Tests and Measures Guide:
Finding Tests and Measures in Books
There are some books in the library that have tests published in them, some of which are listed below. You can also search the library catalog to find more books with tests by using the tips suggested below.
Compendium of Quality of Life Instruments
Science Reference RA407 .C65 1998
This 5 volume set contains general quality of life assessment instruments, disease specific quality of life instruments, specific groups quality of life assessment instruments, and economic quality of life indices.
Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques
University Downtown Center Reference HQ728 .T68 2001
Volume 3 of this set contains instruments for family relations, marital relations, parent-child relations, family problems, and family adjustment, health and well-being.
Handbook of Sexuality-Related Measures
Main Library Oversize *HQ60 .H36 1998
Most of the scales in this book are reproduced in their entirety. Topics range from abortion, to gender identification, to marriage, to relationships.
Handbook of Tests and Measurement in Education and the Social Sciences
On Order LB3051 .L4543 2000
Includes tests and measures on such topics as alienation, communication conflict, mentoring, self-actualization, stress, and total quality management.
Measures of Political Attitudes
Main Library Reference or Main Library Stacks JA74 .R57 1999
Main Library Oversize *JA74 .R57 [1969]
Main Library Oversize *JA74 .R57 apx. A
Main Library Oversize *JA74 .R58 apx. B
The measures found in these books include such topics as racial attitudes, international attitudes, trust in government, and liberalism and conservatism. There is not significant overlap between the 1969 and 1999 editions.
Measures of Social Psychological Attitudes
Science Reference BF698.4 .M38 1991
Main Library Oversize *JA74 .R57 apx. B
Most of the scales in this book are reproduced in their entirety. Examples of scales that can be found include measuring self esteem alienation and anomia, authoritarianism and dogmatism, values, and general attitudes toward people. Volume 2 of this book is titled Measures of Political Attitudes, and is listed above.
Measures for Clinical Practice: A Sourcebook
Science Stacks BF176 .C66 2000
Instruments in Vol. 1 are for use with couples, families, and children. Instruments in Vol. 2 are for use with adults when the problem being addressed is outside the family or couple relationaship.
Rating Scales in Mental Health
On Order RC473 .P78 S245 2003
Most of the scales in this book are reproduces in their entirety. Some scales included are for anxiety, mania, patient satisfaction, substance abuse, and aggression.
Sourcebook of Adult Assessment Strategies
On Order RC473 .P78 S38 1995
The organization of the scales corresponds to the order of the diagnostic categories in the DSM-IV. Some topics include delirium and dementia, substance-related disorders, eating disorders, and impulse control disorders.
Library Catalog
Searching by subject and keywords is useful in the Library Catalog to find books that cover tests and measurements, or to find books that deal specifically with known tests. You may search in the Library Catalog in several ways:
Searching by subject and keywords is useful in the Library Catalog.
Some useful subject terms are as follows:
| educational tests and measurements | personality tests | intelligence tests |
| psychometrics | educational surveys | nursing assessment |
| examinations | psychology methodology | examinations validity |
| test bias | examinations design and construction | health surveys |
| psychological tests for children | social sciences research | psychological tests for minorities |
To find testing related to a particular topic use the topic and the word testing.
For example: anxiety AND testing
