Concurrent Criterion Validity and Temporal Stability of the Robert Morris Attention Scale

Author(s): William E. Kelly

DOI: https://doi.org/10.65030/idr.07011

Abstract: This study examined the criterion validity and temporal stability of a brief self-report measure of attention for college students, the Robert Morris Attention Scale (RMAS). Undergraduates (N = 80) completed the RMAS and other attention-related measures, both self-report and performance-based. The RMAS was positively correlated with maintaining focus on a stimulus and subsequent short-term recall, self-regulation, and negatively related to symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and deep focus to the point of non-awareness of one's environment. These findings provide some support for the criterion validity of the RMAS.

Keywords: Attention; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; College students; Self-report; Measurement; Criterion validity

Pages: 105-112

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