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The test‐retest index and high F MMPI profiles
Author(s) -
Evans Ronald G.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198403)40:2<516::aid-jclp2270400222>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , index (typography) , clinical psychology , test (biology) , validation test , psychometrics , personality test , test validity , personality , social psychology , world wide web , computer science , paleontology , biology
Using the Test‐Retest (TR) Index, male psychiatric inpatients ( N = 87) with very high MMPI F scale scores (T > 90) were designated either consistent or inconsistent responders. Inconsistent MMPI responding was associated with psychotic thought disorder and abstract reasoning deficits, which suggests that these Ss were too confused to conscientiously complete the MMPI. Consistent responders endorsed more obvious pathological items of the MMPI. The two groups did not differ in vocabulary intelligence, and their mean MMPI profiles were very similar. Uses of the TR Index for clarifying the meaning of high F MMPI profiles are discussed.