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Burchett, Danielle L.; Ben-Porath, Yossef S. – Assessment, 2010
This study examined the impact of overreporting on the validity of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) substantive scale scores by comparing correlations with relevant external criteria (i.e., validity coefficients) of individuals who completed the instrument under instructions to (a) feign psychopathology…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Validity, Psychopathology, Personality Traits
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Steffan, Jarrod S.; Morgan, Robert D.; Lee, Jeahoon; Sellbom, Martin – Assessment, 2010
There are several strategies, or models, for combining the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) validity indicators to detect malingered psychiatric symptoms. Some scholars have recommended that an elevated F (Infrequency) score should be followed by the inspection of Fp (Infrequency-Psychopathology), whereas a recent…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Validity, Psychopathology, Personality
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Tsushima, William T.; Tsushima, Vincent G. – Assessment, 2009
Validity scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--2 (MMPI-2) are widely used for the detection of exaggerated psychological complaints, although little is known about the results of these scales with racial or ethnic minority individuals. Five validity scales derived from the MMPI-2, including the F Scale, the Back Infrequency…
Descriptors: Race, Validity, Psychopathology, Personality
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Quilty, Lena C.; Bagby, R. Michael – Assessment, 2007
The Personality Psychopathology Five (PSY-5) is a model of personality psychopathology assessed in adult populations with a set of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) scales. The authors examine the reliability and validity of recently developed lower-order facet subscales for each of these five domains, with an emphasis on…
Descriptors: Validity, Factor Structure, Psychopathology, Personality
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Das, Jacqueline; de Ruiter, Corine; Doreleijers, Theo; Hillege, Sanne – Assessment, 2009
The present study examines the reliability and construct validity of the Dutch version of the Psychopathy Check List: Youth Version (PCL:YV) in a sample of male adolescents admitted to a secure juvenile justice treatment institution (N = 98). Hare's four-factor model is used to examine reliability and validity of the separate dimensions of…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Construct Validity, Test Validity, Personality
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Pogge, David L.; Stokes, John M.; Frank, Jillian; Wong, Hazel; Harvey, Philip D. – Assessment, 1997
This study examined 235 adolescent psychiatric inpatients with self-report and therapist ratings of depression and nondepressive psychopathology along with measures of response styles. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scales sensitive to response style were strongly correlated with therapist and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Correlation, Depression (Psychology), Patients
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Wygant, Dustin B.; Sellbom, Martin; Graham, John R.; Schenk, Paul W. – Assessment, 2006
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) Personality Psychopathology-Five (PSY-5) scales were developed to measure abnormal personality symptomatology. The present study examines the incremental validity of the PSY-5 scales beyond the clinical and content scales in assessing criteria associated with personality disorders. The…
Descriptors: Validity, Personality Measures, Psychopathology, Personality Problems
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Jackson, Douglas N.; Fraboni, Maryann; Helmes, Edward – Assessment, 1997
The content scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2), designed to assess substantive dimensions of psychopathology, were evaluated through responses of 221 undergraduates. Results indicate that the convergent and discriminant validity of MMPI-2 content scales are compromised by substantial confounding general variance.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures, Personality Traits
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Blais, Mark A.; And Others – Assessment, 1994
The relationship among the nine clinical syndrome scales of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II (MCMI-II) and clinical scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) was studied with 108 psychiatric inpatients. Results indicate convergent validity of only the MCMI-II Axis I scales. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Correlation, Diagnostic Tests
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Marshall, Margarita B.; Bagby, R. Michael – Assessment, 2006
The incremental validity and clinical utility of the recently developed Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) Infrequency Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scale (Fptsd) was examined in relation to the family of MMPI-2 F scales in distinguishing feigned post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from disability claimants with PTSD.…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Test Validity, Personality Measures, Effect Size