Examines the reliability and validity of the Vulnerability to Abuse Screening Scale (VASS) for the early identification of elder abuse. Results confirmed the VASS factor structure and construct validity. The Vulnerability and Coercion factors held the strongest face and construct validity for physical and psychological abuse. (Contains 52…

Investigated factor structure of the Stanford-Binet Fourth Edition using collaboration matrix from the standardization sample of 1,695 children aged 2 through 6 years, 1,586 children aged 7 through 11 years, and 1,728 participants aged 12 through 23 years. The results revealed the large first factor that resembled general intelligence, with little…

To deterine whether three empirically derived factors of Oddi Continuing Learning Inventory (OCLI) remain across study samples, factor scores pairs were generated by using factor-score coefficients of two data sets and correlating factor scores. High positive correlations indicated three derived factors in factor structure matrix matched those…

Administration of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (fourth edition) to 60 elementary school students (in grades four, five, and six) resulted in means consistent with their gifted status. Factor analyses, including LISREL confirmatory analysis, offered only partial support to the Binet model. (TJH)

Administered Expectations About Counseling-Brief Form (EAC-B) to 153 college students to examine instrument's factorial validity. Students also completed Developing Purpose section of the Student Development Task Inventory, second edition; the Counseling Readiness Scale; and the Career Counseling Diagnostic Inventory. Results support the factorial…

Evidence was obtained from 841 pharmacists for the convergent validity and discriminant validity of measures of career commitment, organizational commitment, career withdrawal intention, and job withdrawal intention. Results indicate the usefulness of confirmatory factor analysis as an alternative to exploratory analyses when determining the…

This study evaluated the content, concurrent, and construct validity of the Leadership Skills Inventory (LSI), a measure designed to help students analyze the strength of their leadership skills. Results indicated satisfactory content, concurrent, and construct validity, although factor analysis revealed that the LSI contained only one factor, not…

Developed a measure of motivational traits, the Motivational Trait Questionnaire (MTQ), around 5 motivational traits and evaluated the developed the MTQ through 2 studies involving 166 and 119 undergraduate students. Results provide evidence of the construct validity of the MTQ and support the multidimensional structure of motivational traits…

Studied three measures of task and ego achievement goal orientations in terms of factorial and construct validity, internal consistency reliability, and distributional characteristics. Results for 393 undergraduates suggest that the Patterns of Adaptive Learning Survey scales fared better than the other 2 in terms of distributional…

Analyzes the longitudinal factor structure of the WISC-III for both configural and metric invariance with a group of 177 students with disabilities. Concludes that the WISC-III measures the same constructs with equal fidelity across time which allows unequivocal interpretation of score differences as reflecting changes in underlying latent…

The authors describe the development and initial psychometric properties of the Friendship Motivation Scale for Children, a new scale designed to assess four dimensions of self-determination (i.e., intrinsic motivation, identified regulation, external regulation, and amotivation) in preadolescents and early adolescents' desire for friendships. The…

Measuring the quality of service in higher education is increasingly important, particularly as fees introduce a more consumerist ethic amongst students. This paper aims to test and compare the relative efficacy of three measuring instruments of service quality (namely HEdPERF, SERVPERF and the moderating scale of HEdPERF-SERVPERF ) within a…

Three types of data were factor analyzed using principal components extractions with orthogonal and oblique rotations to test publisher claims for construct validity of the Personal Profile System (PPS). Behavioral descriptor data from 1,045 senior non-commissioned Air Force officers were factored as raw data, mean corrected data, and standardized…

Examined the extent to which two dimensions of two measures of counseling effectiveness represent similar constructs. College students viewed filmed excerpts of therapy sessions conducted by experienced male therapists using different therapeutic approaches. Three higher-order factors were identified, thus supporting the purported…

Four studies on the psychometric properties of the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS), involving 682 adults and 1,592 college students, investigated factor structure and construct and content validities. Overall, results suggest that the CISS is a valid and reliable measure of basic coping styles. (SLD)