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Factor Structure of Scores on the State Version of the Four Dimension Mood Scale
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Gregg, Vernon H.; Shepherd, Alex J. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2009
This study examines the factor structure of scores on the Four Dimension Mood Scale (4DMS) developed by Huelsman, Nemanick, and Munz in response to criticisms of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. The results showed that the factor structure of 4DMS scores obtained with a sample of U.K. residents assessed for state affect corresponded…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns
Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problem Scores: Cross-Ethnic and Longitudinal Measurement Invariance of the Behavior Problem Index
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Guttmannova, Katarina; Szanyi, Jason M.; Cali, Philip W. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2008
Accurate measurement of behavioral functioning is a cornerstone of research on disparities in child development. This study used the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79) data to test measurement invariance of the Behavior Problem Index (BPI) during middle childhood across three ethnic groups. Using the internalizing and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Behavior Problems, Ethnic Groups, Factor Structure
The Factorial Validity for the Ideal Child Checklist.
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Paguio, Ligaya Palang – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
Responses of 522 middle-class parents to Torrance's Ideal Child Checklist were factor analyzed. Four dimensions were found to underly the 66 items that originally comprised the scale: Factor I, Confident, Aggressive, Well Adjusted; Factor II, Socially Virtuous; Factor III, Negativistic, Critical; and Factor IV, Creative-Intuitive. These dimensions…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Creativity, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
Factor Analyses and Score Validity of the Family Emotional Involvement and Criticism Scale in an Adolescent Sample
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Nelis, Sharon M.; Rae, Gordon; Liddell, Christine – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2006
The factor structure of the Family Emotional Involvement and Criticism Scale (FEICS) is tested in a sample of Irish adolescents. Participants were 661 adolescents with a mean age of 15.9 years (SD = 1.26). Interpretation of both the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of the FEICS show support for the two-factor structure of the FEICS…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Validity, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries
An Item Factor Analysis of the Mooney Problem Check List
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Stewart, David W.; Deiker, Thomas – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1976
Explores the factor structure of the Mooney Problem Check List (MPCL) at the junior and senior high school level by undertaking a large obverse factor analysis of item responses in three adolescent criterion groups. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Check Lists, Emotional Disturbances