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Abstract
We wrote a Basic program for Macintosh and IBM-compatible computers in order to administer
the 226 questions of the French Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) automatically,
and to obtain a personality profile instantaneously. Validity was assessed by comparing
the results of 32 psychiatric inpatients who used this program and the paper-and-pencil
form of the TCI over an interval of 4.8 days on average. No acceptability problem
was met with the computerized version. Correlation coefficients between computer and
paper-and-pencil scores varied from 0.78 to 0.91 for temperament dimensions, and from
0.71 to 0.82 for character dimensions. The mean scores of the two versions were not
significantly different. These results suggest that a computerized version of the
TCI can be a reliable and acceptable instrument for the assessment of personality
dimensions in psychiatric patients.