SUMMARYThe results of administering the LMJMPI to 280 normal children and 91 clinic children of 8–12 yr of age are reported. The analysis gave rise to two dimensions of personality which can be identified as neuroticism and extraversion and are completely independent of each other. The findings also show the ability of the LMJMPI to distinguish the clinical group from normals, even when used on a young population of 8–12‐yr‐old children. This suggests that the LMJMPI retains its reliability and validity when used with the younger children, and shows a reliable degree of concordance with psychiatric classif