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BASC: Basic Assessment System for Children.
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Merenda, Peter F. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
The Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC), which was designed to assess both children's and adolescents' emotional disorders, personality constructs, and behavior problems, is discussed. Discusses the BASC technical manual, and psychometric properties such as norms, reliability, and validity. Offers favorable commentary for the BASC. (KW)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Behavior Problems, Children, Emotional Disturbances
A Cross-Validation Study of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory
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Sheikh, Alia I.; Marotta, Sylvia A. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2005
This article is a cross-validation of R. G. Tedeschi and L. G. Calhoun's (1996) original study of the development of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). It describes several psychometric properties of scores on the PTGI in a sample of middle- to old-aged adults with a history of cardiovascular disease. The results did not support the…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Program Validation, Item Analysis, Misconceptions
Using the Origin and Pawn, Positive Affect, CASPM, and Cognitive Anxiety Content Analysis Scales in Counseling Research
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Viney, Linda L.; Caputi, Peter – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2005
Content analysis scales apply rigorous measurement to verbal communications and make possible the quantification of text in counseling research. The limitations of the Origin and Pawn Scales (M. T. Westbrook & L. L. Viney, 1980), the Positive Affect Scale (M. T. Westbrook, 1976), the Content Analysis Scales of Psychosocial Maturity (CASPM; L.…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Content Analysis, Anxiety