PIY
Personality Inventory for Youth
David Lachar, PhD, and
Christian P. Gruber, PhD
The answer to the need for a
multidimensional, psychometrically
sound self-report instrument designed
specifically for young people
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What Is the PIY?
Personality Inventory for Youth
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Designed to assess emotional and behavioral adjustment, family
character and interaction, and neurocognitive and attention-related
academic functioning
Created for and normed on 9- to 19-year-olds (4th through 12th graders)
Completed in 45 minutes by most students reading at grade level 3 or
higher, with audio cassette for poor readers and Spanish Administration
Booklet
Validity scales that alert you to problem denial, exaggeration, and random
or incompetent responding
Subscales to enhance scale interpretation
A parallel inventory (the PIC-2) and a teacher problem checklist (the SBS)
Both hand and computer scoring services are available
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PIY Validity Scales
Inconsistency  Identifies protocols answered carelessly
or with inadequate comprehension
Dissimulation  Points to evidence that an individual has
attempted to exaggerate or malinger
symptomatology
Defensiveness  Demonstrates the tendency to disguise
or hide psychopathology
Validity  Provides additional evidence of
inattentive, oppositional, or provocative
responses that may assist in clarifying
the meaning of other scales
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Abbreviated-Format PIY
 The first 80 items of the PIY can be used as a brief
classroom screener to quickly identify students who
would show problems if the full inventory were
administered
 This Classroom Screening (CLASS) scale accurately
predicts the likely presence of clinical findings in a full
PIY administration
 CLASS assists in identifying high-risk students
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The PIY is composed of 270 items covering 9 nonoverlapping clinical scales and 24 nonoverlapping
subscales.
The 24 subscales reveal more specific clinical content,
making the PIY an excellent diagnostic tool.
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PIY Scales and Subscales
 Cognitive Impairment
- Poor Achievement and Memory
- Inadequate Abilities
- Learning Problems
 Impulsivity/Distractibility
- Brashness
- Distractibility and Overactivity
- Impulsivity
 Delinquency
- Antisocial Behavior
- Dyscontrol
- Noncompliance
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PIY Scales and Subscales (continued)
 Family Dysfunction
- Parent-Child Conflict
- Parent Maladjustment
- Marital Discord
 Reality Distortion
- Feelings of Alienation
- Hallucinations and Delusions
 Somatic Concern
- Psychosomatic Syndrome
- Muscular Tension and Anxiety
- Preoccupation With Disease
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PIY Scales and Subscales (continued)
 Psychological Discomfort
- Fear and Worry
- Depression
- Sleep Disturbance
 Social Withdrawal
- Social Isolation
- Isolation
 Social Skills Deficits
- Limited Peer Status
- Conflict With Peers
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 The PIY is supported by extensive research and
an array of interpretive strategies for routine use
 Selected case studies demonstrate the value of
the PIY in a wide variety of school, psychiatric,
and neuropsychological applications
 The PIY gives a reliable and valid measure of
child and adolescent psychopathology, based on
the respondent’s own perceptions
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PIY Standardization Base
 Sample of 2,327 regular education students
 Students ranged from 9 to 19 years of age, in Grades 4
through 12
 Nationally extensive and representative coverage for
gender, ethnicity, and parent educational level (SES)
across various age groups
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PIY Clinical Research Base
 Sample of 1,178 clinically referred
participants
 Collection through various in- and
outpatient clinic and special education
settings
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Sample WPS
TEST REPORT™
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For more information contact:
WPS
www.wpspublish.com
800.648.8857