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Reliability and validity of scores from the Singer‐Loomis Type Deployment Inventory
Author(s) -
Arnau Randolph C.,
Rosen David H.,
Thompson Bruce
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of analytical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1468-5922
pISSN - 0021-8774
DOI - 10.1111/1465-5922.00173
Subject(s) - psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , internal consistency , test validity , psychometrics , personality , personality assessment inventory , validity , clinical psychology , social psychology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
This paper focuses on the Singer‐Loomis Type Deployment Inventory (SL‐TDI), which is an alternative to the Myers‐Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The SL‐TDI utilizes a continuous, non‐forced choice format and therefore is a more accurate representation of Jung's personality theory of psychological types. The purpose of the study reported here is to evaluate the reliability and validity of scores from the SL‐TDI. Specifically, the goals were to (a) provide estimates of the internal consistency of SL‐TDI scores; (b) evaluate the divergent validity of SL‐TDI scores by examination of their relationships with the scores on a social desirability responding measure; and (c) examine the test‐retest stability of scores from the SL‐TDI. Strong support was found for both the reliability and validity of SL‐TDI scores.