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Peer reviewedStreiner, David L.; Miller, Harold R. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1986
Numerous short forms of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory have been proposed in the last 15 years. In each case, the initial enthusiasm has been replaced by the questions about the clinical utility of the abbreviated version. Argues that the statistical properties of the test and reduced reliability due to shortening the scales…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Format, Test Length, Test Reliability
Peer reviewedSilverstein, A. B. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1983
Formulas for estimating the validity of random short forms were applied to the standardization data for the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale. These formulas demonstrated how much "better than random" the best short forms of these…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Intelligence Tests, Measures (Individuals), Test Format
Peer reviewedSilverstein, A. B. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Estimates of the validity of random short forms can serve as benchmarks against which to appraise the validity of particular short forms. Formulas are presented for estimating the validity of random short forms and illustrated with Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory data. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Intelligence Tests, Mathematical Formulas, Personality Measures
Peer reviewedFantoni-Salvador, Patricia; Rogers, Richard – Assessment, 1997
The concurrent validity of Spanish versions of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 and the Personality Assessment Inventory (L. Morey, 1991) was studied with 105 Hispanic patients using a revised Spanish version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (L. Robins and others, 1981) as the criterion measure. Results suggest that both…
Descriptors: Concurrent Validity, Hispanic Americans, Patients, Personality Assessment
