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Character Climate Scale: Development and Multi-Site Validation of a New Tool for Measuring the Moral Ecosystem of a University Full Version Open

Brittany M. Tausen, Jessica L. Fossum, M. Julia Flores · 2025

Virtue science has expanded significantly in recent decades but has focused almost exclusively on measurement at the individual level, ignoring the environments that shape character formation. Addressing this gap, we aimed to develop and v…

Character Climate Scale: Development and Multi-Site Validation of a New Tool for Measuring the Moral Ecosystem of a University Full Version Open

Brittany M. Tausen, Jessica L. Fossum, Bethany F. Hoff, M. Julia Flores, Todd E. Erickson · 2025

Virtue science has expanded significantly in recent decades but has focused almost exclusively on measurement at the individual level, ignoring the environments that shape character formation. Addressing this gap, we aimed to develop and v…

How Does Model (Mis)Specification Impact Statistical Power, Type I Error Rate, and Parameter Bias in Moderated Mediation? A Registered Report Open

Jessica L. Fossum, Samantha F. Anderson · 2025

Moderated mediation models are commonly used in psychological research and other academic fields to model when and how effects occur. Researchers must choose which paths in the mediation model are moderated when specifying this type of mod…

Validity and Transparency in Quantifying Open-Ended Data Open

Clare Conry‐Murray, Tal Waltzer, Fiona C. DeBernardi, Jessica L. Fossum, Simona Haasova , et al. · 2024

Quantitatively coding open-ended data (e.g., from videos, interviews) can be a rich source of information in psychological research, but reporting practices vary substantially. We provide strategies for improving validity and reliability o…

Replicability of simulation studies for the investigation of statistical methods: the RepliSims project Open

Kim Luijken, Adolf W. Lohmann, Udi Alter, J. Claramunt Gonzalez, Felix J. Clouth , et al. · 2024

Results of simulation studies evaluating the performance of statistical methods can have a major impact on the way empirical research is implemented. However, so far there is limited evidence of the replicability of simulation studies. Eig…

Validity and Transparency in Quantifying Open-Ended Data Open

Clare Conry‐Murray, Talia Waltzer, Fiona C DeBernardi, Jessica L. Fossum, Simona Haasova , et al. · 2023

Quantitatively coding open-ended data (e.g., from videos, interviews) can be a rich source of information in psychological research, but reporting practices vary substantially. We provide strategies for improving validity and reliability o…

Replicability of Simulation Studies for the Investigation of Statistical Methods: The RepliSims Project Open

Kim Luijken, Adolf W. Lohmann, Udi Alter, J. Claramunt Gonzalez, Felix J. Clouth , et al. · 2023

Results of simulation studies evaluating the performance of statistical methods are often considered actionable and thus can have a major impact on the way empirical research is implemented. However, so far there is limited evidence about …

When to Use Different Inferential Methods for Power Analysis and Data Analysis for Between-Subjects Mediation Open

Jessica L. Fossum, Amanda Kay Montoya · 2023

Several options exist for conducting inference on indirect effects in mediation analysis. Although methods that use bootstrapping are the preferred inferential approach for testing mediation, they are time-consuming when the test must be p…

Construct identification in the neuropsychological battery: What are we measuring? Open

Robert M. Bilder, Keith F. Widaman, Russell M. Bauer, Daniel L. Drane, David W. Loring , et al. · 2022

Factor models derived from healthy groups generally fit well in patients. NNN data helped identify novel Recognition-Familiarity and Inhibition-Switching factors that were also invariant across samples and may be clinically useful. The fin…

When to Use Different Tests for Power Analysis and Data Analysis for Between-Subjects Mediation Open

Jessica L. Fossum, Amanda Kay Montoya · 2021

Several options exist for conducting inference on indirect effects in mediation analysis. While methods which use bootstrapping are the preferred inferential approach for testing mediation, they are time consuming when the test must be per…

Discrimination and internalizing symptoms in rural Latinx adolescents: An ecological model of etiology Open

Giovanni Ramos, Desiree R. Delgadillo, Jessica L. Fossum, Amanda Kay Montoya, Hardian Thamrin , et al. · 2021

There is a well-documented relationship between perceived discrimination and internalizing symptoms among Latinx adolescents. However, few studies have examined how this psychosocial stressor relates to multiple domains of functioning in r…

New Insights in Power and Power Analysis in Mediation Models Open

Amanda Kay Montoya, Christopher L. Aberson, Jessica L. Fossum, Donna Chen, Oscar González · 2021

Mediation analysis is commonly used in social-personality psychology to evaluate potential mechanisms of effects. With the recent replicability crisis, researchers are turning to power analysis to help plan studies; however, power analysis…

Opening the Door to Registered Reports: Census of Journals Publishing Registered Reports (2013–2020) Open

Amanda Kay Montoya, William Leo Donald Krenzer, Jessica L. Fossum · 2021

Registered reports are a new publication workflow where the decision to publish is made prior to data collection and analysis and thus cannot be dependent on the outcome of the study. An increasing number of journals have adopted this new …

Opening the Door to Registered Reports: Census of Journals Publishing Registered Reports (2013 - 2020) Open

Amanda Kay Montoya, William Leo Donald Krenzer, Jessica L. Fossum · 2020

Registered reports are a new publication workflow where the decision to publish is made prior to data collection and analysis, and thus cannot be dependent on the outcome of the study. An increasing number of journals have adopted this new…

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