The MMPI-2 and Vocational Assessment: A Brief Report

Westefeld, John S.; Maples, Michael R.

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“…Norris (2001) studied the elevated profile of validity scores in the MMPI-2 based on demographic data, and found that education was the most significant influence on increasing F scores, while age and marital conditions had less of an influence upon F scores. By contrast, another piece of research involving 1,156 military personnel indicated that age was one of the most important factors, and that youth scored higher than adults in most scales (Westefeld & Maples, 1998). However, our research revealed completely different results for the impact of demographic factors: the three factors (residence, age and education) did have more or less effect on the F score, but all the influences combined explained only 6.2% of variance of the F score, which demonstrated that the influence of these three factors upon the F scale could be ignored.…”

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Analysis of Demographic Factors on F Scores and Evaluation of New Configurations of F Scales

Gong¹,

Miao²,

Lee³

et al. 2008

soc behav pers

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We analyzed the influence of demographic factors on scores of the Infrequency scale of the MMPI (Archer, Gordon, & Kirchner, 1987) administered to male youth in China. The demographic factors, acting as influencing factors of F scores, could be ignored. New configurations of infrequency scales were presented and discussed, which indicated that it was appropriate to choose a 20% item endorsement percentage (IEP) of the Chinese male youth as the criterion for item selection.

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Section: New Infrequency Scalesmentioning

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Analysis of Demographic Factors on F Scores and Evaluation of New Configurations of F Scales

Gong¹,

Miao²,

Lee³

et al. 2008

soc behav pers

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“…lowman (1989) provdes useful nformaton regardng some of the dfficultes and concerns when conductng pre-employment screenng for psychopathology, focusng manly on the occupaton of nuclear power plant workers . Westefeld and Maples (1998) reported on matchng applcants, mostly n polce departments, on the bass of the MMPI-2 to successful occupatonal ncumbents .…”

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Screening Air Traffic Control Specialists for Psychopathology Using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2

King¹,

Schroeder²,

Manning³

et al. 2008

PsycEXTRA Dataset

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The purpose of this paper is to model and document the use of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) as a psychological screening tool for conditionally selected FAA Air Traffic Control Specialists (ATCSs). A sample of 1,014 ATCSs in training voluntarily completed the MMPI-2 as part of a research program. Those data are used to estimate the number of future candidates that will be referred for follow-up psychological evaluations, given varying MMPI-2 scale cut-scores. At the individual scale level, Scale 1 (Hypochodriasis) had the lowest percentage of subjects identified across all cut scores, while Scale 9 (Hypomania) had the highest. Looking at participants with one or more scales above the cut-scores, about 15% had one or more scales at or above 65T, but only about 2% had one or more scales at or above 80T. A final algorithm of 70T or above on scales 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8, as well as 75T on scale 9, was selected. The identification rates are discussed in terms of impact on follow-up psychological evaluation referral. Initial cut scores are recommended.17.

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“…It has been used in clinical applications, as well as a screening instrument in personnel selection and job application contexts for decades (Butcher, Morfitt, Rouse, & Holden, 1997; Kornfeld, 1995). It has also been used to screen military job applicants who are applying for duty in special operations, for positions requiring access to sensitive information, and for other jobs that may represent significant risk or high visibility (Staal, Cigrang, & Fiedler, 2000; Westefeld & Maples, 1998). In the early 1990s, MMPI-2 was also introduced and adopted as a personnel selection tool for duty in special operations within the Chinese military.…”

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The Adjustment of New Recruits to Military Life in the Chinese Army

Xiao

Han

2011

Journal of Career Assessment

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In this article, the authors present the findings of two studies analyzing new recruits' adjustment to army life in the Chinese military. In the first exploratory study, we developed a scale to measure new recruits' adjustment to military life, and found that new soldiers' adaptation could be divided into two distinct types: interpersonal adjustment and training adjustment. Interpersonal adjustment was a soldier's ability to build harmonious relationships with peer soldiers, supervisors, and military officers. Training adjustment was a soldier's ability to achieve standards of professional competence and military training. Based on the findings of this first study, the authors conducted a second study to investigate the predictive power of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) on new recruits' adjustment. The results of this longitudinal study indicated that MMPI-2 could predict the initial stages of both interpersonal and training adjustment, as well as the subsequent change rate of these two types of adjustment. Our analyses have several important implications for recruiting, selecting, and training Chinese military leaders and human resource professionals.

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The MMPI-2 and Vocational Assessment: A Brief Report

Abstract: A review of the brief literature concerning the utilization of the MMPI-2 in vocational assessment is presented. Particular areas of focus include personnel selection, malingering, and applications with military personnel. Conclusions and implications are discussed.

Cited by 9 publications

References 18 publications

Analysis of Demographic Factors on F Scores and Evaluation of New Configurations of F Scales

Analysis of Demographic Factors on F Scores and Evaluation of New Configurations of F Scales

Screening Air Traffic Control Specialists for Psychopathology Using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2

The Adjustment of New Recruits to Military Life in the Chinese Army

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