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Using Comparison Data to Differentiate Categorical and Dimensional Data by Examining Factor Score Distributions: Resolving the Mode Problem
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Ruscio, John; Walters, Glenn D. – Psychological Assessment, 2009
Factor-analytic research is common in the study of constructs and measures in psychological assessment. Latent factors can represent traits as continuous underlying dimensions or as discrete categories. When examining the distributions of estimated scores on latent factors, one would expect unimodal distributions for dimensional data and bimodal…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Monte Carlo Methods
The Utility and Comparative Incremental Validity of the MMPI-2 and Trauma Symptom Inventory Validity Scales in the Detection of Feigned PTSD
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Efendov, Adele A.; Sellbom, Martin; Bagby, R. Michael – Psychological Assessment, 2008
The authors examined the comparative predictive capacity of the Trauma Symptom Inventory (TSI) Atypical Response Scale (ATR) and the standard set of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) fake-bad validity scales (i.e., F, F[subscript B[prime]], F[subscript p[prime]], FBS) to detect feigned posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Test Validity, Personality Traits, Measures (Individuals)
What Pathological Dimensions Lie Beyond the Normal Dimensions of the 16 PF? A Comparison of MMPI and 16 PF Factor Domains
Cattell, Raymond B.; Bolton, Laura Specht – J Consult Clin Psychol, 1969
Research supported in part by Public Health Research Grant MH-1733-09 from the National Institute of Mental Health and by the National Science Foundation through an undergraduate fellowship.
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Factor Analysis
Comparability of Two Administration Formats of the Keane Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scale.
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Lyons, Judith A.; Scotti, Joseph R. – Psychological Assessment, 1994
The utility of using the Keane Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder scale as an instrument separate from the full MMPI was evaluated. Results with 175 African American and white male veterans support use of the scale as an alternative to the full test. (SLD)
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Males