Psychiatry and Psychology

Q-Sort

A personality assessment technique in which the subject or observer indicates the degree to which a standardized set of descriptive statements actually describes the subject. The term reflects sorting procedures occasionally used with this technique.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A personality assessment technique in which the subject or observer indicates the degree to which a standardized set of descriptive statements actually describes the subject. The term reflects sorting procedures occasionally used with this technique.

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2 entry terms
  • Q Sort
  • Q-Sorts

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3 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings history, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

91(75); was see under PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT 1975-90

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  1. F04.513.636w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Q-Sort. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011779. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011779
  2. Q-Sort. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_methodology
  3. Q-Sort. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7265665