Underreporting on the MMPI–2–RF in a high-demand police officer selection context: An illustration.

Detrick, Paul; Chibnall, John T.

doi:10.1037/pas0000013

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“…Notably, Sellbom and Bagby (2008) reported that L-r elevations tend to be associated with contexts in which interpersonal demands are emphasized. Similarly, Detrick and Chibnall (2014) concluded in a study of police candidates under high-demand conditions (personnel selection contexts in which test results influenced suitability determinations) and low-demand conditions (police academy contexts in which the results were used solely for research) that L-r elevations are associated primarily with an orientation toward “moralistic bias (social communion).” These collective findings support the hypothesis that some portion of L-r elevations occurs in circumstances in which the test taker is motivated to project a prosocial orientation in order to mask a socially proscribed one.…”

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A Prorating Method for Estimating MMPI-2-RF Scores From MMPI Responses

2015

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The purpose of the current study was to identify Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) correlates of police officer integrity violations and other problem behaviors in an archival database with original MMPI item responses and collateral information regarding integrity violations obtained for 417 male officers. In Study 1, we estimated MMPI-2-RF scores from the MMPI item pool (which includes approximately 80% of the MMPI-2-RF items) in a normative sample, a psychiatric inpatient sample, and a police officer sample, and conducted analyses that demonstrated the comparability of estimated and full scale scores for 41 of the 51 MMPI-2-RF scales. In Study 2, we correlated estimated MMPI-2-RF scores with information about subsequent integrity violations and problem behaviors from the integrity violation data set. Several meaningful associations were obtained, predominately with scales from the emotional, thought, and behavioral dysfunction domains of the MMPI-2-RF. Application of a correction for range restriction yielded substantially improved validity estimates. Finally, we calculated relative risk ratios for the statistically significant findings using cutoffs lower than 65T, which is traditionally used to identify clinically significant elevations, and found several meaningful relative risk ratios.

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A Prorating Method for Estimating MMPI-2-RF Scores From MMPI Responses

2015

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“…In surveys or interviews, behaviors that are considered socially desirable in a given organization are over reported while behaviors considered less socially desirable are under reported (Tourangeau and Yan, 2007). For instance, a study showed positive response distortions in the personality test of police officers in the sense that negative personality facets such as internalizing/emotional dysfunction scales or externalizing behaviors were underreported (Detrick and Chibnall, 2014).…”

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Social desirability, stress and health in police officers: preliminary results

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Abdellaoui

Wolf

2021

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is (1) to confirm the relationship between the two dimensions of social desirability (pretending and denying), self-reported stress and health reports in police officers and (2) to assess whether dysfunctions in basal cortisol profiles are related to social desirability.Design/methodology/approachSocial desirability is known to influence how individuals respond to sensitive topics, such as questions concerning health in the workplace, and has usually been defined according to two dimensions: pretending and denying. However, it is not known whether social desirability is only a bias in responding to health surveys or a more general attitude of denying problems and pretending to be stronger than one is in the everyday life. If the latter is true, social desirability may have important health implications, and underlying mechanisms must be described. In total, 77 police officers completed questionnaires measuring social desirability (denying and pretending), perceived stress as well as mental and somatic health symptoms. They were further instructed to collect saliva samples for cortisol concentrations assays.FindingsThese preliminary results showed that denying was negatively related to the report of stress and health symptoms. Furthermore, police officers higher in pretending showed a flatter diurnal cortisol slope.Research limitations/implicationsThe correlation between dysregulation of the hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, as expressed by a flatter cortisol slope, and a higher score in the pretending subscale suggests that looking for social approval by inflating one's capacities is related to chronic work-related stress, making the individual more vulnerable to stress-related disease.Originality/valueTo study the potential health-relevant consequences and underlying mechanisms of social desirability bias related to police culture by including stress biomarkers.

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“…Integrating the MMPI-2-RF into SPJ assessments would provide both an objective and standardized assessment of this response bias via its two under-reporting scales: Uncommon Virtues (L-r) and Adjustment Validity (K-r). Several studies have supported the validity of these scales for identifying under-reporting (Crighton, Marek, Dragon, & Ben-Porath, 2017; Detrick & Chibnall, 2014; Sellbom & Bagby, 2008). Moreover, research indicates that under-reporting detected by the MMPI-2-RF generalizes to other aspects to the assessment (Forbey, Lee, Ben-Porath, Arbisi, & Gartland, 2013).…”

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Assessment of Sex Offenders With the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality /Inventory–2–Restructured Form

2016

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This study examined the association between scores on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) with static and dynamic risk assessment instruments, including the STATIC-99 and Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R). The sample included 304 male adults who were convicted of sexual offenses against children and were referred to a sex offender treatment program. On average, the sample had a Low-Moderate risk of re-offending according to the STATIC-99 and LSI-R. The results indicated that MMPI-2-RF scale scores in this setting are characterized by relatively high levels of under-reporting and externalizing psychopathology compared with the normative sample. We also found that scale scores in this sample produced reliability estimates that were similar to the normative sample. Finally, external correlations between the MMPI-2-RF scales and the risk assessment instruments indicated that the test was associated in expected ways with constructs measured by these instruments. Correlations were most robust among scales in the externalizing/behavioral dysfunction domain of the MMPI-2-RF. Overall, the results of the study support and guide use of the test in this population.

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Underreporting on the MMPI–2–RF in a high-demand police officer selection context: An illustration.

Cited by 34 publications

References 19 publications

A Prorating Method for Estimating MMPI-2-RF Scores From MMPI Responses

A Prorating Method for Estimating MMPI-2-RF Scores From MMPI Responses

Social desirability, stress and health in police officers: preliminary results

Assessment of Sex Offenders With the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality /Inventory–2–Restructured Form

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