Developmental Crisis Questionnaire (DCQ-12): psychometric characteristics of the Czech version among adult respondents

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://cipp.ug.edu.pl/Developmental-Crisis-Questionnaire-DCQ-12-psychometric-characteristics-of-the-Czech,207003,0,2.html" target="_blank" >https://cipp.ug.edu.pl/Developmental-Crisis-Questionnaire-DCQ-12-psychometric-characteristics-of-the-Czech,207003,0,2.html</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/cipp/207003" target="_blank" >10.5114/cipp/207003</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Developmental Crisis Questionnaire (DCQ-12): psychometric characteristics of the Czech version among adult respondents

Original language description

Background: This study examined the psychometric properties of the Czech version of the Developmental Crisis Questionnaire (DCQ-12), assessing its internal consistency, factor structure, and associations with psychosocial variables such as self-esteem, social support, life satisfaction, negative emotionality, and perceived stress. Participants and procedure: The sample included 761 participants aged 19-59 years, primarily women (68.4%), recruited online. DCQ-12, along with measures for self-esteem, self-efficacy, life satisfaction, perceived stress, and negative emotionality, was administered. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and McDonald’s omega were employed to evaluate the questionnaire’s structure and reliability. Age and gender differences were assessed through two-way ANOVA. Results: DCQ-12 demonstrated high internal consistency (ω = .89 for the total scale), though one subscale (Transition and Turning Point) showed lower reliability (ω = .63). A three-factor model with minor modifications exhibited good fit (CFI = .956, RMSEA = .068). DCQ-12 correlated positively with stress and negative emotionality, and negatively with self-esteem, self-efficacy, life satisfaction, social support, and meaning in life. Developmental crisis was more prevalent among younger adults and women. Crisis prevalence declined with age and varied by gender, with notable differences observed in younger and middle adulthood. Conclusions: The Czech version of DCQ-12 is a reliable tool for assessing developmental crisis across adulthood. The current findings align with existing literature on psychosocial predictors of crisis. Future studies should explore the utility of DCQ-12 in diverse age groups and cultural contexts.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Current Issues in Personality Psychology

ISSN

2353-4192

e-ISSN

2353-561X

Volume of the periodical

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Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

PL - POLAND

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

271-280

UT code for WoS article

001629050900007

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105022742354