Piers-Harris™ 2

The Piers-Harris 2 is available as a handscored Autoscore^™ Form. Sixty test items cover six different subscales, as well as two subscales that account for biased responding and random answering. Items are presented as descriptive statements, and the respondent answers in a yes or no fashion indicating whether or not the statement applies to himself or herself. The resulting total score reflects how the individual perceives himself or herself overall, while scores for each separate subscale provide details that allow for more in-depth interpretation.

Two validity scales identify biased responding and the tendency to answer randomly.

The normative sample for the Piers-Harris 2 included a sample of nearly 1,400 students ranging in age from 7 to 18. These students were from various school districts throughout the United States.