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The Utility and Comparative Incremental Validity of the MMPI-2 and Trauma Symptom Inventory Validity Scales in the Detection of Feigned PTSD
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Efendov, Adele A.; Sellbom, Martin; Bagby, R. Michael – Psychological Assessment, 2008
The authors examined the comparative predictive capacity of the Trauma Symptom Inventory (TSI) Atypical Response Scale (ATR) and the standard set of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) fake-bad validity scales (i.e., F, F[subscript B[prime]], F[subscript p[prime]], FBS) to detect feigned posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Test Validity, Personality Traits, Measures (Individuals)
The Prediction of Paranoid Behavior: Comparative Validities of Obvious vs. Subtle MMPI Paranoia (Pa) Items.
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Hovanitz, Christine A.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Investigated the relationship between the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory paranoia subtle, neutral, and obvious subscales and criteria presumed to reflect various paranoid characteristics in a sample of male college students (N=100). Results showed that both the obvious and subtle Pa Items predicted various criteria. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Paranoid Behavior, Personality Traits
The Clinical Validity of the MMPI-168.
Edinger, Jack D.; Vosk, Barbara N. – 1983
Of the many short forms of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) that have been developed, the MMPI-168 is among the most promising. To determine whether clinical judgments based on the MMPI-168 are comparable to judgments based on the standard MMPI, 30 clinical psychologists participated in a randomized block, repeated treatment…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Interrater Reliability, Personality Measures
The Relationship between the Overcontrolled-Hostility Scale and the MMPI 4-3 High-Point Pair.
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Walters, Glenn D.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Investigated the relationship between the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 4-3 high-point pair and the Overcontrolled-Hostility (O-H) scale in prisoners, psychology clinic outpatients, and inpatients at a state hospital. Results suggested the O-H scale and the 4-3 high-point pair are correlated and seem to measure the same types of…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Comparative Testing, Personality Measures