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The Factorial Invariance of the CES-D during Adolescence: Are Symptom Profiles for Depression Stable across Gender and Time?
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Verhoeven, Marjolein; Sawyer, Michael G.; Spence, Susan H. – Journal of Adolescence, 2013
This study examined the factorial invariance of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies of Depression Scale (CES-D) across gender and time during adolescence. The factor structure of the CES-D was compared at four annual measurement waves in a community sample of 2650 Australian adolescents. Confirmatory factor analyses showed that the factor…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Factor Structure, Gender Differences
The Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire: Russian Validation of the Teacher Version and Comparison of Teacher and Student Reports
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Ruchkin, Vladislav; Koposov, Roman; Vermeiren, Robert; Schwab-Stone, Mary – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
Objective: To confirm factor structure of the teacher Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and to compare teacher and student reports in Russian youth. Method: The SDQ and psychopathology measures were completed by teachers in a representative sample of urban adolescents (N = 528). The factor structure was examined on two randomly…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Hyperactivity, Factor Structure, Psychopathology
The Developmental Pattern of Resistance to Peer Influence in Adolescence: Will the Teenager Ever Be Able to Resist?
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Sumter, Sindy R.; Bokhorst, Caroline L.; Steinberg, Laurence; Westenberg, P. Michiel – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
Common folklore seems to suggest that adolescents are particularly susceptible to peer influence. However, from the literature the exact age differences in susceptibility to peer influence remain unclear. The current study's main focus was to chart the development of general susceptibility to peer pressure in a community sample of 10-18 year olds…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Age Differences, Peer Influence, Gender Differences
The Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory: Psychometric Properties and Its Relation to Substance Use and Interpersonal Style in a Dutch Sample of Non-Referred Adolescents
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Hillege, Sanne; Das, Jacqueline; de Ruiter, Corine – Journal of Adolescence, 2010
This study presents evidence on the reliability and construct validity of the Dutch version of the Youth Psychopathic traits Inventory (YPI), a self-report instrument for psychopathic traits in adolescent boys and girls. In a sample of 776 Dutch non-referred adolescents, the YPI was found to have good internal consistency. Furthermore, exploratory…
Descriptors: Aggression, Psychopathology, Construct Validity, Drinking
Brief Report: The Identity Style Inventory--Validation in Italian Adolescents and College Students
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Crocetti, Elisabetta; Rubini, Monica; Berzonsky, Michael D.; Meeus, Wim – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factor structure and convergent validity of an Italian translation of the Identity Style Inventory (ISI). Confirmatory factor analyses revealed a clear three-factor structure of identity style and a mono-factor structure of commitment, not only in the overall sample, but also in gender and age…
Descriptors: College Students, Test Validity, Factor Structure, Adolescents
Factor Structure of the 12-Item Aggression Questionnaire: Further Evidence from Asian Adolescent Samples
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Ang, Rebecca P. – Journal of Adolescence, 2007
Bryant and Smith [(2001). Refining the architecture of aggression: A measurement model for the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire. "Journal of Research in Personality," 35, 138-167] refined the 29-item Aggression Questionnaire and obtained a 12-item short form of the AQ that has yet to be validated with samples outside of North America…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Gender Differences, Factor Analysis