Readability of the Personality Inventory for Children.

Applied 3 readability formulas differing in criterion for comprehension to the Personality Inventory for Children (PIC), PIC—Revised, and abbreviated forms of the PIC to investigate overall readability. Reading difficulty ranged from the 5th- to 6th-grade level for the least stringent formula to the mid-7th-grade level for the most stringent formula, and readability of abbreviated forms approximated readability of the entire PIC. It is recommended that mid-6th-grade reading skills be required of PIC respondents. (7 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)