Studied the degree of factor structure invariance of self-concept measurement across ethnic and gender groups using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988. Findings suggest it would be reasonable to consider the factor pattern coefficients and factor variances and covariances as invariant across ethnic and gender groups. (SLD)

The effect of perceptual speed on performance and paper-and-pencil measures of spatial ability is examined. Perceptual speed is defined as speed in comparing figures or symbols, scanning to find figures or symbols, or carrying out other very simple tasks involving visual perception. It was hypothesized that perceptual speed would have more…

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…

Two confirmatory maximum likelihood factor analytic models of the Personality Research Form-E are presented and discussed for the men's and women's standardization data. Overall, the patterns of correlations within each data matrix are highly similar, but the factor patterns, factor intercorrelations, as well as the error variances, do differ.…

Studied the factor structure and other psychometric properties of S. Harter's (1988) Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents for 174 African American early adolescents. Findings yielded six conceptually relevant factors and also indicated gender differences in several domains. (SLD)

Investigated the factor structure of the Bem Sex Role Inventory when used with adolescents. Empirical comparison of actual with expected results supported the measure's validity. (Author)

Determined the factor structure of the McCarthy Scales for 478 referred rural children. Three meaningful factors emerged: Verbal, Perceptual, and Motor factors for males and General-Cognitive, Verbal, and Memory factors for females. Results suggested the McCarthy Scales reflect a general dimension of cognitive ability rather than distinct…

Analysis of videotapes of 145 third graders playing with a parent showed (1) that parents of girls were more likely to engage in sociable play, parents of boys in active play; and (2) that maternal behavior remained relatively constant regardless of child's sex while paternal behavior varied for boys and girls. (JMB)

Investigates factors of social influence strategies employed by 195 children aged 11-15 and 114 mothers. Girls reported more frequent use and success of strategies anticipating noncompliance and boys more frequent use and success of autonomous strategies. Mothers reported differential reinforcement of boys' and girls' strategies. (RJC)

Studied the factorial invariance of scores from male and female students when reading comprehension was assessed with narrative and expository passages related to war and military content. Narrative and expository item factor loadings and intercepts were invariant for both genders, a finding that supports the use of passages about war for reading…

Research supported by the University of Connecticut Research Foundation.

In the context of licensure testing, this study addressed the importance of supplementing the usual content-related validity evidence (job analysis) with empirical validation. Evidence supporting the validity and fairness of the Real Estate National Licensing Examination (RENSE) is provided. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with structural…

Administered Quick Neurological Screening Test-Revised (QNST-R) to 122 elementary-aged children diagnosed with learning disabilities. QNST-R appeared to measure primarily lower order sensory perception/processing and fine and gross motoric skills, which are thought presumably to serve as basis for later higher order cognitive functions. Age, but…

Examined the interaction of gender and education as influences on mate selection characteristics. Students (N=156) rated 22 characteristics for importance in selecting a partner. A factor analysis yielded three factor scores (social stratification, personality, physical variables) that were significant only for gender across the social and…

Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire was completed by 1,076 Iranian early adolescents, and their scores were compared to scores obtained previously for English children. Iranian boys scored higher than girls on the psychoticism and lower on the neuroticism and social desirability scales. Iranian children scored higher than English children on…