3 research outputs found
The Berlin Aptitude Test for Psychology – BSF-P
Das Studium der Psychologie ist in Deutschland
äußerst beliebt. Aufgrund begrenzt verfügbarer Studienplätze ist eine
Auswahl der Bewerber_innen notwendig. Zur Selektion geeigneter Bewerber_innen wurde bisher
vorwiegend die Note der Hochschulzugangsberechtigung verwendet. Dies ist seit einem Urteil
des Bundesverfassungsgerichts von 2017
nicht mehr zulässig. Das Land Berlin erteilte daher den Auftrag zur Entwicklung eines
Studierfähigkeitstests für das Fach Psychologie. Aufbauend auf einer
ausführlichen Anforderungsanalyse wurde der Berliner Studierfähigkeitstest
– Psychologie zur Erfassung studienfachbezogener Studierfähigkeit entwickelt
und an zwei Konstruktionsstichproben revidiert. Die Messwerte des BSF-P zeigen gute
Reliabilität und Validität und können zur Auswahl von Studierenden
verwendet werden. Der Einsatz des Verfahrens erlaubt zudem eine faire Auswahl von
Bewerber_innen und fĂĽhrt langfristig zu einer diverseren Studierendenschaft im Fach
Psychologie.Studying psychology is extremely popular in Germany. Because of the limited number of available spots, selection of applicants is necessary. To date, grades on the high school diploma or an equivalent were mainly used to select suitable applicants. Following a ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court in 2017, however, this is no longer permissible. Therefore, the State of Berlin commissioned the development of a study aptitude test for the Bachelor of Psychology. Based on a detailed requirements analysis, the Berlin Aptitude Test for Psychology (BSF-P) was developed to assess subject-related study ability. The test was developed and revised on two different samples and finally applied for selecting applicants at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in 2021. The reliability and validity estimates of the test scores of the BSF-P suggest that the test is applicable for the selection of students in a high-stakes context. This procedure allows fair selection of applicants and in the long term leads to a more diverse student body in psychology.Peer Reviewe
The Dynamics of Self-Esteem and Depression Across Days, Months, and Years
Self-esteem and depression are important predictors of a range of societally relevant outcomes and are theorized to influence each other reciprocally over time. However, existing research offers only a limited understanding of how these reciprocal dynamics of self-esteem and depression unfold across different time scales. Using three datasets with different time scales, we aimed to advance our understanding of the reciprocal dynamics between self-esteem and depression over time. Across these datasets, participants (Ntotal = 6,210) rated their self-esteem and depressive symptoms between 6 and 14 times across days, months, and years, respectively. Using continuous time dynamic models, we found limited evidence for significant within-person cross-lagged effects between self-esteem and depression across the three datasets. These findings suggest that reciprocal dynamics between self-esteem and depression may be less robust than commonly thought, challenging theoretical frameworks that highlight the transactions between these constructs. Moreover, self-esteem and depression were strongly correlated within measurements, similarly stable over time, and changed similarly in response to negative life events, provoking questions as to their conceptual distinctiveness and measurement approaches