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Morris, Christopher H.; Crowley, Susan L.; Morris, Carolyn Thomas – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 2002
A study examining traditionalism as one aspect of acculturation and cultural identity interviewed 186 American Indian elementary students and parents in the Southwest. Factor analysis indicated that traditionalism is a multidimensional construct that can be measured reliably; similarities and differences were found between children and adults. Few…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Culture, American Indian Students, Coping

Schaie, K. Warner – American Psychologist, 1994
Summarizes the conduct and results of the Seattle Longitudinal Study, an investigation that has assessed mental abilities in more than 5,000 adults and has followed some for as long as 35 years. Integrative findings are presented on age changes, cohort differences, factor structure, individual differences, and interventions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Adult Development, Age Differences, Change

Grote, Gudela F.; James, Lawrence R. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1991
Validity evidence for a new instrument, the Situation-Response Measure of Achievement Motivation for analyzing cross-situational consistency of achievement-related behavior, is presented in a study of 246 college students. Exploratory factor analysis indicates the presence of two factors, striving and apprehensiveness. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Behavior Patterns, Coherence

Romero, Jose Eulogio; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992
Development of new measures of the two dimensions underlying experiential learning theory using content domain described by D. A. Kolb is reported. Responses from 509 and 153 undergraduates and factor analysis establish the instruments' reliability and 2-dimensional structure. Preliminary evidence of validity is also provided. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Factor Structure, Goodness of Fit, Higher Education

Morinaga, Yasuko; And Others – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1993
Examines attitudes about careers and gender roles for 156 college students from the United States, 621 from Japan, and 157 from Slovenia. A factor analysis indicates that career values form different factors within each country and gender. In all three countries, women are less traditional in gender role attitudes than men. (SLD)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Boivin, Michel; Perusse, Daniel; Dionne, Ginette; Saysset, Valerie; Zoccolillo, Mark; Tarabulsy, George M.; Tremblay, Nathalie; Tremblay, Richard E. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: Given the importance of parenting for the child's early socio-emotional development, parenting perceptions and behaviours, and their correlates, should be assessed as early as possible in the child's life. The goals of the present study were 1) to confirm, in two parallel population-based samples, including a large sample of twins, the…
Descriptors: Twins, Mothers, Self Efficacy, Child Rearing
Sands, Tovah; Plunkett, Scott W. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2005
The purpose of this article was to report factor structures, reliability, and validity of the Significant Other Academic Support Scale from two different Latino samples of Mexican and Central American origin youth. Self-report data were collected from 394 Mexican and 220 Central American youth from immigrant families living in Los Angeles.…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Mexican Americans, Family Relationship, Predictive Validity
Osokoya, Modupe M. – Research in Education, 2005
The study set out to assess the needs of Nigerian science teachers, which the teachers believe are militating against their desired productivity. It seeks to find out the special needs and wants of science teachers in trying to discharge their duties well, and to find out the underlying relationship among these specials needs and wants. Six…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Agriculture
Gadalla, Tahany – 1995
The Second International Mathematics Study was conducted in 20 countries under the sponsorship of the International Association for Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). Among the instruments used in this study was a questionnaire investigating student attitudes about school, instruction, and mathematics. The fit of an a priori model that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries
Daniel, Larry G.; King, Debra A. – 1994
This study offers field estimates of the factor validity and internal consistency reliability of the Self-Esteem Index (SEI) using SEI data from 208 regular and special education students in grades 3, 4, and 5. Exploratory factor analytic results support the existence of four factors as anticipated; however, various inconsistencies are noted…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Estimation (Mathematics), Factor Structure
Burrell, Brenda; And Others – 1991
The present study investigated the reliability and validity of scores from the Child Abuse Potential (CAP) Inventory. The CAP is a screening device for physical abuse potential in adults; it is a self-administered test written on a third-grade reading level. Subjects were 113 mothers, including 53 (46.9%) mothers of young children with handicaps,…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Data Collection
Byrne, Barbara M. – 1989
The factorial validity of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was studied for 98 elementary school, 163 intermediate school, 162 secondary school, and 218 university teachers in Ottawa (Canada). The equivalence of factorial measurements and structure was tested across the groups. Exploratory factor analyses were used to examine the initial factor…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
Berrenberg, Joy L. – 1987
The development and validation of a shortened and revised version of the Belief in Personal Control Scale (BPCS-RS) are described. Like the original 85-item version of the BPCS, the BPCS-RS measures three empirically derived factors (a belief in general external control of outcomes, an exaggerated belief in personal control of outcomes, and a…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Comparative Testing, Factor Structure, Graduate Students
Thompson, Bruce; And Others – 1989
The study reported in this paper investigated the structure of the health locus of control beliefs of elementary school children using second-order factor analysis and the measurement characteristics of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Scales. Changes of wording were made in 10 of the MHLC Scales items in order to improve the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Grade 4
Stone, Mark – 1990
A factor analysis study was conducted of the Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning (WRAML), a test developed from a test structure model of memory and learning. The battery is composed of nine subtests (three verbal, three visual, and three learning subsets). The sample consisted of 903 students aged 5 years through 8 years 11 months, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cognitive Tests, Comparative Testing