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  • Psychological Assessment
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Forensic Psychology

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  • Previous research indicates that validity scales on the MMPI-2/-RF can detect response biases that generalize to other self-report measures.
  • Ensuring response validity is critical in psychological evaluations, particularly in forensic and disability contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 (MMPI-3) Validity Scales demonstrate generalizability of detected over-reporting and under-reporting to other measures.
  • To examine the extent to which MMPI-3 Validity Scales predict response validity on extra-test self-report, performance-based, and performance validity tests.

Main Methods:

  • A sample of 665 male disability claimants completed the MMPI-3, various self-report measures with embedded symptom validity tests (SVTs), performance-based measures, and performance validity tests (PVTs).
  • Participants were categorized into three groups based on MMPI-3 Validity Scale scores: over-reporting (n=276), under-reporting (n=100), and within normal limits (WNL; n=289).

Main Results:

  • MMPI-3 detected over-reporting generalized to symptom over-reporting on other psychopathology measures and was associated with poorer performance on cognitive and performance validity tests.
  • MMPI-3 detected under-reporting generalized to symptom minimization on collateral psychopathology measures.
  • No significant differences in cognitive functioning were found between under-reporters and the WNL group, with minor exceptions.

Conclusions:

  • The MMPI-3 Validity Scales are effective in identifying potential over- and under-reporting on concurrently administered measures.
  • These findings highlight the utility of MMPI-3 Validity Scales in contexts where other assessment tools may lack robust validity indicators.