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Interrelationship of mmpi‐2 validity scales in personal injury claims
Author(s) -
Fox David D.,
Gerson Allan,
LeesHaley Paul R.
Publication year - 1995
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(199501)51:1<42::aid-jclp2270510108>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - malingering , exaggeration , minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , personal injury , plaintiff , personality test , clinical psychology , psychometrics , personality , test validity , social psychology , psychiatry , political science , law
A sample of MMPI‐2s of worker's compensation and personal injury cases ( N = 289) was gathered to examine the relationship of various indicators of exaggeration. Intercorrelations of the F, F ‐ K, the MMPI Dissimulation Scale‐revised (Ds‐r), total of obvious minus subtle scales (O ‐ S), Fake Bad Scale (FBS), VRIN, and TRIN were computed and the relative sensitivity of each score calculated using various cut‐offs. Factor analysis suggests that malingering may take the form of inconsistent responding as well as symptom exaggeration. Patients evaluated at the request of plaintiff attorneys showed a seemingly greater degree of symptom exaggeration and inconsistent responding than did those referred by defense counsel.