The Personal Attribute Inventory as a Self-Concept Scale

Abstract

A sample of 101 educational psychology students was administered the Gough Adjective Check List (ACL) and the Personal Attribute Inventory (PAI) both at the beginning and at the end of a ten week period. High correlations were found between the very short PAI measure and the Favorable and Unfavorable subscales of the ACL (PAI and F subscale of ACL, r = -.65; PAI and U subscale of ACL r = .77). Correlations between first and second administrations revealed slightly greater stability over time for the PAI (r = .70) than for the F subscale (r = .61) and U subscale (r = .61) of the ACL. The relative utility and efficiency of the PAI in relation to the corresponding properties of the ACL for research purposes requiring group assessment of self-concept is discussed.

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