Reading difficulty of MMPI-2 subscales.
Average reading difficulty based upon the Lexile value was computed for the 567 items and 61 sub/special scales of the MMPI-2. The mean for all items was 600.02 (SD = 304.57), which roughly corresponds to a fifth-grade reading level. Approximately 90% of the items require less than a ninth-grade reading level; 3 items require a high-school education or more. The Amorality (Mal) subscale had an average reading level greater than eighth grade. Nine subscales had 25% or more items above an eighth-grade reading level. The Hypomania (MA) subscales were the most demanding. For persons with low reading proficiency, interpretation of the nine subscales should be made cautiously.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.
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D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011932:Reading; D012660:Semantics