For test users of the Psychap Inventory:
SCORING BASIS FOR
THE PSYCHAP INVENTORY
INTERPRETATION SHEETS
Based on normative data, the following lists provide the
technical
basis underlying the narrative descriptions provided in the
"interpretation sheets" for each Psychap Inventory form"
Narrative description Percentage Standard deviation
"EXTREMELY HIGH" top 5% of examinees SD above 1.60
"VERY HIGH" top 15% of examinees SD from +1.05 to +1.60
"ABOVE AVERAGE" between top 33% & 15% SD from +.40 to +1.05
"AVERAGE" middle third of scores SD from -.40 to +.40
"BIT BELOW AVERAGE" between bottom 33 & 15% SD from -.40 to -1.05
"LOW" bottom 15% SD below -1.05
In actual terms, the following raw scores are classified under the above
six narrative designations for each of the 5 PHI scales:
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION FORMS A & B FORMS C & D
RAW SCORES RAW SCORES
ACHIEVED HAPPINESS SCALE (H-ach)
Extremely high 16 15,16
Very high 15 13,14
Above average 13,14 11,12
Average 10,11,12 7,8,9,10
Bit below average 8,9 4,5,6
Fairly Low 7 and less 3 and less
HAPPY PERSONALITY SCALE
Extremely high 24 22,23,24
Very high 22,23 19,20,21
Above average 19,20,21 16,17,18
Average 16,17,18 13,14,15
Bit below average 12,13,14,15 9,10,11,12
Fairly low 11 and less 8 and less
HAPPY ATTITUDES & VALUES SCALE
Extremely high 18,19 17,18,19
Very high 16,17 15,16
Above average 14,15 13,14
Average 12,13 10,11,12
Bit below average 9,10,11 8,9
Fairly low 8 and less 7 and less
HAPPY LIFE-STYLE SCALE
Extremely high 20,21 18,19,20,21
Very high 18,19 16,17
Above average 15,16,17 13,14,15
Average 12,13,14 10,11,12
Bit below average 9,10,11 6,7,8,9
Fairly low 8 and less 5 and less
TOTAL SCORE
Extremely high 74 and above 66 and above
Very high 68 thru 73 59 thru 65
Above average 60 thru 67 51 thru 58
Average 51 thru 59 39 thru 50
Bit below average 42 thru 50 31 thru 38
Well below average 41 and lower 30 and lower