construction and standardization of passion quotient test in elementary students

Purpose: considering the role and importance of passion in elementary students, the present study was conducted with the aim of constructing and standardizing passion quotient test in elementary students. methodology: this study was a descriptive from type of correlation. the population of this research was elementary students in district 5 of tehran city in the academic year of 2019-20, which number of 500 people of them was selected as a sample by multi-step cluster sampling method. for passion quotient was prepared a researcher-made test (20 items) and its psychometric indices were examined. for this purpose, the content validity of the instrument was calculated by opinion experts, its structural validity was calculated by exploratory factor analysis by principal components method and its reliability was calculated by cronbach's alpha and combined methods. for analyze data were used from spss-25 and lisrel-8.8 statistical software. findings: the results showed that the content validity of the instrument was confirmed by opinion experts and its construct validity by factor analysis method indicated the existence of four factors of interest, sensation seeking, focus and intimacy in relationships. the reliability of total and factors of interest, sensation seeking, focus and intimacy in relationships with cronbach's alpha method were calculated 0.94, 0.88, 0.70, 0.90 and 0.71, respectively and with combined method were calculated 0.96, 0.90, 0.88, 0.91 and 0.83, respectively. conclusion: passion quotient test with four factors of interest, sensation seeking, focus and intimacy in relationships had good validity and reliability. therefore, it can be used to investigate and measure the passion quotient of elementary students to plan to improve their passion and motivation.