Avoidant Personality Severity Scale (APSS) Research Statistics
- Sample Adequacy: Developing dataset with emerging normative stability.
- Research Status: DEVELOPING DATASET
- Items: 14
- Dimensions: 6
- Dataset Maturity: The current dataset achieved a maturity score of 45/100 and is classified as DEVELOPING.
| Participants | 62 |
| Demographic Variables | Age Group, Gender, Country |
| Countries Represented | 6 |
| Dataset Maturity | 45/100 — DevelopingDataset |
| Research Status | DEVELOPING NORMATIVE DATASET |
| Sample Adequacy | Developing dataset with emerging normative stability. |
| Data Collection Period | Jun 12, 2026 – Jun 16, 2026 |
| Mean Score | 64.98% |
| Median Score | 68 |
| Standard Deviation | 12.84 |
| Variance | 164.84 |
| Standard Error (SEM) | 1.63 |
| Reliability (α) | 0.804 |
| Items | 14 |
| Dimensions | 6 |
| Observed Score Range | 54 |
| Maximum Observed Score | 84% |
| Minimum Observed Score | 30% |
| 95% Confidence Interval | 61.79– 68.18 |
| Skewness | -1.43 |
| Kurtosis | 1.7 |
The current dataset includes responses from 6countries. The largest contribution currently comes from DE which represents approximately 67.7% of all participants. International participation enhances sample diversity and improves the generalizability of normative findings across geographic regions.
Participant Demographics
Normative Percentile Distribution
The current normative dataset indicates that approximately 10% of participants scored below39%, while 90% scored above this level.The median score was68%, meaning that half of participants scored below this value and half scored above it. Scores of68% or greater were achieved by approximately the highest 25% of participants, whereas scores of80% or greater were achieved by approximately the highest 10% of participants. These percentile values provide preliminary normative benchmarks that can be used to contextualize individual assessment results relative to the current community sample.
Distribution Histogram
This histogram displays the distribution of participant scores across the assessment. A balanced bell-shaped pattern generally indicates good score dispersion and stronger normative utility, whereas highly skewed distributions may indicate floor effects, ceiling effects, or sample bias.
Distribution Quality
The score distribution demonstrateda skewness of
-1.43
and a kurtosis of
1.7.
The distribution demonstrates mild departures from normality, although the overall score pattern remains broadly interpretable for preliminary normative purposes.
Reliability Analysis
GOOD RELIABILITY
The assessment demonstrated good internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's α = 0.804), suggesting that the assessment items measure a relatively coherent psychological construct.
Item–Total Correlations
Item–total correlations are not currently reported because the assessment has fewer than 100 participant responses. Psychometric item analysis requires a larger sample to produce stable and interpretable estimates.
Current Participants: 62
Minimum Recommended: 100
Dimension Norms
The highest scoring dimension in the current sample was Overconcern (Preoccupation with Criticism) (93%). The lowest scoring dimension was Insularity (Limited Social Circle) (33.1%). Dimensions located above the 50% reference line represent characteristics that were more strongly endorsed within the current participant sample. Standard deviations indicate the degree of variability observed across participant responses.
The current normative dataset contains 62 participants . The cumulative growth curve illustrates how the participant sample has expanded over time. Increasing sample sizes generally improve the stability of percentile norms, reliability estimates, and other psychometric statistics.
A total of 62 participant responses were available for this assessment. Dimension-level norms were calculated using 59 valid response records. Approximately 3 response record(s) were excluded from dimension-level normative calculations due to incomplete response patterns, historical data inconsistencies, or automated data-quality screening procedures.
Research Interpretation
This psychometric dataset currently includes 62 anonymous participant responses collected through voluntary participation. The observed mean score was 64.98 with a standard deviation of 12.84, indicating moderate score variability within the sampled population. Internal consistency reliability analysis demonstrated good reliability (Cronbach alpha = 0.804). Observed skewness (-1.43) and kurtosis (1.7) were examined as indicators of distribution quality. The distribution demonstrated mild departures from normality, although the overall score pattern remained broadly interpretable for preliminary normative purposes.
Ethical & Research Notice
All responses included in this dataset are collected anonymously through voluntary participation. No personally identifying information is stored. Results are intended exclusively for educational, psychometric, research, and self-reflective purposes and should not be used as clinical diagnoses. Drdeenz continuously monitors response quality, distribution stability, and internal consistency to support ethical psychometric reporting.
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