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Olver, Mark E.; Neumann, Craig S.; Wong, Stephen C. P.; Hare, Robert D. – Psychological Assessment, 2013
We examined the structural and predictive properties of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) in large samples of Canadian male Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal offenders. The PCL-R ratings were part of a risk assessment for criminal recidivism, with a mean follow-up of 26 months postrelease. Using multigroup confirmatory factor analysis, we were…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Accuracy, Canada Natives, Recidivism
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Paleari, F. Giorgia; Regalia, Camillo; Fincham, Frank D. – Psychological Assessment, 2009
Three studies involving 328 married couples were conducted to validate the Marital Offence-Specific Forgiveness Scale, a new measure assessing offence-specific forgiveness for marital transgressions. The studies examined the dimensionality; internal consistency; and discriminant, concurrent, and predictive validity of the new measure. The final…
Descriptors: Marriage, Spouses, Validity, Reliability
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Marsh, Herbert W.; Ludtke, Oliver; Muthen, Bengt; Asparouhov, Tihomir; Morin, Alexandre J. S.; Trautwein, Ulrich; Nagengast, Benjamin – Psychological Assessment, 2010
NEO instruments are widely used to assess Big Five personality factors, but confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) conducted at the item level do not support their a priori structure due, in part, to the overly restrictive CFA assumptions. We demonstrate that exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM), an integration of CFA and exploratory…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Factor Structure, Personality Traits, Factor Analysis
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Laurenceau, Jean-Philippe; Kleinman, Brighid M.; Kaczynski, Karen J.; Carver, Charles S. – Psychological Assessment, 2010
Self-report scales assessing relationship-specific incentive and threat sensitivity were created. Initial tests of factor structure and associations with relationship quality were conducted in a sample of persons in intimate relationships (Study 1). Associations with conceptually related measures were examined to determine convergent and…
Descriptors: Spouses, Validity, Factor Structure, Intimacy
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Ruchkin, Vladislav; Jones, Stephanie; Vermeiren, Robert; Schwab-Stone, Mary – Psychological Assessment, 2008
This study examined the factor structure of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in urban inner-city and suburban general population samples of American youth. The SDQ was administered to 4,661 predominantly minority urban youth (mean age = 13.0 years, SD = 2.02) and 937 predominantly Caucasian suburban youth (mean age = 14.0 years,…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Structural Equation Models, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)
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Recklitis, Christopher J.; Parsons, Susan K.; Shih, Mei-Chiung; Mertens, Ann; Robison, Leslie L.; Zeltzer, Lonnie – Psychological Assessment, 2006
The factor structure of the Brief Symptom Inventory--18 (BSI-18; L. R. Derogatis, 2000) was investigated in a sample of adult survivors of childhood cancer enrolled in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS; N = 8,945). An exploratory factor analysis with a randomly chosen subsample supported a 3-factor structure closely corresponding to the 3…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Adults, Cancer
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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