To study the equivalency of the forms of Set 1 of the Depression Adjective Check Lists a series of 3 × 2 × 2 × 4 repeated-measures analysis of variance were performed on Set 1 completed by three age groups: (1) 162 women and 121 men college students, (2) 206 female and 171 male adolescents, and (3) 233 elderly women and 105 men. Age group means for elderly were lowest and those for adolescents highest and version of checklist (trait means were lower) were significant. As main effect of the Check List forms was not significant, it was concluded that the forms of Set 1 are equivalent.
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