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THE DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY OF ENTREPRENEURIAL PASSION.

Academy of Management Proceedings, 2009
We conducted two studies to develop and test a multi-dimensional measure of entrepreneurial passion.
MELISSA S. CARDON, CHRISTOPHER E. STEVENS   +1 more
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Age discrimination in the workplace: Validation of the Nordic Age Discrimination Scale (NADS)

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 2010
Due to population ageing, older workers will make up a larger proportion of the workforce. However, recent reports show an increase in perceived age discrimination among older employees. Previous research found that age discrimination may result in negative feelings, such as uselessness, powerlessness and lower self-esteem.
Trude, Furunes, Reidar J, Mykletun
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Can Synthetic Validity Methods Achieve Discriminant Validity?

Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2010
Our focus is on the difficulties that synthetic validity encounters in attempting to achieve discriminant validity and the implications of these difficulties. Johnson et al. (2010) acknowledge the potential problems involved in attaining discriminant validity in synthetic validity. For example, they report that Peterson et al.
Frank L. Schmidt, In-Sue Oh
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Predictive Validity of Discriminant Analysis for Genetic Data

Genetica, 2003
We examined the predictive validity of the results using discriminant analysis to distinguish statistically among two or more populations with a large sample of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) loci, but a small sample of genotypes from each population.
Alex, Beharav, Eviatar, Nevo
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Convergent and Discriminant Validity of Overall Defensive Functioning

The Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 1998
We examined the validity of the construct of overall defensive functioning and its discrimination from standard diagnostic assessments. Within a multisite field trial, patients received intake diagnostic interviews by clinicians who made standard axis I through V diagnoses, then rated defense mechanisms using the Defense Mechanism Rating Scales (DMRS).
J C, Perry, P, Høglend
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Discriminant Validity of the MMPI for Borderline Personality Disorder

Journal of Personality Assessment, 1985
This study explores the discriminant validity of the MMPI in relationship to the DSM-III and the Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines (DIB) constructs of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). A two-way analysis of variance model assessed differences between inpatients (n = 42) and outpatients (n = 42) and between BPD and nonBPD patients.
S W, Hurt, J F, Clarkin, A, Frances, R, Abrams, H, Hunt   +4 more
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Convergent and Discriminant Validity of Firo-B Questionnaire

Psychological Reports, 1991
The Kramer-Froehle controversy about the construct validity of FIRO-B questionnaire was evaluated with a multitrait-multimethod design. 113 women and 26 men completed the FIRO-B questionnaire. After the examiner had given a lecture on the FIRO-dimensions, the subjects rated themselves on these dimensions.
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The Discriminative Validity of the Whitaker Index of Schizophrenic Thinking

Journal of Personality Assessment, 1978
An attempt was made to assess the discriminative validity of the WIST with a sample of psychiatric inpatients. Through the use of a standardized structured interview and a diagnostic system for schizophrenia based on the use of discriminant function analysis with nonpathognomic symptom combinations, a reliable and valid system was used to establish the
C S, Newmark, M, Simpson, T, Jones
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Validation of the Coping With Discrimination Scale in Sexual Minorities

Journal of Homosexuality, 2014
The Coping With Discrimination Scale (CDS) shows promise as a self-report measure of strategies for coping with racial discrimination. To assess the psychometric properties of the measure for use with sexual minorities (i.e., gay, lesbian, bisexual, or GLB persons), a nonprobability sample of 371 GLB adults completed the instrument along with several ...
Sakkaphat T, Ngamake, Susan E, Walch, Jirapattara, Raveepatarakul   +2 more
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Discriminant validity of the TSC-40 in an outpatient setting

Child Abuse & Neglect, 1997
This study examines the discriminant validity of the Trauma Symptom Checklist (TSC-40) in a clinical sample. The TSC-40 was developed as a research instrument for assessing the impact of a history of sexual victimization. Previous validity studies used nonclinical samples of women (Elliott & Briere, 1992; Gold, Milan, Myall, & Johnson, 1994).
V E, Whiffen, N R, Benazon, C, Bradshaw
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