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Note on objectives of psychological assessment procedures and the value of multidimensional questionnaires and inventories.

Psychological reports

Coles EM.
PMID: 11508025
Psychol Rep. 2001 Jun;88(3):813-6. doi: 10.2466/pr0.2001.88.3.813.

Two different objectives of psychological assessment procedures are identified. It is suggested that excessive caution in interpreting and reporting the results of such procedures can limit their value.

Determinants of coping: some alternative explanations and measurement issues.

Psychological reports

Dewe P.
PMID: 11508028
Psychol Rep. 2001 Jun;88(3):832-4. doi: 10.2466/pr0.2001.88.3.832.

The determinants of coping may be better understood if we considered the different constructs--stressors, strain, and coping within a transactional framework: a framework wherein stress is viewed as resulting from the transaction between the individual and the environment. Adopting...

Bimodal score distributions and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: fact or artifact?.

Journal of personality assessment

Bess TL, Harvey RJ.
PMID: 11936208
J Pers Assess. 2002 Feb;78(1):176-86. doi: 10.1207/S15327752JPA7801_11.

We examined Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) score distributions computed using item response theory (IRT) to assess the generalizability of earlier bimodality reports that have been cited in support of the "type" versus "trait" view of personality. Using the BILOG...

The Kempe Family Stress Inventory: a review.

Child abuse & neglect

Korfmacher J.
PMID: 10660015
Child Abuse Negl. 2000 Jan;24(1):129-40. doi: 10.1016/s0145-2134(99)00115-5.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this article is to review the Kempe Family Stress Inventory (KFSI), a 10-item scale that measures risk for parenting difficulties based upon responses to a thorough psychosocial interview. The article provides a historical overview, as...

Executive functioning and positive psychological characteristics: a replication and extension.

Psychological reports

Kruger GH.
PMID: 21675562
Psychol Rep. 2011 Apr;108(2):477-86. doi: 10.2466/04.09.21.PR0.108.2.477-486.

Positive psychological characteristics and executive function are correlated with gratitude, satisfaction with life, and forgiveness. The goal of this study was to replicate these findings while examining two additional constructs, namely, hope and optimism. 113 students (25 men, 88...

Cultural variation in the motivational standards of self-enhancement and self-criticism among bicultural Asian American and Anglo American students.

International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie

Zusho A.
PMID: 22022796
Int J Psychol. 2008 Oct;43(5):904-11. doi: 10.1080/00207590701838121.

Recent work on biculturalism has made theoretical and methodological inroads into our understanding of the relation of cultural processes with psychological functioning. Through the use of cultural priming methodologies, investigators have demonstrated that biculturals, or individuals who have experienced...

Inverse association between hyperthymic affective temperament and coronary atherosclerosis: A coronary computed tomography angiography study.

Journal of psychosomatic research

Nemcsik J, Vecsey-Nagy M, Szilveszter B, Kolossváry M, Karády J, László A, Kőrösi B, Nemcsik-Bencze Z, Gonda X, Merkely B, Rihmer Z, Maurovich-Horvat P.
PMID: 29167036
J Psychosom Res. 2017 Dec;103:108-112. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.10.013. Epub 2017 Oct 21.

OBJECTIVE: A bidirectional relationship exists between psychiatric disorders and cardiovascular diseases, however less is known with regards to personality traits. Accumulating data suggest that affective temperaments are both associated with psychiatric and somatic diseases. The aim of our study...

Persistence of SCII scores and CPI scores of students entering a baccalaureate nursing program during a seven-year period. Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory.

Psychological reports

Dyer ED, Winward EJ.
PMID: 7480505
Psychol Rep. 1995 Jun;76(3):1362. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1995.76.3c.1362.

No abstract available.

Comment on: measurement and appraisal (Dewe, 1995).

Perceptual and motor skills

Brook RJ, Brook JA.
PMID: 8532478
Percept Mot Skills. 1995 Aug;81(1):350. doi: 10.2466/pms.1995.81.1.350.

Response to two issues raised by Dewe is provided. The tree diagram permits a different view of data and may be utilized with various models.

Some comments on a factor analysis of the 16PF and the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised.

Psychological reports

Cattell HE.
PMID: 8643796
Psychol Rep. 1995 Dec;77(3):1307-11. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1995.77.3f.1307.

This paper comments on unusual results recently published by Byravan and Ramanaiah. Their factor analysis of the 16PF and the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised showed the scales of the two tests to be largely unrelated. However, two recent factor analyses...

[Measuring scales for assessment of coping behavior: a critical evaluation].

Zeitschrift fur klinische Psychologie, Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Wendt A, Petermann F.
PMID: 8686365
Z Klin Psychol Psychiatr Psychother. 1996;44(1):3-32.

In the present report, assessment problems in the area of coping research are discussed. On the basis of some objective criterion, assessment procedures with theoretical background, development and areas of uses, are chosen to make clear the current status...

Catastrophizing, confounds, and depression: a comment on Sullivan and D'Eon (1990).

Journal of abnormal psychology

Haaga DA.
PMID: 1537968
J Abnorm Psychol. 1992 Feb;101(1):206-7. doi: 10.1037//0021-843x.101.1.206.

Sullivan and D'Eon (1990) concluded that catastrophizing and depression were conceptually and operationally confounded. I argue that (a) the procedures they used to study confounding were suboptimal because multiple measures of depression and catastrophizing were not employed and (b)...

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