An investigation of the Mini-Mult validity scales.
Examined the ability of the Mini-Mult validity scales to detect invalid MMPI profiles. When 34 invalid MMPI profiles were rescored with the Mini-Mult only 17 of the 34 profiles invalidated by the full MMPI were detected with the Mini-Mult. This included 14 of 27 profiles invalidated by an elevated F scale; 2 of 4 profiles invalidated by an elevated L scale and 1 of 3 profiles invalidated by an elevated K scale. Only 14 of 27 profiles invalidated by an F-K ratio of K11 were detected. When new conversion values for the Mini-Mult were utilized, the detection rate improved considerably for the F scale and the F-K ratio.
Gayton
W F
WF
Department of Psychology, University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, Portland, Maine 04103, USA.
Bishop
J S
JS
Citrin
M M
MM
Bassett
J S
JS