A replication of the MMPI-A PSY-5 scales and development of facet subscales

Assessment. 2004 Mar;11(1):40-8. doi: 10.1177/1073191103257397.

Abstract

McNulty, Harkness, Ben-Porath and Williams recently developed Personality Psychopathology Five (PSY-5) scales for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-A (MMPI-A). This study examined these new scales in a sample of 545 adolescents receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment. Item-level principal components analyses were employed to determine the internal structure of each PSY-5 scale and to aid in the creation of facet subscales for each PSY-5 scale. Results suggest that the MMPI-A PSY-5 scales display adequate internal consistency and our findings generally replicate the original work of McNulty et al. but also extend this work by showing that several of the PSY-5 scales may also be subdivided into meaningful lower level dimensions. These facet subscales for each of the MMPI-A PSY-5 scales are offered for further study.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • MMPI / statistics & numerical data*
  • Male
  • Personality Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Personality Disorders / psychology
  • Principal Component Analysis
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Psychology, Adolescent
  • Psychometrics / methods*
  • Psychopathology / instrumentation
  • Psychopathology / methods
  • Residential Facilities
  • Self-Assessment*