Associations Between MMPI-2-RF Validity Scale Scores and Extra-Test Measures of Personality and Psychopathology. (August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Forbey, Johnathan D.; Lee, Tayla T. C.; Ben-Porath, Yossef S.; Arbisi, Paul A.; Gartland, Diane
• Is Part Of: Assessment. Volume 20:Number 4(2013)
• Page Start: 448
• Page End: 461
• Publication Date: 2013-08
• Subjects: personality -- assessment -- validity -- interpretability -- college -- outpatients -- veterans; Psychological tests -- Periodicals; Psychodiagnostics -- Periodicals; Personality tests -- Periodicals; 150.287
• DOI: 10.1177/1073191113478154
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-1911

Abstract

The current study explored associations between two potentially invalidating self-report styles detected by the Validity scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory–2–Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF), over-reporting and under-reporting, and scores on the MMPI-2-RF substantive, as well as eight collateral self-report measures administered either at the same time or within 1 to 10 days of MMPI-2-RF administration. Analyses were conducted with data provided by college students, male prisoners, and male psychiatric outpatients from a Veterans Administration facility. Results indicated that if either an over- or under-reporting response style was suggested by the MMPI-2-RF Validity scales, scores on the majority of the MMPI-2-RF substantive scales, as well as a number of collateral measures, were significantly affected in all three groups in the expected directions. Test takers who were identified as potentially engaging in an over- or under-reporting response style by the MMPI-2-RF Validity scales appeared to approach extra-test measures similarly regardless of when these measures were administered in relation to the MMPI-2-RF. Limitations and suggestions for future study are discussed.