E-ISSN : 2733-4538
The study newly investigated the psychometric characteristics of the MMPI scales for DSM-III-R personality disorders(MPDS) which was developed using a combined empirical/rational strategy, and analyzed the factor structure of these scales to examine the construct validity. The result showed the high internal consistency and the constant psychometric characteristics of MPDS in a psychiatric patient population as well as in a normal population. It is suggested that the probability of these scales for personality disorder diagnosis be favourable. The similarity between the factor structure of the MWB scales and these scales comfirmed the construct validity of these scales. Also, the fact that these scales shared many factors with 16PF suggested the usefulness of these scales as scales for normal personality types.