Critical issues in construct validation: Comment on Boyle and Lennon (1994) Academic Article

abstract

• In a recent article in this journal, Boyle and Lennon (1994) examined the reliability and validity of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI). However, several methodological and conceptual limits of their study suggest numerous alternative interpretations of their data. Methodological problems include a confounding of age and clinical status in their study, their inclusion of invalid PAI profiles, and use of an unusual sample for their purposes. Conceptual issues raised address the nature of a moderator variable, the interpretation of coefficient alpha, the stability of psychopathology, and the application of factor analysis to address construct validation issues. 1995 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

authors

• Morey, Leslie

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT

author list (cited authors)

• Morey, L. C.

citation count

• 5

complete list of authors

• Morey, LC

publication date

• December 1995

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment  Journal

keywords

• Assessment
• Personality
• Reliability
• Validity

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/BF02229058

start page

• 393

end page

• 401

volume

• 17

issue

• 4

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1007%2Fbf02229058