The research group consists of lecturers and pre-doctoral researchers in the field of Behavioural Sciences Methodology. It develops research methods and techniques to study behaviour in areas such as educational performance, quality of life, psychological well-being, and personality.
The main lines of research under development are:
- Development of tests, scales, and questionnaires, including the optimization of methods for developing measurement instruments with different modes of administration and measurement models, with the aim of improving the quality of psychological assessment and survey research.
- Validity theory and validation methods. Development of validation methods that provide evidence regarding the validity of response processes in questionnaire and survey items.
- Mixed methods. Studies integrating quantitative and qualitative methods to validate psychological measures and survey instruments.
- Development of measurement instruments. Collaboration with professionals from different applied fields to develop and validate measures in areas such as gender-based violence, quality of life, mood, and educational outcomes, both in national and international studies.
Coordinator: José Luis Padilla García : jpadilla@ugr.es