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The Hogan Development Survey (HDS) is a comprehensive measure of subclinical personality derailers (Hogan and Hogan 2001, 2009). It consists of 168 items with dichotomous response options (0 = disagree; 1 = agree) making up 11 scales.

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The HDS was designed as a comprehensive measure of personality derailers (also called subclinical personality; see Spain et al. 2014for a review). Although paper-and-pencil versions of this test are available, virtually all assessments are completed and scored online. There are also translations available of this instrument in at least 32 different languages. The HDS consists of 11 scales (Excitable, Skeptical, Cautious, Reserved, Leisurely, Bold, Mischievous, Colorful, Imaginative, Diligent, and Dutiful) that closely align with Axis-II personality disorders from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th Edition (DSM-IV). For example, individuals exhibiting characteristics associated with paranoia...

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Harms, P.D. (2017). Hogan Development Survey. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_36-1

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