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Validity of the MMPI‐2 basic and Harris–Lingoes subscales in a forensic sample
Author(s) -
Osberg Timothy M.,
Poland Danielle L.
Publication year - 2001
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/jclp.1103
Subject(s) - psychology , minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , prison , incremental validity , clinical psychology , criterion validity , juvenile delinquency , psychometrics , psychiatry , test validity , construct validity , personality , social psychology , criminology
The present study explored the MMPI‐2 correlates of criminal history in a sample of prison inmates. Although Ma was the only basic scale to demonstrate a significant positive association to crime history, three Harris–Lingoes subscales also bore significant associations to this criterion. The Ma1 (amorality), Pd2 (authority problems), and Pd5 (self‐alienation) subscales demonstrated positive associations with crime history. Hierarchical multiple‐regression analyses were used to examine the incremental validity of the D, Pd, and Ma Harris–Lingoes subscales when added to their parent scales in the prediction of crime history. Only the Pd Harris–Lingoes subscales demonstrated incremental validity in the prediction of this criterion. The value of including the Ma and Pd Harris–Lingoes subscales in criminal risk assessment is discussed. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 57: 1369–1380, 2001.