	No factor analysis reported.
Test Methodology	Test Validity; Content Validity
Population Details	Age Range: 12-18 years Location: Brazil Respondents: Adolescents
Age Group	Childhood (birth-12 years); School Age (6-12 years); Adolescence (13-17 years); Adulthood (18+ years)
Keywords	Adolescent Assertiveness; Assertiveness Skills; Semantic Validity; Young People’s Perceptions
Index Terms	Adolescent Attitudes; Assertiveness; Developmental Measures; Adolescent Characteristics
Files	No file available for download.
Reference	de Lima, S. L. P., Simeão, S. d. S. S., Silva, W. A. D., & Galdino, M. K. C. (2024). Adolescent Assertiveness Assessment Scale: Evidence of content validity. Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa, 40, Article e40403.
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I. Scale Overview

The Adolescent Assertiveness Assessment Scale (AAA-S) is designed to measure assertiveness levels in adolescents. It comprises 20 items that assess various aspects of assertive behavior in different social contexts.

II. Items

The following are the 20 items of the AAA-S:

1. When my peers say something I do not agree with, I voice my opinion.

2. If I buy a new piece of clothing and find out at home that I do not like it, I come back to change it.

3. During a group outing, I can give my opinion about what we could do every day.

4. At school I have difficulty talking to the teacher.

5. In group situations I usually represent my group to make requests to the teacher.

6. I can argue when my parents ask me to do something I do not want to do.

7. I often get angry when my parents criticize my performance at school.

8. When someone says my taste in music is not good, I explain that we have different musical preferences.

9. When I like a classmate, I find it difficult to express my feelings.

10. I tend to be ironic with my colleagues.

11. I play games that lead to disappointing my friends.

12. I have difficulty maintaining friendships.

13. When I am unhappy in a relationship, I can take the initiative to end the relationship.

14. If I hurt a colleague, I apologize.

15. Even when I know I am in the wrong, I avoid admitting my mistake.

16. In situations where my colleagues do something I do not like, I often say how I feel.

17. If a classmate asks me to copy my notes during class, I borrow them even if it slows me down.

18. If I do not understand something the teacher has explained, I ask you to explain it again.

19. If I must go to a place but I do not know how to get there, I prefer to look for it myself rather than ask someone for help.

20. If some classmates make noise in class and I feel uncomfortable, I ask for silence.

III. Response Scale

• The response format is a four-point Likert scale.

• The scale ranges from 1 (never or rarely) to 4 (always/almost always).

IV. Notes on Interpretation

• Items are designed to capture varying aspects of assertiveness, including expressing opinions, setting boundaries, managing conflict, and self-advocacy.

• The scoring of the items likely involves summing or averaging scores across relevant items, although this information is not explicitly provided within the text. Interpretation of scores would require additional information about the scoring methodology of the AAA-S.