Publication details
Souběžná validita dotazníku SPARO a MMPI-2
| Title in English | Convergent Validity of SPARO and MMPI-2 Questionnaires |
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| Year of publication | 2021 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | E-psychologie |
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| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.29364/epsy.392 |
| Keywords | convergent validity; divergent validity; SPARO; MMPI-2; Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory; Police of the Czech Republic; personal selection |
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| Description | In the previous study (Cígler & Rudá, 2021), we were not able to confirm satisfactory internal consistency and factor validity of the SPARO questionnaire. However, further psychometric properties are also necessary to consider the questionnaire's validity and usefulness in practice. In this follow up study, we examined its criterion validity to MMPI-2, which is used globally and thus has broader empirical support. Despite that, we did not find any support for neither convergent nor divergent validity of the main components, general factor, and the credibility score (L) of SPARO questionnaire to selected MMPI-2 scales. The only exception was the emotional variability scale (EM). As a minor result, we also examined the internal consistency and factor validity of MMPI-2 scales as no other Czech study concerning the questionnaire exists. Neither reliability nor factor validity was satisfactory. Finally, we argue that using the SPARO questionnaire in regular practice cannot be recommended. Cautious use of the MMPI-2 is possible, regarding international validation studies, however, further Czech research is needed, especially in the predictive validity. |