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Validity of the MMPI-2-RF (Restructured Form) L-r and K-r Scales in Detecting Underreporting in Clinical and Nonclinical Samples
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Sellbom, Martin; Bagby, R. Michael – Psychological Assessment, 2008
In the current investigation, the authors examined the validity of the L-r and K-r scales on the recently developed Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF; Y. S. Ben-Porath & A. Tellegen, in press) in measuring underreported response bias. Three archival samples previously collected for examining MMPI-2…
Descriptors: Schizophrenia, Response Style (Tests), Test Validity, Child Custody
Use of MMPI Short Forms with Psychiatric Patients
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Hedlund, James L.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
Two short forms of the MMPI and the full form were administered to a sample of psychiatric patients. Using multiple regression and correlation procedures, the results of the three forms were compared with one another. A number of similarities and differences among the scales of the three forms are discussed. (SE)
Descriptors: Correlation, Evaluation Methods, Multiple Regression Analysis, Patients
Assessment of Borderline Personality Disorder Using the MMPI-2 and the Personality Assessment Inventory.
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Bell-Pringle, Virginia J.; Pate, James L.; Brown, Robert C. – Assessment, 1997
The usefulness of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) and the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) in the classification of patients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) was investigated. Twenty-two female inpatients diagnosed as having BPD and 22 female student control participants participated in the…
Descriptors: Classification, College Students, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Methodological Considerations in the Assessment of Depression in Alcoholics.
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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