Elevation differences between MMPI-2 clinical and Restructured Clinical (RC) scales: Frequency, origins, and interpretative implications

Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 430-441

  Sellbom, Martin ^a   Ben Porath, Yossef S ^a   McNulty, John L ^b   Arbisi, Paul A ^c   Graham, John R ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Elevation differences; Interpretative implications; MMPI 2; Personality assessment; Restructured clinical scales

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MALINGERING; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; MORALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MMPI; MORALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33750173445     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191106293349     Document Type: Article

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