Construct Validity and the Relation between Depression and Social Skill.

Cole, David A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ360539

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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Construct Validity and the Relation between Depression and Social Skill.

Cole, David A.; And Others

Journal of Counseling Psychology, v34 n3 p315-21 Jul 1987

Compared alternative methods for examining relationship between two constructs and estimated true relationship between social skill and depression. Data from 68 subjects suggest that multitrait-multimethod data sets, analyzed via confirmatory factor-analytic techniques, can greatly enhance theory testing and development. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: College Students, Construct Validity, Data Analysis, Depression (Psychology), Higher Education, Interpersonal Competence, Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Research Methodology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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