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Incremental Validity of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 and Symptom Checklist-90-Revised with Mental Health Inpatients
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Simonds, Elise C.; Handel, Richard W.; Archer, Robert P. – Assessment, 2008
This study evaluated the incremental validity of scores from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) and the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) in a sample of mental health inpatients originally published by Archer, Griffin, and Aiduk (1995). The incremental validity of scores from the SCL-90-R primary symptom dimensions…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Mental Health, Test Validity, Rating Scales
Parent and Child MMPI Responses: Characteristics among Families with Adolescents in Inpatient and Outpatient Setting.
Archer, Robert P.; And Others – 1985
The relationship of parent personality to child psychopathology has been investigated in numerous studies over the past three decades, using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). To investigate response patterns of both parents and offspring, the MMPI responses of 197 families with adolescents entering inpatient or outpatient…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Parent Influence, Personality Assessment, Personality Traits
The Incremental Validity of the MMPI-2 Supplementary Scales.
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Archer, Robert P.; Elkins, David E.; Aiduk, Robert; Griffin, Richard – Assessment, 1997
This study examined the incremental validity of the supplemental scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (released in 1989) in a sample of 597 adult psychiatric inpatients. Findings indicate that the inclusion of supplementary scale data only marginally increased the proportion of variance accounted for in external criterion…
Descriptors: Adults, Patients, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures
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
Correlates of the MMPI-A Immaturity (IMM) Scale in an Adolescent Psychiatric Sample.
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Imhof, Eric A.; Archer, Robert P. – Assessment, 1997
The concurrent validity of the Immaturity (IMM) scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent was studied with 66 adolescents undergoing residential psychiatric treatment. Results support the concurrent validity of the IMM scale and suggest a number of correlate descriptors for the scale. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Concurrent Validity, Correlation
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