title: WISC-R factor structure in a referred pediatric population.
abstract: The factor structure of the WISC-R was examined with a large metropolitan pediatric clinic population of referred children. The robustness of the two-factor solution, which parallels the verbal-performance dichotomy, was supported for a group of non-LD children (n = 272) and, with the exception of the Coding subtest, for a cohort of LD children (n = 155), as well as with the entire pediatric population (n = 427). Kaufman's (1975) three-factor solution was applicable only for the LD cohort. The validity and utility of the factor analytic model for interpreting the WISC-R were supported and extended to include a pediatric referred population. Cautious interpretation of the third factor, however, is recommended on the basis of the present results, as well as those of other investigations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg 39406-5025.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Tingstrom
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D004519:Education, Special; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014888:Wechsler Scales