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Testing the Construct Validity of Proposed Criteria for "DSM-5" Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Mandy, William P. L.; Charman, Tony; Skuse, David H. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2012
Objective: To use confirmatory factor analysis to test the construct validity of the proposed "DSM-5" symptom model of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), in comparison to alternative models, including that described in "DSM-IV-TR." Method: Participants were 708 verbal children and young persons (mean age, 9.5 years) with mild to severe autistic…
Descriptors: Models, Autism, Construct Validity, Validity
On the Identification of Patterns of Substance Abuse with the MMPI-A.
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Gallucci, Nicholas T. – Psychological Assessment, 1997
The contributions of specific scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A) to the classification of 180 adolescent substance abusers into groups characterized by aspects of behavioral control were studied. Seven scales made significant contributions to the classification of substance abusers into three groups, with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Classification, Construct Validity
The Factor Structure of the Reckless Behavior Questionnaire.
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Shaw, Daniel S.; And Others – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1992
Relative fits of 3 factor-structure models of adolescent reckless behavior were examined using the 10-item Reckless Behavior Questionnaire with 1,357 college and 181 high school students. Both one- and two-factor models were found to be satisfactory representations. Implications of a study of construct validity are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns