The content of the measure appears to reflect the construct being measured.
Face Validity
If the new measure of depression includes items like "I feel sad"
or "I feel down" or "I cry a lot," then it would have evidence for being face-valid.
Face Validity
The content of the measure is linked to the universe of content that defines the construct.
Content Validity
Depression is defined by a mood and by cognitive and physiological symptoms. If the new measure of depression was content-valid, it would include items from each of these domains.
Content Validity
Scores on the measure pre- dict behavior on a criterion measured at a future time
Predictive Validity
If the measure of depression predicts future diagnosis of depression, then it would have evidence of predictive validity.
Predictive Validity
Scores on the measure
are related to a criterion measured at the same time (concurrently).
Concurrent Validity
If two groups of participants were given the measures, and they differed in predictable ways (e. g, if those in therapy for depression scored higher than those in therapy for an anxiety disorder), then this would be evidence for concurrent validity.
Concurrent Validity
Scores on the measure are related to other measures of the same construct.
Convergent Validity
If scores from the new measure, collected at the same time as other measures of depression (e.g., Beck Depression Inventory or Duke Anxiety-Depression Scale), were related to scores from those other measures, then it could be said to have evidence for con
Convergent Validity
Scores on the measure are not related to other measures that are theoretically different.
Discriminant Validity
If the new measure, collected at the same time as other mea- sures of anxiety (e.g., state/trait anxiety), was unrelated to those measures, then it could be said to have evidence for discrimi- nant validity because it would indicate that what was being me
Discriminant Validity