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  • Psychological assessment
  • Clinical psychology
  • Personality research

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  • Previous research suggests low scores on the MMPI and MMPI-2 scales can reflect positive characteristics.
  • The interpretability of low scores on the MMPI-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) scales remains less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if low scores on the MMPI-2-RF Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales for internalizing difficulties (RCd, RC2, RC7) correlate with positive psychological attributes.
  • To examine associations between low internalizing RC Scale scores and self-esteem, life satisfaction, affect (positive and negative), and optimism.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized statistical analyses, including difference and percentage bend analyses, to examine score associations.
  • Assessed the relationships between scores on the RCd, RC2, and RC7 scales and measures of psychological well-being.

Main Results:

  • All internalizing RC Scales showed expected patterns of association with the measured characteristics across the full score range.
  • Only the RC2 scale demonstrated statistically significant associations with positive affect, self-esteem, and life satisfaction.
  • Below-average RC2 scores were uniquely linked to increased positive affect, self-esteem, optimism, and life satisfaction.

Conclusions:

  • Confirms that high scores on internalizing RC Scales align with established interpretations.
  • Provides novel evidence that low scores on the RC2 scale may signify enhanced positive psychological states, including self-esteem and life satisfaction.