Evaluation of the kennedy-elder abbreviated IQ formula with emotionally disturbed adolescents

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children‐Revised (WISC‐R) was administered to 120 emotionally disturbed adolescents, using standard assessment procedures and format as outlined by Wechsler (1974). Abbreviated IQ scores then were derived by applying the Kennedy‐Elder (1982) formula, an equation t...

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Published inJournal of clinical psychology Vol. 42; no. 6; pp. 979 - 982
Main Authors Phelps, Leadelle, Rosso, Martin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brandon Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.11.1986
Wiley
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Biological and medical sciences
Medical sciences
Nosology. Terminology. Diagnostic criteria
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Techniques and methods
Human
Affective disorder
Test validation
Adolescent
Intelligence Scale for Children Wechsler
Psychometrics
Intelligence test
Revised drafting
Intelligence quotient
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Summary:The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children‐Revised (WISC‐R) was administered to 120 emotionally disturbed adolescents, using standard assessment procedures and format as outlined by Wechsler (1974). Abbreviated IQ scores then were derived by applying the Kennedy‐Elder (1982) formula, an equation that uses five WISC‐R subtests with varied weightings. Comparisons between the standard IQ scores and the abbreviated IQ scores were evaluated. A Pearson product‐moment correlation coefficient of .948 and a nonsignificant t‐test between the mean IQs suggested that the two scores were interchangeable. However, frequent IQ classification changes (25%) rendered the K‐E format unacceptable for this population.
Bibliography:ark:/67375/WNG-0FST5TWJ-J
ArticleID:JCLP2270420623
istex:C1BCF8AD9A82354670EA338DE437013738B89491
ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(198611)42:6<979::AID-JCLP2270420623>3.0.CO;2-#