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PsycTESTS® is a research database that provides access to psychological tests, measures, scales, surveys, and other assessments as well as descriptive information about the test and its development and administration.

Comprehensive Test Coverage

Focuses primarily on unpublished tests, those developed by researchers but not made commercially available
Most records link to a variety of materials describing the test in peer-reviewed literature, technical reports, or dissertations as well as links to related peer-reviewed literature describing test development, review, or use
ll records include a summary that describes the test, with its purpose and some history of its development
Most records include the actual test instrument

High-Quality Records and Search Features

Each record includes data on the scope of the test, test implementation, a high-level overview of the test's development, and reliability and validity data (when available
Users can browse tests using the test name or acronym, author, construct, or year and get directly to the test record
Or they can create detailed searches across a variety of customized fields such as construct, index terms, author, format, population, and so on
Search results integrate with other APA databases, offering a unified display for improved discoverability

Authoritative Sources

Tests include those compiled from a systematic review of peer-reviewed journals published by APA, Hogrefe Publishing Group, and other large publishers; technical reports from PsycEXTRA®; contributions from individual test authors; collections from the Archives of the History of American Psychology; and more
Records are created by skilled indexers with deep knowledge of the psychology literature
Links are provided for each instrument to source documentation containing a full citation, DOI for the full text, and a link to the PsycINFO® or PsycEXTRA record

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