ANIMA Indonesian Psychological Journal
Vol. 32 No. 1 (2016): ANIMA Indonesian Psychological Journal (Vol. 32, No. 1, 2016)

External Validity of the Indonesian Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV-ID)

Christiany Suwartono (Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia)
Lidia L. Hidajat (Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia)
Magdalena S. Halim (Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia)
Marc P. H. Hendriks (Radboud University)
Roy P. C. Kessels (Radboud University)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Oct 2016

Abstract

In this research, we investigated the external validity of WAIS-IV-ID using other intelligence tests and educational achievement as criteria. We had 194 participants in total. The results showed the Full-Scale IQ score (FSIQ) of the WAIS-IV-ID had moderate yet significant correlation with three intelligence tests, namely Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM, n = 194), Cattell’s Culture Fair Intelligence Test (CFIT, n = 134), and the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale (WBIS, n = 44). There was also a significant positive correlation between the FSIQ and educational achievement score, the Grade Point Average (GPA, n = 51). The four indexes of the WAIS-IV-ID had a significant positive correlation with the SPM, CFIT, and WBIS, except for Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI). We found significant correlations between full-scale IQ with GPA. For the index score, we found significant correlations between Processing Speed Index (PSI) with GPA. We conclude that the WAIS-IV-ID is valid externally.

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jpa

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Social Sciences

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