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Examining the Impact of Unscorable Item Responses on the Validity and Interpretability of MMPI-2/MMPI-2-RF Restructured Clinical (RC) Scale Scores
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Dragon, Wendy R.; Ben-Porath, Yossef S.; Handel, Richard W. – Assessment, 2012
This article examined the impact of unscorable item responses on the psychometric validity and practical interpretability of scores on the Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2/Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2/MMPI-2-RF). In analyses conducted with five…
Descriptors: Personality Measures, Scores, Psychometrics, Validity
Examining the Potential for Gender Bias in the Prediction of Symptom Validity Test Failure by MMPI-2 Symptom Validity Scale Scores
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Lee, Tayla T. C.; Graham, John R.; Sellbom, Martin; Gervais, Roger O. – Psychological Assessment, 2012
Using a sample of individuals undergoing medico-legal evaluations (690 men, 519 women), the present study extended past research on potential gender biases for scores of the Symptom Validity (FBS) scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 by examining score- and item-level differences between men and women and determining the…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), Gender Bias, Personality Traits
The Psychology of Gifted Adolescents as Measured by the MMPI-A
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Cross, Tracy L.; Cassady, Jerrell C.; Dixon, Felicia A.; Adams, Cheryll M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2008
The focus of this study is an examination of gifted students' responses on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A) in relation to the adolescent norming sample. The comparisons on clinical, content, and Harris-Lingoes scales provide evidence that gifted adolescent boys' and girls' responses do not differ from one…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adolescents, Personality Measures, Responses
Development and Validation of Culture-Specific Variable Response Inconsistency and True Response Inconsistency Scales for Use with the Korean MMPI-2
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Ketterer, Holly L.; Han, Kyunghee; Hur, Jaehong; Moon, Kyungjoo – Psychological Assessment, 2010
In response to the concern that Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2; J. N. Butcher, W. Dahlstrom, J. R. Graham, A. Tellegen, & B. Kaemmer, 1989; J. N. Butcher et al., 2001) Variable Response Inconsistency (VRIN) and True Response Inconsistency (TRIN) score invalidity criteria recommended for use with American samples results…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Personality, Personality Measures, Measures (Individuals)
Positive Response Distortion by Police Officer Applicants: Association of Paulhus Deception Scales with MMPI-2 and Inwald Personality Inventory Validity Scales
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Detrick, Paul; Chibnall, John T. – Assessment, 2008
Interpretation of positive response distortion (socially desirable responding) in employment evaluations is an important validity issue. This study of police officer applicants examined the construct validity of the Paulhus Deception Scales (PDS)--Moralistic Bias (MB; exaggerated adjustment/agreeableness) and Egoistic Bias (EB; exaggerated…
Descriptors: Responses, Police, Personnel Selection, Deception
Objective versus Subjective Responses to Abortion.
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Robbins, James M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
Measured psychological sequelae to induced abortion among women pregnant out of wedlock, using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and questions specific to willingness to repeat abortion under similar circumstances. Analyses indicated no relation between objective and subjective indicators. Affectivity after induced abortion had…
Descriptors: Abortions, Affective Behavior, Blacks, Emotional Response
Further Evidence Regarding the R Scale of the MMPI as a Measure of Acquiescence
Edwards, Allen L.; Abbott, Robert D. – Psychol Rep, 1969
Descriptors: College Students, Personality Assessment, Research, Responses
The Impact of a Defensive Response Set on the Relationship between MMPI and Cognitive Tests among Heart Transplant Candidates.
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Putzke, John D.; Williams, Mark A.; Millsaps, Cheryl L.; McCarty, Harry J.; Azrin, Richard L.; LaMarche, Judith A.; Boll, Thomas J.; Bourge, Robert C.; Kirklin, James K.; McGiffin, David C. – Assessment, 1997
The emotional cognitive relationship was examined in 136 heart transplant candidates undergoing psychosocial and cognitive assessment as part of evaluation for transplantation. Results show increased emotional distress was reliably associated with decreased cognitive functioning in patients who scored as nondefensive on the Minnesota Multiphasic…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Defense Mechanisms, Emotional Problems, Emotional Response
Extreme Response Tendency as a Function of Emotional Adjustment and Stimulus Ambiguity
Norman, Russell P. – J Consult Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Anxiety, Emotional Adjustment, Rating Scales, Responses
The Utility of K-Correction To Adjust for a Defensive Response Set on the MMPI.
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Putzke, John D.; Williams, Mark A.; Daniel, F. Joseph; Boll, Thomas J. – Assessment, 1999
Examined the usefulness of the K-correction procedure to adjust for a defensive response set on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) with 61 patients being evaluated for lung transplants. Results support the use of the K-correction procedure for this patient group. Implications for MMPI use are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Patients, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures, Responses
Sex Differences in the Endorsement of MMPI Critical Items
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Saunders, Thomas R. Jr.; Gravitz, Melvin A. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1974
Because the MMPI is used so widely in clincial practice, the present study was designed to assess a gender-based repression hypothesis as it applies to the MMPI critical items. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Females, Males, Psychological Studies, Research Methodology
A Distinction between Judgments of Frequency and of Desirability as Determinants of Response
Jackson, Douglas N.; Messick, Samuel – Educ Psychol Meas, 1969
Supported by National Institute of Mental Health, USPHS, Grant M-4186 and by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, USPHS, Grant I POI HD-01762-02
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Item Analysis, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures
The Prediction of Impulsive Behavior: Comparative Validities of Obvious vs. Subtle MMPI Hypomania (MA) Items.
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Hovanitz, Christine A.; Gynther, Malcolm D. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980
Assessed the relative predictive validity of obvious (O), neutral (N), and subtle (S) items of the MMPI MA scale for 86 males. Subtle-obvious ratings were compared to criteria in questionnaire, life-history, and objective tests. Correlations among the criteria were generally insignificant, suggesting that hypomania is not a homogeneous construct.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Conceptual Tempo, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables
Relative Effectiveness of the Standard Validity Scales in Detecting Fake-Bad and Fake-Good Responding: Replication and Extension.
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Bagby, R. Michael; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1995
Results from 344 college students and 129 psychiatric patients supported the effectiveness of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) Infrequency scale in detecting fake-bad responding and the usefulness of the MMPI-2 Obvious-Subtle index, Positive Malingering scale, and Lie scale in detecting fake-good responding. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Patients, Personality Measures
MMPI Response Patterns and Alcohol Consumption in DUI Offenders.
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Sutker, Patricia B.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1980
Although men arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants shared mild antisocial tendencies, profile patterns associated with higher levels of self-reported drinking were isolated. The relationship between higher levels of estimated alcohol consumption and patterns of elevated levels of depression and social deviance were most…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Criminals, Depression (Psychology)
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