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Reliability of Risk Assessment Measures Used in Sexually Violent Predator Proceedings
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Miller, Cailey S.; Kimonis, Eva R.; Otto, Randy K.; Kline, Suzonne M.; Wasserman, Adam L. – Psychological Assessment, 2012
The field interrater reliability of three assessment tools frequently used by mental health professionals when evaluating sex offenders' risk for reoffending--the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R), the Minnesota Sex Offender Screening Tool-Revised (MnSOST-R) and the Static-99--was examined within the context of sexually violent predator…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Court Litigation, At Risk Persons, Violence
Computer-Administered Interviews and Rating Scales
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Garb, Howard N. – Psychological Assessment, 2007
To evaluate the value of computer-administered interviews and rating scales, the following topics are reviewed in the present article: (a) strengths and weaknesses of structured and unstructured assessment instruments, (b) advantages and disadvantages of computer administration, and (c) the validity and utility of computer-administered interviews…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Rating Scales, Interviews, Evaluation Methods
Latent Structure of the Postconcussion Syndrome Questionnaire.
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Axelrod, Bradley N.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1996
The underlying structure of the Postconcussion Syndrome Questionnaire (PCS) was evaluated in a large sample of 1,116 medical and psychiatric patients. Balancing internal consistency, confirmatory factor analysis, and parsimony results in endorsement of the four-factor solution for the PCS for this sample. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Methods, Factor Structure, Head Injuries
Toward a Comprehensive Assessment of Fundamental Motivation: Factor Structure of the Reiss Profiles.
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Reiss, Steven; Havercamp, Susan M. – Psychological Assessment, 1998
Two instruments, one a self-report measure and one an informant assessment, were developed to assess the strength of a person's end goals and motivational sensitivities. Results of seven studies involving 2548 adults and adolescents support a 15-factor solution for each instrument, with solutions similar to each other. Implications for a model of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Evaluation Methods, Factor Structure
Evidence-Based Assessment of Anxiety Disorders in Adults
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Antony, Martin M.; Rowa, Karen – Psychological Assessment, 2005
This article discusses issues related to the development and dissemination of evidence-based assessment strategies for anxiety disorders and associated problems. It begins with a review of the criteria that should be considered when determining whether particular assessment procedures are evidence-based. These include such factors as reliability,…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Adults, Psychological Patterns, Evaluation Methods
Guidelines, Criteria, and Rules of Thumb for Evaluating Normed and Standardized Assessment Instruments in Psychology.
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Cicchetti, Domenic V. – Psychological Assessment, 1994
In the context of developing assessment instruments in psychology, issues of standardization, norming procedures, and test reliability and validity are discussed. Criteria, guidelines, and rules of thumb are provided to help the clinician with instrument selection for a given psychological assessment. (SLD)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Guides
A Psychometric Comparison of the Beck Depression Inventory-II in English and Spanish
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Wiebe, John S.; Penley, Julie A. – Psychological Assessment, 2005
The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II; A. T. Beck, R. A. Steer, & G. K. Brown, 1996) is a widely used measure of depressive symptomatology originally authored in English and then translated to Spanish. However, there are very limited data available on the Spanish translation. This study compared the psychometric characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Translation, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics
Development and Validation of the Pediatric Oncology Quality of Life Scale.
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Goodwin, David A. J.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1994
Development of a parent report measure for assessing the quality of life of children with cancer is described. The Pediatric Oncology Quality of Life Scale assesses physical function and role restriction, emotional distress, and reaction to current medical treatment. Reliability and validity assessments provide preliminary support for the…
Descriptors: Cancer, Children, Emotional Problems, Evaluation Methods
Measuring Children's Aggression with Teachers' Predictions of Peer Nominations.
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Huesmann, L. Rowell; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1994
The Teacher Prediction of Peer-Nominated Aggression, an alternative assessment of aggressive disposition in children, was evaluated with 82 boys and 92 girls in grades 2 through 5. The measure is highly reliable and valid and is a better measure than teacher checklist ratings of aggression. (SLD)
Descriptors: Aggression, Check Lists, Children, Elementary Education