title: Reading the Road Signs: The Utility of the MMPI-2 Restructured Form Validity Scales in Prediction of Premature Termination.
abstract: This study examined the utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) Validity Scales in prediction of premature termination in a sample of 511 individuals seeking services from a university-based psychology clinic. Higher scores on True Response Inconsistency-Revised and Infrequent Psychopathology Responses increased the risk of premature termination, whereas higher scores on Adjustment Validity lowered the risk of premature termination. Additionally, when compared with individuals who did not prematurely terminate, individuals who prematurely terminated treatment had lower Global Assessment of Functioning scores at both intake and termination and made fewer improvements. Implications of these findings for the use of the MMPI-2-RF Validity Scales in promoting treatment compliance are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA joye.anestis@usm.edu.
authors.forename: Joye C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Anestis
authors.affiliation: Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Jacob A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Finn
authors.affiliation: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gottfried
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Arbisi
authors.affiliation: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Joiner
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology*; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011599:Psychopathology; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012917:Social Adjustment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: MMPI-2-RF; assessment; outpatients; personality; termination; validity