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A Comparison of the Psychometric Properties of Three Measures of Dietary Restraint.
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Allison, David B.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1992
A subscale of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ), a subscale of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire, and the Revised Restraint Scale were compared with 901 undergraduates. The TFEQ had the greatest discriminant validity with respect to social desirability and was the least susceptible to dissimulation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Dietetics, Eating Habits, Higher Education
MMPI-2 Random Responding Indices: Validation Using a Self-Report Methodology.
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Berry, David T. R.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1992
Validity of 3 scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), the F, back F, and variable response inconsistency, for detecting self-reported partially random responding was supported by 3 studies involving 195 college students and 68 community participants but not by a study with 32 police job applicants. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, Comparative Testing, Higher Education
Development and Validation of a Computer-Administered Version of the Hamilton Anxiety Scale.
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Kobak, Kenneth A.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1993
A developed computer-administered form of the Hamilton Anxiety Scale and the clinician form of the instrument were administered to 214 psychiatric outpatients and 78 community adults. Results support the reliability and validity of the computer-administered version as an alternative to the clinician-administered version. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Testing
Child Sexual Behavior Inventory: Normative and Clinical Comparisons.
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Friedrich, William N.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1992
Comparison of scores from a normative sample of 880 children and 276 sexually abused children on the Child Sexual Behavior Inventory (CSBI), a checklist for 2- through 12-year-old children, supports the reliability and validity of the instrument. The CSBI is directly related to specific features of sexual abuse. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Check Lists, Child Abuse, Children
Concurrent Validity of Three WAIS-R Short Forms in Psychiatric Inpatients.
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Benedict, Ralph H. B.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1992
The concurrent validities of 3 short forms of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) were compared for their prediction of full-scale IQ for 145 male and 159 female psychiatric inpatients. Results support previous research showing better predictive accuracy for L. C. Ward's (1990) seven-subtest short form than the others. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Testing, Concurrent Validity, Cost Effectiveness