Structural Validity of the WISC-IV for Students With ADHD

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 921-928

  Styck, Kara M ^a   Watkins, Marley W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; factor analysis; intelligence; validity; WISC IV

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVALUATION STUDY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHOOL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STANDARDS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCHOOLS; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENTS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 85027589248     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054714553052     Document Type: Article

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