Examining the structural validity of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in a U.S. sample of custodial grandmothers.

abstract：:In examining the performance of screening scales, a distinction should be made between principal and additional diagnoses. The Psychiatric Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire (PDSQ) is a brief, psychometrically strong self-report scale designed to screen for the most common Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental D...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Zimmerman M,Sheeran T

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical investigations of individuals with chronic stage traumatic brain injury (TBI) showing mild-to-moderate levels of residual impairment largely use standardized neuropsychological assessments to measure executive functioning. The Hayling Sentence Completion Test (HSCT) relies upon several executive functions but...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Kmiecik MJ,Rodgers BN,Martinez DM,Chapman SB,Krawczyk DC

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The State-Trait Inventory for Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety (STICSA; M. J. Ree, C. MacLeod, D. French, & V. Locke, 2000) was designed to assess cognitive and somatic symptoms of anxiety as they pertain to one's mood in the moment (state) and in general (trait). This study extended the previous psychometric findings to...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Grös DF,Antony MM,Simms LJ,McCabe RE

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10 (CD-RISC 10; Campbell-Sills & Stein, 2007) is a self-report measure of resilience that has been found to provide reliable and valid scores among U.S. and international samples, although its psychometric properties have not been validated among African Americans. This study used ...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Coates EE,Phares V,Dedrick RF

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 6 nonoverlapping primary scales of the Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms (SIRS) were subjected to taxometric analysis in a group of 1,211 criminal and civil examinees in order to investigate the latent structure of feigned psychopathology. Both taxometric procedures used in this study, mean above minus bel...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Walters GD,Rogers R,Berry DT,Miller HA,Duncan SA,McCusker PJ,Payne JW,Granacher RP

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Goldberg's International Personality Item Pool (IPIP; Goldberg, 1999) provides researchers with public-domain, free-access personality measurement scales that are proxies of well-established published scales. One of the more commonly used IPIP sets employs 50 items to measure the 5 broad domains of the 5-factor model,...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Socha A,Cooper CA,McCord DM

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relations between self-concept and mental health are best understood from a multidimensional perspective. For responses by 903 adolescents (mean age = 12.6) to a new French translation of the Self Description Questionnaire II (SDQII), confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated a well-defined multidimensional factor str...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Marsh HW,Parada RH,Ayotte V

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on adults indicates that perfectionistic self-presentation, the interpersonal expression of one's perfection, is associated with a variety of psychopathological outcomes independent of trait perfectionism and Big Five traits. The current article reports on the development and evidence for the validity of the ...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Hewitt PL,Blasberg JS,Flett GL,Besser A,Sherry SB,Caelian C,Papsdorf M,Cassels TG,Birch S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a recent article published by Fossati and colleagues (2016a, 2016b), the authors compared the empirical profiles derived from correlating measures of narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) with a measure of the 25 personality disorder traits included in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statis...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Miller JD,Lynam DR

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The factor structure, measurement invariance, validity, reliability, and stability of scores on the Brief Situational Confidence Questionnaire (BSCQ) were evaluated for use with incarcerated youth. The BSCQ is an 8-item measure that assesses self-efficacy to resist alcohol use in tempting situations. The brevity of th...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Delaney DJ,Bernstein MH,Harlow LL,Farrow M,Martin RA,Stein LAR

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) is a 16-item self-report measure considered the gold-standard assessment instrument for worry. Two abbreviated versions of the PSWQ have also been developed. An 8-item measure (PSWQ-A) was designed to address poor model fit of the full version with older adult samples, and a 3...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Kertz SJ,Lee J,Björgvinsson T

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors argue for a significant shift in how clinical psychology researchers conduct construct validation and theory validation tests. They argue that sound theory and validation tests can best be conducted on measures of unidimensional or homogeneous constructs. Hierarchical organizations of such constructs are u...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Smith GT,McCarthy DM,Zapolski TC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite increasing study of psychopathic traits in children and adolescents, evidence regarding the factor structure of these traits has been inconsistent across community, clinic-referred, and incarcerated samples. Empirical support exists for both 2-factor (Impulsivity-Conduct Problems and Callous-Unemotional) and 3...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Dong L,Wu H,Waldman ID

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Confirmatory factor analysis was used to model a multitrait-multisource design to evaluate the construct validity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) rating scales. The 2 trait factors were the ADHD inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity dimensions. The 2 source factors were parents and teachers. In ...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Gomez R,Burns GL,Walsh JA,de Moura MA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study evaluated the utility of parent- and child-reported social fears for reaching a diagnosis of social phobia in youth. The diagnostic utility of (a) the number of fears and (b) specific feared social situations was examined. The sample included 140 youth and their parents: youth diagnosed with social p...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Puliafico AC,Comer JS,Kendall PC

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate predictions of future reconviction, including those for violent crimes, have been shown to be greatly aided by the use of formal risk assessment instruments. However, it is unclear as to whether these instruments would also be predictive in a sample of offenders with intellectual disabilities. In this study, ...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Gray NS,Fitzgerald S,Taylor J,Macculloch MJ,Snowden RJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study applied item response theory to identify an efficient set of items of the Achenbach Externalizing scale from the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL; 33 items) and Teacher's Report Form (TRF; 35 items) that were sensitive to clinical-range scores. Mothers and teachers rated children's externalizing proble...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Petersen IT,Bates JE,Dodge KA,Lansford JE,Pettit GS

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonhomeostatic eating is a complex (presumably) multidimensional construct associated with negative health outcomes. However, little research has examined the latent structure of nonhomeostatic eating processes, interrelationships among nonhomeostatic eating constructs, and differential associations between nonhomeost...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Racine SE,Hagan KE,Schell SE

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has long been assumed that features associated with psychopathy, such as a lack of insight and deceitfulness, may compromise the utility of self-report measures, particularly for understanding the relations between these traits and important outcomes (e.g., offending). Unfortunately, little research has explicitly ...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Jones S,Miller JD

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Examination of the available literature regarding the development of the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication (MacCAT-CA) reveals 2 theoretical factor structures on which the MacCAT-CA was based: one in which 3 lower-order constructs are proposed (understanding, reasoning, appreciation) and one i...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Zapf PA,Skeem JL,Golding SL

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite growing affective-memory research, only 2 potential clinical measures have been published, each with limitations. We describe the development and piloting of an integrated memory measure for neutral and affectively valenced words, the Cognitive-Affective Verbal Learning Test (C-AVLT). The C-AVLT and mood self-...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Considine CM,Keatley E,Abeare CA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the psychometric properties of a Short Form of the Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) for the screening of dementia in older primary care patients. Data were obtained from a large longitudinal cohort study of initially nondemented individuals recruited via primary care chart ...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Stein J,Luppa M,Kaduszkiewicz H,Eisele M,Weyerer S,Werle J,Bickel H,Mösch E,Wiese B,Prokein J,Pentzek M,Fuchs A,König HH,Brettschneider C,Heser K,Wagner M,Riedel-Heller SG,Scherer M,Maier W

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a recent push to extend the construct of psychopathy into adolescence, primarily as a result of the impressive reliability, validity, and utility of this construct in samples of adults. The value of this work rests, however, on creating an equally reliable and valid assessment tool for adolescents. One ...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Jones S,Cauffman E,Miller JD,Mulvey E

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development and promotion of social-emotional skills in childhood and adolescence contributes to subsequent well-being and positive life outcomes. However, the assessment of these skills is associated with conceptual and methodological challenges. This review discusses how social-emotional skill measurement in you...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Abrahams L,Pancorbo G,Primi R,Santos D,Kyllonen P,John OP,De Fruyt F

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the reliability and validity of an expanded version of the Iowa Sleep Disturbances Inventory (ISDI; Koffel & Watson, 2010) in 2 samples (219 college students and 200 psychiatric patients). The expanded ISDI includes the scales Sleep Paralysis and Sleep Hallucinations. These scales, along with the N...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Koffel E

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The multidimensional forced-choice (MFC) format has been proposed as an alternative to rating scales (RS) that may be less susceptible to response biases. The goal of this study was to compare the validity of trait estimates from the MFC and the RS format when using normative scoring for both formats. We focused on co...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Wetzel E,Frick S

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Multidimensional Acculturative Stress Inventory (MASI), a 36-item stress measure that was developed to assess acculturative stress among persons of Mexican origin living in the United States, was tested on a community sample of 174 adults (117 women, 57 men). Principal-components analyses yielded 4 stable and inte...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Rodriguez N,Myers HF,Mira CB,Flores T,Garcia-Hernandez L

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no universally agreed definition of well-being as a subjective experience, but Huppert and So (2013) adopted and systematically applied the definition of well-being as positive mental health-the opposite of the common mental disorders described in standard mental health classifications (e.g., Diagnostic and S...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Marsh HW,Huppert FA,Donald JN,Horwood MS,Sahdra BK

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reports an error in "Assessment of Identity During Adolescence Using Daily Diary Methods: Measurement Invariance Across Time and Sex" by Andrik I. Becht, Susan J. T. Branje, Wilma A. M. Vollebergh, Dominique F. Maciejewski, Pol A. C. van Lier, Hans M. Koot, Jaap J. A. Denissen and Wim H. J. Meeus (Psychological Assess...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

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更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurocognitive impairment and negative symptoms contribute to functional disability in people with schizophrenia. Yet, a high level of unexplained variability remains after accounting for the role of these factors. This study examined the role of thought disorder, psychological complexity, and interpersonal representa...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Moore RC,Viglione DJ,Rosenfarb IS,Patterson TL,Mausbach BT

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00