University of Minnesota Press & Pearson Assessments Announce Newest Update to the MMPI-2™ Revised Personnel System

Psychologists can use these reports to help identify individuals who may be emotionally unsuited for these demanding public safety roles. The system indicates personality attributes that may contribute to unsafe, irresponsible or ineffective on-the-job behavior.

Two Reports Available

Based on data from more than 18,000 personnel cases, both the Personnel Interpretive and Adjustment Rating Reports have been updated with two new sets of occupation-specific mean profiles on the validity, clinical, content and supplementary scales. These profiles help compare the applicant to other applicants in each of the six different public safety occupational areas, as well as to the general applicant sample.

"With the occupation-specific comparison group, I find the new mean profiles helpful and valuable," says Gary Farkas, PhD, a private practitioner whose practice includes screening candidates for law enforcement.

Developed by noted MMPI-2 test expert, James N. Butcher, PhD, the comprehensive interpretive report is tailored to each occupation to address the questions most relevant in employee selection. The expanded personnel interpretive report includes a new narrative section with contemporary personnel base rate information, which provides updated profile frequency data to complement the new mean profiles.

Updated User's Guide Provides Additional Help

The User's Guide was also updated to reflect changes to the reports. It provides interpretive guidelines for all of the MMPI-2 scales and the special features included in the revised reports. Additionally, it addresses key issues about using the MMPI-2 test for personnel selection, such as how to choose the appropriate test and how to administer the test effectively. It also includes detailed information on the development of the norms and the mean profiles.

Administering the Test

Under license from the University of Minnesota since 1982, Pearson Assessments is the exclusive worldwide distributor of scoring services and materials for the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A™ tests in the English-language.

Contact Information

For more information or to place an order, please call a Client Relations representative at Pearson Assessments at (800) 627-7271, extension 3225.

About Pearson's Assessment group

Pearson's Assessment group has been a premier provider of psychological assessments and scoring solutions for more than 40 years. Pearson provides instruments for professionals in clinical, public safety, corrections, medical, forensic, adolescent, education, and career settings. For more information, please call (800) 627-7271 or visit the Pearson's Assessments group web site at www.pearsonassessments.com.

Pearson's Assessment group is a business of Pearson Education, the world’s largest integrated education company, which in turn is part of Pearson plc, the international media company.