Beebe D W, Finer E, Holmbeck G N
Psychology Department Loyola University of Chicago, USA.
J Pers Assess. 1996 Oct;67(2):272-84. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa6702_4.
Past research has found that very low scorers on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) tend to respond in a "fake-good" manner on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) validity scales. This findings was interpreted as evidence of poor "low-end specificity." This study replicated and extended this work by evaluating the low-end specificity of four popular depression measures. The evidence of problems with low-end specificity was strong for the BDI and marginal for the Profile of Mood States depression subscale. Interestingly, MMPI scores in the "normal" range were associated with "fake-good" responding, whereas very low and high scores were not. There was no evidence of an association between fake-good responding and scores on Exner's Depression Index for the Rorschach. Implications of these findings and guidelines for dealing with problems with low-end specificity in research are discussed.
过去的研究发现，在贝克抑郁量表（BDI）上得分极低的人在明尼苏达多项人格调查表（MMPI）效度量表上往往会以“伪装良好”的方式作答。这一发现被解释为“低端特异性”较差的证据。本研究通过评估四种常用抑郁量表的低端特异性，重复并扩展了这项工作。对于BDI，低端特异性存在问题的证据很充分，而对于情绪状态剖面图抑郁分量表则处于临界状态。有趣的是，“正常”范围内的MMPI分数与“伪装良好”的作答有关，而极低和极高分数则不然。没有证据表明“伪装良好”的作答与罗夏墨迹测验的艾克纳抑郁指数得分之间存在关联。本文讨论了这些发现的意义以及在研究中处理低端特异性问题的指导方针。
