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Sex Differences in the Second-Order Factor Structure of the 16 PF: A Confirmatory Maximum Likelihood Analysis.
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Miller, M. David; Krieshok, Thomas S. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1989
Examined equivalence of second-order factor structure of Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) across sex using confirmatory factor analysis with data from an earlier analysis of second-order factor structure of the Clinical Analysis Questionnaire with adults. Found factor structure and residual variances equivalent across sex, while…
Descriptors: Adults, Factor Structure, Personality Measures, Sex Differences
Construct Validity for Blacks of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.
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Brown, Michael T.; Duren, Paula S. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1988
Employed confirmatory and exploratory factor analytic methods to test the hypothesis that Spielberger's revised four-factor model of anxiety was valid for characterizing the anxiety of Blacks. Administered the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory to 182 Black adults. Confirmed the state-trait assertion, but not the four-factor model of anxiety-present…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Blacks, Factor Analysis, Personality Measures
Factor Structure of the Bem Sex Role Inventory.
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Thompson, 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
Efficient Assessment of the Five-Factor Model of Personality: Structural Validity Analyses of the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (Form S).
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Tokar, David M.; Fischer, Ann R.; Snell, Andrea F.; Harik-Williams, Nahla – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1999
Results of confirmatory and exploratory analyses of 485 nonstudent adults' (N=485) responses to the NEO Five-Factor Inventory indicate that a six-factor model best fit the data. Results show some empirical justification for using the NEO Five-Factor Inventory to assess clients' and research participants' core personality traits. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Adults, Data Analysis, Factor Analysis, Models
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Career Obstacles.
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Healy, Charles C.; Woodward, Geoffrey A. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1998
Relationships between clients' Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) scores and their career obstacles were investigated. Uses of MBTI are presented briefly. Subjects (N=118) were seeking career counseling; counselors administering the tests and rating clients were blind to the hypothesis. Results of a regression analysis are presented and discussed.…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Counseling, College Graduates, Personality Measures
Assessing Resistance to Psychological Treatment.
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Butcher, James N.; Rouse, Steven V.; Perry, Julia N. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1998
Undergraduates' attitudes toward engaging in psychotherapy and experiences with therapy were evaluated (N=388). The survey is presented and discussed. Data were related to MMPI-2 scores and the Butcher treatment Planning Inventory to determine whether symptom expression is related to a reluctance to seek therapy. Results show a varied openness to…
Descriptors: Counseling, Help Seeking, Higher Education, Personality Measures
Age Group Differences and Estimated Frequencies of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Preferences.
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Cummings, William H., III – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1995
Reports results of analyses of key tables in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Atlas of Type Tables. Significant age group effects on every dimension indicates the need to reestimate population norms for each continuum on the MBTI for interpreting scores of people of various ages. (LKS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Effect Size, Extraversion Introversion, Individual Development