Soldiers responded to a desirability and instrumentality scale for 16 potential outcomes obtainable from outstanding performance. Scores were factor analysed and composites formed to reflect each dimension. The 11-item set was a better predictor than the 16-item set. (Author)

Investigated the reliability, validity, and factor structure of the standard 21-item and short 13-item forms of the Beck Depression Inventory. The sample consisted of 163 participants in a methadone maintenance program. Results support the use of the short form as a reliable and valid brief screening measure of depression. (Author)

Investigated the relationship between level of self-concept and personality factors in 130 high school students, using as self-concept measures, subtests from the Index of Adjustment and Values, the Self-Esteem Inventory, and the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale, and using the High School Personality Questionnaire as a measure of personality factors.…

A data analysis model called CANDELINC performs a broad range of multidimensional data analyses. The model allows for the incorporation of general linear constraints. Several examples are presented. (JKS)

Outlines a componential theory of intelligence and describes how this theory might complement different factorial theories of intelligence. Discusses the respective uses of components and factors in educational theory and practice. (Author/GC)

Intercorrelations among 71 items of the Cornell Critical Thinking Test revealed five dimensions: relevance; irrelevance; differentiating levels of reliability of observations or of authorities; accuracy of deduction; and determination of the accuracy of an assumption. The test may lack construct validity, as only the deduction factor could be…

Holland's Self-Directed Search was administered to male and female high school students attending state schools in New Zealand. Results imply that the correspondence between some summary codes on the SDS and existing occupational classifications based on Holland's types may be less than perfect, particularly for females. (Author)

This paper demonstrates the feasibility of using the penalty function method to estimate parameters that are subject to a set of functional constraints in covariance structure analysis. Both types of inequality and equality constraints are studied. The approaches of maximum likelihood and generalized least squares estimation are considered.…

Nowicki characterized children's locus of control beliefs in terms of three factors: helplessness, luck, and achievement. This study investigated whether these factors are sufficiently consistent or invariant to be used in further analyses. (Author/DB)

A theorem which gives the range of possible correlations between a common factor and an external variable (not contained in the factor analysis) is presented. Analogous expressions for component theory are also derived. (Author/JKS)

This study of Texas teachers indicates that teacher attitudes toward acts of teacher brinkmanship are related to the teachers' job satisfaction and that this satisfaction is derived primarily from the principal. (Author/IRT)

A factor analysis of survey responses from 57 church or religion editors of daily newspapers indicated that 18 editors were "neutral" (more concerned about objective reporting than about statements of belief or practices), 28 were "humanists" or "relativists," and 11 were "believers" or…

A method for obtaining teacher ratings from incomplete student ranking data is presented. The procedure involves finding the scores for the teachers on the first principal component of a student intercorrelation matrix, where the missing data are supplied by least squares. (Author)

The computer program WEIGAN makes the weighted G analysis available for computer users. The input and output of the program are described. (Author/JKS)

Six points of view regarding the future of intelligence testing are considered, and a "prototypical" point of view is presented. The past history and present status of intelligence testing and research are considered. Their future is discussed in terms of assessment of various kinds of components of intelligence. (Author/RD)