Psychometric Reference Manual

Standardization, Item Analysis & Scoring Formulas

Complete empirical documentation for the three assessment tools synthesized from the original manuals by Dr. B.L. Dubey, Dr. S.K. Verma, and Dr. Padma Dwivedi.

Scale 1

Executive Personality Scale (EPS / EPQ) Manual

50 Items • 5 Subscales

Developed by B. L. Dubey, Ph.D. and P. Dwivedi, Ph.D. to assess five core personality dimensions relevant to managerial performance, stress resilience, and organizational leadership.

📐 Calculation & Subscale Aggregation Formulas:

The 50 forced-choice (Yes=1 / No=0) items are arranged in a 5-fold rotating cycle ($i \pmod 5$):

• Emotional Instability: Items 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, 36, 41, 46

• Depression: Items 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47

• Psychoticism: Items 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33, 38, 43, 48

• Extraversion: Items 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34, 39, 44, 49

• Social Desirability (Lie): Items 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50

Each subscale score ranges from 0 to 10. Standardized $Z$-Scores are computed as: $Z = rac{X - \mu}{\sigma}$ against Public Sector ($N=323$) and Graduate Engineer ($N=175$) baselines.

Table 1: Normative Means & Standard Deviations

Personality Dimension	Public Sector (N = 323) Mean ± SD	Graduate Engineers (N = 175) Mean ± SD	Test-Retest Reliability (r)
Emotional Instability	4.13 ± 2.30	2.06 ± 2.04	r = 0.57 (p < 0.01)
Depression	4.73 ± 1.68	2.21 ± 1.39	r = 0.70 (p < 0.01)
Psychoticism	3.05 ± 1.69	1.65 ± 1.59	r = 0.57 (p < 0.01)
Extraversion	7.19 ± 1.54	7.02 ± 3.12	r = 0.82 (p < 0.01)
Social Desirability (Lie)	3.56 ± 2.06	2.46 ± 1.62	r = 0.46 (p < 0.01)

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Scale 2

Job Satisfaction Scale – Revised (JSS-R) Manual

25 Items • 0–100 Points

Standardized by B. L. Dubey, Ph.D., S.K. Verma, Ph.D., and P. Dwivedi, Ph.D. for evaluating organizational morale, promotion fairness, supervisory competence, and job engagement.

📐 Calculation & Reverse-Scoring Logic:

Scored on a 5-point Likert scale (Strongly Agree = 4, Agree = 3, Undecided = 2, Disagree = 1, Strongly Disagree = 0).

Total Formula: $ ext{Total Score} = \sum_{i=1}^{23} ext{Score}_i + (4 - ext{Choice}_{24}) + (4 - ext{Choice}_{25})$

• Items 1–23: Direct scored (0 to 4).
• Items 24 & 25: Reverse scored ($4 \leftrightarrow 0$) because high agreement indicates severe dissatisfaction (Item 24: "Circumstances force me"; Item 25: "Would like to quit").

Normative Baselines & Cutoffs

Industrial Baseline

59.30 ± 12.12 (N = 323 Employees)

Split-half reliability: r = 0.72

Banking Officers Baseline

57.24 ± 18.90 (N = 80 Officers)

Test-retest reliability: r = 0.64

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Scale 3

Quality of Life Scale – Revised (QLS-R) Manual

24 Items • 24–120 Points

Constructed by B. L. Dubey, Ph.D. and Padma Dwivedi, Ph.D. to provide a holistic index of personal fulfillment, family harmony, physical health, and occupational meaning.

📐 Calculation & Reverse-Keyed Wellbeing Formulas:

Scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1 to 5 points per item).

Reverse Scoring Formula: Converted Score $= 6 - ext{Choice}$ applied to Items 2, 5, and 23.

• Item 2: "Problems in my life are" (Very Much = 1 point; Not at all = 5 points)
• Item 5: "Dependent financially upon others" (Very Much = 1 point; Not at all = 5 points)
• Item 23: "I feel inferior" (Always = 1 point; Never = 5 points)

Normative Mean

86.4 ± 11.8 (N = 100 Employees)

Superior QOL Cutoff

≥ 95 Points

Distress Cutoff

< 75 Points

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Somatic Inkblot Test & Projective Assessment

Psychometric Assessment Battery & Automated Scoring