Factor invariance of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory |
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Authors: | Michael Gibertini Paul D Retzlaff |
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Institution: | (1) Community Mental Health, The Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, 33612-3899 Tampa, Florida;(2) Veterans Administration Medical Center, 33612 Tampa, Florida |
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Abstract: | Several factor analyses of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) have resulted in very similar solutions. Interpretation of this consistency is hampered by the fact that the 20 scales of the inventory share items. Overlapping items cause the scales to be linearly dependent and may create structure in the interscale correlation matrix which is separate from the subject response patterns. A factor analysis was performed on the matrix of item-overlap coefficients which describes the underlying artifactual structure of the instrument. Data from two new subject samples were factor analyzed and compared to previously published studies. Similarity coefficients among factors across studies were calculated. |
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Keywords: | Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) overlapping items factor analysis |
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