Equivalence of Laptop and Tablet Administrations of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory–2 Restructured Form

Menton, William H; Crighton, Adam H.; Tarescavage, Anthony M.; Marek, Ryan J.; Hicks, Adam D.; Ben‐Porath, Yossef S.

doi:10.1177/1073191117714558

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“…Past research provides considerable evidence that the MMPI instruments are robust against alterations in the administration or presentation format of the test. For example, MMPI instrument results appear approximately equivalent regardless of whether the test is administered by test booklet, computer, or tablet (Finger & Ones, 1999; Forbey & Ben-Porath, 2007; Menton et al, 2019; Roper et al, 1995) or whether the items are administered in their standard order (Forbey & Ben-Porath, 2007; Hall et al, 2021; Roper et al, 1995; Tellegen & Ben-Porath, 2008/2011). Although there is no a priori reason to suspect that meaningful differences would arise between the results of in-person and remote police candidate assessments using the MMPI-2-RF, demonstrating this empirically would be beneficial given the high-stakes nature of public safety evaluations.…”

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Evidence for the comparability of local and remote administrations of the MMPI-2-RF in police candidate evaluations.

Menton¹,

Corey²,

Ben‐Porath³

2022

Psychological Assessment

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In this study, we explore the effects of in-person versus remote administration and in-person versus remote proctoring on scores on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) in the context of police candidate preemployment evaluations. To this end, we compare data gathered from candidates who completed the test under standard, in-person conditions with data from candidates who completed the test remotely with the Q-global Remote On-Screen Assessment (ROSA) system, using either in-person or remote proctoring. We find that the standard group (n = 3,311), remote administration/in-person proctoring group (ROSA-IPP; n = 108), and remote administration/remote proctoring group (ROSA-RP; n = 90) all produce very similar distributions of scores, with group differences in means and standard deviations no greater than two T-score points per scale. Examination of the correlations between MMPI-2-RF externalizing scale scores and a set of relevant extra-test criteria for the ROSA-IPP and ROSA-RP groups reveals little difference between groups and suggests patterns of convergent and discriminant validity similar to those observed in studies of the MMPI-2-RF under standard administration conditions. Taken together, these findings provide evidence that the MMPI-2-RF's psychometric properties in police candidate preemployment evaluations are equivalent regardless of whether the test is administered in-person or remotely and whether proctoring is conducted in-person or remotely. Public Significance StatementThis study indicates that when the MMPI-2-RF is used to examine the psychological functioning of police candidates, it produces similar results regardless of whether it is administered remotely (i.e., over the internet) or in-person.

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Evidence for the comparability of local and remote administrations of the MMPI-2-RF in police candidate evaluations.

Menton¹,

Corey²,

Ben‐Porath³

2022

Psychological Assessment

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“… 1 As a point of comparison, in a study comparing laptop-based and tablet-based electronic administrations of the MMPI-2-RF, Menton et al (2019) obtained a mean column–vector correlation of r cv = .97, indicating nearly identical patterns of extratest correlation between administration modalities. …”

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Examining the Psychometric Equivalency of MMPI-3 Scale Scores Derived From the MMPI-3 and the MMPI-2-RF-EX

2021

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The current study evaluated the comparability of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory–3 (MMPI-3) scale scores derived from the 335-item MMPI-3 to MMPI-3 scale scores derived from the 433-item MMPI-2 restructured form–expanded version (MMPI-2-RF-EX), an enhanced version of the MMPI-2-RF that was used to develop and validate the MMPI-3. To that end, we examined data from 192 college undergraduates who completed both the MMPI-3 and MMPI-2-RF-EX 1 week apart using a counterbalanced design. Across versions, mean T-scores and standard deviations, estimates of internal consistency, and standard error of measurement values, were highly similar, indicating no clinically meaningful differences across versions. We also compared between-version test–retest comparability values with within-version values calculated using a sample of undergraduates ( N = 318) who completed the MMPI-2-RF-EX twice over the same time interval, finding only marginal differences across the two samples. Finally, we computed column-vector correlations between MMPI-3 scores from both versions and several criterion measures, where results reflected no effect of test version on external validity. Overall, we determined that scale scores derived from either booklet are psychometrically interchangeable, indicating that MMPI-3 scale scores obtained from an administration of the MMPI-2-RF-EX can be applied when using the 335-item MMPI-3.

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“…Many studies have reported on the psychometric equivalence of administering tests via paper-and-pencil and computer formats using an in-person administration (e.g., Daniel & Wahlstrom, 2019;Daniel et al, 2014;Finger & Ones, 1999;Forbey & Ben-Porath, 2007;Menton et al, 2019;Pinsoneault, 1996;Roper et al, 1995). Fewer studies have focused on the comparison between in-person vs remote administration formats of psychological tests, particularly with respect to performance tasks (e.g., Brearly et al, 2017;Chuah et al, 2006;Marra et al, 2020;Wright, 2018).…”

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Can the Rorschach be Administered Remotely? A Review of Options and a Pilot Study Using a Newly Developed R-PAS App

Ales

Meyer

Mihura

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Psychol. Inj. and Law

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has required psychologists to adopt measures like physical distancing and mask wearing, though other safety procedures such as travel restrictions or prohibitions on in-person practice and research have fostered the use of tele-health tools. In this article, we review options for using the Rorschach task via videoconference and provide preliminary data from using a new electronic app for remote R-PAS administration to determine whether the remote administration in an electronic form yields different information than in-person administration with the cards in hand. As a pilot study, our focus is on the “first factor” of all Rorschach scores, i.e., complexity. Data were collected from 60 adult Italian community volunteers, and statistical analyses evaluated the extent to which the average complexity score significantly departed from R-PAS normative expectations (SS = 100), accompanied by Bayesian likelihoods for supporting the null hypothesis. Results suggest that the general level of complexity shown by the test-takers when administered the Rorschach remotely with the new R-PAS app closely resembles that previously observed using “standard” in-person procedures. Tentative analyses of other R-PAS scores suggested normative departures that could be due to the effects of the app, testing at home, or responses to the pandemic. We offer recommendations for future research and discuss practical implications.

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Equivalence of Laptop and Tablet Administrations of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory–2 Restructured Form

Cited by 13 publications

References 64 publications

Evidence for the comparability of local and remote administrations of the MMPI-2-RF in police candidate evaluations.

Evidence for the comparability of local and remote administrations of the MMPI-2-RF in police candidate evaluations.

Examining the Psychometric Equivalency of MMPI-3 Scale Scores Derived From the MMPI-3 and the MMPI-2-RF-EX

Can the Rorschach be Administered Remotely? A Review of Options and a Pilot Study Using a Newly Developed R-PAS App

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