Personality Inventory for Youth (PIY)

D. Lachar & C.P. Gruber

Description

In the tradition of the highly regarded Personality Inventory for Children, Second Edition (PIC-2), this self-report measure assesses psychological problems in 4th- through 12th-graders. The Personality Inventory for Youth (PIY) answers the need for a multidimensional, psychometrically sound self-report instrument designed specifically for young people.

• Poor Achievement and Memory

• Inadequate Abilities

• Learning Problems

• Brashness
•  Distractibility and Over-activity

• Impulsivity

• Antisocial Behaviour

• Dyscontrol

• Non-compliance

• Parent-Child Conflict

• Parent Maladjustment

• Marital Discord

• Feelings of Alienation

• Hallucinations and Delusions

• Psychosomatic Syndrome

• Muscular Tension and Anxiety

• Preoccupation with Disease

• Fear and Worry

• Depression

• Sleep Disturbance

• Social Introversion

• Isolation

• Limited Peer Status

• Conflict with Peers

The 24 subscales reveal more specific clinical content, making the PIY an excellent diagnostic tool. In addition, 4 validity scales help determine whether the respondent is uncooperative or is exaggerating, malingering, or responding defensively, carelessly, or without adequate comprehension.

Written in a third-grade reading level, the PIY can be completed in just 45 minutes. An audio tape is available for poor readers.
The first 80 items of the test can be used as a brief classroom screener to quickly identify students who would show problems if the full inventory were administered.

Norms

Standardised on a nationally representative sample of more than 2 300 students in grades 4 through 12 – and developed using a clinical sample of more than 1 100 – the PIY gives you a reliable and valid measure of child and adolescent psychopathology, based on the respondent’s own perceptions.