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A Comparison of the Psychometric Properties of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory Full-Length and Short-Form Versions
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Kastner, Rebecca M.; Sellbom, Martin; Lilienfeld, Scott O. – Psychological Assessment, 2012
The Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI) has shown promising construct validity as a measure of psychopathy. Because of its relative efficiency, a short-form version of the PPI (PPI-SF) was developed and has proven useful in many psychopathy studies. The validity of the PPI-SF, however, has not been thoroughly examined, and no studies have…
Descriptors: Personality Measures, Psychopathology, Psychometrics, Comparative Analysis
Can a Good Short Form of the MMPI Ever Be Developed?
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Streiner, David L.; Miller, Harold R. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1986
Numerous short forms of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory have been proposed in the last 15 years. In each case, the initial enthusiasm has been replaced by the questions about the clinical utility of the abbreviated version. Argues that the statistical properties of the test and reduced reliability due to shortening the scales…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Format, Test Length, Test Reliability
Validity of Random Short Forms: III. Wechsler's Intelligence Scales.
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Silverstein, A. B. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1983
Formulas for estimating the validity of random short forms were applied to the standardization data for the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale. These formulas demonstrated how much "better than random" the best short forms of these…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Intelligence Tests, Measures (Individuals), Test Format
The Interpretive Validity and Effective Test Length Functioning of an Abbreviated MMPI Relative to the Standard MMPI
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Newmark, Charles S.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1976
The present study investigated the comparative interpretive efficacy of the Faschingbauer Abbreviated MMPI (FAM) and standard MMPI with a sample of psychiatric inpatients. A secondary goal was to estimate the functioning effective test length of the FAM as compared to the standard MMPI. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Measurement Instruments, Patients, Psychological Studies, Psychological Testing
General and Specific Objections to the MMPI.
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Gallucci, Nicholas T. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1986
This study evaluated the degree to which 102 undergraduate participants objected to questions on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) which referred to sex, religion, bladder and bowel functions, family relationships, and unusual thinking in comparision to degree of objection to length of the MMPI and repetition of questions.…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Personality Measures, Psychological Evaluation