Examining the potential for gender bias in the prediction of symptom validity test failure by MMPI-2 symptom validity scale scores.

Abstract:

:Using a sample of individuals undergoing medico-legal evaluations (690 men, 519 women), the present study extended past research on potential gender biases for scores of the Symptom Validity (FBS) scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 by examining score- and item-level differences between men and women and determining the extent to which FBS scores were able to correctly identify men and women who were divided into credible responders (n = 837) and noncredible responders (n = 372) on the basis of performance on symptom validity tests. Results indicated that women had slightly higher raw FBS scores than men (d = .29), and significant differences between men and women in item endorsement were demonstrated for 14 FBS items. Step-down hierarchical logistic regression procedures indicated predictive bias (χ²Δ = 23.72, p < .001). Follow-up analyses indicated intercept bias (χ²Δ = 23.51, p < .001) but not slope bias (χ²Δ = 0.22, p = .64). However, using the test publisher's recommended FBS cutoff scores (Ben-Porath, Graham, & Tellegen, 2009), classification accuracies were similar for women and men (T > 80, h = -.02; T > 100, h = -.22, respectively). On the basis of these results, we conclude there is no evidence of clinically meaningful bias in predictions of symptom validity test failure made using FBS scores for men and women.

journal_name

Psychol Assess

journal_title

Psychological assessment

authors

Lee TT,Graham JR,Sellbom M,Gervais RO

doi

10.1037/a0026458

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-09-01 00:00:00

pages

618-27

issue

3

eissn

1040-3590

issn

1939-134X

pii

2012-02771-001

journal_volume

24

pub_type

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