Research Guides: Nursing: Find Tests and Measures

What are tests and measures?

Tests and measures are standardized instruments used to measure constructs in research often in the social sciences. Examples of measures include questionnaires, surveys, scales, inventories, etc.

Tests are NOT purchased by UC Irvine. Many tests are copyrighted, and permission from the copyright holder may be needed before administering these tests.

How to find tests and measures

Note: Some of the databases here will provide direct access to the testing instrument, while others will only provide a description.

PsycTests This link opens in a new window
Summaries of psychological tests and measures, as well as their development and administration. Most contain the actual test or test items like psychological assessments, tests, measures, questionnaires, scales, and surveys.
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print This link opens in a new window
Produced by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska, MMY provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 3,000 contemporary testing instruments and contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within diverse areas. Tests in Print (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. TIP provides vital information to users including test purpose, test publisher, in-print status, price, test acronym, intended test population, administration times, publication date(s), and test author(s).
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CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
Use the publication type filter and select "Research Instrument"