Psychometric Functioning of the MMPI-2-RF VRIN-r and TRIN-r Scales With Varying Degrees of Randomness, Acquiescence, and Counter-Acquiescence

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-95

  Handel, Richard W ^a   Ben Porath, Yossef S ^b   Tellegen, Auke ^c   Archer, Robert P ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixed responding; MMPI 2 RF; Random responding; TRIN r; VRIN r

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY 2 RESTRUCTURED FORM SCALE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; RESTRUCTURED CLINICAL SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; TRUE RESPONSE INCONSISTENCY REVISED SCALE; VALIDITY; VARIABLE RESPONSE INCONSISTENCY REVISED SCALE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MMPI; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77950203345     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017061     Document Type: Article

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