Citation

Heilbrun K, Bennett WS, White AJ, Kelly J. Behav. Sci. Law 1990; 8(1): 45-53.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/bsl.2370080106

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The empirically-based model of malingering and deception described by Rogers (1984b) was operationalized using MMPI and clinical interview data. Subjects (N = 159) were patients committed to an inpatient forensic hospital as 'Incompetent to Stand Trial' or 'Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity'. Inter-rater reliability was acceptable for the 11 criteria used to define response styles. Each subject was categorized into one of five response style groups: 'Reliable', 'Malingering', 'Defensive', 'Irrelevant', or 'Unclassifiable'. Factor analysis of the rating criteria yielded four factors, three of which are comparable to the assigned groups, providing some validation for the constructs underlying these groups.

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