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Correlates of the MMPI-2-RF in a College Setting
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Forbey, Johnathan D.; Lee, Tayla T. C.; Handel, Richard W. – Psychological Assessment, 2010
The current study examined empirical correlates of scores on Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF; A. Tellegen & Y. S. Ben-Porath, 2008; Y. S. Ben-Porath & A. Tellegen, 2008) scales in a college setting. The MMPI-2-RF and six criterion measures (assessing anger, assertiveness, sex roles, cognitive…
Descriptors: Correlation, Assertiveness, Personality Traits, Measures (Individuals)
The Impact of Overreporting on MMPI-2-RF Substantive Scale Score Validity
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Burchett, Danielle L.; Ben-Porath, Yossef S. – Assessment, 2010
This study examined the impact of overreporting on the validity of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) substantive scale scores by comparing correlations with relevant external criteria (i.e., validity coefficients) of individuals who completed the instrument under instructions to (a) feign psychopathology…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Validity, Psychopathology, Personality Traits
The Validity and Utility of the Positive Presentation Management and Negative Presentation Management Scales for the Revised NEO Personality Inventory
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Sellbom, Martin; Bagby, R. Michael – Assessment, 2008
Schinka, Kinder, and Kremer developed "validity" scales for the "Revised NEO Personality Inventory" (NEO PI-R; Costa & McCrae) to detect underreporting--the Positive Presentation Management (PPM) Scale and overreporting--the Negative Presentation Management (NPM) Scale. In this investigation, the clinical utility of these…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Validity, Personality, Patients
Convergence of Narcissism Measures from the Perspective of General Personality Functioning
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Samuel, Douglas B.; Widiger, Thomas A. – Assessment, 2008
The construct of narcissism has a lengthy history and has been operationalized and measured by a variety of instruments. In this study, five narcissism scales were compared in terms of alternative conceptualizations of narcissism offered by C. C. Morf and F. Rhodewalt (2001), D. L. Paulhus (2001), and S. Vazire and D. C. Funder (2006), using the…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Comparative Analysis, Self Concept, Personality Problems
Understanding Psychopathy through an Evaluation of Interpersonal Behavior: Testing the Factor Structure of the Interpersonal Measure of Psychopathy in a Large Sample of Jail Detainees
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Vitacco, Michael J.; Kosson, David S. – Psychological Assessment, 2010
Interpersonal characteristics are core features of the psychopathy construct which have a unique pattern of correlations with a variety of external correlates. To improve the assessment of interpersonal traits, the current study evaluated the internal structure of the Interpersonal Measure of Psychopathy (IM-P) through exploratory and confirmatory…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Personality Problems, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis
The Harris-Lingoes Subscales: Fact or Fiction?
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Miller, Harold R.; Streiner, David L. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Examined the subjectivity of the Harris-Lingoes Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) content subscales by asking expert judges (N=13) to group items from appropriate clinical scales that represented similar content, attitudes or traits. Results showed nine replicated subscales were highly similar and nine were moderately similar to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Item Analysis, Personality Traits, Psychologists
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