Diagnostic Construct Validity of MMPI-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) Scale Scores

In the current investigation, the authors examined the diagnostic construct validity of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory–2–Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) in a patient sample. All participants were diagnosed via the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I/P). T...

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Published in:Assessment (Odessa, Fla.) Fla.), 2012-06, Vol.19 (2), p.176-186
Main Authors: Sellbom, Martin, Bagby, R. Michael, Kushner, Shauna, Quilty, Lena C., Ayearst, Lindsay E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Bipolar Disorder - diagnosis
Bipolar Disorder - psychology
Chi-Square Distribution
Clinical Diagnosis
Cognitive Processes
Confidence Intervals
Construct Validity
Depression (Psychology)
Depressive Disorder, Major - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology
Emotional Response
Evaluation Research
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Competence
Logistic Models
Male
Measures (Individuals)
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
MMPI
Multivariate Analysis
Odds Ratio
Patients
Personality Assessment
Personality Traits
Predictor Variables
Reproducibility of Results
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - diagnosis
Schizophrenic Psychology
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Test Validity
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Summary:In the current investigation, the authors examined the diagnostic construct validity of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory–2–Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) in a patient sample. All participants were diagnosed via the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I/P). The data set used in this study was composed of 544 patients—67 with bipolar disorder, 407 with major depressive disorder, and 70 with schizophrenia. Multivariate analyses revealed a pattern of mean scale differences among patient groups that was mostly consistent with the prominent features of each diagnostic group; logistic regression analyses identified a number of scales that were strong, unique predictors in the differentiation between pairs of diagnostic groups. The higher order scales (H-O)—the Emotional/Internalizing Dysfunction (EID) and Thought Dysfunction (THD) scales were most useful in differentiating between patient groups. For differentiating bipolar disorder patients from the other diagnostic groups, the Activation (ACT) Specific Problem scale was most useful. Although not all hypothesized scale differences emerged; overall, the pattern of results provides support for the diagnostic construct validity of the MMPI-2-RF scales.
ISSN:1073-1911
1552-3489
DOI:10.1177/1073191111428763