The variable responding scale for detection of random responding on the Multidimensional Pain Inventory
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A study was conducted to develop a scale for detecting random responding on the Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI). Undergraduates in the derivation sample completed the MPI randomly, as did chronic pain patients and health care professionals, which comprised the pain and health care samples, respectively. A clinical MPI sample was split into derivation and cross-validation samples for comparison in validity scale development. Variable responding scale cut scores resulted to discrimination between the cross-validation clinical and the health care and pain responding samples.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 1998
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Validity issues with the Family Environment Scale: psychometric resolution and research application with alcoholic families
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The Family Environment Scale (FES) has been the subject of debate as to its validity, which may have discouraged some researcher from using this tool. The FES has been assessed using three types of families, alcoholic families with and without antisocial tendencies, and control families. There is support for six FES scales which show good convergent validity, and there is backing for their internal psychometric properties. The results also indicate that four FES scales should be treated with caution.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 1999
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Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the modified MMSE (3MS): a psychometric comparison and normative data
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Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the modified MMSE are psychometrically compared using community dwelling participants, divided into no cognitive impairment (NCI) and Alzheimer's disease groups. While less education reduces specificity and increases sensitivity, increasing age decreases specificity. The sensitivity of the MMSE can be increased by including a verbal fluency test. Also presented are the stratified normative data for the NCI group.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 1996
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