To sum or not to sum: taxometric analysis with ordered categorical assessment items.

abstract：:Cross-national differences in the prevalence of psychopathy have been reported. This study examined whether rater effects could account for these differences. Psychopathy was assessed with the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R; R. D. Hare, 1991). Videotapes of 6 Scottish prisoners and 6 Canadian prisoners were rate...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Cooke DJ,Hart SD,Michie C

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family history of mental illness provides important information when evaluating pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD). However, such information is often challenging to gather within clinical settings. This study investigates the feasibility and utility of gathering family history information using an inexpensive method pr...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Algorta GP,Youngstrom EA,Phelps J,Jenkins MM,Youngstrom JK,Findling RL

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the English and Spanish versions of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF) with mothers of 12- to 15-month-old infants with elevated levels of behavior problems and from predominately Hispanic, low-income backgrounds. Mothers of 58 in...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Barroso NE,Hungerford GM,Garcia D,Graziano PA,Bagner DM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropsychological performance has historically been measured in laboratory settings using standardized assessments. However, these methods may be inherently limited in generalizability. This concern may be mitigated with paradigms such as ecological momentary assessment (EMA). We evaluated the initial feasibility and...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Schuster RM,Mermelstein RJ,Hedeker D

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information on the psychometric properties of the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS) in acquired brain injury (ABI) is currently unavailable. Therefore, we investigated the construct and discriminant, convergent, and divergent validity of the CISS in a Dutch adult sample with newly ABI (N = 139). Patient...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Brands IMH,Köhler S,Stapert SZ,Wade DT,van Heugten CM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This introduction to the Special Section on Cognitive Science and Psychological Assessment begins with a brief overview of cognitive science and its interface with the clinical assessment of cognitive functioning. Concepts and themes permeating the articles in this section are then taken up. Included are cognitive-mod...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Neufeld RW

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Appearance comparison processes are implicated in the development of body-image disturbance and disordered eating. The Physical Appearance Comparison Scale-Revised (PACS-R) assesses the simple frequency of appearance comparisons; however, research has suggested that other aspects of appearance comparisons (e.g., compa...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Schaefer LM,Thompson JK

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing discrepancy between one's values and behaviors is theoretically important in motivating change; however, existing studies lack a validated measure of value-behavior discrepancy for alcohol misuse. The current studies aimed to modify Wilson & DuFrene (2008) Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ) to assess consist...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Miller MB,Meier E,Lombardi N,Leavens EL,Grant DM,Leffingwell TR

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are a number of prominent trait-based models and assessments of psychopathy that posit the existence of a varying number of central traits, which differ in their relation to one another and the degree to which they manifest similar empirical networks. In the current study (N = 347), we examined Lilienfeld's popu...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Miller JD,Maples-Keller JL,Lynam DR

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors examined the psychometric properties of the Spanish Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II; A. T. Beck, R. A. Steer, & G. K. Brown, 1996) in a sample of individuals undergoing hemodialysis. They performed a confirmatory factor analysis of a previously reported 2-factor solution for the English BDI-II derived...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Penley JA,Wiebe JS,Nwosu A

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS; Kessler et al., 2005) is one of the most extensively used scales to detect attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults. The aim of this work is to analyze the psychometric properties of the 18 ASRS items in people with substance use disorders (SUDs). Furthermore, w...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Sanchez-Garcia M,Fernandez-Calderon F,Carmona-Marquez J,Chico-Garcia M,Velez-Moreno A,Perez-Gomez L

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 (ASI-3; Taylor et al., 2007) is a self-report assessment of anxiety sensitivity, reflecting an individual's tendency to misinterpret the meaning of anxiety-relevant sensations. Despite this construct being related to a wide array of clinically significant smoking maintenance and relapse...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Farris SG,DiBello AM,Allan NP,Hogan J,Schmidt NB,Zvolensky MJ

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：:Two studies are reported on the underlying dimensions of the psychopathy construct in adolescents as measured by the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Youth Version (PCL: YV; Forth, Kosson, & Hare, 2003). In Study 1, the PCL: YV item ratings for 505 male adolescents incarcerated in 5 different settings in North America were ...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Neumann CS,Kosson DS,Forth AE,Hare RD

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Screening for emotional and behavioral risk has become more prevalent with young children; however, not much is known about the latent structure for many of the brief instruments currently being used to assess children. Information concerning the latent structure of an instrument is necessary to support use of the sco...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： DiStefano C,Greer FW,Kamphaus RW

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Screening for depression is an integral part of psychological evaluations conducted prior to bariatric surgery. The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) is the most commonly used measure of depression in these treatment evaluations. The reliability and validity of the BDI-II has not yet been evaluated within bariatri...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Hall BJ,Hood MM,Nackers LM,Azarbad L,Ivan I,Corsica J

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression remains poorly managed in oncology, in part because of the difficulty of reliably screening and assessing for depression in the context of medical illness. Whether somatic items really skew the ability to identify "true" depression, or represent meaningful indicators of depression, remains to be determined....

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Saracino RM,Aytürk E,Cham H,Rosenfeld B,Feuerstahler LM,Nelson CJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four studies evaluate the new Self Description Questionnaire II short-form (SDQII-S) that measures 11 dimensions of adolescent self-concept based on responses to 51 of the original 102 SDQII items and demonstrate new statistical strategies to operationalize guidelines for short-form evaluation proposed by G. T. Smith,...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Marsh HW,Ellis LA,Parada RH,Richards G,Heubeck BG

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We undertook a secondary data analysis to study issues relevant to co-occurring mental health and substance disorder in a combined sample of offenders (N = 3,197). Using the Personality Assessment Inventory, we compared the frequency of depressive, traumatic stress, and personality disorder symptom elevations across o...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Ruiz MA,Douglas KS,Edens JF,Nikolova NL,Lilienfeld SO

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the ability of scores from the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI; Morey, 1991) to predict postrelease (M = 4.90 years follow-up) arrests in a sample of 1,412 sex offenders. We focused on scores from 4 PAI measures conceptually relevant to offending, including the Antisocial Features (ANT), Aggression (...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Boccaccini MT,Murrie DC,Hawes SW,Simpler A,Johnson J

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In previous studies, researchers have examined the optimal number of response options for psychological questionnaires. Several have reported increased scale score reliabilities, but few have documented improved external validities. In the present investigation, we followed-up on Cox (2011) and Cox et al.'s (2012) ext...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Finn JA,Ben-Porath YS,Tellegen A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the several measures of optimism presently available in the literature, the Life Orientation Test (LOT; Scheier & Carver, 1985) has been the most widely used in empirical research. This article explores, confirms, and cross-validates the factor structure of the Chinese version of the LOT with ordinal data by using ...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Li CH

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:This special section focuses on the incremental validity and utility of clinical assessment data. The lack of replicated incremental validity research limits the ability of psychologists to establish their assessment practices on a solid empirical footing. The articles in this section deal with conceptual, methodologi...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Hunsley J

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：: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：:In response to concerns described by H. N. Garb, J. M. Wood, M. T. Nezworski, W. M. Grove, and W. J. Stejskal (2001), the authors present the weighted and unweighted means and medians of the effect sizes obtained by J. B. Hiller, R. Rosenthal, R. F. Bornstein, D. T. R. Berry, and S. Brunell-Neuleib (1999). These indic...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Rosenthal R,Hiller JB,Bornstein RF,Berry DT,Brunell-Neuleib S

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to develop and validate manic and depressive scales carved from the full-length General Behavior Inventory (GBI). The brief version was designed to be applicable for youths and adults and to improve separation between mania and depression dimensions. Data came from 9 studies (2 youth clinical...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Youngstrom EA,Murray G,Johnson SL,Findling RL

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individual differences in attentional control involve the ability to voluntarily direct, shift, and sustain attention. In studies of the role of attentional control in emotional adjustment, social relationships, and vulnerability to the effects of stress, self-report questionnaires are commonly used to measure this co...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Williams PG,Rau HK,Suchy Y,Thorgusen SR,Smith TW

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The collection of articles in this special section provides a much-needed examination of the state of psychological assessment in various Asian countries or societies. In particular, the contributors review and critique assessment of personality, depression and anxiety, children and adolescents, and neuropsychological...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Sue S,Chang J

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00