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Publication Date: 1975
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Clinical Limitations of Three Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Short Forms
Hoffmann, Norman G.; Butcher, James N.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 43, 1, 32-38, Feb 75
Three Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory short forms, the Mini-Mult, Faschingbauer's 166, and the MMPI-168, which were constructed by different methodologies, were compared on a sample of 1,028 psychiatric patients. Results of this study seriously question the use of MMPI short forms for clinical interpretation. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Personality Measures, Psychological Testing, Test Validity, Testing
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
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