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

Hiring decision-makers, together with 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, such as intolerance to stress that may contribute to unsafe, irresponsible or ineffective on-the-job behavior. The reports can be used as a guide for employment decisions in which personality adjustment is considered important for success on the job.

Report Updates

Based on data from more than 18,000 personnel cases, these reports have been updated with occupation-specific mean profiles that help compare the applicant to other applicants in the same public safety occupational area, as well as to the general applicant sample.

In addition, noted MMPI-2 test expert, James N. Butcher, PhD, tailored the comprehensive interpretive report to each occupation by addressing the questions most relevant in employee selection.

"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.

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.