Comparability of scores on the MMPI-2-RF scales generated with the MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF booklets.
In most validity studies on the recently released 338-item MMPI-2 (Butcher, Dahlstrom, Graham, Tellegen, & Kaemmer, 1989) Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF; Ben-Porath & Tellegen, 2008; Tellegen & Ben-Porath, 2008), scale scores were derived from the 567-item MMPI-2 booklet. In this study, we evaluated the comparability of the MMPI-2-RF scale scores derived from the original 567-item MMPI-2 booklet with MMPI-2-RF scale scores derived from the 338-item MMPI-2-RF booklet in a Dutch student sample (N = 107). We used a counterbalanced (ABBA) design. We compared results with those previously reported by Tellegen and Ben-Porath (2008). Our findings support the comparability of the scores of the 338-item version and the 567-item version of the 50 MMPI-2-RF scales. We discuss clinical implications and directions for further research.
Van der Heijden
P T
PT
Reinier van Arkel Psychiatric Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. P.T.vander.Heijden@RvAGroep.nl
Egger
J I M
JI
Derksen
J J L
JJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055815:Young Adult