Ordinal models can be seen as being composed from simpler, in particular binary models.
This view on ordinal models allows to derive a taxonomy of models that includes basic …

The Big Five Inventory-2 (BFI-2) has received wide recognition since its publication because
it strikes a good balance between content coverage and brevity. The current study translated …

Abstract Mastery-approach (MAP) goals, focusing on develo** competence and acquiring
task mastery, are posited to be the most optimal, beneficial type of achievement goal for …

Appropriate modelling of Likert‐type items should account for the scale level and the specific
role of the neutral middle category, which is present in most Likert‐type items that are in …

IRT ree models decompose observed rating responses into sequences of theory‐based
decision nodes, and they provide a flexible framework for analysing trait‐related judgements …

When measuring psychological traits, one has to consider that respondents often show
content-unrelated response behavior in answering questionnaires. To disentangle the target …

With the increasing popularity of noncognitive inventories in personnel selection,
organizations typically wish to be able to tell when a job applicant purposefully …

Item response tree (IRTree) models are recently introduced as an approach to modeling
response data from Likert-type rating scales. IRTree models are particularly useful to capture …

It is essential to control self-reported trait measurements for response style effects to ensure
a valid interpretation of estimates. Traditional psychometric models facilitating such control …

Surveys represent flexible and powerful ways for practitioners to gain insights into customers
and markets and for researchers to develop, test, and generalize theories. However …