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Comments on the Reiss Screen for Maladaptive Behaviour and its factor structure
Author(s) -
Reiss S.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1997.tb00719.x
Subject(s) - confirmatory factor analysis , psychology , exploratory factor analysis , factor (programming language) , dual (grammatical number) , psychometrics , developmental psychology , structural equation modeling , computer science , statistics , mathematics , programming language , art , literature
Sturmey's factor analysis of the Reiss Screen for Maladaptive Behaviour is based upon several significant errors, some of which are of general interest because misuse of factor analysis is common (Ford et al . 1986). In this commentary, the author discusses: the concept of factor robustness; appropriate samples for evaluating the factor structure of a dual diagnosis instrument; the differences between exploratory and confirmatory analyses; and how the Reiss Screen was intended to fulfill its purpose. In the Sturmey study, the Reiss Screen may have actually performed well under adverse conditions. The criteria for conducting valid factor analytic studies of dual diagnosis instruments are identified in order to encourage future research evaluating the Reiss Screen and other instruments.