COMPARISON OF FACTOR ANALYTIC STUDIES OF THE COUNSELING EVALUATION INVENTORY

Abstract

COMPARED THE ORIGINAL FACTOR STRUCTURES REPORTED FOR THE COUNSELING EVALUATION INVENTORY (CEI) ADMINISTERED TO SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS AND 2 FACTOR ANALYSES BASED ON DATA OBTAINED FROM COLLEGE STUDENTS. 1 ANALYSIS REVEALED FACTOR STRUCTURES VERY SIMILAR TO THE FACTORS REPORTED IN THE ORIGINAL STUDY. A DIFFERENT ANALYSIS RESULTED IN FEWER FACTORS. FINDINGS INDICATE THAT WITH A COLLEGE POPULATION THE CEI SHOULD BE INTERPRETED IN A MORE GENERALIZED MANNER RATHER THAN STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE ORIGINAL FACTOR INTERPRETATION OF THE SCALE. THE STUDY DEMONSTRATED THE CONTINUED USEFULNESS OF THE CEI IN ITS PRESENT FORM FOR BOTH COLLEGE AND SECONDARY SCHOOL POPULATIONS. (15 REF.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1968 American Psychological Association.