Six validity scales offer reliable measures of random responding, fixed responding, over-reporting, and under-reporting-enabling clinicians to comprehensively assess protocol validity.Comparative means and standard deviations from one of 10 different standard settings, or a custom comparison group, can optionally be reported. The Score and Interpretive Reports provide raw and T scores for all 48 empirically validated scales of the MMPI-A-RF. It consists of 1,610 adolescents (805 boys 805 girls) ages 14 to 18 from several regions of the U.S., a balanced sample for region, rural-urban residence, and ethnicity. The MMPI-A-RF normative sample is drawn from the MMPI-A normative sample. INTR-r - Introversion/Low Positive Emotionality-Revised Psychometric Information NEGE-r - Negative Emotionality/Neuroticism-Revised Higher-Order (H-O) and Restructured Clinical (RC)ĮID - Emotional/Internalizing DysfunctionīXD - Behavioral/Externalizing Dysfunction School Setting, National (boys) (girls)ĬNS - Cannot Say (reported as a raw score only, not plotted).Medical Setting, National (boys) (girls).Forensic Correctional, National (boys) (girls).Forensic Predisposition, Mid-Atlantic (boys) (girls).Psychiatric Residential Treatment, Midwest (boys) (girls).Acute Psychiatric Inpatient, Midwest (boys) (girls).Psychiatric Inpatient, National (boys) (girls).Psychiatric Outpatient, National (boys) (girls).The following gender-specific comparison groups are available in the Score and Interpretive Reports. Save even more time with computer administration, which takes only 25 to 30 minutes. Nationally representative normative sample. Drawn from the MMPI-A normative sample, the MMPI-A-RF norms consists of 1,610 adolescents (805 boys 805 girls) ages 14 to 18 years of age from several regions of the U.S., a balanced sample for region, rural-urban residence, and ethnicity.
Comparison Groups. Data are reported in the test manual, and can be accessed in the reports for an additional level of interpretation that allows the comparison of individual test results with relevant reference groups.
The test manual provides comprehensive documentation on the development of this contemporary broadband assessment - including empirical correlates of the scales in a variety of settings.
Diagnosis and treatment planning in a variety of settings.Clinical, school, and counseling psychologists can use this self-report inventory to support: The MMPI-A-RF provides relevant information to aid clinicians in problem identification, diagnosis, and treatment planning for adolescents' ages 14 to 18. The MMPI-A test continues to be published and fully supported by the University of Minnesota Press and distributed exclusively by Pearson. The MMPI-A-RF provides a valuable alternative to the MMPI-A test.
The MMPI-A-RF is composed of 241 items, is linked to current models of psychopathology and personality, and features 48 empirically validated scales relevant for use with adolescents in a variety of clinical, forensic, and school settings. The test mirrors the structure of the MMPI-2-RF, the most recent version for use with adults, and includes several adolescent-specific scales. Please note - this product is also available to psychiatrists upon request. Administration time: 25 to 30 minutes computer-administered 30-45 minutes paper and pencilĪdministration type: Individual Q-global administration, scoring and/or reporting, or manual scoring