A Replication of the MMPI-A PSY-5 Scales and Development of Facet Subscales

McNulty, Harkness, Ben-Porath and Williams recently developed Personality Psychopathology Five (PSY-5) scales for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory– A (MMPI-A). This study examined these new scales in a sample of 545 adolescents receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment. Item-level pri...

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Published in:Assessment (Odessa, Fla.) Fla.), 2004-03, Vol.11 (1), p.40-48
Main Authors: Bolinskey, P. Kevin, Arnau, Randolph C., Archer, Robert P., Handel, Richard W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Child
Evaluation Methods
Female
Humans
Male
Measures (Individuals)
MMPI - statistics & numerical data
Personality Disorders - diagnosis
Personality Disorders - psychology
Personality Measures
Principal Component Analysis
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychiatry
Psychology, Adolescent
Psychometrics
Psychometrics - methods
Psychopathology
Psychopathology - instrumentation
Psychopathology - methods
Residential Facilities
Self-Assessment
Test Construction
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Summary:McNulty, Harkness, Ben-Porath and Williams recently developed Personality Psychopathology Five (PSY-5) scales for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory– A (MMPI-A). This study examined these new scales in a sample of 545 adolescents receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment. Item-level principal components analyses were employed to determine the internal structure of each PSY-5 scale and to aid in the creation of facet subscales for each PSY-5 scale. Results suggest that the MMPI-A PSY-5 scales display adequate internal consistency and our findings generally replicate the original work of McNulty et al. but also extend this work by showing that several of the PSY-5 scales may also be subdivided into meaningful lower level dimensions. These facet subscales for each of the MMPI-A PSY-5 scales are offered for further study.
ISSN:1073-1911
1552-3489
DOI:10.1177/1073191103257397