The paper is devoted to validation of the Russian version of Cognitive Emotion
Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). The questionnaire is aimed at evaluation of both
“productive” and “destructive” cognitive strategies of affective moods’ regulation and
is widely used in studies on coping with stress. The results of psychometric approbation
demonstrated high internal consistency, test-retest reliability, content and construct
validity of the prepared Russian version of the test. The empirical verification of the test
in the groups of “norm” and patients with affective disorders confirms its diagnostic
suitability for using in applied research.
The article deals with the development of constructive behavioral strategies at
adolescents. The authors describe the results of the research devoted to adolescents’ behavioral strategies (according to K. Tomas) in conflict situations. The results of two
experimental trainings show, that the development of cooperation and compromise strategies in trainings should be based on a role-playing and some exercises, contributing their development. The exercises developing cognitive ways of interpersonal perception contribute more to cooperation development. Exercises, developing emotional self-regulation, contribute more to compromise development.
User satisfaction is one of the key characteristics of software products including the web-sites’ quality. An absence of generally accepted instruments for evaluation of the user satisfaction creates a significant impediment for empirical studies on usability of software products. In the paper there are discussed the results of elaboration of a new psychodiagnostic tool that can be used for these purposes. It is presented in the form of a standardized questionnaire with well-balanced content, high internal consistency
and differential sensitivity. The instrument provides a multidimensional evaluation of
user satisfaction as a way for ergonomic redesign of a web-site interface.
The article describes verification of a test diagnostics method that focuses on understanding of human biology, specifically the procedure and the results of verification. The study includes testing of 168 high school students and validation of the test by 55 experts. The results of the study indicate that the test can be recommended to diagnose how well high school students understand human biology. The difference in experts’ opinion regarding interpretation of the test questions has been analyzed.
The article shows results of psychometric properties and content validity verification
of one of existing russian defence mechanisms questionnaires. the article also
describes creation of a diagnostics method that psychometrically validly determines
four psychological defence mechanisms: denial, compensation, projection and
reaction formation.
