This paper aimed: (1) to produce a Brazilian version of the Personality Adjective Check List (PACL), a test for personality assessment based on normal version styles proposed by Millon's personality disorders theory, (2) to verify validity evidence of the instrument by means of a factorial analysis (internal structure) and of the relationship with external variables, and (3) to investigate internal consistency of the scales. Participants were 203 undergraduate students, aged from 18 to 50 years old, 98 men and 105 women. It was found five factors in accordance with previous research on PACL. The reliability coefficients of the original factors ranged from 0,66 to 0,95. The results suggest that the PACL has adequate psychometric properties.
personality assessment; personality disorders; scale validity
