Factors Differentiating Successful Versus Unsuccessful Malingerers
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2001
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1207/S15327752JPA7702_13
Abstract
Relatively little is known about the processes in which “successful” malingerers engage to avoid detection. This study summarizes the response strategies used by participants (N = 540) instructed to feign a specific mental disorder while completing various self-report instruments designed to detect faking. Postexperiment questionnaires indicated that those who were able to appear symptomatic while avoiding being detected as feigning (n = 60) were more likely to endorse a lower rate of legitimate symptoms, to avoid overly unusual or bizarre items, and to base their responses on their own personal experiences.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Personality Assessment, v. 77, issue 2, p. 333-338
Scholar Commons Citation
Edens, John F.; Guy, Laura S.; Otto, Randy K.; Buffington, Jacqueline K.; Tomicic, Tara L.; and Poythress, Norman G., "Factors Differentiating Successful Versus Unsuccessful Malingerers" (2001). Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications. 341.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mhlp_facpub/341
