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Author ORCID Identifier
Date Available
10-29-2018
Year of Publication
2018
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
College
Arts and Sciences
Department/School/Program
Psychology
Faculty
Dr. David T. R. Berry
Faculty
Dr. Mark Fillmore
Abstract
The identification of potential underreporting in employment evaluations is important to consider when examining a measure’s validity. This importance increases in personnel selection involving high-virtue positions (e.g., police officers and firefighters). The current study aimed to utilize an archival firefighter applicant sample to examine the construct validity of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form’s (MMPI-2-RF) underreporting scales (L-r and K-r). Results were analyzed using a correlation matrix comprised of a modified version of the Multi-Trait Multi-Method Matrix (MTMM), as well as multiple regression and partial correlation. The present study provides additional support for the construct validity of the MMPI-2-RF’s underreporting validity scales. Further research using outcome measures and alternate assessment methods would be able to provide further information on the efficacy of these scales.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2018.419
Recommended Citation
Balthrop, Kullen Charles, "MMPI-2-RF UNDERREPORTING VALIDITY SCALES IN FIREFIGHTER APPLICANTS: A CROSS-VALIDATION STUDY" (2018). Theses and Dissertations--Psychology. 149.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/psychology_etds/149
