External Validation of the MMPI-A-RF with Youth with Mental Health Needs: A Systematic Examination of Symptom-Based Correlates and Interpretive Statements Page: 31
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Psychasthenia (Pt): girls were described as acting out and suicidal whereas boys tended to lack
self-confidence. Therefore, Wrobel and Lachar (1992) argued for the continued examination of
the effect of gender on clinical correlates.
Similar sentiments were also expressed regarding the MMPI-A. Archer (1997) called for
the evaluation of the effect of gender on clinical correlates after documenting significant gender
differences in terms of scale elevations on the MMPI-A. Many studies answered Archer's call.
For example, Handel et al. (2011) found that females' scores on scale D were more predictive of
external variables than those for boys. Given the consistent pattern of gender differences on both
the MMPI and MMPI-A, it stands to reason that similar differences would also be present on the
MMPI-A-RF. More importantly, it is critical to understand how such gender differences may
affect interpretation. As a result, the current dissertation investigates the effect of gender on the
MMPI-A-RF in terms of psychometric properties, clinical correlates, and interpretation.
Current Study
Given its recent publication date, the MMPI-A-RF empirical literature is only beginning
to flourish. The current study served to build on previous-MMPI-A-RF studies by evaluating its
clinical correlates in a sample of mental health referred youth. In addition, the current study
helped determine the psychometric properties of the MMPI-A-RF in an adolescent offender and
partially hospitalized youth sample in terms of reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant
validity.
As part of its initial validation, MMPI-A-RF clinical correlates were established (Archer
et al., 2016). As previously reviewed, the correlate studies have employed extra-test indicators
including adjective or behavior checklists (Handel et al., 2011), adolescent records (Veltri et al.,31
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Sharf, Allyson J. External Validation of the MMPI-A-RF with Youth with Mental Health Needs: A Systematic Examination of Symptom-Based Correlates and Interpretive Statements, dissertation, August 2019; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1538766/m1/38/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .