Richard A Kass
Biographic Data
| ID | 5857779 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard A Kass |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard A |
| FAMILY NAME | Kass |
| SIGNATURE | KASS R A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 121 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A Self-Administering Assessment of Personal Meanings of Death: Report on the Revised Twenty Statements Test
This article reports on a scale revision of the Twenty Statements Test (R-TST) 1 ; a measure designed to uncover multidimensional, personal reactions to death. Data were collected from six samples to develop the final scale revision and investigate some of its psychometric properties. The revised instrument is a self-administering, open-ended questionnaire eliciting twenty responses to the probe question; “What does your death mean to you?” Seven…
Factorial Validity of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (Asvab), Forms 8, 9 and 10: 1981 Army Applicant Sample
The purpose of this paper was to examine the factor structure of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), Forms 8, 9, and 10. This standardized multiple cognitive abilities battery is the primary selection and classification instrument used by all military services. It consists of eight power and two speed tests. In this investigation the ASVAB 8/9/10 factor structure was compared with that observed for previous samples and for pre…
Clarifying the Measurement of Death Attitudes: A Factor Analytic Evaluation of Fifteen Self-Report Death Scales
A factor analysis of a representative population of fifteen death scales completed by 350 college students uncovered five orthogonal death-attitude factors. These factors were named Negative Evaluation of Death, Reluctance to Interact with the Dying, Negative Reaction to Pain, Reaction to Reminders of Death, and Preoccupation with Thoughts of Dying. These results support thanatological theory that death attitudes are multidimensional, that is, mu…
Clarifying and Re-Clarifying the Measurement of Death Attitudes: A Comment
Rigdon and Epting have challenged our factor analytic procedures, particularly our interpretation of the multidimensionality of several death scales. However, we believe our analysis and conclusions are justified and that the logic behind Rigdon and Eptings' alternate analysis is not compelling
Reliability and Concurrent Validity of the Recreation Experience Preference Scales
Two procedures for scoring the Recreation Experience Preference scales were investigated from using data obtained from respondents engaged in outdoor recreational activities in Pennsylvania (N = 463) and Michigan (N = 1531). Both scoring procedures were judged to yield acceptable levels of reliability and concurrent validity. In field situations where there is less time to question respondents, the briefer domain scoring strategy is preferred. Wh…
The Construct Validity of the Leisure Activities Questionnaire and of the Paragraphs About Leisure
The Leisure Activities Questionnaire (LAQ) and the Paragraphs About Leisure (PAL) were administered to independent samples of undergraduate college students. A multitrait-multimethod matrix was computed to compare the descriptions of ten traits (leisure activities) obtained by using two methods (LAQ and PAL). The multitrait-multimethod matrix was analyzed by employing an ANOVA procedure and a multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis. The two p…
Discriminant Validity of the Leisure Activity Questionnaire and the Paragraphs About Leisure
The Leisure Activity Questionnaire (LAQ) was administered to a developmental sample of 418 undergraduate college students and to a cross-validation sample of 209 students. The Paragraphs About Leisure (PAL) questionnaire, an alternative form of the LAQ, was administered to a second cross-validation sample of 215 students. Subsequent to the completion of a discriminant function analysis, the hit rates obtained in the two cross-validation samples w…
Factor Analysis
The use and interpretation of factor analysis is discussed and an example from leisure research is presented. Topics include a conceptual understanding of factor analysis, appropriate data for factor analysis, communality estimates, methods of factor extraction (principal components, principal axis, MINRES, multiple groups and maximum likelihood), the number of factors to extract, factor rotation, factor interpretation, factor scores, and summary…
The Latent Structure of the Need Satisfying Properties of Leisure Activities
The need-satisfying characteristics of 10 popular leisure activities were examined by two independent factor analyses. The total domain of 45 need satisfiers was subjected to Rao's canonical factor analysis resulting in 10 replicable common factors. Subsequently, the total domain of need satisfiers was reduced to a subset of 27 "leisure activity specific" need satisfiers (i.e., needs characterized by differential satisfaction dependent on the spe…
Leisure Activities and Need Satisfaction: A Replication and Extension
The need-satisfying characteristics of 10 commonly selected leisure activities were investigated. Scores on 33 of the 45 need-satisfiers studied were significantly related to the activity in which the respondent participated. Sex of the respondent, however, was not significantly related to scores on any of the 45 need-satisfier dimensions. The need-satisfier dimensions showing the greatest discrimination among the activities were Catharsis, Indep…
Leisure Activities and Need Satisfaction
The need-satisfying characteristics of five commonly selected leisure activities (watching television; attending plays, concerts, and lectures; reading books and magazines; bicycling; and drinking and socializing) were investigated. Forty-two of the forty- five need-satisfiers studied significantly differentiated among the five activities. The need-satisfier dimensions showing the greatest discrimination among the activities were sex, catharsis, …
Leisure Studies and Services: An Overview: By Geoffry C. Godbey and Stanley R. Parker
Leisure Activities and Need Satisfaction
The need-satisfying characteristics of five commonly selected leisure activities (watching television; attending plays, concerts, and lectures; reading books and magazines; bicycling; and drinking and socializing) were investigated. Forty-two of the forty- five need-satisfiers studied significantly differentiated among the five activities. The need-satisfier dimensions showing the greatest discrimination among the activities were sex, catharsis, …
Leisure Activities and Need Satisfaction: A Replication and Extension
The need-satisfying characteristics of 10 commonly selected leisure activities were investigated. Scores on 33 of the 45 need-satisfiers studied were significantly related to the activity in which the respondent participated. Sex of the respondent, however, was not significantly related to scores on any of the 45 need-satisfier dimensions. The need-satisfier dimensions showing the greatest discrimination among the activities were Catharsis, Indep…
The Latent Structure of the Need Satisfying Properties of Leisure Activities
The need-satisfying characteristics of 10 popular leisure activities were examined by two independent factor analyses. The total domain of 45 need satisfiers was subjected to Rao's canonical factor analysis resulting in 10 replicable common factors. Subsequently, the total domain of need satisfiers was reduced to a subset of 27 "leisure activity specific" need satisfiers (i.e., needs characterized by differential satisfaction dependent on the spe…
Factor Analysis
The use and interpretation of factor analysis is discussed and an example from leisure research is presented. Topics include a conceptual understanding of factor analysis, appropriate data for factor analysis, communality estimates, methods of factor extraction (principal components, principal axis, MINRES, multiple groups and maximum likelihood), the number of factors to extract, factor rotation, factor interpretation, factor scores, and summary…
Leisure Studies and Services: An Overview: By Geoffry C. Godbey and Stanley R. Parker
Leisure Activities and Need Satisfaction
The need-satisfying characteristics of five commonly selected leisure activities (watching television; attending plays, concerts, and lectures; reading books and magazines; bicycling; and drinking and socializing) were investigated. Forty-two of the forty- five need-satisfiers studied significantly differentiated among the five activities. The need-satisfier dimensions showing the greatest discrimination among the activities were sex, catharsis, …
Leisure Activities and Need Satisfaction: A Replication and Extension
The need-satisfying characteristics of 10 commonly selected leisure activities were investigated. Scores on 33 of the 45 need-satisfiers studied were significantly related to the activity in which the respondent participated. Sex of the respondent, however, was not significantly related to scores on any of the 45 need-satisfier dimensions. The need-satisfier dimensions showing the greatest discrimination among the activities were Catharsis, Indep…
Factor Analysis
The use and interpretation of factor analysis is discussed and an example from leisure research is presented. Topics include a conceptual understanding of factor analysis, appropriate data for factor analysis, communality estimates, methods of factor extraction (principal components, principal axis, MINRES, multiple groups and maximum likelihood), the number of factors to extract, factor rotation, factor interpretation, factor scores, and summary…
The Latent Structure of the Need Satisfying Properties of Leisure Activities
The need-satisfying characteristics of 10 popular leisure activities were examined by two independent factor analyses. The total domain of 45 need satisfiers was subjected to Rao's canonical factor analysis resulting in 10 replicable common factors. Subsequently, the total domain of need satisfiers was reduced to a subset of 27 "leisure activity specific" need satisfiers (i.e., needs characterized by differential satisfaction dependent on the spe…
The Construct Validity of the Leisure Activities Questionnaire and of the Paragraphs About Leisure
The Leisure Activities Questionnaire (LAQ) and the Paragraphs About Leisure (PAL) were administered to independent samples of undergraduate college students. A multitrait-multimethod matrix was computed to compare the descriptions of ten traits (leisure activities) obtained by using two methods (LAQ and PAL). The multitrait-multimethod matrix was analyzed by employing an ANOVA procedure and a multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis. The two p…
Discriminant Validity of the Leisure Activity Questionnaire and the Paragraphs About Leisure
The Leisure Activity Questionnaire (LAQ) was administered to a developmental sample of 418 undergraduate college students and to a cross-validation sample of 209 students. The Paragraphs About Leisure (PAL) questionnaire, an alternative form of the LAQ, was administered to a second cross-validation sample of 215 students. Subsequent to the completion of a discriminant function analysis, the hit rates obtained in the two cross-validation samples w…
Reliability and Concurrent Validity of the Recreation Experience Preference Scales
Two procedures for scoring the Recreation Experience Preference scales were investigated from using data obtained from respondents engaged in outdoor recreational activities in Pennsylvania (N = 463) and Michigan (N = 1531). Both scoring procedures were judged to yield acceptable levels of reliability and concurrent validity. In field situations where there is less time to question respondents, the briefer domain scoring strategy is preferred. Wh…
Clarifying the Measurement of Death Attitudes: A Factor Analytic Evaluation of Fifteen Self-Report Death Scales
A factor analysis of a representative population of fifteen death scales completed by 350 college students uncovered five orthogonal death-attitude factors. These factors were named Negative Evaluation of Death, Reluctance to Interact with the Dying, Negative Reaction to Pain, Reaction to Reminders of Death, and Preoccupation with Thoughts of Dying. These results support thanatological theory that death attitudes are multidimensional, that is, mu…
Clarifying and Re-Clarifying the Measurement of Death Attitudes: A Comment
Rigdon and Epting have challenged our factor analytic procedures, particularly our interpretation of the multidimensionality of several death scales. However, we believe our analysis and conclusions are justified and that the logic behind Rigdon and Eptings' alternate analysis is not compelling
Factorial Validity of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (Asvab), Forms 8, 9 and 10: 1981 Army Applicant Sample
The purpose of this paper was to examine the factor structure of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), Forms 8, 9, and 10. This standardized multiple cognitive abilities battery is the primary selection and classification instrument used by all military services. It consists of eight power and two speed tests. In this investigation the ASVAB 8/9/10 factor structure was compared with that observed for previous samples and for pre…
A Self-Administering Assessment of Personal Meanings of Death: Report on the Revised Twenty Statements Test
This article reports on a scale revision of the Twenty Statements Test (R-TST) 1 ; a measure designed to uncover multidimensional, personal reactions to death. Data were collected from six samples to develop the final scale revision and investigate some of its psychometric properties. The revised instrument is a self-administering, open-ended questionnaire eliciting twenty responses to the probe question; “What does your death mean to you?” Seven…
Psychology (12 works) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Mathematics (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Psychometrics (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Recreation (4 works) · Statistics (4 works)