Abstract
Analysis of scores on selected scales from the Personality Inventory for Children (Lie, Depression, Delinquency, Withdrawal, Anxiety, Psychosis, Asocial Behavior, and Reality Distortion) which differentiate between students previously identified as “conduct disordered” or “emotionally disturbed” indicated that these scales, with the exception of Anxiety, can significantly differentiate between the two groups at elementary and secondary school levels, and between all conduct-disordered and emotionally disturbed boys across school grades. While most comparisons for girls fell short of significance because their numbers were limited, the relative differences on the various scales were similar to those obtained for the boys' groups. Applications from these results for the diagnostic uses of the Personality Inventory for Children and for research were suggested.
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