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Borrelli, Belinda – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: The current introductory article provides the rationale for the special section on understudied smokers and innovative treatments. This article proposes a definition of "special populations" of smokers, outlines a priori criteria by which to judge whether an intervention should be adapted for these smokers, and delineates a process by…
Descriptors: Intervention, Smoking, Evaluation Criteria, Risk
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Beck, Aaron T.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1989
Used 9-point clinical rating scale to assess severity of hopelessness in 141 patients hospitalized with suicide ideation. Followed patients from 5 to 10 years; 10 eventually committed suicide. Mean hopelessness rating for patients committing suicide was significantly higher than that for patients not committing suicide. Cutoff score of 6 or above…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, Suicide
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Jacobson, Neil S.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1986
Attempted to identify predictors of positive treatment outcome following behavioral marital therapy. The only variable that significantly predicted outcome at both posttest and follow-up was a measure reflecting traditional affiliation/independence patterns: couples with a highly affiliative wife and a highly independent husband were less likely…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Marriage Counseling, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables
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Margolin, Gayla; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Examines psychometric and normative questions related to the Areas of Change Questionnaire (AC) for 163 couples. Results offered support for the AC as a measure of overall marital adjustment, revealed differences according to sex and distress, and found that length of marriage influenced actual and perceived requests for change. (LLL)
Descriptors: Marital Satisfaction, Predictor Variables, Psychometrics, Spouses
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Clopton, James R.; Leonard, Calista V. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Comments are offered on a recent article by Leonard on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) as a suicide predictor. Her appraisal of former studies and her consideration of the differences among individuals with different suicidal behaviors are critically evaluated. A response from Leonard follows. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, Patients, Personality Assessment, Personality Development
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Bailey, Kent G.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Two measures of "breadth" and three measures of "depth" were derived, based on special administration and scoring of the Wechsler Similarities subscale. Factor analyses indicated that breadth and depth can be distinguished statistically, and multiple regression analyses revealed that the derived measures contributed to improved…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Intelligence Tests, Multiple Regression Analysis, Predictor Variables
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Zuckerman, Marvin – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Describes development of a situation-specific trait-state test for affective responses. Form One contains 20 situations to which subjects described responses on 16 scales for each situation. Study Two assessed reliability of these scales, sex differences, and trait-state relationships. Five validity studies are described. (Author)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Factor Analysis, Measurement Instruments, Personality Measures
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Hall, Gordon C. Nagayama; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1986
Attempted to demonstrate the utility of Minnesota Multiphasic Pesonality Inventory in identifying sexual offenders against children by using offense characteristics, including gender of the victim, victim's age, relationship of victim to offender, whether the offender used physical force against the victim, and whether the offender molested the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Criminals, Identification, Males
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Gretton, Heather M.; Hare, Robert D.; Catchpole, Rosalind E. H. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
This study examined the predictive validity of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV; A. E. Forth, D. S. Kosson, & R. D. Hare, 2003) from adolescence to early adulthood. The authors coded the PCL:YV using file information and collected criminal record information over a 10-year follow-up period on 157 boys, ages 12 through 18,…
Descriptors: Psychiatric Services, Predictive Validity, Adolescents, Young Adults
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O'Malley, Stephanie S.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Used the Vanderbilt Psychotherapy Process Scale to investigate the predictive relationship of three process dimensions (patient involvement, therapist-offered relationship, and exploratory processes). Results showed patient involvement was the most powerful predictor of outcome, however, the predictive association increased across the three…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Client Relationship, Evaluation Methods
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Hale, Robert L.; Potok, Audrey A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1980
Although Verbal IQ of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children predicts statistically distinct Wide Range Achievement Test Reading scores dependent on the sex of the child, the differences are of little practical importance. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Tests, Predictor Variables
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Royce, W. Stephen; Weiss, Robert L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
Forty undergraduate judges watched videotaped interactions of couples and rated their marital satisfaction based on certain behavioral cues. Results indicate: untrained judges were able to discriminate marital satisfaction/distress with significant validity; judges' ratings were correlated with couples' aversive behavior; and the actuarial…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Behavioral Science Research, Cues, Higher Education
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Clark, Duncan B.; Baker, Bruce L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Compared parents from families (N=103) with retarded children who began a training program in behavior management. Based on posttraining assessment, low proficient parents were designated as lower socioeconomic status with less experience. A prediction based on six-month follow-up indicated low follow-through families had achieved less…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Mental Retardation, Outcomes of Education, Parent Child Relationship
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Oakland, Thomas – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Examined the relationships of reading and math achievement with intelligence and adaptive behavior in Anglo, Black, and Mexican American children (N=345). The variance accounted for by the full model (race, sex, age, and socioeconomic status) was significant for reading and math. Variance associated with race and socioeconomic status was…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Children, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Secondary Education