Helping Beliefs Inventory: Brief Screening Measure for Training Volunteer Applicants in Counseling

A 10-item Helping Beliefs Inventory was constructed for use as a brief screening measure for applicants for nonprofessional training programs in basic counseling skills. Scores correlated significantly with measures of Authoritarianism, Flexibility, and Psychological Mindedness. Test-retest reliability of .74 was adequate ( n = 43). The inventory discriminated between 30 experienced counselors and 230 noncounselors and between counseling trainees of high and low skill.

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Standardised Assessment of Personality – Abbreviated Scale (SAPAS): Preliminary validation of a brief screen for personality disorder

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.183.3.228 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 183 (3) ◽

pp. 228-232 ◽

Cited By ~ 205

Author(s):

Paul Moran ◽

Morven Leese ◽

Tennyson Lee ◽

Paul Walters ◽

Graham Thornicroft ◽

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Keyword(s):

Personality Disorder ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Preliminary Evidence ◽

Clinical Settings ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Preliminary Validation ◽

Dsm Iv ◽

Test Retest Reliability ◽

Screening Interview ◽

Brief Screening

BackgroundThere is a need for a brief and simple screen for personality disorders that can be used in routine psychiatric assessments.AimsTo test the concurrent validity and test–retest reliability of a brief screen for personality disorder.MethodSixty psychiatric patients were administered a brief screening interview for personality disorder. On the same day, they were interviewed with an established assessment for DSM–IV personality disorder. Three weeks later, the brief screening interview was repeated in order to examine test–retest reliability.ResultsA score of 3 on the screening interview correctly identified the presence of DSM–IV personality disorder in 90% of participants. The sensitivity and specificity were 0.94 and 0.85 respectively.ConclusionsThe study provides preliminary evidence of the usefulness of the screen in routine clinical settings.

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The Iowa Personality Disorder Screen

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000003 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 11-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Sara Germans ◽

Guus L. Van Heck ◽

Douglas R. Langbehn ◽

Paul P.G. Hodiamont

Keyword(s):

Personality Disorder ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Gold Standard ◽

Self Report ◽

Psychiatric Outpatients ◽

Consistency Test ◽

Predictive Values ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Screening Measure ◽

Test Retest Reliability

The internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and predictive validity of the Iowa Personality Disorder Screen (IPDS) as a screening instrument for personality disorders (PDs) were studied in 195 Dutch psychiatric outpatients, using the SCID-II as the gold standard. All patients completed a self-administered version of the IPDS. Internal consistency was moderate (0.64), and the test-retest reliability was good (0.87). According to the SCID-II, 97 patients (50%) had at least one personality disorder (PD). The IPDS correctly classified 81.0 percent of all participants in the category PD present/absent. The sensitivity and specificity were 77% and 88%, respectively. Positive and negative predictive values were 83% and 79%. Test-retest reliability after a 2-week interval was 0.87. These results are comparable with those reported in earlier studies with respect to the interview version of the IPDS and more promising than previously reported results obtained with a self-report version of the IPDS. Therefore, it is concluded that a self-report version of the IPDS may be useful as a screening measure for determining the presence/absence of PD in a population of psychiatric outpatients.

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Preliminary Study of the Khatena-Morse Multitalent Perception Inventory

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1987.64.3c.1187 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 64 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 1187-1190 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Joe Khatena ◽

David T. Morse

Keyword(s):

Internal Consistency ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Alternate Forms ◽

Preliminary Study ◽

Creative Talent ◽

Test Retest Reliability ◽

Screening Device ◽

Brief Screening

The Khatena-Morse Multitalent Perception Inventory has two forms of 50 items each designed to identify leadership, music, art, and creative talent of people age 10 yr. and over. It was developed on the basis of previous research and hypotheses about these areas of talent reported and used by the first author in the construction of earlier records for assessment of talent. Most subjects can complete the inventory in 10 to 30 min. Scoring is done by counting affirmative responses; the total serves as a versatility index. Internal consistency, alternate forms, and test-retest reliability, and indices of validity indicate the inventory is promising as a brief screening device for multitalent presently defined as versatility.

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Expanding Assessment of Fear of Falling among Older Adults with an Intellectual Disability: A Pilot Study to Assess the Value of Proxy Responses

ISRN Geriatrics ◽

10.1155/2013/493042 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Sinéad Foran ◽

Mary McCarron ◽

Philip McCallion

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Fear Of Falling ◽

Health Concern ◽

Activity Restriction ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Screening Measure ◽

Important Health ◽

Proxy Responses ◽

Additional Support ◽

Test Retest Reliability

Introduction. Fear of falling (FOF) has emerged as an important health concern in older adults, yet it has rarely been investigated in people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Valid and reliable measurement approaches are a particular challenge. Scales that have been developed to measure FOF have not been validated for use with older people with ID and are not routinely used with proxy respondents. Method. 63 people comprised purposeful samples of 3 groups, people with ID , their nominated key workers , and additional support workers . Test-retest reliability and interrater reliability were assessed for using a dichotomous, single-item FOF screening measure. The degree of FOF and activity restriction due to FOF were also investigated. Results. Inter-rater reliability was found to be moderate to excellent with Kappa = 0.77 on ratings of the FOF item. Test-retest reliability for each group of reviewers for the FOF item were also found to be excellent (0.95). Conclusion. The global item is a suitable screening measure for FOF in older adults with ID and can assist in identification of individuals requiring further assessment. Proxies, if carefully selected, can provide consistent and reliable reports of the presence of FOF in people with ID.

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Measuring “Language Access Profiles” in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children With the DHH Language Exposure Assessment Tool

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/2020_jslhr-20-00439 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-25

Author(s):

Matthew L. Hall ◽

Stephanie De Anda

Keyword(s):

Cluster Analysis ◽

Exposure Assessment ◽

Hard Of Hearing ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Communication Mode ◽

Developmental Potential ◽

Language Access ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Language Exposure ◽

Test Retest Reliability

Purpose The purposes of this study were (a) to introduce “language access profiles” as a viable alternative construct to “communication mode” for describing experience with language input during early childhood for deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children; (b) to describe the development of a new tool for measuring DHH children's language access profiles during infancy and toddlerhood; and (c) to evaluate the novelty, reliability, and validity of this tool. Method We adapted an existing retrospective parent report measure of early language experience (the Language Exposure Assessment Tool) to make it suitable for use with DHH populations. We administered the adapted instrument (DHH Language Exposure Assessment Tool [D-LEAT]) to the caregivers of 105 DHH children aged 12 years and younger. To measure convergent validity, we also administered another novel instrument: the Language Access Profile Tool. To measure test–retest reliability, half of the participants were interviewed again after 1 month. We identified groups of children with similar language access profiles by using hierarchical cluster analysis. Results The D-LEAT revealed DHH children's diverse experiences with access to language during infancy and toddlerhood. Cluster analysis groupings were markedly different from those derived from more traditional grouping rules (e.g., communication modes). Test–retest reliability was good, especially for the same-interviewer condition. Content, convergent, and face validity were strong. Conclusions To optimize DHH children's developmental potential, stakeholders who work at the individual and population levels would benefit from replacing communication mode with language access profiles. The D-LEAT is the first tool that aims to measure this novel construct. Despite limitations that future work aims to address, the present results demonstrate that the D-LEAT represents progress over the status quo.

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Visual-Neural Correlate of Speechreading Ability in Normal-Hearing Adults

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/jshr.2504.521 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 521-527 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

David C. Shepherd

Keyword(s):

Normal Hearing ◽

Wave Form ◽

Firing Time ◽

Neural Firing ◽

Neural Correlate ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Repeated Word ◽

Negative Peak ◽

The Stability ◽

Test Retest Reliability

In 1977, Shepherd and colleagues reported significant correlations (–.90, –.91) between speechreading scores and the latency of a selected negative peak (VN 130 measure) on the averaged visual electroencephalic wave form. The primary purpose of this current study was to examine the stability, or repeatability, of this relation between these cognitive and neurophysiologic measures over a period of several months and thus support its test-retest reliability. Repeated speechreading word and sentence scores were gathered during three test-retest sessions from each of 20 normal-hearing adults. An average of 56 days occurred from the end of one to the beginning of another speechreading sessions. During each of four other test-retest sessions, averaged visual electroencephalic responses (AVER s ) were evoked from each subject. An average of 49 clays intervened between AVER sessions. Product-moment correlations computed among repeated word scores and VN l30 measures ranged from –.61 to –.89. Based on these findings, it was concluded that the VN l30 measure of visual neural firing time is a reliable correlate of speech-reading in normal-hearing adults.

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Test-Retest Reliability of a Self-Report Questionnaire for DSM-IV and ICD-10 Personality Disorders

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027//1015-5759.16.1.53 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 53-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Hans Ottosson ◽

Martin Grann ◽

Gunnar Kullgren

Keyword(s):

Personality Disorder ◽

Anxiety Disorders ◽

Personality Disorders ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Self Report ◽

Anxiety State ◽

Short Term ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Axis I ◽

Test Retest Reliability

Summary: Short-term stability or test-retest reliability of self-reported personality traits is likely to be biased if the respondent is affected by a depressive or anxiety state. However, in some studies, DSM-oriented self-reported instruments have proved to be reasonably stable in the short term, regardless of co-occurring depressive or anxiety disorders. In the present study, we examined the short-term test-retest reliability of a new self-report questionnaire for personality disorder diagnosis (DIP-Q) on a clinical sample of 30 individuals, having either a depressive, an anxiety, or no axis-I disorder. Test-retest scorings from subjects with depressive disorders were mostly unstable, with a significant change in fulfilled criteria between entry and retest for three out of ten personality disorders: borderline, avoidant and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Scorings from subjects with anxiety disorders were unstable only for cluster C and dependent personality disorder items. In the absence of co-morbid depressive or anxiety disorders, mean dimensional scores of DIP-Q showed no significant differences between entry and retest. Overall, the effect from state on trait scorings was moderate, and it is concluded that test-retest reliability for DIP-Q is acceptable.

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