Psychometrics - Statistics & numerical data
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[Determination of the concurrent validity of the CRAFT-d - a screening instrument for problematic alcohol consumption]

30 Aug 2009 AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the concurrent validity of the CRAFFT-d alcohol abuse screening test for adolescents. METHOD: This criterion-related validity study compared the decisions of the CRAFFT-d with the decisions of the ... Read more...

[The parent questionnaire "ADHD-knowledge and motivation for treatment" - development and first results]

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: Psychoeducation of parents and caregivers is an important component of treatment for ADHD. So far, standardized instruments to indicate an evaluate psychoeducation are scarce. This study describes the development of a parent questionnaire ... Read more...

[The assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by teacher ratings - validity and reliability of the FBB-HKS]

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVES: This study analyzes the German version of the teacher rated Symptom Checklist for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (FBB-HKS) which is part of the Diagnostic System of Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents (DISYPS-KJ). ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Psychometrics - Statistics & numerical data'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Determination of the concurrent validity of the CRAFT-d - a screening instrument for problematic alcohol consumption] 30 Aug 2009
• [The parent questionnaire "ADHD-knowledge and motivation for treatment" - development and first results] 30 Aug 2009
• [The assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by teacher ratings - validity and reliability of the FBB-HKS] 30 Aug 2009
• Estimation of IRT graded response models: limited versus full information methods. 30 Aug 2009
• Subject-centered scalability: the sine qua non of summated ratings. 30 Aug 2009
• Design of experiments with multiple independent variables: a resource management perspective on complete and reduced factorial designs. 30 Aug 2009
• Gambling problem symptom patterns and stability across individual and timeframe. 30 Aug 2009
• The Gambling Craving Scale: Psychometric validation and behavioral outcomes. 30 Aug 2009
• Caffeine expectancy: instrument development in the Rasch measurement framework. 30 Aug 2009
• A new decisional balance measure of motivation to change among at-risk college drinkers. 30 Aug 2009
• Fitting measurement models to vocational interest data: are dominance models ideal? 30 Aug 2009
• Bipolar spectrum-substance use co-occurrence: Behavioral approach system (BAS) sensitivity and impulsiveness as shared personality vulnerabilities. 30 Aug 2009
• When nonsense sounds happy or helpless: The Implicit Positive and Negative Affect Test (IPANAT). 30 Aug 2009
• An 8-year longitudinal study of the natural history of threshold, subthreshold, and partial eating disorders from a community sample of adolescents. 30 Jul 2009
• Paranoid personality has a dimensional latent structure: taxometric analyses of community and clinical samples. 30 Jul 2009
• Ten-year stability and latent structure of the DSM-IV schizotypal, borderline, avoidant, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders. 30 Jul 2009
• Behavioral approach system (BAS)-relevant cognitive styles and bipolar spectrum disorders: concurrent and prospective associations. 30 Jul 2009
• Validation of the Clinical COPD Questionnaire as a psychophysical outcome measure in adult laryngotracheal stenosis. 30 Jul 2009
• Psychometric properties of the Chinese (Cantonese) Tinnitus Handicap Inventory. 30 Jul 2009
• Psychometric properties of the Patient Rated Wrist/Hand Evaluation - Dutch Language Version (PRWH/E-DLV). 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Psychometrics'

Definition: Assessment of psychological variables by the application of mathematical procedures.

Descriptor UI: D011594

Alternative terms: Psychometrics; Psychometric;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: F04.711.780;

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; NIM coord: no qualif; includes statist analysis of psychol tests, validation, applic of statist theory or formulae to psychol