The Role of the Motivational Distortion Scale in the 16PF

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ID13655745
AutoresA Simon (0000-0002-1156-9900, autor de correspondencia)
Año2015
Volumen117
Número2
Páginas452-456
Fecha de publicación2015-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/03.pr0.117c19z7
PMID26444841
OpenAlexW2178784282
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas14

For reasons unknown, the Motivational Distortion (MD) scale in two of the forms of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) was discarded in a later version of the instrument. In this study, different profiles were obtained on the 16PF form containing the MD scale with 46 male inmates in a penal setting, when the participants were initially asked to answer the questions truthfully, then in the retest to answer in a manner that would appear favorable. The test-retest scores were analyzed without Motivational Distortion adjustments and several of the factor scores were statistically different; however, when the Motivational Distortion adjustments were implemented and scores recalculated, differences on Factors A, M, O, and Q1 were no longer significant. The Motivational Distortion scale, therefore, appears to be useful and should be reinstated in the 16PF

16PF Questionnaire · Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Distortion (music · Personality · Personality test · Psychometrics · Scale (ratio · Test (biology · Test validity · Deception detection and forensic psychology · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology