General Information

The Weinberger Adjustment Inventory (WAI) measures self-restraint and overall adjustment in adolescents. It includes four subscales: suppression of aggression, consideration of others, impulse control, and responsibility. The WAI can be administered in classrooms to groups of students.

Number of Versions:	1
Version:	Weinberger Adjustment Inventory
Author(s):	Daniel A. Weinberger and Gary E. Schwartz
Date of Publication:	1987
Material(s) Needed for Test:	Instrument
Manual:	Not Available
Charge for one form or kit:	No

Purpose and Nature of Test

Construct(s) Measured:	Aggression
Population for which designed:	Age Range: 10 through 17 years old
Method of Administration:	Group and Individual
Source of Information:	Self
Subtests and Scores:	Distress, Anxiety, Depression, Low Self-Esteem, Low Well-Being, Self-Restraint, Suppression of Aggression, Impulse Control, Responsibility, Consideration of Others
Number of Items:	29
Type of Scale:	Likert

Technical Evaluation

Norms: 

Sample Size:	1,486
Population:	Clinical and non-clinical samples of youth population between the ages of 10 and 17 years old. Clinical sample recruited in the waiting room during intake at a large non-university affiliated community mental health center. Nonclinical sample made up of primary sixth graders in 20 public school classrooms in two broadly middle class districts.
Culture/ethnicity:	Asian-American, Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino
SES Level:	Not reported by author(s).

Reliability: 

Psychometric information:	Provided for Subscales.
The range of Test-Retest Value:	Not assessed
The range of Inter-rater reliability:	Not assessed
The range of Internal consistency:	0.72 to 0.91

Validity: 

Criterion validity data has not been presented or published in study.

Practical Evaluation

Scoring Procedure:	Manual Scoring
Examiner Qualifications and Training Required:	None
Permission Required to Use Instrument:	Yes
If yes, by whom:	Daniel A. Weinberger

Notes

Original Reference(s):

Weinberger, D. A., Feldman, S. S., Ford, M. E., & Chastain, R. L. (1987). (1989). Construct validity of the Weinberger Adjustment Inventory. Unpublished manuscript.

Other Reference(s):

Farrell, A. D., Danish, S. J., & Howard, C. W. (1992). Risk factors for drug use in urban adolescents: Identification and cross-validation. American Journal of Community Psychology, 20 (3), 263-286. Feldman, S. S., & Weinberger, D. A. (1994). Self-restraint as a mediator of family influences on boys' delinquent behavior: A longitudinal study. Child Development, 65 (1), 195-211. Weinberger, D. A. (1997). Distress and self-restraint as measures of adjustment across the life span: Confirmatory factor analyses in clinical and nonclinical samples. Psychological Assessment, 9 (2), 132-135.

Contact

Name:	Daniel A. Weinberger
Organization:	Wellen Center
Address:	P.O. Box 22807
City:	Beachwood
State:	OH
Zip:	44122
Phone:	(440) 808-1500
Fax:	(440) 808-1503
E-mail:	Daw7@po.cwru.edu

Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey:  January 2002