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The Unpleasant Events Schedule: A Scale for the Measurement of Aversive Events.
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Lewinsohn, Peter M.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Reports reliability and validity data on the Unpleasant Events Schedule, a measure of frequency and aversiveness of stressful life events during one month. Nine rational, empirical, and factorial scales were developed and were retained as mutually independent, internally reliable, and tapping dimensions of clinical interest. (NRB)
Descriptors: Adults, Depression (Psychology), Stress Variables, Test Reliability
Factor Structure of the Rational Behavior Inventory.
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Himle, David P.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Administered the Rational Behavior Inventory (RBI) to 510 undergraduates and performed factor analytic procedures. Comparison with the original factors showed nine of the original 11 factor patterns were approximated reasonably. (JAC)
Descriptors: College Students, Factor Structure, Higher Education, Rational Emotive Therapy
The WISC-R as a Predictor of Woodcock-Johnson Achievement Cluster Scores for Learning-Disabled Students.
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Hutton, Jerry B.; Davenport, Martha A. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Analyzed intelligence and achievement test scores for 100 learning disabled boys to investigate the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised) as a predictor of Woodcock Johnson reading, mathematics, and written language scores. WISC-R performance IQ predicted the greatest variance. (JAC)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis, Learning Disabilities
A Factor Analytic Investigation of the Use of the PPVT-R as a Measure of General Achievement.
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Altepeter, Tom; Handal, Paul J. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Assessed construct validity of Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) as measure of general achievement in 208 children, aged 6-12. Results indicated that PPVT-R had substantial loadings on factors resembling Kaufman's (1975) Verbal Comprehension factor, while it consistently failed to load significantly on achievement-related factors.…
Descriptors: Achievement, Children, Elementary Education, Factor Analysis
Missouri Children's Behavior Checklist Profiles with Developmentally Disabled Children: Construct Validity.
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Thompson, Robert J., Jr.; Curry, John F. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Evaluated clinical utility and construct validity of seven new Missouri Children's Behavior Checklist behavior profiles and compared them to four original profiles. Results indicated that seven cluster solution classified equally as well as four cluster solution, but with increased differentiation into more specific internalizing and externalizing…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Cluster Analysis, Developmental Disabilities