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Development and Initial Validation of Scores on the Lifestyle Practices and Health Consciousness Inventory-2: Brief Version
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Michael T. Kalkbrenner; Michaela Bradley; Hannah Sun – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2024
We developed and validated scores on the Lifestyle Practices and Health Consciousness Inventory (LPHCI)-2: Brief Version, a short form for measuring global wellness (mental and physical health). Tests of internal structure (EFA, CFA, and higher-order CFA) as well as convergent validity supported the psychometric properties of LPHCI-2: Brief…
Descriptors: Life Style, Health, Health Behavior, Knowledge Level
Polytomous Rasch Models in Counseling Assessment
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Willse, John T. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2017
This article provides a brief introduction to the Rasch model. Motivation for using Rasch analyses is provided. Important Rasch model concepts and key aspects of result interpretation are introduced, with major points reinforced using a simulation demonstration. Concrete guidelines are provided regarding sample size and the evaluation of items.
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Test Results, Test Interpretation, Simulation
Treatment Sensitivity of the PE Form of the Social Skills Rating Scales: Implications for Test Construction Procedures.
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Meier, Scott T. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2000
Study aims to extend previous research by evaluating the treatment sensitivity of items on a measure of child behavior, the Parent-Elementary form of the Social Skills Rating Scale using a clinical rather than experimental sample. Results reveal that scales formed with the subset of change-sensitive items demonstrate larger effect sizes than the…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Counseling, Measures (Individuals), Outcomes of Treatment
Response Format in Writing Self-Efficacy Assessment: Greater Discrimination Increases Prediction.
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Pajares, Frank; Hartley, James; Valiante, Giovanni – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2001
Compares writing self-efficacy scales differing in response format among a group of middle school students (N=497). Results reveal that a scale with a 0-100 format was psychometrically stronger than a scale with a traditional Likert format. Also reveals that children at the middle school level can indeed make a discriminating judgment using a…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Psychometrics
Motivational Orientations toward Work: An Evaluation of the Work Preference Inventory (Student Form).
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Loo, Robert – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2001
Examines the psychometric properties of scores on the Work Preference Inventory (WPI), particularly its factor structure and scale reliabilities. Analyses of data from 200 undergraduates showed qualified support for the inventory and its use for developmental purposes. States that the WPI may be a useful tool in stimulating students to examine…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Higher Education, Psychometrics, Scaling
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