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Measurement Invariance of FFWEL Scores of Helping Professionals by Sex and Race across U.S. and Filipino Samples
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Katherine Hales; Martin F. Sherman; Laura Shannonhouse; Bradley T. Erford – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2024
Objective: This study explored the structure validity and sex and country measurement invariance for Filipino and U.S. adults using the Five Factor Wellness Inventory (FFWEL-A2). Method: Confirmatory factor analysis and measurement invariance were conducted to determine consistency of responses across sex and country categories. Factorial ANOVAs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Personality Measures, Measurement
Re-Operationalizing Sensation Seeking through the Development of the Sensation Seeking Personality Trait Scale
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Conner, Bradley T. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2022
The measurement of sensation seeking has been mired in controversy since Zukerman defined it. The sensation seeking personality trait (SSPT) eliminates many of the psychometric issues found in previous scales and may allow researchers to better understand the role of sensation seeking in the engagement in health risk behaviors.
Descriptors: Sensory Experience, Stimulation, Personality Traits, Measures (Individuals)
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
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
Critical Analysis of the Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventories.
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Brooke, Stephanie L. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1995
The Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventories for first grade and over was designed to assess children's and adults' self-esteem. It consists of four self-esteem scores for children (general, social, academic, and parental) and three for adults (general, social, and personal). A Lie subscale is included to ascertain defensiveness and the possibility…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Concurrent Validity