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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Beck Depression Inventory-II in Bariatric Surgery Candidates
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Hall, Brian J.; Hood, Megan M.; Nackers, Lisa M.; Azarbad, Leila; Ivan, Iulia; Corsica, Joyce – Psychological Assessment, 2013
Screening for depression is an integral part of psychological evaluations conducted prior to bariatric surgery. The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) is the most commonly used measure of depression in these treatment evaluations. The reliability and validity of the BDI-II has not yet been evaluated within bariatric surgery-seeking samples,…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Surgery, Depression (Psychology), Patients
Examination of the Structural, Convergent, and Incremental Validity of the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales (RIAS) with a Clinical Sample
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Nelson, Jason M.; Canivez, Gary L. – Psychological Assessment, 2012
Empirical examination of the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales (RIAS; C. R. Reynolds & R. W. Kamphaus, 2003a) has produced mixed results regarding its internal structure and convergent validity. Various aspects of validity of RIAS scores with a sample (N = 521) of adolescents and adults seeking psychological evaluations at a university-based…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Intelligence, Validity, Factor Structure
Taxometrics, Polytomous Constructs, and the Comparison Curve Fit Index: A Monte Carlo Analysis
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Walters, Glenn D.; McGrath, Robert E.; Knight, Raymond A. – Psychological Assessment, 2010
The taxometric method effectively distinguishes between dimensional (1-class) and taxonic (2-class) latent structure, but there is virtually no information on how it responds to polytomous (3-class) latent structure. A Monte Carlo analysis showed that the mean comparison curve fit index (CCFI; Ruscio, Haslam, & Ruscio, 2006) obtained with 3…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Factor Analysis, Monte Carlo Methods, Comparative Analysis
Using Comparison Data to Differentiate Categorical and Dimensional Data by Examining Factor Score Distributions: Resolving the Mode Problem
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Ruscio, John; Walters, Glenn D. – Psychological Assessment, 2009
Factor-analytic research is common in the study of constructs and measures in psychological assessment. Latent factors can represent traits as continuous underlying dimensions or as discrete categories. When examining the distributions of estimated scores on latent factors, one would expect unimodal distributions for dimensional data and bimodal…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Monte Carlo Methods
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in the Bergen Child Study: A Conceptually and Methodically Motivated Structural Analysis
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Sanne, Bjarte; Torsheim, Torbjorn; Heiervang, Einar; Stormark, Kjell Morten – Psychological Assessment, 2009
Objective: To test Goodman's theoretical 5-factor model of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in an analysis of the Norwegian parent (P) and teacher (T) versions of the questionnaire. Method: The T-SDQ was analyzed for 8,999 (95.4% of all) children in primary school grades 2-4 in Bergen, Norway, whereas the P-SDQ was examined for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Children, Psychological Evaluation
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version in Offenders With Axis I Disorders
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Hill, Christie D.; Neumann, Craig S.; Rogers, Richard – Psychological Assessment, 2004
One hundred forty-nine inpatients within a maximum security psychiatric facility were assessed with the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV; S. D. Hart, D. N. Cox, & R. D. Hare, 1995). Within the total sample, 68% had a psychotic disorder and 30% met criteria for psychopathy. Using confirmatory factor analysis, the authors tested the…
Descriptors: Aggression, Institutionalized Persons, Patients, Check Lists