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J J Cody

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PubMed1987

Factor analysis of the PIC profiles of clinic-referred children.

The PIC profiles of 175 children over a wide age range were factor analyzed in order to determine the underlying personality dimensions measured by the instrument. The subjects were referred to an interdisciplinary university clinic for a variety of learning, cognitive, and emotional problems. A principal components analysis with oblique rotation yielded three major factors: Internalized Personality Disturbance, Cognitive Development, and Externalized Behavior Disorder. A small fourth factor that involved mainly the Somatic Concern scale was revealed also. Implications of the factors for the interpretation and clinical use of the PIC profiles are discussed.

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PubMed1984

PIC profiles for learning-disabled and behavior-disordered children.

Compared the performance of learning-disabled and behavior-disordered children (N = 60) on the recently published Personality Inventory of Children (PIC) to investigate the discriminant validity of the instrument. The data were analyzed by profile analysis and stepwise discriminant analysis. Results showed that learning-disabled and behavior-disordered children could be differentiated clearly on subtests that comprise the Cognitive Development and Conduct Disorder factors. However, less differentiation was found on the Internalization factor. Further examination indicated a possible diagnosis X scale "interaction" within the Internalization factor. Those learning-disabled children who also experienced "internal" difficulties tended to score high on the Somatic Concern Scale, while behavior-disordered children typically scored high on the other Internalization scales (i.e., Anxiety, Withdrawal, etc.). A total of seven of the PIC clinical and validity scales were selected in the discriminant function that separated the two groups.

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