Request for Research Proposals
for
Fiscal Year 2009/2010
The Press invites proposals for research
and development on its instruments:
MMPI-2
MMPI-2-RF
MMPI-A
having identified the following priorities:
• Development of norms for Spanish versions
of
the MMPI instruments published for use
in the US
• Validation of the MMPI-2-RF in nonmental-health
settings -- medical, neuropsychological, forensic (criminal and civil), public safety
• Treatment-relevant research
• Research relating more broadly to personality
and psychopathology
These grants are intended for nonstudent researchers holding graduate degrees.
For information on support for student research projects, please contact Beverly Kaemmer (kaemmm002@umn.edu).
Submission Process
Requests should be submitted for
each
project
for which
you are
requesting
funding
on the attached forms:
• Request for Research Funding
(Word or PDF)
• Request for Product Development Funding
(Word or PDF)
In completing the forms, please provide thorough and detailed responses. Requests will be formally reviewed by the Test Division’s Advisory Board as
to the quality of the proposal and the importance
of the proposed research/ development. The advisors will be asked to comment on the strengths and weaknesses of new proposals and on the progress reported on requests for renewal funding of previously supported research.
Submission Deadline: March 15, 2009
Previously Funded Research
If you received r/d funding this fiscal year
from
the Press, please submit progress and expenditure reports to Beverly Kaemmer,
Test Division Manager, kaemm002@umn.edu by the following dates:
Progress Reports: March 15, 2009
(Word or PDF)
Expenditure Reports: June 30, 2009
(Word or PDF)
Progress reports must be received before funding requests for 2009/2010 are considered.
Questions about submitted requests and reports should be sent to Beverly Kaemmer (kaemm002@umn.edu)
Publication of the
MMPI-2-RF
The University of Minnesota Press released the MMPI-2-RF, the most significant revision of the MMPI instruments in nearly 20 years. Building on the strengths of the MMPI®-2, the most widely used and researched test of adult psychopathology in the world, the MMPI-2-RF
is psychometrically up-to-date and linked to current models of psychopathology and personality.
Composed of 338 items and with the well-respected and validated RC (Restructured Clinical) Scales at its core, the 50-scale test provides an exhaustive and efficient assessment of the clinically significant substance of the MMPI-2 item pool.
Two manuals provide basic documentation on the test: the Manual for Administration, Scoring, and Interpretation is a practical guide to the use of the test, and the Technical Manual reports empirical correlates for various settings, including mental health inpatient and outpatient clinics, substance abuse treatment centers, criminal court proceedings, personal injury and disability evaluations, and public safety employment evaluations.
Computer-based results are available in a Score Report and an Interpretive Report. Both reports make it possible for users to compare an individual’s test results with means and standard deviations for test takers in 14 different settings. An innovative feature of the Interpretive Report is hover text, which shows on-screen the scale scores triggering each narrative statement and citations to research supporting the statement. Hand-scoring materials are also available.
Authors Yossef S. Ben-Porath, PhD, and Auke Tellegen, PhD, have been introducing test users to the MMPI-2-RF for the past two years through training workshops, which they continue to offer.
The MMPI-2-RF test is one of several MMPI instruments published by the University of Minnesota Press. ”Publication of the MMPI-2-RF is the culmination of the most recent major project in the research/development program on the MMPI instruments to which the University of Minnesota Press is committed,” said Beverly Kaemmer, associate director and test division manager. “One of the noteworthy contributions of test authors Tellegen and Ben-Porath is the Technical Manual.”
The MMPI-2-RF materials are available from Pearson Assessments, the University’s distributor.
Customers who use Q Local software can exchange MMPI-2 usages one-for-one for MMPI-2-RF usages with version 2.2 and higher.
Q Local software version 2.2 and higher also includes a special converter program that enables customers to easily convert an MMPI-2 scored record to an MMPI-2-RF record that is ready for reporting. Directions for converting records can be found in the Q Local Help menu, or Chapter 5 of the MMPI-2-RF User’s Guide for Reports.
Mail-in and hand-scoring materials can be ordered online at PearsonAssessments.com or by calling (800) 627-7271.
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