In science, multiple measures of the same constructs can be useful, but they are unlikely to
all be equally valid indicators. In psychological assessment, the many popular personality …

Objective: The authors describe a system for diagnosing personality pathology that is
empirically derived, clinically relevant, and practical for day-to-day use. Method: A random …

The reliability, discriminant validity, and construct validity of the Personality Assessment
Inventory (PAI)—a multidimensional self-report measure of abnormal personality traits …

Assessing personality characteristics; distinguishing the boundaries between normal and
abnormal functioning; identifying impairment in the domains of work, interpersonal …

Despite widespread agreement that multi-method assessments are optimal in personality
research, the literature is dominated by a single method: self-reports. This pattern seems to …

In this article, we describe the development and preliminary psychometric properties of the
Structured Interview of Personality Organization (STIPO), a semistructured interview …

Meta-analysis was used to cumulate reliabilities of personality scale scores. A total of 848
coefficients of stability and 1,359 internal consistency reliabilities across the Big Five factors …

Achieving construct validity, or using measures that accurately represent particular
theoretical constructs, is an important goal of social science research. This article reviews …

Long before self-report personality scales were invented—as long ago as Theophrastus's
Characters, 319 BCE—observers described personality traits in other people …

The use of objective personality inventories to aid in clinical diagnosis and personality
assessment has increased greatly in the past 40 years. In the face of a great deal of initial …