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The Vicissitudes of Measurement: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Emotional Autonomy Scale.
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Schmitz, Mark F.; Baer, Judith C. – Child Development, 2001
Examined factor structure of the emotional Autonomy Scale (EAS) in 3 samples of adolescents, with each sample consisting of 3 racial/ethnic groups. Found that the EAS exhibited poor construct validity and behaved quite differently for different grade and ethnic groups. Suggested that the most credible solution may be to reexamine the conceptual…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Construct Validity
The Cross-Ethnic Equivalence of Parenting and Family Interaction Measures among Hispanic and Anglo-American Families.
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Knight, George P.; And Others – Child Development, 1992
Results indicated that the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scales II, one subscale of the Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale, and all but one subscale of the Children's Report of Parental Behavior Inventory produced equivalent measures of an English-speaking Hispanic sample and an Anglo-American sample. (BC)
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Child Rearing, Children, Construct Validity
Piaget and Gesell: A Psychometric Analysis of Tests Built from Their Tasks
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Kaufman, Alan S. – Child Development, 1971
Aim of the study is to assess empirically the interrelationships among some of Piaget's and Gesell's behavioral tasks. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Correlation, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
Assessing Children's Emotional Security in the Interparental Relationship: The Security in the Interparental Subsystem Scales.
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Davies, Patrick T.; Forman, Evan M.; Rasi, Jennifer A.; Stevens, Kristopher I. – Child Development, 2002
Evaluated new self-report measure assessing children's strategies for preserving emotional security in context of interparental conflict. Factor analyses of the Security in the Interparental Subsystem (SIS) Scale supported a 7-factor solution. The SIS demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Support for test…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Factor Analysis, Measures (Individuals), Parent Child Relationship
Factor Structure of the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance With Two Pre-Elementary Samples
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Mantzicopoulos, Panayota; French, Brian F.; Maller, Susan J. – Child Development, 2004
Competing models of the factorial structure of the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance (PSPCSA) were tested for fit using multisample confirmatory factor analysis. The best fitting model was tested for invariance (a) across samples of middle-class (n251) and economically disadvantaged (Head Start, n=117) kindergarten…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Measures (Individuals), Economically Disadvantaged, Kindergarten
Assessing Marital Conflict from the Child's Perspective: The Children's Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale.
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Grych, John H.; And Others – Child Development, 1992
Reports on the development and testing of the Children's Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale. Three subscales were derived from factor analysis. The validity of the conflict subscale was supported by parent reports of conflict. The threat and self-blame subscales correlated with children's responses to conflict vignettes. (BC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Childhood Attitudes, Conflict, Elementary Education