Library Guides: Tests and Measures: Selecting a Test

Selecting a Test Measuring a Variable
Options to search test databases and look for studies in relevant literature.

Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print This link opens in a new window
Mental Measurements Yearbook has descriptions and reviews of educational, personality, aptitude, neuropsychological, achievement and intelligence tests. You can search with keywords, browse the Scores index, or select a Test Category.
PsycTESTS This link opens in a new window
Contains psychological assessments, primarily unpublished tests (measures, scales, surveys) developed by researchers but not made available commercially. Most records include the testing instrument and link to the peer-reviewed literature describing test development, review, or use.
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) This link opens in a new window
Index to information on measurement instruments (i.e., questionnaires, rating scales, etc.) in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science.

Search the literature of relevant fields for studies to find what instruments researchers have used. Check the libraries' list of databases. Don't overlook the Dissertations and Theses database. Tips on searching subject databases to find articles which include instruments are in the Getting a Copy section of this guide.