Reading the Road Signs: The Utility of the MMPI-2 Restructured Form Validity Scales In Prediction of Premature Termination
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2015
School
Psychology
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.
Publication Title
Assessment
Volume
22
Issue
3
First Page
279
Last Page
288
Recommended Citation
Anestis, J. C.,
Finn, J. A.,
Gottfriend, E.,
Arbisi, P. A.,
Joiner, T. E.
(2015). Reading the Road Signs: The Utility of the MMPI-2 Restructured Form Validity Scales In Prediction of Premature Termination. Assessment, 22(3), 279-288.
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