Psychometric properties of the Danish 16PF and EPQ
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Psychometric properties of the Danish 16PF and EPQ. / Mortensen, Erik Lykke; Reinisch, June Machover; Sanders, Stephanie Ann.
In: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, Vol. 37, No. 2, 06.1996, p. 221-225.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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T1 - Psychometric properties of the Danish 16PF and EPQ
AU - Mortensen, Erik Lykke
AU - Reinisch, June Machover
AU - Sanders, Stephanie Ann
PY - 1996/6
Y1 - 1996/6
N2 - A Danish translation of the Cattell's 16PF has been used in studies evaluating the effects of prenatal drug exposure. This paper reports a psychometric analysis of the 16PF and Eysenck's EPQ based on a sample of 558 young Danes, Many 16PF scales had unacceptable psychometric properties (as indicated by coefficient alpha and item - total score correlations), but more satisfactory results were obtained with the EPQ N and E scales. A factor analysis of all 16PF and EPQ scales suggested a six factor solution that roughly corresponds to the second-order factor structure obtained by Krug and Johns (1986). It is concluded that the second-order factor structure should be the basis of interpretation of the 16PF in both practical and research contexts.
AB - A Danish translation of the Cattell's 16PF has been used in studies evaluating the effects of prenatal drug exposure. This paper reports a psychometric analysis of the 16PF and Eysenck's EPQ based on a sample of 558 young Danes, Many 16PF scales had unacceptable psychometric properties (as indicated by coefficient alpha and item - total score correlations), but more satisfactory results were obtained with the EPQ N and E scales. A factor analysis of all 16PF and EPQ scales suggested a six factor solution that roughly corresponds to the second-order factor structure obtained by Krug and Johns (1986). It is concluded that the second-order factor structure should be the basis of interpretation of the 16PF in both practical and research contexts.
KW - Cattell 16PF
KW - Coefficient alpha
KW - Eysenck EPQ
KW - Factor analysis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0030167517&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1996.tb00653.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1996.tb00653.x
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 8711456
AN - SCOPUS:0030167517
VL - 37
SP - 221
EP - 225
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
SN - 0036-5564
IS - 2
ER -
ID: 275900850