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Comparison of the Level and Prevalence of ADHD Symptoms in Macao (China) and U.S. University Students
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Davis, J. Mark; Lao, Ian Leong – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2013
Compared to other areas of the world and other Chinese societies such as Hong Kong and Taiwan, little is known about psychiatric conditions in Macao, a Special Administrative Region of China. There is growing evidence of the cross-national and cross-cultural validity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but there are no studies of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Understanding Psychopathy through an Evaluation of Interpersonal Behavior: Testing the Factor Structure of the Interpersonal Measure of Psychopathy in a Large Sample of Jail Detainees
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Vitacco, Michael J.; Kosson, David S. – Psychological Assessment, 2010
Interpersonal characteristics are core features of the psychopathy construct which have a unique pattern of correlations with a variety of external correlates. To improve the assessment of interpersonal traits, the current study evaluated the internal structure of the Interpersonal Measure of Psychopathy (IM-P) through exploratory and confirmatory…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Personality Problems, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis
Effects of Psychological Distress on Academic Achievement in Brunei Student Teachers: Identification Challenges and Counseling Implications
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Mundia, Lawrence – Higher Education Studies, 2011
Students with psychological and mental health problems are often accorded a low status and priority compared to peers with other disabilities. Recent research indicated that a female Brunei student teacher prematurely left her training program due to unaddressed mental health problems. The present study used a mixed methods approach. The random…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Anxiety, Interpersonal Competence
A Comparison of MMPI--2 measures of Psychopathic Deviance in a Forensic Setting
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Sellbom, Martin; Ben-Porath, Yossef S.; Stafford, Kathleen P. – Psychological Assessment, 2007
We examined the convergent and discriminant validity of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--2 (MMPI--2) measures of psychopathy, including the Clinical Scale 4, Restructured Clinical Scale 4 (RC4), Content Scale Antisocial Practices (ASP), and Personality Psychopathology Five Scale Disconstraint (DISC). Comparisons of the empirical…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Validity, Psychopathology, Personality Measures
Reliability and Construct Validity of the Dutch Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version--Findings from a Sample of Male Adolescents in a Juvenile Justice Treatment Institution
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Das, Jacqueline; de Ruiter, Corine; Doreleijers, Theo; Hillege, Sanne – Assessment, 2009
The present study examines the reliability and construct validity of the Dutch version of the Psychopathy Check List: Youth Version (PCL:YV) in a sample of male adolescents admitted to a secure juvenile justice treatment institution (N = 98). Hare's four-factor model is used to examine reliability and validity of the separate dimensions of…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Construct Validity, Test Validity, Personality
External Correlates of the MMPI-2 Content Component Scales in Mental Health Inpatients
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Green, Bradley A.; Handel, Richard W.; Archer, Robert P. – Assessment, 2006
External correlates of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) Content Component Scales were identified using an inpatient sample of 544 adults. The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) and Symptom Checklist 90-Revised (SCL-90-R) produced correlates of the Content Component Scales, demonstrating external validity with…
Descriptors: Patients, Rating Scales, Construct Validity, Correlation