ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Various types of reliable instruments are available for measuring personality dimensions. One of these instruments is the NVM, which is a Dutch shortened version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, but its use is no longer permitted. AIM: To find out whether the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) can serve as an alternative to the NVM. METHOD: A study has compared the NVM questionnaire to the TCI, which is a personality questionnaire designed from a more psychiatric perspective. The two types of questionnaire were completed by 91 psychiatric (out)patients. Correlation analyses were performed. RESULTS: Statistically significant correlations were found between the various scales of the NVM and the TCI. Unique combinations of the TCI scales were found to predict the various NVM scales. CONCLUSION: It is worth considering the TCI as an alternative to the NVM.