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Structural validity of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV) in a French-speaking Swiss sample |
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Published in | Learning and individual differences. 2014, vol. 29, 114–119 | |
Abstract | The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children—fourth edition (i.e. WISC-IV) recognizes a four-factor scoring structure in addition to the Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) score: Verbal Comprehension (VCI), Perceptual Reasoning (PRI), Working Memory (WMI), and Processing Speed (PSI) indices. However, several authors suggested that models based on the Cattell–Horn–Carroll (CHC) theory with 5 or 6 factors provided a better fit to the data than does the current four-factor solution. By comparing the current four-factor structure to CHC-based models, this research aimed to investigate the factorial structure and the constructs underlying the WISC-IV subtest scores with French-speaking Swiss children (N = 249). To deal with this goal, confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were conducted. Results showed that a CHC-based model with five factors better fitted the French-Swiss data than did the current WISC-IV scoring structure. All together, these results support the hypothesis of the appropriateness of the CHC model with French-speaking children. | |
Keywords | Confirmatory factor analysis — WISC-IV — CHC theory | |
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Research groups | Evaluation psychométrique et différences individuelles (EPEDI) Unité de psychologie clinique des relations interpersonnelles (UPCRI) | |
Project | Swiss National Science Foundation: 118248 | |
Citation (ISO format) | REVERTE, Isabelle et al. Structural validity of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV) in a French-speaking Swiss sample. In: Learning and individual differences, 2014, vol. 29, p. 114–119. doi: 10.1016/j.lindif.2013.10.013 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:30868 |