A combined factor analysis of the millon clinical multiaxial inventory and the MMPI in an offender population

The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) is a recently introduced instrument designed to measure both symptomatology and long‐standing patterns of personality disorder in clinical popluations. Because it is designed to assess clients who are similar to those with whom the MMPI is often used (...

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Published in:Journal of clinical psychology 1990-01, Vol.46 (1), p.89-96
Main Authors: Ownby, Raymond L., Wallbrown, Fred H., Carmin, Cheryl N., Barnett, Robert W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Affect
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Criminal Psychology
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - diagnosis
Middle Aged
MMPI
Nosology. Terminology. Diagnostic criteria
Personality
Personality Inventory
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social research
Techniques and methods
Tests
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Summary:The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) is a recently introduced instrument designed to measure both symptomatology and long‐standing patterns of personality disorder in clinical popluations. Because it is designed to assess clients who are similar to those with whom the MMPI is often used (e.g., adjudicated offenders), a question may arise as to whether the two instruments measure the same aspects of clients' function. This study investigated this question by conducting a combined factor analysis of the two instruments in a criminal offender population (N = 2,245). Results indicated that although there are important areas of overlap between the two instruments, each also contains unique sources of variance. The results are interpreted as supporting the use of both instruments as part of an objective assessment battery, as has been suggested by several authors.
ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(199001)46:1<89::AID-JCLP2270460114>3.0.CO;2-K