A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the California Verbal Learning Test-Second Edition (CVLT-II) in a Traumatic Brain Injury Sample

Autor/inn/en	DeJong, Joy; Donders, Jacobus
Titel	A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the California Verbal Learning Test-Second Edition (CVLT-II) in a Traumatic Brain Injury Sample
Quelle	In: Assessment, 16 (2009) 4, S.328-336 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1073-1911
DOI	10.1177/1073191109336989
Schlagwörter	Factor Analysis; Verbal Learning; Verbal Tests; Neurological Impairments; Head Injuries; Attention Span; Memory; Factor Structure; Correlation; Construct Validity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenanalyse; Verbales Lernen; Mündliche Prüfung; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Kopfverletzung; Gedächtnis; Faktorenstruktur; Korrelation
Abstract	The latent structure of the California Verbal Learning Test-Second Edition (CVLT-II) was examined in a clinical sample of 223 persons with traumatic brain injury that had been screened to remove individuals with complicating premorbid (e.g., psychiatric) or comorbid (e.g., financial compensation seeking) histories. Analyses incorporated the "z" scores from 12 CVLT-II variables. Maximum-likelihood confirmatory analyses were performed to test the fit and parsimony of four hypothetical models. A four-factor model, consisting of Attention Span, Learning Efficiency, Delayed Memory, and Inaccurate Memory, met all the a priori specified criteria for model fit and parsimony. This model was consistent with that identified previously in a confirmatory factor analysis of the CVLT-II standardization sample. The results support the construct validity of the CVLT-II in individuals with traumatic brain injury and indicate that a multifactorial interpretation is appropriate for clinical practice. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10