Analysis of demographic factors on F scores and evaluation of new configurations of F scales
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Jing-jing Gong
Fourth Military Medical University
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Danmin Miao
Fourth Military Medical University
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Xia Zhu
Fourth Military Medical University
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Wei Xiao
Fourth Military Medical University
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Yan Zhang
Fourth Military Medical University
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- Keywords:
- Infrequency Scale, demographic factors, IEP, MMPI
- Abstract
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We analyzed the influence of demographic factors on scores of the Infrequency scale of the MMPI (Archer, Gordon, & Kirchner, 1987) administered to male youth in China. The demographic factors, acting as influencing factors of F scores, could be ignored. New configurations of infrequency scales were presented and discussed, which indicated that it was appropriate to choose a 20% item endorsement percentage (IEP) of the Chinese male youth as the criterion for item selection.
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- 2008-07-01
- Issue
- Volume 36, 2008, Issue 6
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