| Test Number | 49 |
| Title | Personal Orientation Inventory |
| Author | Shostrom, E. L. |
| Category | Self-Report Inventory |
| Copyright Date | 1974 |
| Availability | Contact publisher |
| Restrictions | For use by counselors and therapists |
| Age/Grade Level | H.S.-adult |
| Cost | Specimen Set-$9; 25 booklets-$22; 50 answer sheets-$15. |
| Forms | |
| Source | Educational and Industrial Testing Service |
| Address | Box 7234 San Diego, CA 92107 |
| Phone | 1-800-416-1666 |
| Fax | 619-226-1666 |
| web or e-mail | http://www.edits.net/psych/poi.htm |
| Definition | Based on Maslow’s concept of creativity as self-actualizing behavior. |
| Purposes | Measures values and behavior seen to be important in the development of the self-actualizing person. Sub-scales include: self-actualizing, existentiality, feeling reactivity, spontaneity, self regard, self acceptance, nature of man, synergy, acceptance of |
| Characteristics | Openness and Courage to Explore Ideas Listening to One's Inner Voice |
| Manual |
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| Good | Presented is a discussion of administration and scoring procedures, norms, interpretation of scores, validity, and reliability. References are cited. |
| Validity |
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| Good | The inventory significantly discriminated between clinically judged self-actualizing and non-self-actualizing groups on 11 of 12 scales. Concurrent validity was also established through a series of studies. |
| Reliability |
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| Fair | Stability, based on a sample of 48 college students over one week, ranged from .52 to .82. |
| Utility |
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| Fair | This measure can be administered to groups or individuals, untimed in about 30-40 minutes. Scoring is by hand locally (about 2 minutes) or by service. There are 150 items which take about 30 minutes to complete. |
| Interpretation |
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| Good | Norms are based on 2,067 entering college freshmen at Western and Midwestern liberal arts colleges. Percentile scales are provided. A detailed section on interpretation is provided in the manual. |
| Propriety |
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| Fair | There is consideration for proper application of the data. |
| Reviews & Related Lit |
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| The manual cites 431 references. It is recommended for counseling and psychotherapeutic situations. |
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