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Examining the Potential for Gender Bias in the Prediction of Symptom Validity Test Failure by MMPI-2 Symptom Validity Scale Scores
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Lee, Tayla T. C.; Graham, John R.; Sellbom, Martin; Gervais, Roger O. – Psychological Assessment, 2012
Using a sample of individuals undergoing medico-legal evaluations (690 men, 519 women), the present study extended past research on potential gender biases for scores of the Symptom Validity (FBS) scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 by examining score- and item-level differences between men and women and determining the…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), Gender Bias, Personality Traits
Predicting Drug Court Treatment Completion Using the MMPI-2-RF
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Mattson, Curtis; Powers, Bradley; Halfaker, Dale; Akeson, Steven; Ben-Porath, Yossef – Psychological Assessment, 2012
We examined the ability of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF; Ben-Porath & Tellegen, 2008) substantive scales to predict Drug Court treatment completion in a sample of individuals identified as being at risk for failure to complete the program. Higher scores on MMPI-2-RF scales…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Antisocial Behavior, Personality Traits, Test Validity
Reliability and Construct Validity of the Dutch Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version--Findings from a Sample of Male Adolescents in a Juvenile Justice Treatment Institution
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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
Computerized Adaptive Personality Testing: A Review and Illustration With the MMPI-2 Computerized Adaptive Version.
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Forbey, Johnathan D.; Ben-Porath, Yossef S. – Psychological Assessment, 2007
Computerized adaptive testing in personality assessment can improve efficiency by significantly reducing the number of items administered to answer an assessment question. Two approaches have been explored for adaptive testing in computerized personality assessment: item response theory and the countdown method. In this article, the authors…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Computer Assisted Testing, Test Validity, Personality Assessment
Validity of a Computerized On-Line MMPI Interpretive System.
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Labeck, Louis J.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Examines the validity of a Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory code type interpretive program. Results showed the system was highly rated by three independent experienced clinicians. The program can be used in validating other automated test interpretation systems. Feedback by expert judges can be used to improve such systems. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Personality Measures, Psychological Evaluation, Psychometrics
Comparison of MMPI-2 Clinical and Content Scales Administered to Hispanic and Anglo-Americans.
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Whitworth, Randolph H.; Unterbrink, Christian – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1994
The original MMPI was criticized as being invalid with minority populations. When the revised MMPI-2 was administered to 400 Mexican American and Anglo American college students, the groups differed significantly on most content scales and several validity and clinical scales. However, absolute score differences were not so large as to preclude…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, College Students, Ethnic Bias, Mexican Americans
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