Symptom Correlates of MMPI-2 Scales and Code Types in a Private-Practice Setting

Sellbom, Martin; Graham, John R.; Schenk, Paul W.

doi:10.1207/s15327752jpa8402_06

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“…Potential participants were 710 private practice therapy clients. This sample has been used in a previous investigation examining the symptom correlates of MMPI-2 scales and code types (Sellbom, Graham, & Schenk, 2005). We applied specific exclusionary criteria to remove invalid protocols.…”

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Incremental Validity of the MMPI-2 PSY-5 Scales in Assessing Self-Reported Personality Disorder Criteria

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The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) Personality Psychopathology-Five (PSY-5) scales were developed to measure abnormal personality symptomatology. The present study examines the incremental validity of the PSY-5 scales beyond the clinical and content scales in assessing criteria associated with personality disorders. The current sample includes 240 male and 407 female clients from private practice settings who completed the MMPI-2 and the Multiaxial Diagnostic Inventory (MDI), a self-report checklist of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (3rd ed., revised) symptoms. Six of the MDI personality disorder scales, conceptually related to the PSY-5 scales, are used as criteria. Hierarchical regression analyses determine the incremental validity of each PSY-5 scale. In most analyses, PSY-5 scales add a significant increment of variance to the clinical and content scales. Implications of the results are discussed.

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Incremental Validity of the MMPI-2 PSY-5 Scales in Assessing Self-Reported Personality Disorder Criteria

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“…Numerous researchers have found Hy associated with somatization (Keller & Butcher, 1991;Sellbom, Graham, & Schenk, 2005), particularly chronic pain. Summaries of this research are found in Arbisi (2006), Arbisi and Butcher (2004), and Keller and Butcher (1991).…”

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The Deconstruction of the Hy Scale of MMPI–2: Failure of RC3 in Measuring Somatic Symptom Expression

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Journal of Personality Assessment

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The MMPI-2 (Butcher, Dahlstrom, Graham, Tellegen, & Kaemmer, 1989) Clinical Scales have a long history in psychological assessment. Recently, Tellegen et al. (2003) conducted a series of analyses to restructure the scales to reduce what they considered to be problems that limit scale functioning. In a critique of the Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales published in this issue, Nichols (2006/this issue) questions a number of aspects of the approach Tellegen et al. took including their theoretical assumptions, methods of analysis, and failures to report important information needed for scale evaluation such as relationships with existing scales. We concur with many points raised by Nichols. In our analysis of the performance of the RC3 scale, we found that it has "drifted" so far from the original Hy scale as to be a completely different measure- a scale of cynical attitudes that is already well represented in existing MMPI-2 measures. In this article, we take these concerns a step further and examine the history and construct validity of the Hy scale in evaluating the somatic expression of problems that the original authors (McKinley & Hathaway, 1944) intended. We also include new information from a medical setting, an application not represented in Tellegen et al.'s RC Scale monograph. In agreement with Rogers et al. (2006/this issue), it is our conclusion that some RC Scales do not represent the measurement domain of the original scales and should not be relied on for or used to refine traditional interpretation, particularly in medical or forensic situations (such as personal injury cases) because of their confusing and conflicting results.

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“…After the MMPI‐2 had been published, Somwaru and Ben‐Porath (1995) developed a new set of scales based on the DSM‐IV criteria. Subsequently, Sellbom et al (2005) also developed a set of PD Spectra scales using the MMPI‐2‐RF item pool. However, despite their development, none of these PD scales were ever included in the official MMPI manuals, and none are currently available for the MMPI‐3.…”

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Associations between MMPI‐3 scale scores and the DSM‐5 personality disorders

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Sellbom

2021

J Clin Psychol

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Objective The current study examined associations between Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory‐3 (MMPI‐3) scales and self‐reported DSM‐5 Section II personality disorder (PD) symptoms. A priori hypotheses were generated for which MMPI‐3 scales would be most highly associated with each PD. Methods We used a large sample (n = 489) of university students, who completed the MMPI‐3 and two established self‐report measures of personality disorders. Results The results were generally consistent with theoretical expectations and previous research utilizing the MMPI‐2‐RF. Specifically, most hypothesized MMPI‐3 scales exhibited meaningful associations with relevant PD variables, although there were some notable exceptions. The regression models revealed significant predictors for each PD which were generally consistent with expectations and previous research. Conclusions Overall, the MMPI‐3 appears well situated to cover a range of DSM‐5 Section II PD‐related psychopathology, and three of the new MMPI‐3 scales appear to have added utility for assessing personality pathology.

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Symptom Correlates of MMPI-2 Scales and Code Types in a Private-Practice Setting

Cited by 16 publications

References 16 publications

Incremental Validity of the MMPI-2 PSY-5 Scales in Assessing Self-Reported Personality Disorder Criteria

Incremental Validity of the MMPI-2 PSY-5 Scales in Assessing Self-Reported Personality Disorder Criteria

The Deconstruction of the Hy Scale of MMPI–2: Failure of RC3 in Measuring Somatic Symptom Expression

Associations between MMPI‐3 scale scores and the DSM‐5 personality disorders

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