Prediction of psychiatric aide performance

Abstract

Two keys were developed for items on the California Psychological Inventory: one key for a sample of psychiatric aides divided into a short-tenure and a long-tenure subgroups, and the other key for a sample divided into two subgroups on a performance rating. Applying these keys to cross-validation samples, no relationship whatever was found between predictions and actual job tenure or performance rating. Possible reasons for the keys to fail to stand up are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)