title: Toward the equivalence of the HIT and HIT 25 in community-residing older adults.
abstract: In a study by the first author wherein 102 community-residing older adults were administered the Holtzman Inkblot Technique (HIT), data collected were analyzed regarding the equivalence of the HIT and the HIT 25. Although alpha coefficients and split-half correlations were low when single-response-per-card data were analyzed, corrected Spearman-Brown coefficients were more supportive of the use of the HIT 25 with older adults. These data suggest that although a shortened form of the HIT may be useful with aged persons, research exploring the substantive bases for creating a shortened version of the HIT is nevertheless necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton 76203.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hayslip
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Francis
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006698:Holtzman Inkblot Test / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012016:Reference Values; D012931:Social Environment