The responses of 322 beginning first graders to the six subtests of the Metropolitan Readiness Test were factor analyzed. A single General Readiness factor appeared to best describe the instrument. Implications for use of the Metropolitan Readiness Test are briefly discussed. (Author)

Finds that one factor of the "Preschool Attainment Record" (PAR) accounts for 69 percent of the variance, indicating the need for standardization of the PAR. (RL)

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) and 20 tests from the French Kit were administered to over 100 undergraduates. Analyses revealed ten factors: verbal comprehension, visualization, memory span, syllogistic reasoning, general reasoning, induction, mechanical knowledge, number facility, spatial orientation, and associative memory.…

No meaningful differences were found for four ethnic groups (black, Spanish, Jewish, Caucasian-Gentile) in the factor structures of the CEEB Comparative Guidance and Placement Programs Battery, thus confirming its cross-ethnic factorial validity. Thus it is recommended for use in counseling and placement functions even in institutions having…

Scores on the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale for 418 underprepared undergraduates were analyzed to determine component structure. Two distinct components for underprepared students were identified: information gathering and decision making, which accounted for 60% of variance among scale items. (SK)

Explores the structure of the Role Questionnaire (RQ) so as to clarify the measurement and structure of role conflict among high school counselors. Results indicate three underlying factors for the questionnaire: role ambiguity, role incongruity, and role conflict. A three-dimensional view of the RQ is required across populations and job…

Chest pain was identified as a specific medical problem space, and disease classes were modeled to define it. Results from a test taken by 628 medical residents indicate a second-order factor structure that suggests that chest pain is a multidimensional problem space. Implications for medical education are discussed. (SLD)

Used latent means analysis in the framework of structural equation modeling to explore the factor structure and gender differences associated with the Personal Style Inventory (PSI; C. Robins and others, 1994) with 508 Korean undergraduates. Results support the cross-cultural stability of the PSI factor structure. Women had higher scores than men…

Examined the factorial validity, internal consistency, and predictive validity of scores form a measure of belonging to an after-school youth development program. Confirmatory factor analysis based on results from 309 and 185 participants (aged 9 to 16 years) yielded a 5-item measure with high internal consistency estimates and scores positively…

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…

Investigates the factor structure of an intelligence scale for White, Mexican American, and African American children. Examined 4541 non-referred children and looked at verbal comprehension, perceptual organization, and freedom from distractibility. Results indicate differences in the intelligence scale's factor structure across groups, raising…

Administered Problem-Solving Inventory (PSI) to ninth graders (N=198) to examine whether results would be similar to those obtained with collegiate population on which PSI was normed. Results revealed three factors which were defined somewhat differently with this younger population. (NB)

Four samples of university freshmen (N=859) rated the influence of 10 possible factors on exam performance. A subset sample (n=209) assessed 10 factors along 3 of the 4 dimensions identified in the first study. Results indicate that the dimensions of locus, stability, control, and globality constitute major causal attributions. (TJH)

Over 600 White females between 10.5 and 18.5 years of age were studied to test construct comparability across adolescence. Assessed were emotional functioning, eating problems, self-reflection, self-image, and mastery/adjustment to examine meaning equivalence in self-concepts and developmental psychopathology. Results suggest that the five factors…

Analysis of 1980 state-level data found that white suicide rates were associated with variables indicating social instability, while American Indian suicide rates were negatively related to wealth and urbanization. Both white and Indian homicide rates were related to social instability; Indian rates were also negatively related to unemployment.…