by Everett L. Shostrom

Quick Facts

Forms: Male and Female
Range: Adult
Length: 224 items
Norms: Adult
Administration Time: 30-45 minutes
Scoring Options: Hand-scoring using directions in the Manual or scoring by ERAS

Help Your Clients Understand
and Improve Their Relationships

The Pair Attraction Inventory (PAI) measures factors contributing to mate and friend selection in male/female pairs. The PAI may be used as a stand-alone instrument or as part of the Actualizing Assessment Battery.

The PAI Scales:

 
The Complementary Pairings:
Mother-Son: The nurturing relationship
Father-Daughter: The supporting relationship
Shrew-Nice Guy: The challenging relationship
Tyrant-Nice Gal: The educating relationship

The Symmetrical Pairings:
Hawks: The confronting relationship
Doves: The accommodating relationship

Rhythmic:
Rhythmic Score: The actualizing relationship

Read further description of the PAI Scales

PAI Materials