Age-related invariance of abilities measured with the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - III

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 334-339

  Bowden, Stephen C ^a   Weiss, Lawrence G ^b   Holdnack, James A ^b   Lloyd, Delyth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Psychological Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Lifespan development; Measurement invariance or equivalence; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale III

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 33748661501     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.18.3.334     Document Type: Article

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