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Seal, Craig R.; Beauchamp, Kenneth L.; Miguel, Krystal; Scott, Amy N.; Naumann, Stefanie E.; Dong, Qingwen; Galal, Suzanne – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2011
The current study, using a factor level analysis approach, provides evidence of the validity of the Social Emotional Development Instrument (SED-I) for students in higher education. Although there are a multitude of models and measures that borrow from the premise of emotional intelligence (EI), very few current instruments focus exclusively on a…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals)
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Tesch, Stephanie A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1985
Examined the internal consistency and construct validity of an expanded version of the Inventory of Psychosocial Development (E-IPD), which included the generativity and ego integrity scales creatd by Boylin et al. Total E-IPD scores from 79 adults were found to have high internal consistency, but many individual stage scales did not. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Age Differences, Sex Differences
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Gesser, Gina; And Others – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1988
The Death Attitude Profile was developed and four orthogonal factors were identified: Fear of Death/Dying, Approach-Oriented Death Acceptance, Escape-Oriented Death Acceptance, and Neutral Death Acceptance. An elderly sample (N=50) showed less fear of death and more acceptance (all three kinds of acceptance) than did middle aged (N=50) and young…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Age Differences, Attitude Measures
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Zagar, Robert; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Examined which memory dimensions deteriorate with increasing age and examines the construct validity of the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS) (N=1,264 males and 1,141 females at six age intervals). Visual-spatial memory tasks, remembering stories, and learning pairs of associated words proved more difficult with advanced age. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Geriatrics
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McCrae, Robert R.; And Others – Journal of Gerontology, 1980
The invariance of factor structures in the Guilford Zimmerman Temperament Survey is clearly evident. Basic personality structure appears little affected by social and historical change. Results favor the stability model for objectively measured personality traits in adult males. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Factor Analysis
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Savickas, Mark L.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1988
Examined validity of Adult Career Concerns Inventory (ACCI) and Career Adjustment and Development Inventory (CADI) as measures of adult vocational development by comparing responses of 124 salespeople to inventories and to measures of work adjustment. CADI clearly seemed to measure vocational development; ACCI seemed to measure concern about…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Adults, Career Development
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Skowron, Elizabeth A.; Friedlander, Myrna L. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1998
The Differentiation of Self Inventory (DSI) focuses on adults, their significant relationships, and current relations with family of origin. Three studies are reported to (1) create the DSI; (2) improve theoretical focus, item content, and psychometric properties; and (3) test validity. Factor analyses are presented and results discussed; test…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Counseling, Counseling Psychology