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Factor structure of the Chinese version of the WAIS-R for Chinese adults in the lowest...
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Journal of Clinical Psychology . May96, Vol. 52 Issue 3, p345-355. 11p. 5 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 1996
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Abstract
- The Chinese version of the WAIS-R was factor analyzed for a sample of 130 Chinese adults in Hong Kong who had low intellectual abilities. All subtests except the Vocabulary subtest were included for analyses. Results supported a three-factor solution composed of Verbal Comprehension, Perceptual Organization, and Memory/Freedom from Distractibility Factors, as well as a two-factor solution of classic Verbal-Perceptual dichotomy. Comparison of present two- and three-factor structure with individuals having low or normal IQ in Mainland China and North America revealed satisfactory congruence coefficients. However, our general factor accounted for only a small portion of common and total variance (28.5% and 35.3% respectively). Error variances of our subtests were large when compared to normative samples of Mainland China and US. Results were discussed in terms of clinical interpretation of the WAIS-R subtests, danger of using short-forms to assess IQ and need for normative studies of WAIS-R in Chinese-speaking countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00219762
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9610311228
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199605)52:3<345::AID-JCLP13>3.0.CO;2-I