Offers suggestions for proper procedures for authors to use--and some pitfalls to avoid--when writing studies using factor analysis methods. Discusses distinctions among different methods of analysis, the adequacy of factor structure, and other notes of caution. Encourages authors to ensure that their research is statistically sound. (RJM)

Demonstrates how data smoothing procedures--procedures commonly used in the development of continuous test norms--can provide better estimates of the reliability, uniqueness, and general factor characteristics for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, third edition, subtests. Suggests that such procedures are applicable to other test…

Generalizations of L. A. Goodman's RC(M) association model (1991 and earlier) are presented for three-way tables. These three-mode association models use L. R. Tucker's three-mode components model (1964, 1966) to represent the three-factor interaction or the combined effects of two- and three-factor interactions. (SLD)

The relation of the general factor of the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP) to several response set and personality measures and the circumplex structure was studied with 105 and 1,093 undergraduates. Results support the general factor of the IIP as having a substantial nonbiasing interpretation and indicative of general interpersonal…

Studied the construct validity of the Fairy Tale Test (C. Coulacoglu, 1993), a personality projective test for children, in a sample of 800 Greek children aged 8, 10, and 12. Factor analysis led to identification of eight primary factors, and correlations with other measures provide construct validity evidence. (SLD)

Conceptualizes and examines the validity of a measure of cognitive communication competence, involving four temporarily discreet mental processes. Indicates a five-factor solution not identical with the original conceptualized dimensions, which reflects a temporal separation of cognitions but also reveals different types of communication…

Confirmatory factor analysis results for the measures of interpersonal power developed by T. R. Hinkin and C. A. Schriesheim (1989) are reported. A five-factor oblique model provided the best fit to the data in independent samples of 480 and 241 adults. Factor pattern coefficients are discussed. (SLD)

The Aiken Attitude to Mathematics Scale (L. Aiken, 1974, 1979) was administered to 430 adult students in a tertiary preparation program, and the factorial validity of the scale was investigated through exploratory factor analysis. Two factors were extracted with high reliabilities, as opposed to Aiken's four-factor structure. (SLD)

Examines the extent to which three self-report multicultural scales were measuring the predominant three-factor conceptualization of multicultural counseling competence. Results of a confirmatory factor analysis reveal that the three-factor model was not fully supported. Implications of the findings for clinical practice, training, and research…

Provides British data relating to the 54-item Quality of Life Profile Adolescent Version and explores the underlying factor structure of the questionnaire. The relationship between demographic variables (such as social economic status, gender and ethnicity) and quality of life were investigated. Of the demographic variables examined, only age was…

The Salter Environmental Type Assessment (SETA) was created to be a commensurate measure for the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and to improve the efficacy of the person-environmental interaction paradigm to student affairs. A confirmatory factor analysis of SETA profiles supported the four dimensions in environmental type theory. The utility of this…

The factor structure of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children was evaluated with 169 gifted students, aged 6-10. Results tentatively suggested that the factor solution for gifted students is dissimilar to that for the standardization sample, as subtests designed to assess sequential processing did not all load together, nor did those…

The authors attempted to validate the Deterrents to Participation Scale with a different population and to investigate why enlisted personnel did not participate in voluntary, off-duty education. Results indicated that the instrument measured the previously identified deterrents and identified eight deterrent factors. (Author/CH)

Factor analyses evaluated the dimensionality of the Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder using three subsamples of over 2,200 Vietnam veterans. Results suggest that the latent structure of the scale is best represented as an umbrella factor leading to four subsidiary facets or dimensions. (SLD)

The joint factor structure of the Differential Abilities Scale (DAS) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) was investigated with 115 normal children (ages 8-15). Analysis supported the DAS structure and the WISC-III four-factor reinterpretation of the WISC-R. (Author/DB)