Reading the Road Signs: The Utility of the MMPI-2 Restructured Form Validity Scales in Prediction of Premature Termination

This study examined the utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory–2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) Validity Scales in prediction of premature termination in a sample of 511 individuals seeking services from a university-based psychology clinic. Higher scores on True Response Inconsis...

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Published in:Assessment (Odessa, Fla.) Fla.), 2015-06, Vol.22 (3), p.279-288
Main Authors: Anestis, Joye C., Finn, Jacob A., Gottfried, Emily, Arbisi, Paul A., Joiner, Thomas E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living - classification
Activities of Daily Living - psychology
Adolescent
Adult
Ambulatory Care Facilities - statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders - diagnosis
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Disorders - therapy
MMPI - statistics & numerical data
Patient Dropouts - psychology
Personality Assessment - statistics & numerical data
Predictive Value of Tests
Psychology, Clinical - statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data
Psychopathology
Psychotherapy - statistics & numerical data
Reproducibility of Results
Social Adjustment
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Summary:This study examined the utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory–2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) Validity Scales in prediction of premature termination in a sample of 511 individuals seeking services from a university-based psychology clinic. Higher scores on True Response Inconsistency–Revised and Infrequent Psychopathology Responses increased the risk of premature termination, whereas higher scores on Adjustment Validity lowered the risk of premature termination. Additionally, when compared with individuals who did not prematurely terminate, individuals who prematurely terminated treatment had lower Global Assessment of Functioning scores at both intake and termination and made fewer improvements. Implications of these findings for the use of the MMPI-2-RF Validity Scales in promoting treatment compliance are discussed.
ISSN:1073-1911
1552-3489
DOI:10.1177/1073191114541672