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Can a good short form of the MMPI ever be developed?
Author(s) -
Streiner David L.,
Miller Harold R.
Publication year - 1986
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(198601)42:1<109::aid-jclp2270420116>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , enthusiasm , psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , test (biology) , short forms , psychometrics , clinical psychology , social psychology , personality , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
At least seven short forms of the MMPI have been proposed in the last 15 years. In each case, the initial enthusiasm has been replaced by questions about the clinical utility of the abbreviated version. It is argued that the statistical properties of the test (high intercorrelations among scales) and reduced reliability due to shortening the scales always will produce these poor results. Our efforts would be better spent in developing new tests rather than attempting to validate new versions of a dated instrument.