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Higher order factor structure of the WISC-IV in a clinical neuropsychological sample.

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Bodin, Doug, Pardini, Dustin A., Burns, Thomas G., Stevens, Abigail B.·2009·Child Neuropsychology
DOI 10.1080/09297040802603661PMC PMC3049991
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A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted examining the higher order factor structure of the WISC-IV scores for 344 children who participated in neuropsychological evaluations at a large children's hospital. The WISC-IV factor structure mirrored that of the standardization sample. The second order general intelligence factor (g) accounted for the largest proportion of variance in the first-order latent factors and in the individual subtests, especially for the working memory index. The first-order processing speed factor exhibited the most unique variance beyond the influence of g. The results suggest that clinicians should not ignore the contribution of g when interpreting the first-order factors.

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  • The recommendation for the use of the FSIQ over the subscale scores is consistent with existing recommendations for children in general.

    “Our recommendation for the use of the FSIQ over the subscale scores is consistent with existing recommendations for children in general (Bodin et al., 2009; Watkins, 2010; Devena et al., 2013; Golay et al., 2013; Nakano and Watkins, 2013; Watkins et al., 2013; Canivez, 2014; Styck and Watkins, 2016).”

    From Structure of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Fourth Edition in a Group of Children with ADHD (2016) · cites this paper as Bodin et al., 2009

    The Results and Discussion (page unavailable) say that general intelligence accounts for most WISC-IV score variance and that clinicians should not ignore it when interpreting index scores. This supports giving the FSIQ weight, but the paper studies a clinical neuropsychological sample, does not recommend using FSIQ over subscale scores for children in general, and says processing-speed scores may need particular attention. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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Authors
Bodin, D., Pardini, D. A., Burns, T. G., & Stevens, A. B.
Affiliations
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (US)
Corresponding author
Bodin, Doug
ORCID
Venue
Child Neuropsychology
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2009-08-24
Volume
15
Issue
5
Pages
417-424
ISSN
  • 0929-7049 (ISSN-L)
  • 1744-4136
DOI
10.1080/09297040802603661
PMC
PMC3049991
OpenAlex
W1987897286
Cited by
87
References
35
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Child Neuropsychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (K01MH078039)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords
WISC-IV, higher-order factor structure, general intelligence factor, processing speed, working memory, clinical neuropsychological assessment, children
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Intelligence, Male, Psychometrics, Wechsler Scales

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