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Do computer‐administered Minnesota Multiphasic Personality inventories underestimate booklet‐based scores?
Author(s) -
Watson Charles G.,
Thomas Dolores,
Anderson Patricia E. D.
Publication year - 1992
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(199211)48:6<744::aid-jclp2270480608>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , california psychological inventory , personality , clinical psychology , personality assessment inventory , scale (ratio) , psychometrics , social psychology , cartography , geography
We ran meta‐analyses that compared the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scale scores produced in 770 booklet and 762 computer administrations described by nine studies. While most of the differences were small, the computer‐based scores significantly underestimated their booklet counterparts on 8 of the 13 scales. The average underestimate was about three quarters of a T‐score point and accounted for around 4% of the reliable variance. These findings suggest that separate norms and profile sheets for computer‐administered MMPIs might be helpful.