Separating optimism and pessimism: A robust psychometric analysis of the revised Life Orientation Test (LOT-R)
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The Life Orientation Test (LOT) or its revised version LOT-R is a widely used measure of dispositional optimism but one of the several critical issues raised about the test is whether it measures only optimism or optimism and pessimism. An analytical study indicated that dispositional optimism as gauged by the LOT-R is bidimensional consisting of both Optimism and a Pessimism factor.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 2006
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Confirmatory factor structure and measurement invariance of the memory compensation questionnaire
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The hypothesized structure of the Memory Compensation Questionnaire (MCQ) and structural equivalence across, age, gender and time are tested. The results of structural equation modeling supported a priori structure of the MCQ where the MCQ is available for measuring self-reported efforts to compensate for everyday memory losses.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 2005
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Recent development of cognitive and neuropsychological assessment in Asian countries
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36 clinical measures were evaluated to facilitate test selection for clinical use. The need for developing original tests with better ecological validity in Asia, due to differences in the Asian and Western populations in cognitive processes, is emphasized.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 2003
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