The MMPI-2-RF Externalizing Scales: Shared and Unique Associations with Experimental Neurocognitive and Affective Tasks

ions, with three constructs at the highest level of the hierarchy (Higher-Order Scales), nine scales at the middle level (RC scales), and a number of narrow-bandwidth scales at the bottom of the hierarchy (SP scales, Interest Scales). Therefore, for the present study, we will use ESEM to model the factor structure of the MMPI-2-RF starting at the item-level, but also including factors at each of the three levels of the hierarchy. We will be using a dataset of MMPI-2-RF responses requested from the NCS Pearson archive (data delivery still pending). We have requested approximately 2,000 cases, including a combination of protocols from inpatient and outpatient mental health settings. Psychometric implications of the results will be discussed, as well as conclusions related to the usefulness of the ESEM approach in personality assessment research.