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Raising doubts about claims of malingering: Implications of relationships between MCMI‐II and MMPI‐2 performances
Author(s) -
Grillo Joseph,
Brown Richard S.,
Hilsabeck Robin,
Price J. Randall,
LeesHaley Paul R.
Publication year - 1994
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(199407)50:4<651::aid-jclp2270500424>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - malingering , psychology , minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , millon clinical multiaxial inventory , personality test , personality , clinical psychology , antisocial personality disorder , psychopathy , personality disorders , psychometrics , test validity , poison control , social psychology , injury prevention , medicine , environmental health
Test results from 90 personal injury claimants were used to explore the relationship between personality disorders (Dependent, Histrionic, Compulsive, Schizoid, Schizotypal, Paranoid, Narcissistic, Borderline, Antisocial, Avoidant, and Passive‐Aggressive) as assessed by the MCMI‐II and response style measured by MMPI‐2 validity scales (F, K, L, F‐K, O‐S, Es, and FBS). With the exception of the Dependent and Narcissistic scales, all personality disorder scales were found to have a significant relationship with validity indicators in the direction of faking bad. These results suggest that the presence of characterological factors (i.e., a personality disorder), rather than malingering, contributes to exaggerated results in a forensic setting. Implications for future research are addressed.