Library Guides: Psychology Research Guide: Tests & Measures

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ISU Guide to Using Mental Measurement Yearbook and Tests in Print

The Library has an excellent guide to using MMY with TIP. Please go through this before actually using the resources.

Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print
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MMY Database:

Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print This link opens in a new window
Mental Measurements Yearbook is a comprehensive guide to contemporary testing instruments with information for a complete evaluation of test products within psychology, education, business, and leadership. The Yearbook also includes Tests in Print (TIP) which is a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests.

DSM-5

DSM Library This link opens in a new window
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR).

Databases for finding test information:

PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
Provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines.
ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) - EBSCOhost Access This link opens in a new window
ERIC contains records and links to education literature and curriculum materials. It includes journal articles, books, conference papers, curriculum guides, dissertations and policy papers in topics ranging from pre-k through adult education, teacher education, counseling, second-language learning, special education, and assessment.
Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Provides access to abstracts and citations to United States and selected foreign dissertations published since 1861.

Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences
The "Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences" (TMSS) is an index to tests and measurement tools used in psychology, sociology, health, marketing, management, and so on, that may be found in one or more reference resources.

New resource for ISU researchers: PsycTESTS

PsycTESTS is database, with over 20,000 records, provides access to tests, measures, scales, surveys and other assessments, with descriptive information about the tests. The focus is primarily on unpublished tests, developed by researchers but not commercially available (as those listed in Mental Measurement Yearbook). Most records include the actual test instrument.

Below is a very short video on finding tests in PsycTESTS.

Resources for tests

Questionnaire Instrument Compendium
Links to public tests listed by subject and by creator.
FAQ: Finding Information About Psychological Tests
From the website: "APA neither sells nor endorses testing instruments, but it does provide guidance in using available resources to find psychological tests. Answers to frequently asked questions are provided here."
International Personality Item Pool
An international set of personality inventories in the public domain.

Positive Psychological Assessment by Matthew W. Gallagher; Shane J. Lopez
Call Number: BF176 P67 2019
ISBN: 9781433830020
Publication Date: 2019
This book is a primer for practitioners and researchers striving to incorporate the assessment of human strengths, resources, and fulfillment into their work. Contributors examine the scientific underpinnings and practical applications of measures of hope, optimism, self-efficacy, problem-solving, locus of control, creativity, wisdom, courage, positive emotion, self-esteem, love, emotional intelligence, empathy, attachment, forgiveness, humor, gratitude, faith, morality, coping, well-being, and quality of life. Vocational and multicultural applications of positive psychological assessment are also discussed, as is the measurement of contextual variables that may facilitate the development or enhancement of human strengths. This second edition includes a fully-updated research base, and extensive case studies that offer concrete examples of how clinical readers can use these tools in their practice.