The Multivariate Experimental Clinical Research Journal (MECR): Recent submissions
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A truly multivariate approach to MANOVA
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 2008)All too often researchers perform a Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) on their data and then fail to fully recognize the true multivariate nature of their effects. The most common error is to follow the MANOVA ... -
Getting published: An editor's perspective
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 2008)The process of publishing journal articles is examined from the perspective of an editor. Suggestions are given for starting the writing process, producing a good manuscript, and improving your chances of having your ... -
Multimorbidity clusters: Clustering binary data from multimorbidity clusters: Clustering binary data from a large administrative medical database
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 2008)Our purpose in this article is to describe and illustrate the application of cluster analysis to identify clinically relevant multimorbidity groups. Multimorbidity is the co-occurrence of 2 or more illnesses within a single ... -
Organizational cultures across national boundaries: Results of a cluster analysis
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 2006)The recent increase in global business has resulted in new challenges for organizations. One of these challenges is to create a strong global culture while simultaneously adapting to local cultural expectations. This ... -
Hierarchical cluster analysis of formal personality theorists: An empirical designation of theoretical families
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 2006)The emphasis, de-emphasis, or no emphasis of 20 dimensional categories (e.g., unconscious processes, purposive behaviour, early development) were compared by hierarchical cluster analysis for 15 formal personality theorists ... -
Validating a four-profile goal orientation solution using cluster analysis: Examining stress and attitudinal response patterns among organizational employees
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 2006)Although goal orientation has been conceptualized as a multi-dimensional construct, researchers typically examine the simple relationships between the different dimensions and outcome variables of interest. Recently however, ... -
Subtypes of WIAT performance in a heterogeneous neuropsychological sample
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 2006)Patterns of performance on the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT) were examined in a heterogeneous neuropsychological sample of 298 children aged 6 to 16 years. Cluster analysis was applied to a split-half sample ... -
Creating an empirical typology: A review of cluster analysis and other classification techniques
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 2006)As computers have become more powerful, researchers have begun to use more and more complex multivariate statistical procedures to understand data sets. Cluster analysis has flourished in the last decade, yet its complexity ... -
Some determinants of diagnosis and neuroleptic administration among schizophrenic and mood disordered VA patients
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 2000)This study examined diagnostic practices and neuroleptic use at four general medical and surgical VA medical centers. Most effects were as expected, e.g., patients administered neuroleptics during a prior hospitalization ... -
Early identification of boys at risk for treatment dropout in a residential treatment center
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 2000)This study introduces the Early Adaptation Measure (EAM), an instrument for early prediction of treatment completion in residential treatment facilities. The EAM is based on clinicians' observations of clients' behaviors ... -
Menstrual cycle moods and symptoms in young, healthy women: A heuristic model
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 2000)There is a need for development of theoretical models in menstrual cycle research. Changes in moods and symptoms related to the menstrual cycle are problematic for a small, hut significant proportion of women, and the ... -
A comparison of three approaches to constructing item parcels to improve subject-to-parameter ratios in confirmatory factor analysis
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 2000)A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of the 100 items of the Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ-R) on a sample of 205 South African refugees failed to satisfactorily fit the EPQ-R's intended 4-factor structure. ... -
Relationship between premenstrual syndrome and postnatal depression: An exploratory study
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 2000)The present study examined the relationship between postnatal depression (PND) and premenstrual syndrome, using the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ) and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Fifty-one ... -
Factors of the Beck Hopelessness Scale: Fact or artifact?
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 1997)Weighted least-squares factor analyses of the tetrachoric correlations, principal components analyses of the G-index correlations, and principal components analyses of the phi correlations among the 20 items of the Beck ... -
Confirmation of the factor pattern of a battery of intelligence and achievement indicators for a child clinical population
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 1997)An exploratory factor analysis of the data for 50 clinical children, from a pool of 210, on a battery of tests required of clients in a private practice clinic, including four intelligence indicators, three formal indicators ... -
An algorithm for the entry of multidimensional scaling data
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 1996)This paper presents a computer algorithm to aid in the entry of asymmetric three-way data (cf. Young, 1987). It is appropriate to procedures where subjects sort stimuli into piles, write descriptions of each pile, and then ... -
The development of the diabetes integration scale: A psychometric study of the ATT39
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 1996)In this paper we report a factor analytic study on the ATT39, a measure of psychological adjustment to diabetes. The ATT39 was developed in response to the need for more specific measurement tools for the assessment of ... -
Classification of psychiatric inpatients with the beck instruments: A cluster-analytic approach
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 1996)Computer-administered versions of the revised Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSI) were completed by 200 inpatients diagnosed with mixed ... -
Item content of the basic personality inventory
(Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, 1996)Three raters evaluated the content of the 240 items of the Basic Personality Inventory (BPI) across the four domains (psychological functioning, situation, frequency, and time) proposed by Werner and Pervin (1986). ...