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Hawes, Samuel W.; Boccaccini, Marcus T. – Psychological Assessment, 2009
The Personality Assessment Inventory (L. C. Morey, 1991) includes 3 measures for identifying overreporting of psychopathology: the Negative Impression scale (NIM), Malingering Index (MAL), and Rogers Discriminant Function (RDF). Meta-analysis revealed that each measure was a strong predictor of uncoached (NIM, d = 1.48, k = 23; MAL, d = 1.15, k =…
Descriptors: Personality Assessment, Mental Disorders, Identification, Psychopathology
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Collins, Judith M.; Schmidt, Frank L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1997
The potential importance of suppressor variables in the personality domain was studied in classifying white-collar criminals with a validation sample of 435 prisoners and a cross-validation sample of 214. Results suggest that suppressor variables can increase prediction and may contribute to knowledge and theory development. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classification, Measurement Techniques, Personality Assessment, Personality Traits