Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reliability and Validity of Graphological Assessment in the Selection Process of Military Officers Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Giora Keinan Azy Barak Tzila Ramati Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 1, 1984 Language A language of the resource English Zotero Title Reliability and Validity of Graphological Assessment in the Selection Process of Military Officers Item Type Journal Article Author Giora Keinan Azy Barak Tzila Ramati URL https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1984.58.3.811 Volume 58 Issue 3 Pages 811-821 Publication Title Perceptual and Motor Skills ISSN 0031-5125 Date June 1, 1984 Extra Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc Journal Abbreviation Percept Mot Skills DOI 10.2466/pms.1984.58.3.811 Access Date 2020-10-21 06:14:06 Library Catalog SAGE Journals Language English Abstract Note This study examined the reliability and validity of graphology as an assessment tool in selecting candidates for an infantry officers' training course. Six professional graphologists' predictions were compared with those of 6 psychologists and 6 laymen who evaluated the same 65 handwriting specimens on 13 scales. Coefficients of concordance in the graphologists' group were relatively low and ranged from .20 to .37 but were higher than those of psychologists (.17 to .36) and laymen (.09 to .20). The median validity coefficients of graphologists in predicting success in the course ranged from .11 to .26, while the validities of psychologists were from .07 to .23 and of laymen from —.05 to .17. The median validities of a General Evaluation Scale were .26, .20, and .11 for graphologists, psychologists, and laymen, respectively. The possible uses of graphology in selection and direction of research were discussed.