title: MMPI scale development methodology.
abstract: A multitude of special MMPI scales have been developed without sufficient consideration for the methodology of empirical scale construction. Suggestions are presented in this article regarding the selection of items for a new MMPI scale and the tasks needed for the evaluation of a new scale. An investigator who develops a new MMPI scale should consider (a) the need for K corrections of scale scores, and (b) the possibility that the information provided by the special scale can also be obtained from the standard MMPI scales.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Psychology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock 79409, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Clopton