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Detecting fake-bad MMPI-A profiles.

L A Stein1, J R Graham, C L Williams

  • 1Department of Psychology, Kent State University, OH 44242, USA.

Journal of Personality Assessment
|December 1, 1995
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The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A) validity scales effectively identify adolescents faking bad. Different cutoff scores are needed to distinguish between clinical and nonclinical fakers and nonclinical fakers versus those with standard instructions.

Area of Science:

  • Psychological assessment
  • Adolescent psychology
  • Clinical psychology

Background:

  • The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A) is a key tool for assessing adolescent psychopathology.
  • Ensuring the validity of MMPI-A results is crucial, particularly in identifying exaggerated or fabricated symptoms (faking-bad).
  • Previous research has established the utility of validity scales in adult MMPI versions for detecting invalid responding.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of the MMPI-A validity scales in detecting adolescents who are intentionally faking-bad.
  • To determine if the MMPI-A validity scales can differentiate between nonclinical adolescents instructed to fake-bad and clinical or nonclinical adolescents under standard conditions.
  • To identify optimal cutoff scores for these discriminations.

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Main Methods:

  • The study involved 58 male and 80 female high school students and 58 male and 80 female adolescents from clinical settings.
  • Participants completed the MMPI-A, with some nonclinical adolescents instructed to fake-bad.
  • Analysis focused on comparing validity scale profiles across different groups.

Main Results:

  • Mean MMPI-A profiles were comparable to those reported for adult MMPI versions and adolescent MMPI.
  • Accurate identification of adolescents faking-bad was achieved.
  • The study successfully differentiated between clinical adolescents and nonclinical adolescents faking-bad, and between nonclinical fakers and nonclinical controls, though distinct cutoff scores were required.

Conclusions:

  • The MMPI-A validity scales are valuable for identifying faking-bad behavior in adolescents.
  • Specific cutoff scores are necessary for distinguishing between different types of invalid responding.
  • These findings support the use of the MMPI-A in clinical and forensic settings involving adolescents.