In:
Educational and Psychological Measurement, SAGE Publications, Vol. 57, No. 1 ( 1997-02), p. 150-163
Abstract:
In 1985, Tzeng, Maxey, Fortier, and Landis conducted an extensive psychometric study of the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS) and reported a systematic failure to validate the factor structure of either the eight clinical scales or the two global internal/external scales. Despite these findings, the TSCS has continued to be used in both clinical and research settings to investigate facets of the self-concept. One possible limitation of the Tzeng et al. study was the inherent heterogeneity in the three samples used, which could have masked factor structures. To investigate whether this was the case, the present study replicated the psychometric analyses in a homogeneous sample of female nursing and medical educators from a health science center and university in the Southwest. Results strongly mirrored the findings of Tzeng et al., challenging the proposed theoretical structure while supporting the reliable measurement of some, as yet unclear, dimension by the present instrument. Implications for the use of the TSCS as it now stands are discussed.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0013-1644
,
1552-3888
DOI:
10.1177/0013164497057001011
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
1997
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1500101-5
detail.hit.zdb_id:
206630-0
SSG:
5,2
SSG:
5,3
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