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The Factor Structure of the WAIS-R: Replicability across Age-Groups.
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Cliff, Norman; Caruso, John C. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1998
Examines the factor structure of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised across nine age groups using several methods of factor analysis, including reliable component analysis (RCA). Factor structure is discussed, and the usefulness of the RCA method is demonstrated. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
The Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire: Structural Validity and Comparison with the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire.
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Waller, Niels G.; And Others – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1991
The structural and external validity of the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ) and the relations among TPQ lower-order and higher-order scales and those of the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire were examined. Results for 1,236 adults support the TPQ's validity but indicate its failure to operationalize portions of the…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Testing, Factor Structure, Multivariate Analysis
Factor Structure of the MMPI in a Psychiatric Population
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Hunter, Sara; And Others – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1974
Factor structure underlying responses to the 373-item MMPI was found to be essentially identical to the factor structure previously defined from analysis of intercorrelations among the first 168 items. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
Eysenck Personality Inventory Item Factor Structure.
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Comrey, Andrew L.; And Others – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1988
Three methods were used to test the factor structure of the Eysenck Personality Inventory administered to 583 Australians. The preferred method was to extract factors by the minimum residual method, use the Tandem Criteria Method, and then rotate that number of factors by the Tandem Criteria I method. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries
A Longitudinal Investigation of Factors Mediating the Participative Decision Making Job Satisfaction Linkage.
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Schaubroeck, John; Jennings, Kenneth R. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1991
Longitudinal data from blue-collar maintenance personnel and utility engineers were used to identify the plausible mediators between participative decision making (PDM) and job satisfaction (JS). Covariance structure analysis was also performed on the data. Role ambiguity, perceived obstacles, and performance-reward expectancy were found to…
Descriptors: Adults, Blue Collar Occupations, Factor Structure, Job Satisfaction
A Factor Analysis of the Items for Nine Subtests of the WAIS
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Klingler, Daniel E.; Saunders, David R. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1975
Descriptors: Adults, Correlation, Diagnostic Tests, Factor Analysis
The Age Comparative Construct Validity of Speeded Cognitive Factors.
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White, Nancy; Cunningham, Walter R. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1987
Speeded cognitive processing tasks involving card sorting and reaction time were administered to 141 young adults aged 18 to 33 and to 142 elderly adults aged 58 to 73. Confirmatory factor analysis was unsuccessful, but independent analyses revealed different factors for the two age groups. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Analysis
The Factor Structure of SCL-90 and MCMI Scale Scores.
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Strauman, Timothy J.; Wetzler, Scott – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1992
Scale-level factor analyses are reported for 2 self-report measures of psychopathology, the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90) and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI), using 130 psychiatric inpatients and outpatients. Used separately, the measures offer limited interpretability of scale profiles. Their combined use permits differentiation…
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Testing
White South Africans' Reactions to Black Advancement: A Two-Sample Confirmatory Investigation of the Structure of Attitude Using an Analogy to the Multitrait-Multimethod Design.
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Taylor, Terence R.; Chemel, Charles S. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1991
A questionnaire measuring affective, conative, and cognitive responses to 3 aspects of Black advancement in the workplace was administered to 128 White English-speaking and 140 Afrikaans-speaking South Africans. Results of confirmatory, single-group, and multigroup analyses of the data indicate that the structures were very similar across the…
Descriptors: Adults, Afrikaans, Attitude Measures, Black Achievement