Prevalence and correlates of chronic dieting in a multi-ethnic U.S. community sample

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. M. Cachelin ◽  
P. C. Regan
Keyword(s):  
Community Sample ◽  
Chronic Dieting

Locus of control in women with eating pathology

1989 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael King
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Eating Pathology ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Chronic Dieting ◽  
Symptom Rating

SynopsisLocus of control scales have been used to measure ‘effectiveness’ or personal control in patients with eating disorders. A locus of control of behaviour scale was used in a community sample of women with a spectrum of eating pathology from bulimia nervosa to chronic dieting as well as in a comparison group of non-dieters. This scale appeared to add nothing over and above general measures of psychopathology as assessed by the Clinical Interview Schedule and the Symptom Rating Test, or more specific measures such as the Eating Attitudes Test.

Measurement Invariance of the Parent Version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Across Community and Clinical Populations

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris A. M. Smits ◽  
Meinou H. C. Theunissen ◽  
Sijmen A. Reijneveld ◽  
Maaike H. Nauta ◽  
Marieke E. Timmerman
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Favorable Result ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties ◽  
Parent Version ◽  
Clinical Populations

Abstract. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a popular screening instrument for the detection of social-emotional and behavioral problems in children in community and clinical settings. To sensibly compare SDQ scores across these settings, the SDQ should measure psychosocial difficulties and strengths in the same way across community and clinical populations, that is, the SDQ should be measurement invariant across both populations. We examined whether measurement invariance of the parent version of the SDQ holds using data from a community sample (N = 707) and a clinical sample (N = 931). The results of our analysis suggest that measurement invariance of the SDQ parent version across community and clinical populations is tenable, implying that one can compare the SDQ scores of children across these populations. This is a favorable result since it is common clinical practice to interpret the scores of a clinical individual relative to norm scores that are based on community samples. The findings of this study support the continued use of the parent version of the SDQ in community and clinical settings.

Factorial Structure of the SCAS and Its Relationship With the SDQ

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Di Riso ◽  
Daphne Chessa ◽  
Andrea Bobbio ◽  
Adriana Lis
Keyword(s):  
Age Differences ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Culturally Based ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Italian Children

The factorial structure of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS; Spence, 1997 ) was examined in a community sample of 1,397 Italian children from 8 to 10 years old. Sex and age differences as regards anxiety symptoms were also analyzed. The convergent validity of the SCAS was explored through correlations with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ; Goodman, 1997 ). The use of confirmatory factor analysis supported the six correlated factor model of the SCAS with only minor differences compared to the original work by Spence (1997 ), and it was therefore named SCAS-it. Modifications to the original SCAS were supported by methodologically, theoretically, and culturally based arguments. The internal consistency of the SCAS-it was acceptable. Females displayed significantly higher levels of anxiety symptoms than males, while age differences were nonsignificant. Positive correlations were found between the SCAS-it and selected subscales of the SDQ. The results support the SCAS model, with few exceptions that do not threaten the utility of Spence’s tool.

Sex Differences in Childhood Associations between DNA Markers and General Cognitive Ability

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalind Arden ◽  
Nicole Harlaar ◽  
Robert Plomin
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Dna Markers ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
General Cognitive Ability ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
The Difference

Abstract. An association between intelligence at age 7 and a set of five single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) has been identified and replicated. We used this composite SNP set to investigate whether the associations differ between boys and girls for general cognitive ability at ages 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, and 10 years. In a longitudinal community sample of British twins aged 2-10 (n > 4,000 individuals), we found that the SNP set is more strongly associated with intelligence in males than in females at ages 7, 9, and 10 and the difference is significant at 10. If this finding replicates in other studies, these results will constitute the first evidence of the same autosomal genes acting differently on intelligence in the two sexes.

Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD: Initial Results From a Community Sample

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candice Monson ◽  
Steffany Fredman ◽  
Susan Stevens ◽  
Patricia Resick ◽  
Kathryn Adair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Sample ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Conjoint Therapy ◽  
Initial Results

Comparison of Trauma-Associated Sequelae Between a Bereaved and Non-Bereaved Community Sample

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley Belsher ◽  
Meghan Mccoy ◽  
Jenni Masse ◽  
Monika Downey ◽  
Gloria Stiles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Sample

Characteristics of Borderline Personality Disorder in a Community Sample

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.L. Tomko ◽  
T.J. Trull ◽  
P.K. Wood ◽  
K.J. Sher
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Borderline Personality

Complex Associations Between Masculinity and Religiousness in a Community Sample

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Zachary Ward ◽  
Stephen W. Cook ◽  
Leah F. Power
Keyword(s):  
Community Sample
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