The MMPI‐2 in sexual harassment and discrimination litigants

Long, Barbara; Rouse, Steven V.; Nelsen, R. Owen; Butcher, James N.

doi:10.1002/jclp.10269

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“…For example, in a study by Long, Rouse, Nelson, and Butcher (2004), Hy was prominently elevated among persons involved in sexual harassment personal injury claims.…”

Section: Litigation or Work Compensationmentioning

confidence: 95%

The Deconstruction of the Hy Scale of MMPI–2: Failure of RC3 in Measuring Somatic Symptom Expression

Butcher¹,

Hamilton²,

Rouse³

et al. 2006

Journal of Personality Assessment

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The MMPI-2 (Butcher, Dahlstrom, Graham, Tellegen, & Kaemmer, 1989) Clinical Scales have a long history in psychological assessment. Recently, Tellegen et al. (2003) conducted a series of analyses to restructure the scales to reduce what they considered to be problems that limit scale functioning. In a critique of the Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales published in this issue, Nichols (2006/this issue) questions a number of aspects of the approach Tellegen et al. took including their theoretical assumptions, methods of analysis, and failures to report important information needed for scale evaluation such as relationships with existing scales. We concur with many points raised by Nichols. In our analysis of the performance of the RC3 scale, we found that it has "drifted" so far from the original Hy scale as to be a completely different measure- a scale of cynical attitudes that is already well represented in existing MMPI-2 measures. In this article, we take these concerns a step further and examine the history and construct validity of the Hy scale in evaluating the somatic expression of problems that the original authors (McKinley & Hathaway, 1944) intended. We also include new information from a medical setting, an application not represented in Tellegen et al.'s RC Scale monograph. In agreement with Rogers et al. (2006/this issue), it is our conclusion that some RC Scales do not represent the measurement domain of the original scales and should not be relied on for or used to refine traditional interpretation, particularly in medical or forensic situations (such as personal injury cases) because of their confusing and conflicting results.

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“…For example, in a study by Long, Rouse, Nelson, and Butcher (2004), Hy was prominently elevated among persons involved in sexual harassment personal injury claims.…”

Section: Litigation or Work Compensationmentioning

confidence: 95%

The Deconstruction of the Hy Scale of MMPI–2: Failure of RC3 in Measuring Somatic Symptom Expression

Butcher¹,

Hamilton²,

Rouse³

et al. 2006

Journal of Personality Assessment

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“…Long et al [57] and Matthiesen and Einarsen [53], reporting their work on the identification of personality profiles of mobbing victims, provided both methodological and content indications for verification of the existence of these different clusters and their interpretation. Group analysis, or cluster analysis, is a set of techniques designed to reduce the number of data, combining various data into a single group based on some "similarity" or "proximity".…”

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“…Generally, previous studies highlighted that whining, sad, rigid, prickly personalities are more frequently associated with feelings of being victimized as a result of mobbing [55,56]. Overall, available studies do not seem to clarify the role of personality differences between victims and non-victims [57]. If on one hand, some personality traits (anxiety, depression, somatization, etc.)…”

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“…The existing body of literature seems to lack empirical evidence highlighting the role of personality in predisposing a worker to be an easy target [45], and even less has focused on the analysis of the personality profile of mobbing victims through the use of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) [41,50,56,57].…”

Section: Mobbing and Victim Personality Characteristicsmentioning

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Gender Patterns in Mobbing Victims: Differences in Negative Act Perceptions, MMPI Personality Profile, Perceived Quality of Life, and Suicide Risk

Alfano¹,

Ramaci

Landolfi

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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With the aim of investigating the impact of gender-related personality characteristics on bullying perceptions and outcomes, a correlational study was designed with 114 individuals who had used a public health service aimed at harassed workers identifying themselves as victims of mobbing in central Italy. The study was conducted using the following questionnaires: the Negative Acts Questionnaire (NAQ), a measure of workplace bullying; the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2), used to provide information to measure personality dimensions for workplace screening; the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BRIEF) which assesses four domains assumed to represent the quality of life construct; and the Suicidal Potential Scale (SPS) used to assess suicidal ideation. MMPI-2 profile results show a significant elevation of specific MMPI scales and gender differences. When compared to women, men who complain of being the victims of negative actions at work are more depressed, paranoid, introverted, anxious, and obsessive, and have higher anger levels and lower self-esteem. Many different MMPI-2 scales are also predictors of quality of life (QoL) perceptions and suicidal tendencies. The NAQ total score, however, predicts quality of life and suicide risk. Perceptions of negative actions have a serious effect on life outcomes. The results provide useful indications on personality profiles and gender differences, which can be understood as antecedents in the perception of negative events, and factors capable of modulating the effect of perceived bullying actions on outcomes.

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“…Mağdurların psikolojik ve fiziksel sağlığını bozan, eğitim ve iş hayatlarını aksatan, ekonomik yaşamlarını büyük oranda etkileyen bir durumdur (1,3). Cinsel taciz tüm ülkelerde olduğu gibi Türkiye'de de son derece yaygın toplumsal bir sorundur (3,4).…”

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Sexual harassment cases tried in the court in Eskisehir

Karbeyaz¹,

Gündüz²,

Akkaya³

et al. 2012

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Bulgular:Çalışma süresince Eskişehir'de bulunan 3 Sulh Ceza Mahkemesinde görülen toplam 3762 davadan 161'i (% 4,3) cinsel taciz başlıklı 105. madde ile ilişkili olduğu, tümü kadın olan mağ-durların yaş ortalamalarının 24,4± 8,1 olduğu, olguların % 50,9'unda (n=82) sanığın tanıdık olduğu, sanığı tanıdık olan olgulardan 32'sinde (% 39,0) sanığın mağdurun iş yeri arkadaşı veya patronu, 19'unda (% 23,2) öğ-retmeni veya eğitimcisi olduğu, davaların 124'ünün (% 77) beraat ile sonuçlandığı, 37'sinde (% 23) ise sanığın 1 yıla kadar hapis cezası ile cezalandırıldığı belirlenmiştir. Sonuç:Cinsel taciz iddiası ile başvu-ran olgularda mağdurlarının ruhsal değerlendirmesi, gerek suçun ortaya konması, gerekse de mağdurun rehabilitasyonu açısından son derece önemli-dir. Suçluların cezalandırılması için bildirim özendirilmelidir. Bildirim yapılmasını önleyen faktörlerle mücadele edilmesi gerekmektedir. Bu amaçla yargı sürecinde yaşanan aksaklıkların düzeltilmesi gerekmektedir.

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The MMPI‐2 in sexual harassment and discrimination litigants

Cited by 6 publications

References 19 publications

The Deconstruction of the Hy Scale of MMPI–2: Failure of RC3 in Measuring Somatic Symptom Expression

The Deconstruction of the Hy Scale of MMPI–2: Failure of RC3 in Measuring Somatic Symptom Expression

Gender Patterns in Mobbing Victims: Differences in Negative Act Perceptions, MMPI Personality Profile, Perceived Quality of Life, and Suicide Risk

Sexual harassment cases tried in the court in Eskisehir

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