Examines to what extent Hansburg's Separation Anxiety Test matrix of correlations between theoretical factors can be replicated in an independent sample and how closely empirically derived factors from a factor analysis of test scales resemble the composition of Hansburg's theoretically based factors. Results provide minimal empirical support for…

The factorial validity of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills was investigated. Hierarchical factor analysis was performed with a subset of the standardization data to explore the presence of second-order group factors. Results supported the construct validity of Language and Mathematics subscales. Verbal and Visual Information group factors were…

This study examined selected pyschometric properties of the Health Locus of Control Scale (HLOC) (Wallston, Wallston, Kaplan, and Maides, 1976). Specifically, the HLOC factor structure, factor score reliabilities, and correlations with social desirability were investigated. (Author)

Administered the 80-item Stewart Personality Inventory (SPI) to 193 college students. Factor analysis yielded a factor structure similar to a previous study. Presents a summary of the inventory, scoring methods, and correlations of subscales to other personality inventories. Results support the SPI's validity. (BH)

This study was designed to test the reliability of five major models of the structure of cognitive abilities. A battery of 16 tests was administered to 1000 Swedish sixth graders. Based on the results, a three-level hierarchical LISREL-based model (the HILI-model) is suggested. (Author/EGS)

Siller's Disability Factor Scale-General was administered to 200 college students in an attempt to determine if the seven attitudinal factors toward disabled individuals would be replicated 15 years after Siller's original study. Results generally agreed with Siller's original attitudinal structure, with authoritarian virtuousness, distressed…

The development and validation of a revised form of the RAM Scale in Likert format are described. The RAM Scale measures student philosophical orientations in terms of relative, absolute, or mixed biases or preferences toward issues of knowledge, methods, and values. (Author/PN)

Three significant canonical correlations were obtained from the analysis of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability (WJTCA) to examine test overlap with a sample of suspected learning disabled children. Results indicate a substantial portion of the variance is independent.…

Compared the factor patterns underlying male (N=221) and female (N=420) self-reports on the Bem Sex Role Inventory. Results showed that when males and females were compared, only one of 10 factors reached the similarity criterion, suggesting that gender can be an important confounding variable in sex role research. (JAC)

Obtained Wherry and Wherry (1969) hierarchical factor solutions on scale intercorrelations for three age groups included in the standardization sample for the British Ability Scales. After the extraction of factors most scales retained greater reliable specific variance than typically is found in ability measures. (JAC)

A total of 40 subjects between the ages of 48 and 60 months were tested on separate measures of physical skill, physical appearance, intelligence, and cooperation. Additionally, three self-concept tests for preschoolers were administered: the Thomas Self-Concept Values Test, the Pre-School Self-Concept Picture Test, and the Purdue Self-Concept…

This follow up study is in response to Miller, Fleming, and Brown-Andersons (1998) study of ethnic differences between Caucasians and African-Americans where the authors suggested that the Spiritual Well-Being (SWB) Scale may need to be interpreted differently depending on ethnicity. In this study, confirmatory factor analyses were conducted for…

The stability of a two-factor model recently proposed for the Gibb Experimental Test of Testwiseness was assessed, using confirmatory factor analysis. Designed to measure seven specific testwiseness skills with 10 items per skill, Gibb's test has been shown to discriminate between persons trained and untrained in selected testwiseness skills. Such…

An instrument was developed to measure the resourcefulness and self-directedness of students in maintaining their motivation on academic goal tasks. The Academic Volitional Strategy Inventory (AVSI) is a self-report instrument designed to assess the management of emotion and motivation by college students during the goal-striving process. An…

This study investigated the dimensions of sex role orientation measured by the revised Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI; S. Bem, 1974) and the revised Personal Attributes Questionnaire (PAQ; J. Spence, R. Helmreich, and J. Strapp, 1975). Participants were 651 undergraduates in introductory psychology courses. The sample was approximately 50% male and…