Butcher J N
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455.
J Pers Assess. 1994 Feb;62(1):31-44. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa6201_4.
Psychological tests like the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) have been used widely to assess personality characteristics and appraise potential mental health problems of individuals applying for responsible positions. This study had three major goals: First, these data allowed for an evaluation of the effects of the new norms for the traditional validity and clinical scale scores of the MMPI-2 in an employment selection program. Second, the effects that test defensiveness had on the MMPI-2 scores of a group of individuals, airline pilot applicants who were taking the test in a preemployment context, were evaluated. Third, useful descriptive information was provided on the performance of airline pilot applicants on MMPI-2 scales to give interpretive guidelines for using the MMPI-2 in psychological screening. A sample of 437 airline pilot applicants seeking employment as airline flight crew members was administered the MMPI-2. Results of the study showed that the MMPI-2 norms were more appropriate for characterizing pilot applicants than were the original MMPI norms, which tended to overpathologize test takers. The effects of defensiveness on MMPI-2 profiles were found to be pronounced. Interpretive guidelines for using the MMPI-2 in personnel screening were proposed.
像明尼苏达多相人格调查表（MMPI）这样的心理测试已被广泛用于评估申请责任职位的个人的人格特征和潜在心理健康问题。本研究有三个主要目标：第一，这些数据有助于评估MMPI - 2传统效度和临床量表分数的新常模在就业选拔程序中的效果。第二，评估了测试防御性对一组在入职前参加测试的航空公司飞行员申请人的MMPI - 2分数的影响。第三，提供了关于航空公司飞行员申请人在MMPI - 2量表上表现的有用描述性信息，以便为在心理筛查中使用MMPI - 2提供解释指南。对437名寻求担任航空公司机组人员工作的飞行员申请人样本进行了MMPI - 2测试。研究结果表明，MMPI - 2常模比原始MMPI常模更适合描述飞行员申请人，原始MMPI常模往往会过度诊断测试者。发现防御性对MMPI - 2剖面图的影响很明显。提出了在人员筛查中使用MMPI - 2的解释指南。
