Study involved attempts to improve upon the Counseling Readiness Scales by the empirical development of correction keys using the remaining items from the Adjective Check List. This effort was successful as far as improved discrimination between both male and female true negatives and false negatives. (Author)

The constructs in Holland's theory were compared for male and female college students using the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and an adjective checklist (ACL). The correspondence between the VPI for male and female college students' was high. The correspondence between the variables as measured by the ACL for male and female students was…

Recent trends in conceptualizing sex role behavior have emphasized the independent development of masculinity and feminity. The present study presents evidence regarding the psychometric properties of the Masculinity and Feminity scales of the Adjective Check List, developed from the parent Masculinity-Feminity Scale especially for the purpose of…

Investigated factor structure and scale reliabilities of Gough's Adjective Check List (ACL) and their stability over time. Employees in a community mental health center completed the ACL twice, separated by a one-year interval. After each administration, separate factor analyses were computed. All scales had highly significant test-retest…