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Repurposing the K-10: The Factor Structure and Latent Profile of COVID-19 Pandemic-Anchored Psychological Distress Symptoms among Filipino Teachers
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Imelu G. Mordeno; Queeneh T. Piape; Art Guilleane R. Roño; Wendel Ann C. Abejar; Michelle Anne L. Ferolino; Norman B. Mendoza – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2024
The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10) is widely utilized to assess non-specific psychological distress. However, when applied to COVID-19 pandemic experiences, its psychometric properties have not been examined. This study investigated the factor structure, reliability, and latent profile of K-10 using data from 3032 Filipino teachers…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Profiles, Pandemics, Psychological Patterns
What Is a Psychological Misconception? Moving toward an Empirical Answer
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Bensley, D. Alan; Lilienfeld, Scott O. – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
Studies of psychological misconceptions have often used tests with methodological shortcomings, unknown psychometric properties, and ad hoc methods for identifying misconceptions, creating problems for estimating frequencies of specific misconceptions. To address these problems, we developed a new test, the Test of Psychological Knowledge and…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Psychological Patterns, Psychometrics, Attitude Measures
Technical Problems in Inventory Construction for the Objectification of Psychological States.
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Thorne, Frederick C. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980
The measurement of psychological states requires an entirely different technology from the classical personality inventory assessments of psychological traits. Differences in the requirements of state v trait measurement are discussed. Problems of naming, labelling, describing, defining, and interpretation are discussed in relation to…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Measures (Individuals), Psychological Evaluation, Psychological Patterns
Factor Structure of AMAS-C Scores Across Gender among Students in Collegiate Settings
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Lowe, Patricia A.; Reynolds, Cecil R. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2005
The factor structure of scores on the Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale-College Version (AMAS-C), a new self-report measure of chronic, manifest anxiety, is examined across gender for a sample of 943 college students (608 women and 335 men). Values for the coefficient of congruence and salient variable similarity index are calculated between each of…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Anxiety, Factor Structure, College Students
Examination of the Psychometric Properties of the Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale-Elderly Version Scores
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Lowe, Patricia A.; Reynolds, Cecil R. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2006
The psychometric properties of the Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale-Elderly Version (AMAS-E) scores were evaluated in two studies. In Study 1, the temporal stability and construct validity of the AMAS-E test scores were examined in a group of 226 older adults, aged 60 years and older. Results indicated adequate to excellent temporal stability (2-week…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Psychological Patterns, Psychological Testing, Psychometrics
Questionnaire for Eating Disorder Diagnoses: Reliability and Validity of Operationalizing DSM-IV Criteria into a Self-Report Format.
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Mintz, Laurie B.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1997
Used three studies to examine a diagnostic questionnaire's psychometric properties. Results strongly supported the psychometric properties of the tool. Convergent validity and criterion validity were both supported by meaningful correspondences, and incremental validity was also supported in that the tool yielded more accurate diagnoses when…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Counseling Psychology, Diagnostic Tests, Eating Disorders
Validity and Reliability of Provided Constructs in Assessing Death Threat.
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Krieger, Seth R.; And Others – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1979
In an attempt to assess a person's orientation toward death, a self-administered form of the Threat Index (TI) was introduced and compared to the original interview form along dimensions of validity, reliability, internal consistency, and independence from social desirability response sets. Results supported theoretical and psychometric soundness…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Comparative Analysis, Death, Measurement Instruments
The Worth of Individualizing Instruction.
Shuford, Emir H., Jr.; Massengill, H. Edward – 1966
In decision-theoretic psychometrics, to determine the worth of individualizing instruction, equations are developed for expressing the cost and gain for applying an instructional sequence. This report is divided into three parts: first, a logical analysis of guessing; second, the effect of guessing on the quality of personnel and counselling…
Descriptors: Behavior, Branching, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness
The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START): A Prospective Validation Study in a Forensic Psychiatric Sample
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Nicholls, Tonia L.; Brink, Johann; Desmarais, Sarah L.; Webster, Christopher D.; Martin, Mary-Lou – Assessment, 2006
A new assessment scheme--the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START)-- presents a workable method for assessing risks to self and others encountered in mentally and personality disordered clients. This study aimed to demonstrate (a) prevalence and severity of risk behaviors measured by the START, (b) psychometric properties of…
Descriptors: Risk, Mental Disorders, Aggression, Incidence