Multivariate Experimental Clinical Research, v.9 no.2
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Item Journal of Multivariate Experimental Personality and Clinical Psychology, v.9 no.2 (complete version)(Wichita State University, Department of Psychology, 1989)Item Book review: "Functional psychological testing" by R. B. Cattell and R. C. Johnson, 1986(Wichita State University, Department of Psychology, 1989) Wallbrown, Fred H.Item A semantic differential analysis of the relation between bulimia and depression(Wichita State University, Department of Psychology, 1989) Whaley, Arthur L.Cognitive-behavioral assessment of response covariation of binge eating and depression in bulimics was investigated using a schema paradigm. Consistent with the hypothesis in the psychiatric literature that bulimia is "closely related to" affective disorder, similar sematic structures were expected to underlying ratings of conceptions of binge eating and depression. The assessment of schemata involved 10 bulimic, 10 dysphoric control, and 10 normal control females rating the the concepts "BINGE EATING" and "DEPRESSION" on nine semantic differential scales. The semantic differential ratings for each concept were subjected to multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and discriminant function analysis. MANOVA results in conjunction with Duncan's multiple range test indicated that dysphoric subjects rated "DEPRESSION" as being stronger and less unpleasant than the other two groups. Classification of subjects based on the discriminant function from the semantic ratings of "BINGE EATING" achieved 57% accuracy, whereas the semantic ratings of "DEPRESSION" yielded 100% accuracy in classifying subjects. Canonical correlations revealed that the overall sematic structure underlying subjects' conceptions of binge eating versus depression were different. The results failed to support the hypothesis that similar semantic structures underlying conceptions of binge eating and depression.Item Self, spouse, and structured interview assessment of Type A behavior as related to marital satisfaction(Wichita State University, Department of Psychology, 1989) Dielman, T. E.; Leech, S. L.; Miller, M. V.; Moss, G. E.The purpose of this study was to assess the degree of correspondence between self-ratings, spouse ratings, and structured interview (SI) assessments of the Type A behavior pattern (TABP), and the relationship of these measures to self-reported marital satisfaction. The measure were administered to 237 married couples. Mean SI scores and self-ratings of the TABP did not differ significantly for men and women. The correlations between SI scores and self-ratings of the TABP were significant and positive, and significantly higher than the correlations between SI scores and spouse ratings of the TABP. The correlation between spouse and self-ratings of the TABP was higher than the correlation between SI scores and either source of ratings. The correlation between the wives' ratings of their husbands' TABP and the husbands' SI scores was positive and significant, while the correlation between husbands' ratings of their wives' TABP and the wives' SI scores was not significant. The correlation between the wives' ratings of their own marital satisfaction and their ratings of their husbands' TABP was negative and significant. This correlation was negative, but not significant, for husbands' ratings. The correlations between the ratings of one's own marital satisfaction and the spouse's SI score were not significant for men or women. The results suggest a need for additional basic research concerning the convergent and discriminant validity of the TABP construct.Item The symptom rating test subscales: Replicability in a patient setting(Wichita State University, Department of Psychology, 1989) Welch, Garry; McColl, Graham; Peace, KathrynThe Symptom Rating Test (SRT), (Kellner & Sheffield, 1973), is a symptom state measure of psychological distress that was originally developed for use as a measure of psychological distress that was originally developed for use as a measure of treatment response in pharmacological trials. However, it is notable that the four factor structure of the SRT has not been confirmed in a patient setting and it was therefore decided to investigate this important aspect of the measure's psychometric characteristics using patient responses and replication samples. The results showed that two factors, both with high internal consistencies, were identified. An inspection of the item content of these two factors showed that the original subscales of Anxiety, Depression, and Inadequacy had collapsed together to form that first factor, while the items of the original Somatic subscale had formed the second factor. A further clarification of the pattern of factor loadings was achieved by the subsequent removal of items that did not load highly and clearly on one factor across both samples. This procedure resulted in the removal of 8 items to produce a 22-item SRT that was comprised of a 15-item Anxiety-depression subscale and a 7-item Somatic subscale. The latter two subscales reflect variables that are well-established in previous psychometric studies and appear to warrant further research to determine their clinical utility as sensitive criterion measures of treatment response.