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M Fraboni

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PubMed1994

Aspects of eldercare that place employees at risk.

Through multiple regression analyses, this study examined the contribution of seven different aspects of eldercare to the prediction of several work and personal outcome among employees of eight organizations. The analyses were restricted to the 1,302 (25.4%) employees over the age of 35 who provided assistance to an elderly relative by helping them with either at least one Activity of Daily Living (ADL) or with at least two Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL). The results revealed that assistance with ADLs, eldercare management activities, and the number of eldercare crises to which the employee responded, each placed respondents at risk of more family interference with work, more stress, and more personal and job costs.

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed1990

Tavern patrons and the MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale: self-reported drinking behavior in relation to the MMPI L and K scales.

This study investigated the ability of the MacAndrew Alcoholism (MAC) Scale to distinguish between alcoholics and nonalcoholics using self-ratings from patrons of taverns (N = 128); while only about 14% of the variance in the MAC Scale was accounted for by the self-rating (alcoholic/nonalcoholic) scale, the MAC Scale correctly identified 70% of those who reported alcohol use to levels consistent with alcoholic dependency after variance in the alcohol use scale attributable to the L and K scales of the MMPI was accounted for.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

Offense type and two-point MMPI code profiles: discriminating between violent and nonviolent offenders.

Offense data and MMPI profiles were examined for 67 men who had been remanded by the courts to a psychiatric hospital forensic unit for pretrial assessment. They were classified as violent or nonviolent offenders based upon the nature of their offenses. Violent offenders were those charged with assault, robbery, sexual assault, and all degrees of homicide. Nonviolent offenders were those charged with break, enter and commit, uttering threats, and fraud. The controversial issue of two-point MMPI code types (4-3, 4-8/8-4) was addressed. Neither of these commonly employed two-point types successfully discriminated between violent and nonviolent offenders.

Antisocial Personality Disorder↗
PubMed1990

An empirical demonstration of the problem of cluster dissimilarity from different clustering methods in a single sample.

This study utilized the four most commonly employed clustering techniques (CLINK, SLINK, UPGMA, and Ward's) to illustrate the dissimilarity of cluster group membership (based upon short-form MMPI scale scores and a measure of alcohol dependency) between partitions in a sample of 113 impaired driving offenders. Results, examined with the Rand index of cluster comparison, demonstrated that cluster group membership can be so different between alternative clustering methods as to equal chance assignment. Cautions are given with regard to the use of cluster analysis for other than exploratory work. In particular, psychologists are cautioned against attempting to use cluster analysis based upon personality inventory scores (which can never be wholly reliable or discrete) for patient classification.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

Psychometric study of forms A and B of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scale.

Forms A and B of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scales were included in a battery of preworkshop measures at a program on back care for staff at a psychiatric hospital (N = 82). Lack of extensive reports regarding alternate-form reliability of the health forms led to this study. Factor analytic results, item-by-item correlations, alpha coefficients, and Pearson correlations between forms are reported. Through these procedures the authors found discrepancies between Forms A and B, particularly for Scale P.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1989

Six clustering algorithms applied to the WAIS-R: the problem of dissimilar cluster results.

Clusterings of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised subtests were obtained from the application of six hierarchical clustering methods (N = 113). These sets of clusters were compared for similarities using the Rand index. The calculated indices suggested similarities of cluster group membership between the Complete Linkage and Centroid methods; Complete Linkage and Ward's methods; Centroid and Ward's methods; and Single Linkage and Average Linkage Between Groups methods. Cautious use of single clustering methods is implied, though the authors suggest some advantages of knowing specific similarities and differences. If between-method comparisons consistently reveal similar cluster membership, a choice could be made from those algorithms that tend to produce similar partitions, thereby enhancing cluster interpretation.

Accidents, Traffic↗
PubMed1988

Toward a more valid and reliable Health Locus of Control Scale.

The Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale was administered in conjunction with a back care program offered to staff at a psychiatric hospital (N = 82). Validity and reliability of the alternate forms were examined, as was the addition of Forms A and B. The factor structure failed to replicate the original multidimensional construct; hence, suggestions are made to return to the earlier internal/external model and to add the alternate forms to increase reliability.

Adolescent↗