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ERIC Number: EJ1343518
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Aug
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0734-2829
EISSN: EISSN-1557-5144
Cross-Validation of Multiple WAIS-IV Digit Span Embedded Performance Validity Indices among a Large Sample of Adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Clinical Referrals
Bing-Canar, Hanaan; Phillips, Matthew S.; Shields, Allison N.; Ogram Buckley, Caitlin M.; Chang, Fini; Khan, Humza; Skymba, Haley V.; Ovsiew, Gabriel P.; Resch, Zachary J.; Jennette, Kyle J.; Soble, Jason R.
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v40 n5 p678-688 Aug 2022
This study investigated the utility of four WAIS-IV Digit Span (DS) indices (traditional Reliable Digit Span [RDS], RDS-Working Memory [RDS-WM], RDS-Revised [RDS-R], and DS Age-Corrected Scaled Score [ACSS]) as embedded performance validity tests (PVTs) among a sample of 342 consecutive adults referred for neuropsychological evaluation of ADHD. All DS indices had acceptable classification accuracy (areas under the curve: 0.73-0.76) for detecting invalid performance with optimal cut-scores of RDS [less than or equal to]7 (35% sensitivity/93% specificity), RDS-WM [less than or equal to]7 (56% sensitivity/86% specificity), RDS-R [less than or equal to]12 (48% sensitivity/85% specificity), and ACSS [less than or equal to]7 (46% sensitivity/87% specificity). Although all indices were able to detect invalid performance, DS indices incorporating the more complex working memory trials of the task yielded the best accuracy for identification of invalid test performance among adults referred for ADHD evaluation.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; Trail Making Test; Stroop Color Word Test
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