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Sellbom, Martin; Bagby, R. Michael; Kushner, Shauna; Quilty, Lena C.; Ayearst, Lindsay E. – Assessment, 2012
In the current investigation, the authors examined the diagnostic construct validity of the "Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form" (MMPI-2-RF) in a patient sample. All participants were diagnosed via the "Structured Clinical Interview" for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I/P). The data set used in this…
Descriptors: Schizophrenia, Construct Validity, Clinical Diagnosis, Personality Traits
McDevitt-Murphy, Meghan E.; Weathers, Frank W.; Flood, Amanda M.; Eakin, David E.; Benson, Trisha A. – Assessment, 2007
This study investigated the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Revised (MMPI-2; Butcher, Dahlstrom, Graham, Tellegen, & Kaemmer, 1989) and the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI; Morey, 1991) with regard to each instrument's utility for discriminating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from depression and social phobia in a…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Personality Assessment, Depression (Psychology), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Forbey, Johnathan D.; Ben-Porath, Yossef S. – Psychological Assessment, 2007
Computerized adaptive testing in personality assessment can improve efficiency by significantly reducing the number of items administered to answer an assessment question. Two approaches have been explored for adaptive testing in computerized personality assessment: item response theory and the countdown method. In this article, the authors…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Computer Assisted Testing, Test Validity, Personality Assessment

Adrian, Robert J.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1982
Variant California Pyschological Inventory and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scale scores may not necessarily reflect psychopathology, but rather may be indicative of the unique adaptive processes of persons who experienced early visual impairment. (Author)
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Personality Assessment, Test Validity, Visual Impairments

Dudley, Harold K., Jr.; And Others – Adolescence, 1981
Compares the results of two personality inventories used with 63 adolescent patients in a state mental hospital. The inventories used were the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), and the Offer Self-Image Questionnaire. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Mental Disorders, Personality Assessment

Hobbs, Tom R.; Fowler, Raymond D. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
The reliability of an abbreviated form of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), the Mini-Mult, and its degree of correspondence with the MMPI were evaluated with a sample of 60 hospitalized schizophrenic veterans. The major results indicate respectable validity and reliability coefficients for most Mini-Mult Scales. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Personality Assessment, Psychological Testing, Schizophrenia

Klingler, Daniel E.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
This study was undertaken to test Dahlstrom's hypothesis that the clinical utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) could be improved through the use of dimensionally pure personality trait and psychopathological state scales to supplant the present dimensionally complex clinical and validity scales. Results failed to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures, Psychological Evaluation

Otto, Randy K,; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1988
Evaluated alcohol-dependent inpatients and nonalcoholic controls on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) twice: once under instructions to answer honestly, and once under dissimulation instructions. Showed 80 percent predictability of alcoholism under honest conditions, and significantly more benign profiles in the dissimulation…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Males, Patients, Personality Assessment

McGrath, Robert E.; O'Malley, W. Brian – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1986
Using samples of psychiatric, medical, and chronic pain patients, the effectiveness of the Hysteria scale and of various combinations of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scales as predictors of the simultaneous occurrence of two characteristics was evaluated: denial of psychological problems and admission of physical problems. The value…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Personality Assessment, Physical Health, Psychological Characteristics

Bramble, William J.; Wiley, David E. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1974
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Item Analysis, Personality Assessment, Psychological Testing

Holcomb, William R.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Tested the validity of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) with accused murderers (N=96) undergoing pre-trial evaluations. Results indicated four predictors of MMPI elevated scores: low intelligence, history of drug abuse, suspiciousness observed on the ward, and the fact that the accused was a stranger to the victim. (LLL)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Criminals, Males, Personality Assessment

Hoffmann, Helmut; Jackson, Douglas N. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
Factor analytic convergence of Wiggin's MMPI content scales and the author's unpublished Differential Personality Inventory (DPI) were studied. A varimax rotation yielded seven dimensions: health problems; interpersonal conflict; impulse expression vs. religiosity; denial; depressed withdrawal; cognitive dysfunction; and familial problems. Results…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Measurement Instruments, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures

Ziller, Robert C.; And Others – Journal of Research in Personality, 1977
A twin-based analysis of personality inventory scales yields information relevant to construct validity. Criteria for construct validity derived from adolescent twin statistics are illustrated with Wiggins' MMPI Content Scales. A type of discriminant validity indicates that some scales are not distinct in terms of influences of familial…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Genetics, Illustrations, Individual Characteristics

Holden, Constance – Science, 1986
Reviews findings of a restandardization project which examined the current validity of the Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory (MMPI), an instrument used to test for personality and psychological disorders. States that the MMPI has proved to be a remarkably durable instrument over the 45 years of its use. (ML)
Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures, Psychological Evaluation

Clopton, James R.; Leonard, Calista V. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Comments are offered on a recent article by Leonard on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) as a suicide predictor. Her appraisal of former studies and her consideration of the differences among individuals with different suicidal behaviors are critically evaluated. A response from Leonard follows. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, Patients, Personality Assessment, Personality Development