Incremental validity of selected MMPI-A content scales in an inpatient setting.
To date, relatively few studies have been published evaluating the validity or incremental validity of the content scales from the adolescent version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-A; J. N. Butcher et al., 1992). A sample of 629 psychiatric inpatient adolescents who had completed the MMPI-A was used to evaluate the ability of selected clinical and content scales to predict conceptually related clinical variables. Criteria were based on clinician ratings, admission and discharge diagnoses, and chart reviews. Results from hierarchical multiple and logistic regression analyses indicated the content scales offered incremental validity over the clinical scales and supported the use of the content scales as an adjunct to the traditional clinical scales.
McGrath
Robert E
RE
School of Psychology T-WH1-01, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey 07666, USA. mcgrath@fdu.edu
Pogge
David L
DL
Stokes
John M
JM
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results