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Determining readiness for predoctoral internship training: the process of developing a screening measure
Author(s) -
Power Thomas J.,
Robins Paul M.,
Watkins Marley W.,
Rourke Mary T.,
Alderfer Melissa A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20738
Subject(s) - internship , psychology , exploratory factor analysis , measure (data warehouse) , confirmatory factor analysis , applied psychology , medical education , scale (ratio) , psychometrics , clinical psychology , medicine , structural equation modeling , statistics , computer science , data mining , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics
The purpose of this study was to illustrate the development of a screening measure to assess readiness for psychology internship training. The screening measure was comprised 13 items rated on a 4‐point scale. Two program faculty members reviewed the application of each candidate independently. Psychologists were arbitrarily assigned to belong to reviewer group 1 or 2. Data from group 1 were subjected to exploratory factor analysis; data from group 2 were subjected to confirmatory factor analysis. Two factors were identified and confirmed: Factor I comprised 6 items referring to core competencies, and Factor II comprised 4 items referring to relevant background experiences. Correlations between raters at the factor and item level generally were in the moderate range. This study illustrates the process of developing a screening measure to help determine readiness for internship training. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 67:1–6, 2010.