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Concurrent validity of the MCMI‐II modifier indices
Author(s) -
Blais Mark A.,
Benedict Kenneth B.,
Norman Dennis K.
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(199511)51:6<783::aid-jclp2270510609>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - millon clinical multiaxial inventory , minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , convergent validity , personality , personality test , clinical psychology , test validity , psychometrics , concurrent validity , personality disorders , social psychology , internal consistency
The relationships between the three Modifier Indices (Disclosure X, Desirability Y, and Debasement Z) of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory‐II (MCMI‐II) and the validity and clinical scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory‐2 (MMPI‐2) were explored. A sample of 125 psychiatric inpatients was administered both personality measures within 7 days of admission. The pattern of Pearson correlation coefficients and principal component factors was seen as generally supporting the validity of the three MCMI‐II Modifier Indices. However, the Disclosure and Debasement Indices were highly intercorrelated and similar in their MMPI‐2 associations. The Desirability Index functioned in a more unique manner and demonstrated both convergent and divergent relationships with MMPI‐2 Validity and Clinical scales.