Transcript 16PF 5th Edition

Dale Pietrzak, Ed.D., LPC-MH, CCMHC
Sixteen Personality Factor
Questionnaire: 5th Edition
Personality Test Types
Objective
Projective
Clinical
Normal
MMPI-2
MCMI-III
BPI
16PF
CPI
Rorschach
Holtzman
HTP
TAT
ER’s
3 Domains of of Assessment
Cattell & Johnson, 1986; Leary, 1957
• Ability: What the person can do
• Motive: What the person desires
• Personality: What the person is like
(Character)
What on earth is
he talking about!?!
3 Types of Personality Data
• Life Data: Personality as it is revealed in
everyday behavior
• Question Data: Person’s self-report of any
type
• Test Data: Person’s responses to contrived
situations, a non-conscious presentation or
inferential (Projectives, IQ, Situation)
Cattell & Johnson, 1986; Leary, 1957
16PF & Related
• Constructed using factor analysis
– Different factors for adults and children
• 16 Primary Scales
• 5 Second Order Factors
• One of most used and researched
instruments
• A great deal of validity data
Administration & Scoring
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This does not
1 hour supervised
seem so bad.
6th grade reading level
Caution on using “b”
4 published keys (2 can be hand made)
Calculation of Secondary Factors
(No TV, movies, etc.)
Stability of Primary Scales
Scale 2 Week 2 Month
A
.83
.77
B
.69
.65
C
.75
.67
E
.77
.69
F
.82
.69
G
.80
.76
H
.80
.79
I
.87
.76
Scale 2 Week 2 Month
L
.76
.56
M
.84
.67
N
.77
.70
O
.79
.64
Q1
.83
.70
Q2
.86
.69
Q3
.80
.77
Q4
.78
.68
Only 1 scale under .75 (B) at 2 weeks.
Stability of Secondary Scales
Scale
2 Weeks
2 Months
Extraversion
.91
.80
Anxiety
.84
.70
Tough-Mindedness .87
.82
Independence
.84
.81
Self-Control
.87
.79
At 2 weeks 84 to 91 percent of variance accounted for!
At 2 months only anxiety is below .70!
Consistency of Primary Scales
Cronbach’s Alpha
Scale Alpha
A
.69 *
B
.77
C
.78
E
.66 *
F
.72 *
G
.75
H
.85
I
.77
Scale Alpha
L
.74
M
.74
N
.75
O
.78
Q1
.64 *
Q2
.78
Q3
.71 *
Q4
.76
* Most heterogeneous
16PF Uses Sten Scores
• Mean is 5.5 and the standard deviation is 2
• Sten 3 is the 11 percentile & 8 the 89
percentile
• Sten 2 is the 4 percentile and 9 the 96
percentile
• 1 is the 1 percentile and 10 the 99 percentile
I think I am Numbered out!
Primary Scales
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Factor A: Reserved-Warm
Factor B: Concrete-Abstract
Factor C: Emotionally Reactive-Stable
Factor D: Low Activity-High Activity
– (Child Only)
• Factor E: Deferential-Dominant
• Factor F: (Liveliness) Serious-Enthusiastic
• Factor G: Nonconforming- Dutiful
Primary Scales Con’t
• Factor H: Shy-Socially Bold
• Factor I: Objective, Unsentimental-Sensitive
• Factor J: Low Attention Seeking-Internally
Oriented (Child Only)
• Factor L: Trusting-Suspicious, Skeptical
• Factor M: Workable Oriented-Idea Oriented
• Factor N: Forthright- Private, Discreet (Tact)
Primary Scales Con’t
• Factor O: Self-Assured-Apprehensive
Factor Q1: Attached to Familiar-Open to
Change
• Factor Q2: Group Oriented-Self Reliant
• Factor Q3: Tolerates Disorder-Self
Disciplined, Perfectionistic
• Factor Q4: Relaxed, Placid-Tense
(Muscle), High Energy, Impatient
Secondary Factor Equations
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Extravertion: (.3A+.3F+.2H-.3N-.3Q2+4.4)
Anxiety: (-.4C+.3L+.4O+.4Q4+1.65)
Self-Control: (-.2F+.4G-.3M+.4Q3+3.85)
Independence: (.6E+.3H+.2L+.3Q1-2.2)
Tough-Mindedness: (-.2A-.5I-.3M-.5Q1+13.75)
Take me to your numbers
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Use the STEN Scores from Primary Scales.
Scoring Example Extraversion
Extravertion: (.3A+.3F+.2H-.3N-.3Q2+4.4)
Scale
A
F
H
N
Q2
Constant
Sten
7
7
9
4
5
4.4
Weight
+.3
+.3
+.2
-.3
-.3
--Sten
Rounded:
Total
2.1
2.1
1.8
-1.2
-1.5
4.4
7.7
8.0
Secondary Factor Meanings
• EX: Introverted-Extraverted (Socially
participating)
• AX: Little Anxiety-High Anxiety
• TM: Open-minded, Intuitive-Tough-Minded,
Unempatetic
• IN: Accommodating, Selfless-Independent,
Willful
• SC: Unrestrained, Self-Controlled, Inhibited
Response Style Scales
• Impression Management: 95 percentile
call Fake Good; 5th percentile call fake bad
• Infrequency: 95 percentile call invalid
– Hand scoring you must make your own key
• Acquiescence: 95 percentile invalid “true
response set”; 5 percentile call invalid
“false response set”
– Hand scoring you must make your own key
Interpretation Process
• Assess Validity (Impression Management,
Infrequency, Acquiescence)
• Extreme Scale for Broad Factors (1, 2, 3
and 8, 9, 10)
• Extreme Scales Primary Factors (1, 2, 3 and
8, 9, 10)
• Scale Interactions (Clinical Judgment)
A
B
C
E
F
G
H
I
L
M
N
O
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
10
7
3
2
4
7
9
8
8
6
4
7
5
3
4
5
16PF Example
36 Year Old Male
EX:
AX:
SC:
IN:
TM:
8
8
6
5
3
Extremes
EX+
AX+
TMA+
CEH+
I+
L+
Q2-
Ranked
---A+
EH+
CI+
L+
Q2-
16PF Example Con’t
A+ = Needs Others
E- = Adaptable (passive)
H+ = Socially Bold
C- = Emotionally Reactive
I+ = Sensitive
L+ = Suspicious
Q2- = Group-Oriented
White Male,
Age 34 ...