Validation of an MMPI-2 scale to assess Obsessive-compulsive Personality Disorder
by Stewart, Sharon E., Psy.D., THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ROCKIES, 2009, 62 pages; 3352307

Abstract:

Obsessive-compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) is prevalent in the general population and comorbid with conditions which motivate treatment seeking. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (“MMPI”; Butcher, Dahlstrom, Graham, Tellegen, & Kaemmer, 1989) is a respected instrument for measuring personality in an array of settings. No psychometrically sound MMPI scale is available for evaluating OCPD. This study was conducted to develop such a scale. Using archival data collected from 1278 military service members and dependents, items agreed to by two licensed, doctoral level mental health practitioners and one master’s level psychiatric nurse practitioner as representing OCPD DSM-IV criteria were compiled into an eleven-item scale. Results indicated that the derived scale had low reliability for use in clinical settings. Also, the expected relationships with the criterion scales did not indicate convergent validity.
 
AdviserJames R. Oraker
SchoolTHE UNIVERSITY OF THE ROCKIES
SourceDAI/B 70-03, p. , May 2009
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsClinical psychology; Personality psychology; Quantitative psychology and psychometrics
Publication Number3352307
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