title: An evaluation of various WAIS-R factor structures in a psychiatric sample.
abstract: This report examines the factor structure of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) in a sample of 229 psychiatric patients from two community mental health centers (ages 16 to 85). One-, two-, and three-factor solutions were evaluated. The robustness of an overall intelligence dimension was supported. The two-factor solution proved more informative and showed both that the Verbal and Performance domains are highly correlated and the presence of a second-order factor that may represent a kind of intellectual orientation or style. The three-factor solution provided the least compelling results and was not seen as a viable representation of the WAIS-R factor structure.
authors.affiliation: Towson State University, MD.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Piedmont
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sokolove
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Fleming
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001143:Arousal; D001288:Attention; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D014888:Wechsler Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*