title: Homelessness and response styles on the Personality Assessment Inventory in a compensation-seeking sample.
abstract: The relationship between validity measures of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI; Morey, 1991) and homelessness was investigated in this archival study. Two groups (N = 50) of compensation-seeking adults were included: homeless and domiciled. The purpose of the study was to determine if differences existed between these 2 groups on the validity measures of the PAI to inform the clinical evaluations of the compensation-seeking homeless. Results of independent sample t tests indicated no significant differences between the homeless and domiciled groups on the 4 validity scales and 2 additional indexes of exaggerated responding (Malingering Index [Morey, 1996] and Rogers Discriminant Function [Rogers, Sewell, Morey, & Ustad, 1996]). Results suggested the compensation-seeking homeless have similar elevations on the PAI validity indexes as domiciled groups seeking compensation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Western Washington Medical Group, Everett, WA 98201, USA. jaredhellings@wwmedgroup.com
authors.forename: Jared R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hellings
authors.forename: Douglas M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Whiteside
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Czysz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011599:Psychopathology; D057566:Self Report; D012943:Social Security