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Empirical correlates of infrequently occurring MMPI code types
Author(s) -
Nelson Linda D.,
Marks Philip A.
Publication year - 1985
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(198507)41:4<477::aid-jclp2270410406>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , generalization , replication (statistics) , clinical psychology , personality test , point (geometry) , psychometrics , empirical research , relevance (law) , sample (material) , test (biology) , test validity , social psychology , statistics , personality , mathematics , mathematical analysis , geometry , chemistry , paleontology , chromatography , political science , law , biology
The lack of published correlates for atypical or infrequent MMPI two‐point codes has contributed to reliance on less reliable actuarial descriptions and single scale correlates by the test user. When correlates are advanced through various interpretive systems, they are based on data obtained primarily from clinical subjects, which makes generalization to no clinical individuals dubious. From 113 subjects who had participated in a 3‐day career evaluation program, empirical descriptions were derived independent of the MMPI for profiles classified according to the most frequently occurring two‐point codes. Subjects of each code type group ( N ⩾ 220) were compared with the remaining subjects on 255 behavioral variables by a split sample replication analysis. From these results, interpretive narratives were developed for the 3‐515‐3, 5–9/94, and 4–5/5–4 high‐point pairs. The relevance of the findings to MMPI profile interpretations in general is discussed.