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- Title
Personality Disorder Scales for the MMPI-2: An Assessment of Psychometric Properties in a Correctional Population.
- Authors
O'Maille, Patrick S.; Fine, Mark A.
- Abstract
This study assessed the psychometric properties of the MMPI-2 personality disorder scales in a correctional sample (N = 85). Reliability, as assessed by Cronbach's alpha, was moderate to high for the overlapping scales and comparable to the original scales from a previous study. Three components emerged from a principal components analysis that were not convergent with DSM-III-R clusters but were consistent with component structures from previous investigations. With the scales on the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-Revised (PDQ-R) as the criterion variables, convergent validity was supported for all scales with the exception of the Compulsive scale. Divergent validity was modest, with scales in the DSM-III-R 'dramatic' cluster performing best.
- Publication
Journal of Personality Disorders, 1995, Vol 9, Issue 3, p235
- ISSN
0885-579X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1521/pedi.1995.9.3.235