Several meta-analyses of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) have examined these instruments’ ability to detect symptom exaggeration or feigning. However, limited research has directly compared whether the scales across these two instruments are equally effective. This study used a moderated meta-analysis to compare 109 MMPI-2 and 41 MMPI-2-RF feigning studies, 83 (56.46%) of which were not included in previous meta-analyses. Although there were differences between the two test versions, with most MMPI-2 validity scales generating larger effect sizes than the corresponding MMPI-2-RF scales, these differences were not significant after controlling for study design and type of symptoms being feigned. Additional analyses showed that the F and Fp-r scales generated the largest effect sizes in identifying feigned psychiatric symptoms, while the FBS and RBS were better at detecting exaggerated medical symptoms. The findings indicate that the MMPI-2 validity scales and their MMPI-2-RF counterparts were similarly effective in differentiating genuine responders from those exaggerating or feigning psychiatric and medical symptoms. These results provide reassurance for the use of both the MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF in settings where symptom exaggeration or feigning is likely. Findings are discussed in the context of the recently released MMPI-3.

明尼苏达多相人格量表 2 (MMPI-2) 和明尼苏达多相人格量表 2 重组表 (MMPI-2-RF) 的几项荟萃分析检验了这些仪器检测症状夸大或假装的能力。然而，有限的研究直接比较了这两种工具的量表是否同样有效。本研究使用适度的荟萃分析来比较 109 项 MMPI-2 和 41 项 MMPI-2-RF 假装研究，其中 83 项 (56.46%) 未包含在之前的荟萃分析中。尽管两个测试版本之间存在差异，大多数 MMPI-2 有效性量表产生的效应量大于相应的 MMPI-2-RF 量表，但在控制研究设计和假装症状类型后，这些差异并不显着。额外的分析表明，F 和 Fp-r 量表在识别假装的精神症状方面产生了最大的效应量，而 FBS 和 RBS 更擅长检测夸大的医学症状。研究结果表明，MMPI-2 有效性量表及其对应的 MMPI-2-RF 在区分真正的反应者与那些夸大或假装的精神和医学症状方面同样有效。这些结果为在可能出现症状夸大或假装的情况下使用 MMPI-2 和 MMPI-2-RF 提供了保证。调查结果在最近发布的 MMPI-3 的背景下进行了讨论。研究结果表明，MMPI-2 有效性量表及其对应的 MMPI-2-RF 在区分真正的反应者与那些夸大或假装的精神和医学症状方面同样有效。这些结果为在可能出现症状夸大或假装的情况下使用 MMPI-2 和 MMPI-2-RF 提供了保证。调查结果在最近发布的 MMPI-3 的背景下进行了讨论。研究结果表明，MMPI-2 有效性量表及其对应的 MMPI-2-RF 在区分真正的反应者与那些夸大或假装的精神和医学症状方面同样有效。这些结果为在可能出现症状夸大或假装的情况下使用 MMPI-2 和 MMPI-2-RF 提供了保证。调查结果在最近发布的 MMPI-3 的背景下进行了讨论。