caa a22 4500 606239014 CHVBK 20210128101301.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10862-014-9447-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10862-014-9447-9 Young Children's Self-Perceived Ability: Development, Factor Structure and Initial Validation of a Self-Report Instrument for Preschoolers [Elektronische Daten] [Eva Müller, Corina Wustmann Seiler, Sonja Perren, Heidi Simoni] We developed and evaluated a self-report instrument for preschoolers assessing self-perceived ability, task difficulty, and motivation. 231 3-to 5-year-old children (M = 3.84years, SD = .49, 112 girls, 119 boys), participated in the interview, and reported also on their self-concept. Parents and teachers reported on children's symptoms. In a first step we used a person- and a variable-oriented approach to assess associations between self-perceived ability, estimated task difficulty and motivation. In a second step, we aimed to generate evidence for our construct of self-perceived ability based on relationships between the test scores and other measures that are theoretically assumed to be related to self-perceived ability. Results confirm the theory-based relation between self-perceived ability, task difficulty, and motivation, and indicate construct validity. Self-perceived ability proved to mediate the association between task difficulty and motivation and was associated with children's task mastery and self-concept. However, children's self-reports were not associated with adult-reported symptoms. The findings extend the discussion on the validity, reliability, and accuracy of self-reports in preschoolers. Further studies need to address the criterion-related validity of the interpretation of the newly developed instrument. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014 Self-perceived ability nationallicence Motivation nationallicence Task difficulty nationallicence Preschool nationallicence Self-report nationallicence Validation nationallicence Müller Eva Marie Meierhofer Institut für das Kind, Schulhausstrasse 64, 8002, Zurich, Switzerland aut Wustmann Seiler Corina Marie Meierhofer Institut für das Kind, Schulhausstrasse 64, 8002, Zurich, Switzerland aut Perren Sonja University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany aut Simoni Heidi Marie Meierhofer Institut für das Kind, Schulhausstrasse 64, 8002, Zurich, Switzerland aut Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/2(2015-06-01), 256-273 0882-2689 37:2<256 2015 37 10862 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-014-9447-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-014-9447-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Müller Eva Marie Meierhofer Institut für das Kind, Schulhausstrasse 64, 8002, Zurich, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wustmann Seiler Corina Marie Meierhofer Institut für das Kind, Schulhausstrasse 64, 8002, Zurich, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Perren Sonja University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Simoni Heidi Marie Meierhofer Institut für das Kind, Schulhausstrasse 64, 8002, Zurich, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/2(2015-06-01), 256-273 0882-2689 37:2<256 2015 37 10862