title: Reliability and validity of scores from the Singer-Loomis Type Deployment Inventory.
abstract: This paper focuses on the Singer-Loomis Type Deployment Inventory (SL-TDI), which is an alternative to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The SL-TDI utilizes a continuous, non-forced choice format and therefore is a more accurate representation of Jung's personality theory of psychological types. The purpose of the study reported here is to evaluate the reliability and validity of scores from the SL-TDI. Specifically, the goals were to (a) provide estimates of the internal consistency of SL-TDI scores; (b) evaluate the divergent validity of SL-TDI scores by examination of their relationships with the scores on a social desirability responding measure; and (c) examine the test-retest stability of scores from the SL-TDI. Strong support was found for both the reliability and validity of SL-TDI scores.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-4235, USA. R-Arnau@tamu.edu
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Arnau
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007602:Jungian Theory; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results