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Sriken, Julie; Sherman, Martin F.; Erford, Bradley T.; MacInerney, Erin; Zhou, Anqi; Smith, Heather – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2023
This study explored the psychometric characteristics of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) on a sample of 414 university undergraduate students (M age = 19.07, SD = 0.95). Internal consistency ([alpha] = 0.83), external divergent validity, and internal structural validity were adequate; the 2-factor model provided the best fit…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Scores, Alcohol Abuse, Identification
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Hales, Katherine; Sriken, Julie; Erford, Bradley T.; Sherman, Martin F.; Smith, Heather – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2023
The Social Justice Scale (SJS) and various subscales were studied on a sample of 414 human services university undergraduates. Internal consistency ([alpha] = 0.93), discriminant validity, and response bias were adequate. The 4-factor model demonstrated an excellent fit. Implications were discussed for use of the SJS in practice and research.
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Scores, Social Justice, Measures (Individuals)
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Sriken, Julie; Johnsen, Sarah T.; Smith, Heather; Sherman, Martin F.; Erford, Bradley T. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2022
Responses to the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale displayed high score reliability ([alpha] = 0.91) and adequate convergent and divergent validity for college undergraduates. The data provided an adequate to excellent fit to the unidimensional model. Measurement invariance was demonstrated for gender and race.
Descriptors: Test Validity, Factor Analysis, Anxiety Disorders, Gender Differences
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Dillman Taylor, Dalena; Bratton, Sue C.; Henson, Robin K. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2019
A split-sample cross-validation confirmatory factor analysis (N = 1,210) confirmed the 4-factor structure of the Adlerian Personality Priority Assessment (APPA) with 2 distinct subsamples. Discriminant validity, prevalence rates of priorities, and preliminary group norms are reported.
Descriptors: Personality Measures, Factor Structure, Test Validity, Test Norms
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Bloom, Zachary D.; Lambie, Glenn W. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2020
Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were carried out on the Adolescent Measure of Empathy and Sympathy (AMES) with two subsamples of emerging adults (each n = 799). The analyses resulted in a three-factor solution, accounting for 66.71% of the variance.
Descriptors: Empathy, Psychological Patterns, Young Adults, Factor Analysis
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Gonzalez, Edith; Sperandio, Katharine R.; Mullen, Patrick R.; Tuazon, Victor E. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2021
This study describes the development and initial testing of the Multidimensional Cultural Humility Scale (MCHS), a counselor-report scale to measure a counselor's cultural humility, with a sample of 861 participants. Exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and internal reliability coefficients revealed evidence for the…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Counselors, Counselor Client Relationship, Cultural Awareness
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Bloom, Zachary D.; Dillman Taylor, Dalena – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2020
We performed an exploratory factor analysis on the Online Dating Intensity Scale with a sample of emerging adult college students (N = 494). The data analyses resulted in a 1-factor, 5-item assessment that explained 60.79% of the variance.
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Likert Scales, Dating (Social), Young Adults
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Blount, Ashley J.; Lambie, Glenn W. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2018
The authors present the development of the Helping Professional Wellness Discrepancy Scale (HPWDS). The purpose of this article is threefold: (a) present a rationale for the HPWDS; (b) review statistical analyses procedures used to develop the HPWDS; and (c) offer implications for counselors, other helping professionals, and future research.
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Wellness, Measures (Individuals), Statistical Analysis
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Mullen, Patrick R.; Lambie, Glenn W.; Conley, Abigail H. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2014
The authors present the development of the Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale (ELICSES). The purpose of this article is threefold: (a) present a rationale for the ELICSES, (b) review statistical analysis procedures used to develop the ELICSES, and (c) offer implications for future research and counselor education.
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Self Concept Measures, Ethics, Legal Problems
del Carmen Domínguez Espinosa, Alejandra; van de Vijver, Fons J. R. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2014
We describe an Indigenous Social Desirability Scale for Mexico developed using a mixed-methods approach. Scores on the scale with two dimensions show adequate reliability and validity.
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Mixed Methods Research, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Seol, Hyunsoo – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2007
The author used Rasch measurement to examine the reliability and validity of 382 Korean university students' scores on the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (MCSDS; D. P. Crowne and D. Marlowe, 1960). Results revealed that item-fit statistics and principal component analysis with standardized residuals provide evidence of MCSDS'…
Descriptors: Social Desirability, Validity, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
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Gamst, Glenn; Dana, Richard H.; Der-Karabetian, Aghop; Aragon, Myriam; Arellano, Leticia; Morrow, Gloria; Martenson, Luann – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2004
The authors describe the development of the California Brief Multicultural Competence Scale (CBMCS). The 21-item CBMCS was derived from principal component analysis, item content validated by a panel of experts, and confirmatory factor analyses. Several studies provided internal consistency, subscale intercorrelations, criterion-related…
Descriptors: Psychologists, Multicultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Counseling Psychology