Dichotomous versus polytomous response options in psychopathology assessment: method or meaningful variance?

abstract：:The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS; Goodman, Price, Rasmussen, Mazure, Delgado, et al., 1989) is acknowledged as the gold standard measure of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptom severity. A number of areas where the Y-BOCS may benefit from revision have emerged in past psychometric studies of th...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Storch EA,Rasmussen SA,Price LH,Larson MJ,Murphy TK,Goodman WK

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the psychometric properties of the Cambridge Face Memory Test (CFMT; Duchaine & Nakayama, 2006). First, we assessed the dimensionality of the test with a bifactor exploratory factor analysis (EFA). This EFA analysis revealed a general factor and 3 specific factors clustered by targets of CFMT. However, th...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Cho SJ,Wilmer J,Herzmann G,McGugin RW,Fiset D,Van Gulick AE,Ryan KF,Gauthier I

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Texas Revised Inventory of Grief-Present scale (TRIG-Present) is one of the most widely used grief measures; however, researchers have only empirically examined the validity and underlying factor structure of TRIG-Present scores in a few studies. Hence, in the present investigation, we sought to examine the factor...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Futterman A,Holland JM,Brown PJ,Thompson LW,Gallagher-Thompson D

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the cultural and linguistic adaptability of the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS), a new Rorschach administration, scoring, and interpretation system that minimizes psychometric weaknesses of the Comprehensive System (CS). This investigation addressed the validity of R-PAS measure...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Su WS,Viglione DJ,Green EE,Tam WC,Su JA,Chang YT

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are serious gaps in knowledge with respect to the use of standardized assessment instruments such as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition (WAIS-III; D. Wechsler, 1997) or the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2; J. N. Butcher, W. G. Dahlstrom, J. R. Graham, A. Tellegen, & B. Kaem...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Okazaki S,Sue S

更新日期：2000-09-01 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：:In this study, the authors describe the development and subsequent validation of an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) scale for young adults. The authors constructed 2 parallel forms of the scale to assess items that relate directly to DSM-IV criteria. Each form comprised Inattention, Hyperactivity, and ...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Caterino LC,Gómez-Benito J,Balluerka N,Amador-Campos JA,Stock WA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is a set of longitudinal methods that researchers can use to understand complex processes (e.g., health, behavior, emotion) in "high resolution." Although technology has made EMA data collection easier, concerns remain about the consistency and quality of data collected from parti...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Carr DJ,Adia AC,Wray TB,Celio MA,Pérez AE,Monti PM

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain catastrophizing is a key factor in modern conceptualizations of pain. The development of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale for Children (PCS-C) has greatly contributed to the interest shown by pediatric pain specialists. The purpose of this work was to study the factor structure of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale and...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Solé E,Castarlenas E,Miró J

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the American Psychiatric Association included Internet gaming disorder (IGD) in the appendix of the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). The main aim of the current study was to test the reliability and validity of 4 survey instruments to measure IGD on the basis ...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Lemmens JS,Valkenburg PM,Gentile DA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parents and adolescents often provide discrepant reports of adolescent and family behavior. Recent work indicates that scores from indirect measures of discrepancies between parent and adolescent reports, namely, statistical interactions between reports, longitudinally predict adolescent psychopathology. However, no p...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： De Los Reyes A,Salas S,Menzer MM,Daruwala SE

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:Reduced specificity of autobiographical memories is a hallmark of depressive cognition. Autobiographical memory (AM) specificity is typically measured by the Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT), in which respondents are asked to describe personal memories in response to emotional cue words. Due to this free descriptive...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Takano K,Gutenbrunner C,Martens K,Salmon K,Raes F

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examined the psychometric properties of scores from a direct measure of behavioral regulation, the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task (HTKS) with 3- to 6-year-old children in the United States, Taiwan, South Korea, and China. Specifically, we investigated (a) the nature and variability of HTKS scores, in...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Wanless SB,McClelland MM,Acock AC,Ponitz CC,Son SH,Lan X,Morrison FJ,Chen JL,Chen FM,Lee K,Sung M,Li S

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：: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：: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：:Recurrent objective bulimic episodes (OBE) are a defining diagnostic characteristic of binge eating disorder (BED) and bulimia nervosa (BN). OBEs are characterized by experiencing loss of control (LOC) while eating an unusually large quantity of food. Despite nosological importance and complex heterogeneity across pat...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Blomquist KK,Roberto CA,Barnes RD,White MA,Masheb RM,Grilo CM

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20; Bagby, Parker, & Taylor, 1994; Bagby, Taylor, & Parker, 1994) is the most widely used self-report measure of the alexithymia construct. The TAS-20 comprises 3 factors that assess difficulty identifying feelings, difficulty describing feelings, and externally oriented thin...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Parker JD,Eastabrook JM,Keefer KV,Wood LM

更新日期：2010-12-01 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 purpose of this study was to determine whether gender moderates the interaction between Factor 1 (F1: core interpersonal-affective traits of psychopathy) and Factor 2 (F2: social deviance and disinhibition) of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV; Forth, Kosson, & Hare, 2003) in predicting future offen...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Walters GD

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：:Social information processing (SIP) patterns were conceptualized in orthogonal domains of process and context and measured through responses to hypothetical vignettes in a stratified sample of 387 children (50% boys; 49% minority) from 4 geographical sites followed from kindergarten through 3rd grade. Multidimensional...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Dodge KA,Laird R,Lochman JE,Zelli A,Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group.

更新日期：2002-03-01 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：:A brief interview to measure stress coping capabilities was developed and tested in 4 samples of African American and White adolescents in low-income neighborhoods of 2 large U.S. cities. The Social Competence Interview (SCI) is a 10-min social stressor that assesses physiological and social-emotional responses to a r...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Ewart CK,Jorgensen RS,Suchday S,Chen E,Matthews KA

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：:In the United States, Black and White individuals show discrepant rates of diagnosis of bipolar disorder versus schizophrenia and antisocial personality disorder, as well as disparate access to and utilization of treatment for these disorders (e.g., Alegria, Chatterji, et al., 2008; Chrishon, Anderson, Arora, & Bailey...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Pendergast LL,Youngstrom EA,Brown C,Jensen D,Abramson LY,Alloy LB

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 30(3) of Psychological Assessment (see record 2017-30273-001). In the article, the Table 1 item content was incorrectly ordered. The table, as well as text referencing Table 1 in the Results and Discussion, have been corrected in all versions of this ...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Becker SP,Burns GL,Garner AA,Jarrett MA,Luebbe AM,Epstein JN,Willcutt EG

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropsychological test batteries are designed to assess cognition in detail by measuring cognitive performance in multiple domains. This study examines the factor structure of tests from the ARIC-NCS battery overall and across informative subgroups defined by demographic and vascular risk factors in a population of o...

journal_title：Psychological assessment

authors： Rawlings AM,Bandeen-Roche K,Gross AL,Gottesman RF,Coker LH,Penman AD,Sharrett AR,Mosley TH

更新日期：2016-12-01 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