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Psychometric Functioning of the MMPI-2-RF VRIN-r and TRIN-r Scales with Varying Degrees of Randomness, Acquiescence, and Counter-Acquiescence
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Handel, Richard W.; Ben-Porath, Yossef S.; Tellegen, Auke; Archer, Robert P. – Psychological Assessment, 2010
In the present study, the authors evaluated the effects of increasing degrees of simulated non-content-based (random or fixed) responding on scores on the newly developed Variable Response Inconsistency-Revised (VRIN-r) and True Response Inconsistency-Revised (TRIN-r) scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form…
Descriptors: Personality, Psychometrics, Personality Measures, Scores
Differentiating Categories and Dimensions: Evaluating the Robustness of Taxometric Analyses
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Ruscio, John; Kaczetow, Walter – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2009
Interest in modeling the structure of latent variables is gaining momentum, and many simulation studies suggest that taxometric analysis can validly assess the relative fit of categorical and dimensional models. The generation and parallel analysis of categorical and dimensional comparison data sets reduces the subjectivity required to interpret…
Descriptors: Classification, Models, Comparative Analysis, Statistical Analysis
The Utility of the MMPI-2 Malingering Discriminant Function Index in the Detection of Malingering: A Study of Criminal Defendants
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Toomey, Joseph A.; Kucharski, L. Thomas; Duncan, Scott – Assessment, 2009
This study examined the utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2's (MMPI-2) malingering discriminant function index (M-DFI), recently developed by Bacchiochi and Bagby, in the detection of malingering in a forensic sample. Criminal defendants were divided into "malingering" and "not malingering" groups using…
Descriptors: Criminals, Discriminant Analysis, Court Litigation, Regression (Statistics)