Butcher J N, Morfitt R C, Rouse S V, Holden R R
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.
J Pers Assess. 1997 Apr;68(2):385-401. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa6802_9.
The MMPI-2 is often used for screening job applicants when public safety or security are at risk. Inherent in such applications is concern for profile validity and test defensiveness. In this study, we examine the impact of revised instructions on profile validity for a group of job applicants who initially produced invalid profiles. Participants were 271 male applicants for airline pilot positions. Of these, 72 produced invalid defensive MMPI-2 profiles during preemployment screening. The MMPI-2 was readministered to these applicants with instructions informing them of validity scales and instructing them to respond in a more open, honest manner. Comparisons were made between valid and invalid profiles for initial administrations and between valid and invalid profiles at readministration. Some clinical scales were more elevated for valid, nondefensive profiles. Most content scales showed more elevation for valid profiles, and 12% of the applicants who were retested produced significant elevations (T>or=65) on the content scales. Profiles were similar to those produced by employed pilots of a previous study.
当公共安全面临风险时，明尼苏达多相人格测验第二版（MMPI - 2）常被用于筛选求职者。此类应用中内在的问题是对剖面图有效性和测验防御性的担忧。在本研究中，我们考察了修订后的指导语对一组最初产生无效剖面图的求职者的剖面图有效性的影响。参与者为271名申请航空公司飞行员职位的男性。其中，72人在入职前筛选中产生了无效的防御性MMPI - 2剖面图。对这些申请者重新施测MMPI - 2，并给予指导语，告知他们效度量表的情况，并指导他们以更开放、诚实的方式作答。对首次施测的有效和无效剖面图以及重新施测时的有效和无效剖面图进行了比较。一些临床量表在有效、非防御性剖面图中得分更高。大多数内容量表在有效剖面图中得分更高，重新接受测试的申请者中有12%在内容量表上有显著升高（T≥65）。这些剖面图与之前一项研究中在职飞行员所产生的剖面图相似。
