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The Anal Character: A Cross‐cultural Study in Ghana
Author(s) -
KLINE PAUL
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
british journal of social and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0007-1293
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1969.tb00608.x
Subject(s) - alien , test (biology) , character (mathematics) , psychology , personality , cross cultural , social psychology , personality test , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , sociology , demography , test validity , psychometrics , anthropology , ecology , mathematics , population , geometry , census , biology
The construction and validation of a test of anal characteristics (Ai 3 ) are described. This test was used in a cross‐cultural study in Ghana. Ghanaian students scored significantly higher on this test than did their British counterparts, a result that was interpreted in the light of the educational system in Ghana. Some problems in the use of personality inventories in alien cultures are discussed.