The Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle (WEL), developed in English, was translated into Korean, field tested, then administered to Korean American adolescents. Means were similar for participants competing the scale in both languages. Challenges to the adaptation process, recommendations for further study of the Korean WEL, and implications for…

Administered the Dutch adaptation of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory (R. Lilienfeld and B. Andrews, 1996) to 314 adults in Flanders and studied the factorial structure and scale characteristics. Results support the usefulness of the instrument. (SLD)

Describes the experience of creating and working with the Face Stimulus Assessment (FSA). Six samples of the FSA completed by clients with multiple disabilities are presented. As the FSA is a work in progress and has yet to be established as a valid and reliable assessment, implications for further research are also discussed. (Contains 32…

Quality and feasibility factors affect decision making in choice of assessment methods. Quality factors include the psychometric concepts of reliability, validity, and fairness. Feasibility factors include cost, time, complexity, and acceptability. Tradeoffs are illustrated in two case studies that examine single versus multiple purposes, high…

Examined whether the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory-High School Version (LASSI-HS; C. Weinstein and D. Palmer, 1990) would yield reliable and valid scores in a Norwegian translation with Norwegian students. Results for 271 10th graders support the factor model proposed by B. Olaussen and I. Braten (1998). (SLD)

Studied the psychometric strengths of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (J. Phinney, 1992) through a review of 12 studies using this measure, a confirmatory factor analysis of the measure (n=219 high school students), and a readability analysis. Findings show Phinney's two-factor model is a better fit than a global model. (SLD)

Reviews 15 years of progress in three psychometric research areas: latent dimensionality structure, test fairness, and skills diagnosis through educational tests. Also discusses an effective model for selecting and carrying out research. Describes a new assessment paradigm that embraces skills level formative assessment. (SLD)

This article summarizes normative data and psychometric evidence for scores on the Quick Discrimination Index. Specific guidelines for counseling researchers and practitioners are provided. (Contains 31 references and 5 tables.) (Author)

Presented is a detailed description of two true score confidence interval approaches, their use, interpretation, and a philosophical conflict that arises in many applied instances. (Contains 27 references.) (Author)

Reviews the literature on the experience of parenting after primary infertility and describes construction and initial testing of an instrument for assessing characteristics of this understudied population. (Contains 52 references and 4 tables.) (GCP)

Outlines the development and evaluation of a fuzzy graphic rating scale to measure work attitudes. Introduces the fuzzy graphic rating scale by illustrating its application to psychological measurement. Provides example responses to illustrate use of fuzzy graphic rating scales and the way in which individual participants interpreted their…

The relationship between psychometric intelligence and 2 selective reaction time (RT) tasks was determined for 81 university students (27 males and 54 females). Results generally support the paradigm of W. E. Hick (1952). Some surprising findings are discussed with respect to the specific demands of selective RT tasks. (SLD)

Preliminary evaluation of a testing technique which might meet the need for a standardized, validated, and objective means of psychologically testing people with visual or reading impairments is reported. The test is intended to be administered via an audiocassette, with identical administration and response procedures for totally and partially…

Misspecification of mean and covariance structures for metric endogenous variables is considered. Maximum likelihood estimation of model parameters and the asymptotic covariance matrix of the estimates are discussed. A Haussman test for misspecification is developed, which is sensitive to misspecification not detected by the test statistics…

Three multitrait-multimethod studies are described, which indicated that ill-defined solutions were frequent, and alternative parameterizations tended only to mask this problem. Moreover, method factors sometimes represented trait variance as opposed to method variance. However, specification of method effects as correlated uniqueness proved more…