Psychological Tests in the Selection and Placement of Psychiatric Aides

Yerbury, Edgar C.; Holzberg, Jules D.; Alessi, Salvatore L.

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“…This is important because intellectual factors have been shown to have some power in differentiating good and poor aides (Cliff, Newman, & Howell, 1959;Levine, 1951;Love, 1955). Yerburg, Holzberg, and Alessi (1951) were able to differentially identify 5% of "definitely good" aides and 32% of "definitely poor" aides by use of the revised beta examination and the multiple choice Rorschach. However, they did not report any crossvalidational data.…”

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The use of the MMPI in the selection of hospital aides.

Butterfield¹,

Warren²

1962

Journal of Applied Psychology

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MMPIs were administered to 2700 applicants for the position of psychiatric aide in an institution for the mentally retarded. MMPI subscale scores of all persons hired and subsequently discharged were compared with groups of like sex who: (a) were hired in the same year but resigned for reasons not associated with the job, (b) stayed in the employment of the institution, or (c) were not hired. No single subscale differentiated between the groups. The few differences which were found between the groups when a variety of configurational analyses were used did not reappear in a cross-validation sample. Conclusion: the hypothesis that personality test scores are related to the competency of psychiatric aides was not supported.

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The use of the MMPI in the selection of hospital aides.

Butterfield¹,

Warren²

1962

Journal of Applied Psychology

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“…reports which would change their intent although a few papers omitted in the reviews are listed in our bibliography for the convenience of others interested in the field (Brosin, 1948;Dorken, 1954;Dulsky & Krout, 1950;Wilkinson & Jacobs, 1954;Yerbury et al, 1951). The few papers which have appeared since these reviews will be discussed below.…”

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The Use of the Rorschach in the Study of Personality and Occupations

Roe

Mierzwa

1960

Journal of Projective Techniques

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“…Only a few studies of methods for selecting and evaluating these necessary personnel are reported in the literature; for the most part, those that are reported concern the selection of psychiatric aides. The evidence presented by Levine (1951), Barron and Donohue (1951), and Yerbury, Holzburg, and Allessi (1951) indicates that aptitude or ability tests may contribute in some degree to the selection of subprofessional hospital care personnel.…”

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“…Studies using personality measures for selection report varying degrees of success in predicting job performance. Kline (1950), Yerbury, Holzburg, and Allessi (1951), and Love (1955) report at least some degree of success using personality measures of various types while Levine (1951) and Caudra and Reed (1957) report negative findings.…”

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