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Direct linkMatson, Johnny L.; Gonzalez, Melissa L.; Wilkins, Jonathan; Rivet, Tessa T. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
The reliability of a new scale to assess Autistic Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), and Asperger's Disorder in children was examined. Parents or other caregivers rated symptoms of 207 children between 2 and 16 years of age. The scale, which had 40 items in the final version, correlated highly with…
Descriptors: Autism, Interrater Reliability, Criteria, Psychopathology
Download full textHolden, Ronald R. – 1985
Modern test construction strategies in the areas of personality and psychopathology differ in the use of disguise within test stimulus material. Previous research on the validity of using disguised test item content has favored the rational strategy of test construction which views disguise as a liability under normal test-taking circumstances.…
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Methods, Psychopathology, Test Construction
Sturmey, Peter; Bertman, Lisa J. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1994
The validity of the subscales of the Reiss Screen for Maladaptive Behavior in an institutional population was examined by correlating these scores with the Psychopathology Instrument for Mentally Retarded Adults, the Aberrant Behavior Checklist, and programmatic measures. Results support previous research on Reiss total score validity, though…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Check Lists, Disability Identification, Institutionalized Persons
Peer reviewedLinaker, Olav – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
The Psychopathology Instrument for Mentally Retarded Adults was used to diagnose 163 mentally retarded institutionalized adults according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-III axis 1 categories. Nine factors were extracted which contained 49.3 percent of the data variance and categorized correctly 69.3 percent of the cases. Factors included…
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbances, Measures (Individuals)
Frame, Cynthia L.; And Others – 1984
Previous research with adult subjects has indicated that the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) Socialization Scale (SO) is one of the most useful assessment instruments for the identification of individuals with antisocial personality disorder. In order to develop a simple measure to better identify those children at risk for future…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, High Risk Persons
Peer reviewedSwiezy, Naomi B.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1995
The validity of the schizophrenia subscale of the Psychopathology Instrument for Mentally Retarded Adults (PIMRA) was evaluated with 65 adults having mild to moderate mental retardation as well as either schizophrenia, depression, or no psychopathology. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted, as were interrater reliability analyses.…
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Depression (Psychology), Disability Identification
Peer reviewedEinfeld, S. L.; Tonge, B. J. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1991
This paper offers a rationale for and a description of the creation of the Developmentally Delayed Children's Behaviour Checklist, which is completed by caregivers or teachers and uses a taxonometric model to describe the child's (ages 4-20) disturbed emotions and behaviors. Results of clinical validation studies are cited. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists
