Psychometric limitations of the personality assessment inventory: A reply to Morey's (1995) rejoinder

Abstract

Some psychometric problems with the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) were observed by Boyle and Lennon (1994). However, Morey (1995) asserted there were 'several methodological and conceptual limits' and alternative explanations of the Boyle and Lennon data. Although Morey asserted that age and clinical status were confounded, Boyle and Lennon statistically partialled out variance due to age, using ANCOVA procedures. Morey's description of Boyle and Lennon's sample as 'unusual' was strange- schizophrenic and alcoholic patients in a psychiatric hospital comprised the clinical groups-the PAI was designed specifically to assess psychopathology in such patients. Although Morey claimed that..