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Empirical Correlates of Low Scores in MMPI-2 Scales in an Outpatient Mental Health Setting.
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Graham, John R.; Ben-Porath, Yossef S.; McNulty, John L. – Psychological Assessment, 1997
The meaning of low scores on some Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) scales was examined by comparing therapists' descriptors of 669 mental health patients with high, normal, or low scores on each scale. Results show that for most scales both high and low scores provide potentially important information. (SLD)
Descriptors: Correlation, Mental Disorders, Patients, Personality Assessment
Overreporting of Closed-Head Injury Symptoms on the MMPI-2.
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Berry, David T. R.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1995
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) validity scales were compared for 20 nonclinical participants, 18 subjects asked to fake injury, 18 head injury patients not seeking compensation, and 30 compensation-seeking head injury patients. Results suggest that MMPI-2 overreporting scales are sensitive to complaint fabrication and…
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Head Injuries, Neuropsychology, Patients
MMPI-A Scale-Level Factor Structure: Replication in a Clinical Sample.
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Archer, Robert P.; Krishnamurthy, Radhika – Assessment, 1997
The scale-level factor structure of the adolescent form of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-A) was examined in a clinical sample of 358 adolescents receiving psychiatric services. Nine factors accounted for 75.6% of total variance in scale and subscale raw scores. Findings support use of the MMPI-A for assessment of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Diagnostic Tests, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
Standardization of the Chinese MMPI-A in Hong Kong: A Preliminary Study.
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Cheung, Fanny M.; Ho, Ringo M. – Psychological Assessment, 1997
The Chinese Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescents (MMPI-A) was applied in Hong Kong to a normative sample of 565 male and 664 female students aged 14 to 18. In conjunction with previous research, findings support the possibility of cultural differences in item interpretation, which should be considered in clinical interpretations…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Chinese, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
The Equivalence of the MMPI and MMPI-2.
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Gaston, Michele F.; And Others – Assessment, 1994
Comparability of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the MMPI-2 was explored by examining T-score means, profile configurations, score distribution, and rank-order correlations on validity scales for 84 undergraduates. Equivalency of the two forms was generally supported. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Higher Education, Personality Assessment