The Suitability of the Children Personality Questionnaire in Identifying Children at Risk
Received 29 Oct, 1997 |
Accepted 01 May, 2000 |
Published 30 Jun, 2000 |
The study was conducted to determine the suitability of the personality instrument in identifying children at risk Sample in the study was comprised of 589 Standard Five pupils from three primary schools in a new industrial area in Selangor, Malaysia. The instrument was a translated version of the children Personality Questionnaire (CPQ) by Cattell and Porter (1985). Result showed that the 14 factors in the CPQ had low reliability levels with Cronbach alpha values 0.5 and below. Factor analysis showed a different set of factors with low factor loadings and non-significant to explain the personality of Malaysian children The implication for the low reliability of the translated Version of the CPQ were discussed.
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H. The Suitability of the Children Personality Questionnaire in Identifying Children at Risk. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 2000; 15(1-2): 1-11. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=511
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