Diagnostic reliability of MMPI-2 computer-based test interpretations.
Psychol Assess
; 26(3): 916-24, 2014 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24749753
ABSTRACT
Reflecting the common use of the MMPI-2 to provide diagnostic considerations, computer-based test interpretations (CBTIs) also typically offer diagnostic suggestions. However, these diagnostic suggestions can sometimes be shown to vary widely across different CBTI programs even for identical MMPI-2 profiles. The present study evaluated the diagnostic reliability of 6 commercially available CBTIs using a 20-item Q-sort task developed for this study. Four raters each sorted diagnostic classifications based on these 6 CBTI reports for 20 MMPI-2 profiles. Two questions were addressed. First, do users of CBTIs understand the diagnostic information contained within the reports similarly? Overall, diagnostic sorts of the CBTIs showed moderate inter-interpreter diagnostic reliability (mean r = .56), with sorts for the 1/2/3 profile showing the highest inter-interpreter diagnostic reliability (mean r = .67). Second, do different CBTIs programs vary with respect to diagnostic suggestions? It was found that diagnostic sorts of the CBTIs had a mean inter-CBTI diagnostic reliability of r = .56, indicating moderate but not strong agreement across CBTIs in terms of diagnostic suggestions. The strongest inter-CBTI diagnostic agreement was found for sorts of the 1/2/3 profile CBTIs (mean r = .71). Limitations and future directions are discussed.
Texto completo:
1
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos da Personalidade
/
Diagnóstico por Computador
/
MMPI
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychol Assess
Assunto da revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article