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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Neuropsychology
  • Educational Assessment

Background:

  • Psychoeducational assessments are vital for diagnosing learning and mental health conditions in students.
  • Validity testing, including Symptom Validity Tests (SVTs) and Performance Validity Tests (PVTs), is essential to ensure the accuracy of assessment results.
  • Non-credible presentations can significantly impact diagnostic outcomes and treatment planning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between failing SVTs or PVTs and performance on cognitive, achievement, and executive functioning measures.
  • To examine the relationship between validity test failures and self-reported symptoms related to mental health and attention.
  • To determine the utility of incorporating both SVTs and PVTs in psychoeducational assessments for postsecondary students.

Main Methods:

  • Archival data from 2463 psychoeducational assessments of postsecondary students were analyzed.
  • Failure rates on SVTs and PVTs were calculated.
  • Score differences on cognitive, achievement, executive functioning, and self-report symptom measures were compared between students who passed and failed validity tests.

Main Results:

  • 41.6% of students failed at least one validity test (PVT or SVT).
  • Students failing SVTs reported higher symptom levels but showed no performance deficits.
  • Students failing PVTs scored lower on performance-based tests.
  • Failure on both PVTs and SVTs indicated greater impairment across performance and self-reported symptoms.
  • Domain-specific SVTs showed targeted associations with specific symptom clusters (e.g., ADHD SVTs with ADHD symptoms).

Conclusions:

  • The findings underscore the frequent occurrence of non-credible presentations in postsecondary students undergoing psychoeducational assessments.
  • Incorporating at least one PVT and one SVT is recommended to enhance diagnostic certainty.
  • Domain-specific SVTs may offer more nuanced insights into specific symptom reporting.