TY - JOUR
T1 - Raising doubts about claims of malingering
T2 - Implications of relationships between MCMI‐II and MMPI‐2 performances
AU - Grillo, Joseph
AU - Brown, Richard S.
AU - Hilsabeck, Robin
AU - Price, J. Randall
AU - Lees‐Haley, Paul R.
PY - 1994/7
Y1 - 1994/7
N2 - Test results from 90 personal injury claimants were used to explore the relationship between personality disorders (Dependent, Histrionic, Compulsive, Schizoid, Schizotypal, Paranoid, Narcissistic, Borderline, Antisocial, Avoidant, and Passive‐Aggressive) as assessed by the MCMI‐II and response style measured by MMPI‐2 validity scales (F, K, L, F‐K, O‐S, Es, and FBS). With the exception of the Dependent and Narcissistic scales, all personality disorder scales were found to have a significant relationship with validity indicators in the direction of faking bad. These results suggest that the presence of characterological factors (i.e., a personality disorder), rather than malingering, contributes to exaggerated results in a forensic setting. Implications for future research are addressed.
AB - Test results from 90 personal injury claimants were used to explore the relationship between personality disorders (Dependent, Histrionic, Compulsive, Schizoid, Schizotypal, Paranoid, Narcissistic, Borderline, Antisocial, Avoidant, and Passive‐Aggressive) as assessed by the MCMI‐II and response style measured by MMPI‐2 validity scales (F, K, L, F‐K, O‐S, Es, and FBS). With the exception of the Dependent and Narcissistic scales, all personality disorder scales were found to have a significant relationship with validity indicators in the direction of faking bad. These results suggest that the presence of characterological factors (i.e., a personality disorder), rather than malingering, contributes to exaggerated results in a forensic setting. Implications for future research are addressed.
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U2 - 10.1002/1097-4679(199407)50:4<651::AID-JCLP2270500424>3.0.CO;2-C
DO - 10.1002/1097-4679(199407)50:4<651::AID-JCLP2270500424>3.0.CO;2-C
M3 - Article
C2 - 7983217
AN - SCOPUS:0028023819
VL - 50
SP - 651
EP - 655
JO - In Session - Psychotherapy in Practice
JF - In Session - Psychotherapy in Practice
SN - 0021-9762
IS - 4
ER -