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Convergence of Narcissism Measures from the Perspective of General Personality Functioning
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Samuel, Douglas B.; Widiger, Thomas A. – Assessment, 2008
The construct of narcissism has a lengthy history and has been operationalized and measured by a variety of instruments. In this study, five narcissism scales were compared in terms of alternative conceptualizations of narcissism offered by C. C. Morf and F. Rhodewalt (2001), D. L. Paulhus (2001), and S. Vazire and D. C. Funder (2006), using the…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Comparative Analysis, Self Concept, Personality Problems
Understanding Psychopathy through an Evaluation of Interpersonal Behavior: Testing the Factor Structure of the Interpersonal Measure of Psychopathy in a Large Sample of Jail Detainees
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Vitacco, Michael J.; Kosson, David S. – Psychological Assessment, 2010
Interpersonal characteristics are core features of the psychopathy construct which have a unique pattern of correlations with a variety of external correlates. To improve the assessment of interpersonal traits, the current study evaluated the internal structure of the Interpersonal Measure of Psychopathy (IM-P) through exploratory and confirmatory…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Personality Problems, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis
Construct Validity of the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) Self-Report of Personality: Evidence from Adolescents Referred to Residential Treatment
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Weis, Robert; Smenner, Lindsey – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2007
The authors investigate the construct validity of the Behavior Assessment System for Children Self-Report of Personality (BASC-SRP; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 1998). A sample of 970 adolescents (16-18 years) with histories of disruptive behavior problems and truancy complete the SRP; a subsample of 290 adolescents also completed the Minnesota…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Personality Measures, Adolescents, Behavior Problems
Validity of the Beck Depression Inventory, MMPI, and Rorschach in Assessing Adolescent Depression.
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Carter, Cynthia L.; Dacey, Christine M. – Journal of Adolescence, 1996
Assesses validity of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Depression scale (MMPI-D), and the Rorschach Depression Index in measuring adolescent depression. Retroactive charts of 118 hospitalized adolescents were divided into depressed (n=66) and nondepressed (n=52) groups. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Problems, Evaluation
Incremental Validity of the MMPI-2 PSY-5 Scales in Assessing Self-Reported Personality Disorder Criteria
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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
A Review of Validation Research on Psychological Variables Used in Hiring Police Officers.
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Malouff, John M.; Schutte Nicola S. – 1985
This paper reviews the methods and findings of published research on the validity of police selection procedures. As a preface to the review, the typical police officer selection process is briefly described. Several common methodological deficiencies of the validation research are identified and discussed in detail: (1) use of past-selection…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Interest Inventories, Interviews, Literature Reviews