Assessing Psychopathology Using the Basic Personality Inventory: Rationale and Applications
Published 1 January 1992
Ronald R. Holden, Douglas N. Jackson
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Abstract
This chapter provides a guide to the use and interpretation of the Basic Personality Inventory (BPI; Jackson, 1976). In doing so, greater emphasis is placed on describing the applied aspects of the test with less of a focus on the instrument's intricate psychometric development. Those with an interest in a more extensive discussion of the multivariate statistical details are referred to the Basic Personality Inventory Manual (Jackson, Helmes, Hoffmann, Holden, Jaffe, Reddon, & Smiley, 1989).
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