title: Factor analysis of the WAIS-R and Verbal Memory and Visual Memory Indices of the Wechsler Memory Scale--Revised, for a vocational rehabilitation sample.
abstract: Few empirical studies have examined factor structures of responses of vocationally impaired persons, and those studies have drawn only on aptitude scores (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale--Revised: WAIS--R). Results have been inconclusive as to whether a two- or three-factor solution is more appropriate. The present work examined the factor scores of a vocational rehabilitation sample of 54 adults who had been given the WAIS--R and the Verbal Memory and Visual Memory Indices of the Wechsler Memory Scale--Revised. Analysis indicated that combining data from the two tests yields a viable three-factor solution which may contribute to the refinement of intervention strategies for vocationally vulnerable adults.
authors.affiliation: Mid-Central Educational Cooperative Platte, South Dakota.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harmon
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Clausen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000523:psychology*; D014706:Verbal Learning; D014888:Wechsler Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*