A formula for detecting faked Raven's SPM profiles was cross-validated on 44 children and adolescents (ages 7-17). It yielded a false negative rate of 64%. However, a rule using three very easy items (i.e., any of A3, A4 or B1 missed) yielded a hit rate of 95%, with 5% false positive and negative rates. All but two of the participants were able to produce lower scores when asked to fake the test.
The Parents' Preference Test (PPT) is an attempt to construct a picture-based, objective measure of parenting style, in order to create a starting point for designing an intervention. The PPT measures four different constructs: Focus of Attention, Experiential Modality, Regulation Style and Energy. Since its publication nearly a decade ago, the PPT has been used in several Danish institutions, but the initial data stem from a rather select sample, wherefore it seems pertinent to re-evaluate the initially established psychometric properties.The current study is a re-investigation of these properties of the PPT, based on a new sample of 1466 subjects. It was found that three out of the four PPT scales are Rasch-homogeneous, whereas the final scale (Energy) is not. Hence, the PPT does display valid psychometric properties, albeit to a lesser degree than initially assumed.
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