Assessing the Validity of the Semantic Differential Portion of the Apperceptive Personality Test
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13668378 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David J Palmiter (Marywood University, corresponding author), David E Silber (George Washington University) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue | 3_suppl |
| Pages | 1235-1244 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.2001.88.3c.1235 |
| PMID | 11597081 |
| OpenAlex | W1989194134 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 24 |
This study investigated the validity of the semantic differential portion of the Apperceptive Personality Test with 225 undergraduates who completed the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability scale, actual-self and ideal-self semantic differential scales (e.g., Actual-self and ideal-self), and either the Apperceptive Personality Test or a modified version. A projected-self score was calculated using the semantic differential ratings of the hero(ine) character on the test, e.g., Projected self. A strong negative correlation indicated that, as the difference between the Ideal-self and Actual-self dereased, the difference between the Actual-self and Projected-self increased. Discriminant analyses indicated that highly guarded participants, e.g., high Social Desirability scores, showed more congruency between Ideal-self and Actual-self and less congruency between Actual-self ratings and Projected-self on the APT than did less guarded participants. When the difference scores incorporated only those semantic differential items that loaded on an Ealuative factor, the same result of discriminant analysis was found when participants who comleted the modified version were included. These findings support the validity of the test's semantic differential items and suggest that guardedness tends to promote more similarity between Actual-self and Ideal-self and less similarity between Actual-self and Projected-self
Developmental psychology · Discriminant validity · Personality · Psychometrics · Semantic differential · Similarity (geometry · Test (biology · Artificial Intelligence · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychological and Educational Research Studies · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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Social Desirability Response Effects
A new scale of social desirability independent of psychopathology.
Social Desirability and the Semantic Differential
Representations of Self and Other
Social Desirability and Self-Ideal Self Ratings on the Semantic Differential
Data on the Marlowe-Crowne and Edwards Social Desirability Scales
Semantic Differential Comparisons of Attributions and Dimensions among Respondents from Seven Nations
Construct Validity Analyses of a “Nonverbal” Measure of Self-Esteem
The Adult Personality of Childhood Incest Victims
Assessing the cognitions of child molesters
Thematic Apperception Test
The Semantic Differential Technique
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
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| Citation span | 2004 - 2004 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |