NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Reliability and Construct Validity of the Dutch Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version--Findings from a Sample of Male Adolescents in a Juvenile Justice Treatment Institution
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
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
Accuracy and Generalizability of an Automated MMPI Interpretation System
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Lachar, David – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
The judged accuracy of narrative paragraph types and total reports of a new Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) clinical interpretation simulation program is studied. A linear regression analysis of variance of overall narrative ratings with two narrative and four patient variables suggest that this system has considerable…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Personality, Statistical Studies, Test Reliability
Comparing the Empirical Validity of the Standard Form with Two Abbreviated MMPIs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Newmark, Charles S.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
The standard form Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and two abbreviated forms were compared with direct measures of psychopathology obtained from the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). The multiple correlation coefficients between the BPRS ratings and the corresponding MMPI and abbreviated-form scales were significantly high…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Measurement Instruments, Measurement Techniques, Mental Disorders
Methodological Considerations in the Assessment of Depression in Alcoholics.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hesselbrock, Michie N.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Compared three instruments assessing depression in alcoholics: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-II), the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Depression scale (MMPI D), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The number of subjects who were diagnosed as "depressed" varied considerably according to the…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Comparative Testing, Depression (Psychology), Diagnostic Tests