A librarian at the University of Texas has put together an index to tests that are reproduced in reference books. This is a great tool, containing subject indexing and complete lists of the tests contained in each book.
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Locating Psychological and Educational Tests and Measurements
This site explains the processes for identifying and locating published and nonpublished psychological and educational tests and measurements. Provided by the Social Work Library at the University of Michigan.
Resources for Psychological and Educational Tests and Measurements
Identifies databases and reference books that provide information on tests and measures, and explains when to use each resource. Provided by the Social Work Library at the University of Michigan.
Frequently Asked Questions: Finding Information About Psychological Tests
Describes the differences between published and nonpublished tests, and gives specific hints on which reference tool might be most useful for your need. Also provides advice on identifying and obtaining tests. Provided by the APA.
Online databases for getting information on tests and measures:
Mental measurements yearbook
Provider: SilverPlatter
Contains descriptive information and critical reviews of new and revised tests from the 9th-15th Yearbooks. The database covers more than 2,200 commercially-available tests in categories such as personality, developmental, behavioral assessment, neuropsychological, achievement, intelligence and aptitude, educational, speech and hearing, and sensory motor.
ETS Test Collection Database
A library of 20,000 tests and other measurement devices providing information on standardized tests. The database is a comprehensive listing of assessment instruments from the early 1900s to the present.
Find tests that are reproduced in reference books:
Tests and measures in the social sciences
Search this site by test author name, test title or keyword, or browse by the volume containing the tests.
Using PsycInfo and HAPI to find articles containing tests or measures:
The creators of a test or measure may have published an article about the development of the test. They may include the text of the test itself within the journal article. Here's how to find such articles in PsycInfo.
To find articles containing tests and measurement instruments on anxiety:
To find articles containing tests and measurement instruments on anxiety:
- Find anxiety in AB Abstract
- And test* or measure* or assessment or survey or questionnaire in AB Abstract
- And appended in AB Abstract
Health and psychosocial instruments
Provider: Ovid
This database provides citations to articles from 1985 - present that have used tests and measurements. In general, the "primary source" articles contain the tests; the "secondary source" articles simply refer to studies that make use of the test.
- Search by test name or keyword, limiting to "Primary Sources."
- Look at the full record for each item of interest, and check the SOURCE field.
- If it's a journal article, check Tripod for the journal's title to find out how to access the article, or re-search the article in PsycInfo and click the FindIt! button. (HAPI doesn't support the "FindIt!" button.)
A selection of reference books at the Trico libraries:
Tests in print VI
Publisher: Lincoln, Neb. : Buros Institute of Mental Measurements, University of Nebraska-Lincoln : 2002.
Canaday Reference (Floor 1): BF176 .B96 2002
NB: This resource does not include the text of tests.
NB: This resource does not include the text of tests.
The following reference books in Canaday Library contain background information and reprinted tests and instruments:
Assessment scales in old age psychiatry
Publisher: London ; Martin Dunitz ; 2004.
Canaday Reference (Floor 1): RC473.P78 B876 2004 [List of tests included]
Focuses on tests for elderly populations. Topics covered include depression, dementia, global mental health, physical examination, delerium, caregiver assessments, and memory functioning.
Focuses on tests for elderly populations. Topics covered include depression, dementia, global mental health, physical examination, delerium, caregiver assessments, and memory functioning.
Handbook of family measurement techniques
Publisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2001.
Canaday Reference (Floor 1): HQ728 .T68 2001 [List of tests included]
Provides full instruments in a wide variety of areas, including marital and family interaction, intimacy and family values, parenthood, roles and power, and adjustment.
Provides full instruments in a wide variety of areas, including marital and family interaction, intimacy and family values, parenthood, roles and power, and adjustment.
Handbook of psychiatric measures
Publisher: Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Association, c2000.
Canaday Reference (Floor 1): RC473.P78 A46 2000 (CD-ROM has same call number and is located with CD-ROMs; ask at Circulation or Reference.) [List of tests included]
CD provides full instrument of 108 tests in the following areas: psychiatric symptoms; health status, functioning, and disabilities; patient perceptions of care; quality of life; stress; suicide risk; substance abuse; and disorders addressing a wide range of DSM-IV diagnostic categories.
CD provides full instrument of 108 tests in the following areas: psychiatric symptoms; health status, functioning, and disabilities; patient perceptions of care; quality of life; stress; suicide risk; substance abuse; and disorders addressing a wide range of DSM-IV diagnostic categories.
Measures for clinical practice and research
Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2007.
Canaday Reference (Floor 1): BF176 .C66 2007; previous editions in stacks [List of tests included: 2007 edition, 2000 edition and 1987 edition]
Contains brief tests ("rapid assessment instruments") for couples, children, families, and adults, in a wide variety of areas.
Contains brief tests ("rapid assessment instruments") for couples, children, families, and adults, in a wide variety of areas.
Measures of personality and social psychological attitudes
Publisher: San Diego : Academic Press, c1991.
Canaday Reference (Floor 1): BF698.4 .M38 1991 [List of tests included]
Contains the full text of 112 measures, on topics including subjective well-being; self-esteem; social anxiety and shyness; depression and loneliness; alienation and anomie; interpersonal trust; locus of control; authoritarianism; masculinity, femininity, and androgyny; and values.
Contains the full text of 112 measures, on topics including subjective well-being; self-esteem; social anxiety and shyness; depression and loneliness; alienation and anomie; interpersonal trust; locus of control; authoritarianism; masculinity, femininity, and androgyny; and values.
Outcomes assessment in clinical practice
Publisher: Baltimore : Williams & Wilkins, c1996.
Canaday Reference (Floor 1): RC454.4 .O855 1996
Focuses on assessing the outcomes of therapy, providing instruments to be taken by clinicians, clients, and the client's family members.
Focuses on assessing the outcomes of therapy, providing instruments to be taken by clinicians, clients, and the client's family members.
Rating scales in mental health
Publisher: Hudson, OH : Lexi-Comp, c2003.
Canaday Reference (Floor 1): RC473.P78 S245 2003 [List of tests included]
Tests included cover a wide variety of mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, drug and alcohol abuse, sexual function, and self-awareness of psychiatric problems.
Tests included cover a wide variety of mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, drug and alcohol abuse, sexual function, and self-awareness of psychiatric problems.
Tests available online (a selection)
Surveys/Scales from the UCLA Center for HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services.
[List of tests included]
Click the B, H, or S to enter the site, then click Enter, then go to the Categorical Listing.
This site offers more than 100 tests, many of which deal with attitudes and behaviors related to health behavior and attitudes. Also includes measures of anger, anxiety, drug use, coping, depression and mental health, social support, and family relations.
Click the B, H, or S to enter the site, then click Enter, then go to the Categorical Listing.
This site offers more than 100 tests, many of which deal with attitudes and behaviors related to health behavior and attitudes. Also includes measures of anger, anxiety, drug use, coping, depression and mental health, social support, and family relations.