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Current instruments, interpretive frameworks, and normative standards were developed using language and contextual assumptions from earlier cohorts developing in distinct technological, economic, and social ecosystems.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This Hypothesis and Theory article proposes to (i) evaluate measurement validity and interpretive framework issues in cross-generational research, (ii) analyze how contexts shape construct meaning across cohorts, (iii) examine artificial intelligence\u2019s impact on Generation Alpha assessment, and (iv) develop methodological frameworks for generation-specific assessment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This manuscript presents a Hypothesis and Theory contribution. We conducted a broad theoretical analysis drawing on literature identified through PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science using the terms \u201cgenerational differences,\u201d \u201cmeasurement invariance,\u201d \u201ccohort effects,\u201d \u201cdifferential item functioning,\u201d \u201cpsychological assessment,\u201d and related terms. Articles were selected based on theoretical relevance to construct validity, psychometric principles, and generational context. Selection followed expert judgment rather than a formal systematic protocol, consistent with the Hypothesis and Theory format.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Current instruments appear to suggest systematic linguistic drift, with identical items potentially measuring different constructs across generations. Interpretive frameworks fail to account for context-dependent meanings, leading to identical scores representing different psychological realities. Economic transformations reshaped how achievement is defined and assessed across cohorts, with each generation calibrating success relative to the material and social conditions of its formative years. Technology integration from analog to AI-integrated cognition may require adapted assessment frameworks. Generation-specific pathological presentations may be emerging, with corresponding diagnostic categories absent. Differential Item Functioning analyses reveal items operate differently across cohorts, yet uniform interpretations persist. Clinical cut-offs may misclassify generations when responses reflect adaptive functioning.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cross-generational comparisons using standardized instruments with uniform frameworks may lack fundamental validity. These findings support calls for generation-appropriate assessment, context-sensitive interpretation, cohort-specific norms, and mandatory testing of measurement invariance before cross-generational comparisons.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1794790","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,9]],"date-time":"2026-07-09T14:43:01Z","timestamp":1783608181000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Measuring minds across generations: a theoretical framework on psychometric validity, interpretive frameworks, and contextual norming in cross-cohort psychological research"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Ismail","family":"Dergaa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Ksar Said, University of Manouba","place":["Manouba, Tunisia"]},{"name":"Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport","place":["Tunis, Tunisia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nasr","family":"Chalghaf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Gafsa, University of Gafsa","place":["Gafsa, Tunisia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wissem","family":"Dhahbi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of El Kef, University of Jendouba","place":["El Kef, Tunisia"]},{"name":"Training Department, Qatar Police Academy, Police College","place":["Doha, Qatar"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Khadijeh","family":"Irandoust","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sport Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University","place":["Qazvin, Iran"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Halil \u0130brahim","family":"Ceylan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Education and Sports Teaching Department, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Ataturk University","place":["Erzurum, T\u00fcrkiye"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Valentina","family":"Stefanica","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, University Center Pitesti","place":["Pitesti, Romania"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Imed","family":"Chokri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Gafsa, University of Gafsa","place":["Gafsa, Tunisia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Raul Ioan","family":"Muntean","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, University \u201c1 Decembrie 1918\u201d","place":["Alba Iulia, Romania"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chamseddine","family":"Barki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Laboratory of Biophysics and Medical Technologies, Higher Institute of Medical Technologies of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar","place":["Tunis, Tunisia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hanene Boussi","family":"Rahmouni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Laboratory of Biophysics and Medical Technologies, Higher Institute of Medical Technologies of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar","place":["Tunis, Tunisia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"358","DOI":"10.1037\/0033-295x.96.2.358","article-title":"Hopelessness depression: a theory-based subtype of depression","volume":"96","author":"Abramson","year":"1989","journal-title":"Psychol. 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