Article
The Many Faces of Malingering and Participant Response Strategies: New Methodologies in the Attachment and Clinical Issues Questionnaire (ACIQ)
Journal of General Psychology
(2014)
Abstract
Four studies created malingering and response bias scales for a new test
battery, the Attachment and Clinical Issues Questionnaire (ACIQ). In the first calibration
study, a new approach to identifying fake good and fake bad respondents was outlined.
In Study 2, this scale was cross validated in a within-subjects design that also found only
weak correlations between the scales of the ACIQ and measures of social desirability. The
third study developed a method violator scale (one who responds randomly to the content
of the scales due to carelessness, low IQ, etc.). It was tested by Monte Carlo and empirical
studies. The fourth study combined the two cross validation studies to offer clear cutoffs for
the practitioner. These studies successfully led to the creation of malingering and response
bias scales for the ACIQ and also introduced new methods that could be adapted to other
instruments.
Keywords
- ACIQ,
- attachment measurement,
- malingering,
- social desirability,
- response bias
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter January 1, 2014
DOI
10.1080/00221309.2013.866538
Citation Information
Marc A. Lindberg. "The Many Faces of Malingering and Participant Response Strategies: New Methodologies in the Attachment and Clinical Issues Questionnaire (ACIQ)" Journal of General Psychology Vol. 141 Iss. 2 (2014) p. 80 - 97 ISSN: 1072954 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/marc_lindberg/11/
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