RT Article
T1 Incremental Validity of MMPI-3 and NEO PI-3 Scores in Public Safety Candidate Pre-employment Psychological Evaluations
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 51
IS 3
SP 331
OP 352
A1 Whitman, Megan R.
A2 Holmes, Kaci
A2 SUE ELIAS, Laura
A2 Cappo, Bruce M.
A2 Ben-Porath, Yossef S.
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1881290891
AB This study evaluated the incremental validity of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 (MMPI-3) and the NEO Personality Inventory-3 (NEO PI-3) scores in predicting California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training dimension (i.e., the POST-10) ratings in public safety (n = 754) pre-employment psychological evaluations (PPEs). Although research has supported the use of the MMPI and NEO PI instruments separately, no study has evaluated the use of these abnormal- and normal-range tests in conjunction, consistent with the POST Manual requirement of use of clinical and normal-range personality measures. The MMPI-3 and NEO PI-3 were completed during PPE. Problem ratings in the POST-10 dimensions were rated using information from the assessing psychologist’s report. MMPI-3 and NEO PI-3 scores incremented one another in nearly every hierarchical ordinal logit regression model conducted to predict the ratings for five dimensions. Clinical implications and limitations, including potential criterion contamination especially for NEO PI-3 scores, are discussed.
K1 Risk assessment
K1 Incremental Validity
K1 pre-employment evaluation
K1 Public safety
K1 NEO PI-3
K1 MMPI-3
DO 10.1177/00938548231219809