TitleComparability and validity of computerized adaptive testing with the MMPI-2
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1995
AuthorsRoper, BL, Ben-Porath, YS, Butcher, JN
JournalJournal of Personality Assessment
Volume65
Edition1995/10/01
Number2
Pagination358-71
Date PublishedOct
Publication Languageeng
ISBN Number0022-3891 (Print)
Accession Number16367721
Abstract

The comparability and validity of a computerized adaptive (CA) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) were assessed in a sample of 571 undergraduate college students. The CA MMPI-2 administered adaptively Scales L, E the 10 clinical scales, and the 15 content scales, utilizing the countdown method (Butcher, Keller, & Bacon, 1985). All subjects completed the MMPI-2 twice, with three experimental conditions: booklet test-retest, booklet-CA, and conventional computerized (CC)-CA. Profiles across administration modalities show a high degree of similarity, providing evidence for the comparability of the three forms. Correlations between MMPI-2 scales and other psychometric measures (Beck Depression Inventory; Symptom Checklist-Revised; State-Trait Anxiety and Anger Scales; and the Anger Expression Scale) support the validity of the CA MMPI-2. Substantial item savings may be realized with the implementation of the countdown procedure.