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Alessandri, Guido; Vecchione, Michele; Tisak, John; Barbaranelli, Claudio – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2011
When a self-report instrument includes a balanced number of positively and negatively worded items, factor analysts often use method factors to aid model fitting. The nature of these factors, often referred to as acquiescence, is still debated. Relying upon previous results (Alessandri et al., 2010; DiStefano & Motl, 2006, 2008; Rauch, Schweizer,…
Descriptors: Evidence, Construct Validity, Validity, Personality
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Tate, Kevin A.; Rivera, Edil Torres; Conwill, William L.; Miller, M. David; Puig, Ana – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2013
There is a clear call in group counseling practice and training for evidence-based practice (ACA, 2005; ASGW, 2008; CACREP, 2009). At the same time, group counselors also are asked to keep clients' experience at the center of their work (ASGW, 2012). This article outlines the authors' effort to develop and study an instrument designed to measure…
Descriptors: Evidence, Group Dynamics, Construct Validity, Group Counseling
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Strauser, David R.; Wong, Alex W. K. – Rehabilitation Education, 2010
Developing an evidence-based practice approach has been advocated for in rehabilitation counseling research. However, the evidence-based practice approach which focuses primarily on intervention efficacy is theoretically flawed which limits its application to rehabilitation counseling research. Specifically, evidence-based practice research does…
Descriptors: Evidence, Rehabilitation Counseling, Evaluation Methods, Intervention