title: Psychometric properties of the Danish 16PF and EPQ.
abstract: A Danish translation of the Cattell's 16PF has been used in studies evaluating the effects of prenatal drug exposure. This paper reports a psychometric analysis of the 16PF and Eysenck's EPQ based on a sample of 558 young Danes. Many 16PF scales had unacceptable psychometric properties (as indicated by coefficient alpha and item--total score correlations), but more satisfactory results were obtained with the EPQ N and E scales. A factor analysis of all 16PF and EPQ scales suggested a six factor solution that roughly corresponds to the second-order factor structure obtained by Krug and Johns (1986). It is concluded that the second-order factor structure should be the basis of interpretation of the 16PF in both practical and research contexts.
authors.affiliation: Copenhagen Health Services, Denmark.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Mortensen
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Reinisch
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sanders
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D011594:Psychometrics; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs