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Measurement Invariance and Structure Validity of Scores on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression - Revised (CESD-R) Scale with a Large University Sample
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Julie Sriken; Bradley T. Erford; Martin F. Sherman; Kristen Watson; Heather L. Smith – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2024
Psychometric characteristics of CESD-R scores were explored on a sample of 966 undergraduate students. Internal consistency ([alpha] = 0.92), external convergent and discriminant validity, and response bias were adequate to excellent. Strong measurement invariance was evident for gender and race comparisons, and the unidimensional model fit the…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Depression (Psychology), Measures (Individuals), Undergraduate Students
A Test of the Homogeneous versus Heterogeneous Categories of the Repression-Sensitization Dimension
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Millimet, C. Raymond; Cohen, Howard J. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1973
A study was designed to examine further the psychometric relationships between the Marlowe-Crown Social Desirability Scale (MC-SDS) and a Repression-Sensitization (R-S) scale in order to affirm or deny the meaningfulness of pairing these two personality measures. The relationships between these measures was considered to be of sufficiently high…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Measurement Techniques, Personality Measures, Psychological Patterns
Counseling Expectations among Mexican American College Students: The Role of Counselor Ethnicity.
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Abreu, Jose M. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2000
In this study, Mexican American undergraduates (N=65) completed a battery of tests about counseling services, including the Expectations About Counseling-Brief Form B (EAC-B) and the Marlowe-Crown Social Desirability Scale-From XX. Analysis determined that significant counselor ethnicity and participant gender main and interaction effects on the…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Client Characteristics (Human Services), College Students, Counseling
Psychometric Properties of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-Revised.
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Johnson, Jeffrey G.; Bornstein, Robert F. – 1989
The validity of the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-Revised (PDQ-R) was examined. The PDQ-R and the Crowne-Marlowe Social Desirability Scale (SD) were administered in the spring of 1989 to 45 undergraduates (26 females and 19 males) at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. One month later, the Hopkins Symptom Check List (SCL-90) was…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Correlation, Diagnostic Tests, Higher Education
The Random Response Technique as an Indicator of Questionnaire Item Social Desirability/Personal Sensitivity.
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Crino, Michael D.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1985
The random response technique was compared to a direct questionnaire, administered to college students, to investigate whether or not the responses predicted the social desirability of the item. Results suggest support for the hypothesis. A 33-item version of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale which was used is included. (GDC)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Confidentiality, Higher Education, Item Analysis
Automated Psychological Testing: Method of Administration, Need for Approval, and Measures of Anxiety.
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Davis, Caroline; Cowles, Michael – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1989
Computerized and paper-and-pencil versions of four standard personality inventories administered to 147 undergraduates were compared for: (1) test-retest reliability; (2) scores; (3) trait anxiety; (4) interaction between method and social desirability; and (5) preferences concerning method of testing. Doubts concerning the efficacy of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Higher Education, Personality Measures