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Test Score Stability and the Relationship of Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale-College Version Scores to External Variables among Graduate Students
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Lowe, Patricia A.; Peyton, Vicki; Reynolds, Cecil R. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2007
A sample of 79 individuals participated in the present study to evaluate the test score stability (8-week test-retest interval) and construct validity of the scores of the Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale-College Version, a new measure used to assess anxiety in college students, for application to graduate-level students. Results of the study…
Descriptors: Scores, Graduate Students, Construct Validity, Test Validity
Examination of the Psychometric Properties of the Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale-Elderly Version Scores
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Lowe, Patricia A.; Reynolds, Cecil R. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2006
The psychometric properties of the Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale-Elderly Version (AMAS-E) scores were evaluated in two studies. In Study 1, the temporal stability and construct validity of the AMAS-E test scores were examined in a group of 226 older adults, aged 60 years and older. Results indicated adequate to excellent temporal stability (2-week…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Psychological Patterns, Psychological Testing, Psychometrics
Methods for Studying Bias in Psychological and Educational Tests.
Reynolds, Cecil R. – Diagnostique, 1991
This article defines test bias and reviews research methods most aptly applied postpublication to educational and psychological tests. Best methods for estimating bias in criterion-related or predictive validity and determining bias in construct validity across groups are explained. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
Factor Analysis of the Stanford-Binet Fourth Edition for Ages 2 Years through 23 Years.
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Reynolds, Cecil R.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1988
Investigated factor structure of the Stanford-Binet Fourth Edition using collaboration matrix from the standardization sample of 1,695 children aged 2 through 6 years, 1,586 children aged 7 through 11 years, and 1,728 participants aged 12 through 23 years. The results revealed the large first factor that resembled general intelligence, with little…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity
Test Score Stability and Construct Validity of the Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale-College Version Scores among College Students: A Brief Report
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Lowe, Patricia A.; Papanastasiou, Elena C.; DeRuyck, Kimberly A.; Reynolds, Cecil R. – Measurement & Evaluation in Counseling & Development, 2005
In this study, the authors investigated the temporal stability and construct validity of the Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale-College Version (AMAS-C; C. R. Reynolds, B. O. Richmond, & P. A. Lowe, 2003b) scores. Results indicated that the AMAS-C scores had adequate to excellent test score stability, and evidence supported the construct validity of the…
Descriptors: Scores, Anxiety, Construct Validity, Measures (Individuals)
Exploratory Analyses of the Latent Structure of Anxiety among Older Adults.
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Lowe, Patricia A.; Reynolds, Cecil R. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2000
Performed exploratory factor analysis of the responses of 458 older adults, aged 60 to 100 years, to the Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale-Elderly Version (based on a scale by J. Taylor, 1953). Found a three-factor structure of anxiety consistent with current theories of anxiety that supports the construct validity of the measure. (SLD)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Construct Validity, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure