title: Construct validity of repression: a dimensional analysis.
abstract: This study explored the construct validity of repression through an examination of the interrelations among indicators identified in previous research as being associated with the construct. Three behavioral tasks, i.e., dichotic listening task, recall of past events task, and Stroop task, modified in accordance with previous research to tap into repressive tendencies, and one questionnaire (Byrne Repression-Sensitization Scale) were administered to a sample of 62 university undergraduates. A series of correlational analyses provided weak to moderate support for the construct validity of repression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Idaho State University, Pocatello 83209-8112, USA.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Poppell
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Farmer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D012094:Repression, Psychology; D012095:Repression-Sensitization; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology