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A Review and Comparison of the Reliabilities of the MMPI-2, MCMI-III, and PAI Presented in Their Respective Test Manuals
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Wise, Edward A.; Streiner, David L.; Walfish, Steven – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2010
This article provides a review of the literature to determine the most frequently used personality tests. Based on this review, internal consistency and test-retest reliability coefficients from the test manuals for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2), Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III), and Personality…
Descriptors: Guides, Personality Assessment, Test Reliability, Personality
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 Problems and Issues in MMPI, MMPI-2, and MMPI-A Research.
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Butcher, James N.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1995
Methodological considerations in conducting research on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2), the most widely used clinical personality instrument, are reviewed, with reference to the original MMPI and the version for adolescents (MMPI-A). Potential pitfalls in personality testing and personality assessment research are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods
Essentials of MMPI-A[TM] Assessment. Essentials of Psychological Assessment Series.
Archer, Robert P.; Krishnamurthy, Radhika – 2002
This book is designed to provide fundamental information concerning the procedures necessary to administer, score, interpret, and report findings from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent[TM] (MMPI-A), the most widely used objective personality assessment instrument for adolescents. The chapters are: (1) "Overview";…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Diagnostic Tests, Evaluation Methods, Personality Assessment
Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in World War II Veterans.
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Engdahl, Brian E.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1996
Four posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) scales were compared in a community sample of 330 former prisoners of war and World War II combat veterans. The Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related PTSD, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2, and the Impact of Event Scale demonstrated moderate relationships with PTSD. (SLD)
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Evaluation Methods, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures
A Meta-Analysis of Malingering on the MMPI-2.
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Rogers, Richard; And Others – Assessment, 1994
Ten Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) fake-bad scales/indexes are reviewed with respect to their potential usefulness in evaluation of feigning mental illness, and a meta analysis of the MMPI is performed. One scale and two indexes were superior when effect sizes were calculated. (SLD)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests, Effect Size, Evaluation Methods