The relationship between two personality questionnaires: the Mini-Mult and the 16PF-E

The Mini-Mult and 16PF-E were administered to a heterogeneous sample of 216 clients. Several multivariate analyses were conducted to specify the common and unique information that these two brief instruments generate. While the 16PF-E provides a global estimate of the client's overall level of emotional adjustment, as well as information regarding a wide range of non-pathological traits, the Mini-Mult focuses on subtle aspects of maladjustment corresponding to traditional psychiatric syndromes. For preliminary screening purposes the 16PF-E results in a broader assessment of personality functioning.