Robert P. Archer, PhD, Richard W. Handel, PhD, Yossef S. Ben-Porath, PhD, Auke Tellegen, PhD
Age Range:14 – 18
Administration:Web-based (Q-global), paper and pencil
Scoring Option:Q-global® Scoring & Reporting, Hand Scoring
Reading Level:4.9 grade (Lexile average), 4.4 grade (Flesch-Kincaid)
Completion Time:25 to 30 minutes computer-administered; 30-45 minutes paper and pencil
Forms:241 True-False items
Norms:The MMPI-A-RF norms are nongendered, drawn from the MMPI-A normative sample, and consist of 1,610 adolescents (805 boys; 805 girls) between 14 and 18 years of age from several regions of the U.S., a balanced sample for region, rural-urban residence, and ethnicity.
Report Option:Score and Interpretive Reports
Publication Date:2016
Publisher:University of Minnesota Press
The MMPI-A-RF is the most up-to-date, empirically based personality assessment for use with adolescents. The test mirrors the structure of the MMPI-2-RF, the most recent version for use with adults, and includes several adolescent-specific scales. The MMPI-A-RF is composed of 241 items, is linked to current models of psychopathology and personality, and features 48 empirically validated scales relevant for use with adolescents in a variety of clinical, forensic, and school settings.
The MMPI-A-RF provides a valuable alternative to the MMPI-A test. The MMPI-A test continues to be published and fully supported by the University of Minnesota Press and distributed exclusively by Pearson.
The MMPI-A-RF provides relevant information to aid clinicians in problem identification, diagnosis, and treatment planning for adolescents’ ages 14 to 18. Clinical, school, and counseling psychologists can use this self-report inventory to support:
The following gender-specific comparison groups are available in the Score and Interpretive Reports.
Validity
CNS – Cannot Say (reported as a raw score only, not plotted)
VRIN-r – Variable Response Inconsistency
TRIN-r – True Response Inconsistency
CRIN – Combined Response Inconsistency
F-r – Infrequent Responses
L-r – Uncommon Virtues
K-r – Adjustment Validity
Higher-Order (H-O) and Restructured Clinical (RC)
Higher-Order (H-O)
EID – Emotional/Internalizing Dysfunction
THD – Thought Dysfunction
BXD – Behavioral/Externalizing Dysfunction
Restructured Clinical (RC)
RCd – Demoralization
RC1 – Somatic Complaints
RC2 – Low Positive Emotions
RC3 – Cynicism
RC4 – Antisocial Behavior
RC6 – Ideas of Persecution
RC7 – Dysfunctional Negative Emotions
RC8 – Aberrant Experiences
RC9 – Hypomanic Activation
Somatic/Cognitive and Internalizing
Somatic/Cognitive
MLS – Malaise
GIC – Gastrointestinal Complaints
HPC – Head Pain Complaints
NUC – Neurological Complaints
COG – Cognitive Complaints
Internalizing
HLP – Helplessness/Hopelessness
SFD – Self-Doubt
NFC – Inefficacy
OCS – Obsessions/Compulsions
STW – Stress/Worry
AXY – Anxiety
ANP – Anger Proneness
BRF – Behavior-Restricting Fears
SPF – Specific Fears
Externalizing and Interpersonal
Externalizing
NSA – Negative School Attitudes
ASA – Antisocial Attitudes
CNP – Conduct Problems
SUB – Substance Abuse
NPI – Negative Peer Influence
AGG – Aggression
Interpersonal
FML – Family Problems
IPP – Interpersonal Passivity
SAV – Social Avoidance
SHY – Shyness
DSF – Disaffiliativeness
Personality Psychopathology Five (PSY-5)
AGGR-r – Aggressiveness-Revised
PSYC-r – Psychoticism-Revised
DISC-r – Disconstraint-Revised
NEGE-r – Negative Emotionality/Neuroticism-Revised
INTR-r – Introversion/Low Positive Emotionality-Revised
The MMPI-A-RF normative sample is drawn from the MMPI-A normative sample. It consists of 1,610 adolescents (805 boys; 805 girls) ages 14 to 18 from several regions of the U.S., a balanced sample for region, rural-urban residence, and ethnicity.
The Score and Interpretive Reports provide raw and T scores for all 48 empirically validated scales of the MMPI-A-RF. Comparative means and standard deviations from one of 10 different standard settings, or a custom comparison group, can optionally be reported.
In addition to full scoring information, the Interpretive Report contains the following narrative sections:
Q-global™ Web-based Administration, Scoring, and Reporting – Enables you to quickly assess and efficiently organize examinee information, generate scores, and produce accurate comprehensive reports all via the Web.
Manual Scoring – Administer assessments on answer sheets and score them yourself with answer keys and profile/record forms.
Presenter: Robert P. Archer, PhD, ABPP
This webinar presentation provides a brief overview of the rationale for and methods used to develop the MMPI-A-RF, and the various materials available to score and interpret the test. The MMPI-A-RF features 48 empirically validated scales and takes only 25-30 minutes to administer. The test is designed to aid clinicians in identifying a broad array of mental disorders among adolescents in clinical, educational, forensic, and medical settings. The MMPI-A-RF is also designed to measure treatment progress when administered across varying points in the treatment process.
Presenter: Richard W. Handel, PhD
This webinar presentation provides a brief overview of the rationale for and methods used to develop the MMPI-A-RF, and the various materials available to score and interpret the test. The MMPI-A-RF features 48 empirically validated scales and takes only 25-30 minutes to administer. The test is designed to aid clinicians in identifying a broad array of mental disorders among adolescents in clinical, educational, forensic, and medical settings. The MMPI-A-RF is also designed to measure treatment progress when administered across varying points in the treatment process.
Presenter: Richard W. Handel, PhD
This webinar presentation provides a brief overview of the rationale for and methods used to develop the MMPI-A-RF, and the various materials available to score and interpret the test. The MMPI-A-RF features 48 empirically validated scales and takes only 25-45 minutes to administer. The test is designed to aid clinicians in identifying a broad array of mental disorders among adolescents in clinical, educational, forensic, and medical settings. The MMPI-A-RF is also designed to measure treatment progress when administered across varying points in the treatment process.
Date: Apr 20, 2017
Presenter: Robert P. Archer, PhD
This webinar presentation provides a brief overview of the rationale for and methods used to develop the MMPI-A-RF, and the various materials available to score and interpret the test. The MMPI-A-RF features 48 empirically validated scales and takes only 25-45 minutes to administer. The test is designed to aid clinicians in identifying a broad array of mental disorders among adolescents in clinical, educational, forensic, and medical settings. The MMPI-A-RF is also designed to measure treatment progress when administered across varying points in the treatment process.
Date: Oct 18, 2016
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PDF: MMPI-A-RF: Basic Overview