title: Construct validity of the Babcock Story Recall Test.
abstract: The construct validity of the Babcock Story Recall Test (BSRT), a verbal memory measure, was examined by correlating its scores with scores on other neuropsychological tests in 71 substance abuse outpatients. Scores on the BSRT were strongly correlated with the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised Logical Memory scores, although they were also correlated with some nonmemory indexes. The results provide some support for the construct validity of the BSRT as a measure of memory for structured verbal information.
authors.affiliation: Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29401, USA. hornermd@musc.edu
authors.forename: Michael David
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Horner
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Teichner
authors.forename: Kathleen Bechtold
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Kortte
authors.forename: Richard T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Harvey
mesh_terms: D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology