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Psychometric properties of the Danish 16PF and EPQ

Author Stephanie A. Sanders Author Erik Lykke Mortensen Author June Machover Reinisch

Abstract

A Danish translation of the Cattell's 16PF has been used in studies evaluating the effects of prenatal drug exposure. This paper reports a psychometric analysis of the 16PF and Eysenck's EPQ based on a sample of 558 young Danes. Many 16PF scales had unacceptable psychometric properties (as indicated by coefficient alpha and item–total score correlations), but more satisfactory results were obtained with the EPQ N and E scales. A factor analysis of all 16PF and EPQ scales suggested a six factor solution that roughly corresponds to the second-order factor structure obtained by Krug and Johns (1986). It is concluded that the second-order factor structure should be the basis of interpretation of the 16PF in both practical and research contexts.

Keywords

cattell 16pf eysenck epq coefficient alpha factor analysis psychometric properties danish translation prenatal drug exposure 16pf scales epq n scale epq e scale second-order factor structure krug and johns reliability analysis personality assessment research contexts practical interpretation
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Volume 37
Issue 2
Pages 221-225
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1996.tb00653.x
ISSN 1467-9450
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