Direct versus indirect personality assessment: Evidence and implications.

Discusses and evaluates results from a study comparing the validity of direct vs. indirect personality measures by W. Scott and R. Johnson (See PA, Vol. 48:Issue 6) in the context of previous relevant research. General findings support the utility of direct compared to indirect approaches to personality measurement. Some of the main limitations and implications of the findings are analyzed. (21 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)