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Khalid Stetkevych; Martin F. Sherman; Julie Sriken; Bradley T. Erford; Heather L. Smith; Adriana Kipper-Smith; Frances Niarhos – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2024
Objective: Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms (CCAPS-34) scores were studied for longitudinal bias-free construct evidence. Method: A sample of 4,696 university students referred to a university counseling center were assessed twice for evidence of longitudinal measurement invariance. Results: Adequate or marginal longitudinal…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Psychological Patterns, Counseling Services, Scores
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Locke, Benjamin D.; McAleavey, Andrew A.; Zhao, Yu; Lei, Pui-Wa; Hayes, Jeffrey A.; Castonguay, Louis G.; Li, Hongli; Tate, Robin; Lin, Yu-Chu – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2012
A short version of the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms-62 (CCAPS-62) was created via three studies. The final short version (CCAPS-34), which contains 34 items and 7 subscales, demonstrated good discrimination power, support for the proposed factor structure, strong initial convergent validity, and adequate test-retest…
Descriptors: Colleges, School Counseling, Psychology, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Weinstock, Marjorie C.; Meier, Scott T. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2003
This study compares the ability of 2 item-selection methodologies, principal components analysis and intervention item selection rules, to capture client changes on a 56-item self-report checklist. Scales formed with the intervention-sensitive items evidence larger effect sizes and reliability estimates. (Contains 26 references and 3 tables.)…
Descriptors: Change, Counseling Services, Guidance Centers, Higher Education
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Cloak, Nancy L.; Kirklen, Leonard E.; Strozier, Anne L.; Reed, James R. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1997
A factor analysis of 332 university counseling center students responses to Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-1 validity scale items identified four major factors: minimizing, exaggerating, cynicism, and psychological distress. Discusses implications for the development and interpretation of tests used in college counseling centers. (RJM)
Descriptors: College Students, Factor Analysis, Guidance Centers, Higher Education
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Chandler, Louis A.; Gallagher, Robert P. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
Describes the development of a taxonomy of student problems seen at university and college counseling centers. Staff counselors at 503 institutions of higher education across the nation were sent a total of four surveys. Results suggest a reasonable taxonomy of problems specific to students might be constructed to encompass frequent and…
Descriptors: Classification, Codification, College Students, Counseling
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Frey, Lisa L.; Beesley, Denise; Newman, Jody L. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2005
The study examined the component structure of the Relational Health Indices (B. Liang et al., 2002) with a mixed-sex sample of students seeking services at a university counseling center. In contrast to previous findings, results suggested a unidimensional structure for the peer and mentor composites and a 2-component structure for the community…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Clinical Psychology, Empowerment, Construct Validity