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The Korean Journal of Health Psychology

Clinical Utility of the MMPI-A-RF in Comparison with the MMPI-A: Focused on Adolescents Diagnosed with Internalizing Disorders in Korea

The Korean Journal of Health Psychology / The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, (P)1229-070X; (E)2713-9581
2024, v.29 no.1, pp.17-35
https://doi.org/10.17315/kjhp.2024.29.1.002
Yoon Jung Yang
Eun-Hee Park
Hyun Ju Hong

Abstract

We investigated the clinical utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory- Adolescent-Restructured Form(MMPI-A-RF) by comparing it with the MMPI-A. The subjects were 61 adolescents aged 12 to 18 years, diagnosed with internalizing disorders who visited the Department of Neuro-psychiatry at a University Hospital. We conducted Pearson's correlation analyses and paired t-tests on the MMPI-A and MMPI-A-RF scales. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to determine the extent to which the clinical scales of the MMPI-A can explain the higher-order scales of the MMPI-A-RF. The results showed a significant correlation between the corresponding validity and PSY-5 scales in the MMPI-A and MMPI-A-RF, as well as significant correlations between the clinical scales of the MMPI-A and the corresponding restructured scales of the MMPI-A-RF. The mean T-scores of MMPI-A-RF restructured clinical scales were significantly lower than those of MMPI-A clinical scales. Multiple regression analyses confirmed that the 2(D) and 7(Pt) clinical scales in the MMPI-A significantly explained the MMPI-A-RF emotional/internalizing distress (EID) scale. This study is the first to compare the MMPI-A and MMPI-A-RF directly in psychiatric adolescent patients to evaluate the clinical utility of the MMPI-A-RF. The results suggest that the MMPI-A-RF can be useful for evaluating emotional and psychological problems in adolescents.

keywords
MMPI-A, MMPI-A-RF, Adolescent, Internalizing disorder
Submission Date
2023-05-09
Revised Date
2023-07-06
Accepted Date
2023-12-12

The Korean Journal of Health Psychology