Surveys, Tests & Questionnaires for the Social Sciences; Diagnostic Criteria for Mental Health
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Remember to check the Library Catalogue for handbooks and literature on implementing and applying tests and measurements, or conducting interviews. . .
Surveys, Tests, Measurements & Questionnaires:
Most tests and measurements are commercial products, and have to be purchased or licensed for use in each research study. Very few are freely available. Sometimes, bits of a test are reproduced as part of the published research, and can be found within the article. These resources will help you identify a suitable test or measure for your study. The School of Psychology has a Psychometric Test Library licensed for use by its own students and researchers, many of which can only be used under close supervision. Otherwise, you may have to make your own arrangements for purchasing tests, measures and survey instruments.
- What is a survey? (American Statistical Association guide)
BUROS Centre for Testing - search
the database to identify publication details for tests and measurements.
Includes:
- Test Reviews Online - database of reviews of tests from the Mental Measurements Yearbook. Bibliographic information about tests is free, reviews can be purchased
ETS Test Collection
- part of the Educational Testing Service
FAQ: Finding Information about Psychological Tests - part of the Testing and Assessment section of the American Psychological Association's website
Medal.org - registration (free) required. Access to scales, assessments, scoring tools and other survey algorithms
Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation - free journal on the subject of testing
Psychological Testing Centre
- the British Psychological Society's guide to psychological testing techniques
and resources
Psychometric Test Library - a collection of tests, held by Kent's Department of Psychology for the use of students
The Survey Question Bank - from the Survey Resources Network
Psychometrics and Statistics and Methodology - a selection of resources from the Intute Social Sciences subject gateway
Tests & Measures in the Social Sciences - a database of social science tests and measures indexed from printed compilations. Produced by the Library of the University of Texas at Arlington
WhichTest? - a clinical psychologist's guide to selecting a statistical test
Interviewing Techniques:
Quantitative and Qualitative Interviewing - (part of "Research Methods Resources on the WWW") a selection of resources compiled by the Library at the University of British Columbia
Handbook for IQP Advisors and Students, Chapter 11: Introduction to Interviewing Techniques - Prepared for the Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division, Worcester Polytechnic Institute by James K. Doyle Associate Professor Department of Social Science and Policy Studies
RAR Technical Guide, Interviews - Chapter 9.4 of a World Health Organization guide, giving an overview of interview methods and techniques
Teaching Clinical Psychology, Using Interviews in Research - a handout for students
Qualitative & Quantitative Techniques:
Convergent Interviewing (sometimes called "semistructured") - a technique combining elements of structured and unstructured interviewing methods
Focus Group Interviews -
Structured Interviewing - formal interview process, where questions are read out from a pre-prepared list. Tends to use more closed questions
Unstructured Interviewing (sometimes called "in depth" or "open ended" interviewing) - the interviewer tends not to use structured questions, but to follow a series of themes or topics . Uses more open ended questions, and requires more interaction with the interviewee, as clarification and exploration of points will need to be made
Motivational interviewing - motivational counselling technique
Diagnostic Criteria:
WHO Classification - WHO classification criteria for disease, disability and health: used for epidemiological reporting processes. Includes
- ICD-10 - international classification of diseases, 10th revision
- ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health)
- ICHI International Classification of Health Interventions
- Derived and related WHO classifications - includes clinical descriptions and guidelines for ICD-10 Mental and Behavioural Disorders
CIDI (Composite International Diagnostic Interview) - instrument for assessment of mental disorders according to the definitions and criteria of ICD-10 and DSM-IV. Download the instrument
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) - information pages from the American Psychiatric Association
Diagnostic Criteria - DSM IV TR - the list of diagnostic criteria for mental disorders, taken from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fourth Revised Edition (DSM-IV TR), published by the American Psychiatric Association, Washington D.C., 2000.
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