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Peer reviewedThompson, Bruce; Melancon, Janet G. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1986
Investigated the factor structure of the Bem Sex Role Inventory when used with adolescents. Empirical comparison of actual with expected results supported the measure's validity. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Factor Structure, Personality Measures, Sex Differences
Download full textArnau, Randolph C.; Thompson, Bruce; Rosen, David H. – 1997
The present study was a psychometric evaluation of two recently revised Jungian personality instruments, the Singer-Loomis Type Deployment Inventory (SL-TDI) and the Personal Preferences Self-Description Questionnaire (PPSDQ). The study also examined the relationship between Jungian personality dimensions and the Five-Factor Model of personality…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Higher Education, Models, Personality Assessment
PDF pending restorationThompson, Bruce; And Others – 1997
This study was conducted to investigate the construct validity of scores on the Personal Preferences Self-Description Questionnaire (PPSDQ), a measure of Jungian types. Confirmatory factor analysis methods were used to investigate the structures underlying PPSDQ responses of 641 university students. The model fit statistics were generally…
Descriptors: College Students, Construct Validity, Goodness of Fit, Higher Education
Melancon, Janet G.; Thompson, Bruce – 1994
This study was conducted to evaluate whether the adjectival self-description checklist may provide a viable method of quickly obtaining initial personality type information. The Personal Preferences Self-Description Questionnaire (PPDSQ) was administered to more than 420 college students, and data were analyzed using classical reliability analysis…
Descriptors: Check Lists, College Students, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques
Thompson, Bruce; Stone, Elizabeth – 1994
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is one of the most frequently used measures of personality. MBTI Form G and a self-descriptive adjectival checklist, the "Personal Preferences Self-Description Questionnaire" (PPSDQ), were administered to 191 college students. The four dimensions of personality measured by the MBTI are:…
Descriptors: Check Lists, College Students, Concurrent Validity, Factor Analysis
Thompson, Bruce; Borrello, Gloria M. – 1989
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) measures variations in normal personality. The validity of the measure has only recently been examined by analyses of the structure underlying MBTI responses; and these investigations have used exploratory factor analyses, rather than confirmatory factor analytic methods. A confirmatory factor analysis was…
Descriptors: College Students, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Goodness of Fit
