Journal of clinical psychology
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The subjectivity of the Harris-Lingoes MMPI content subscales was examined by asking expert judges (N = 13) to group items from appropriate clinical scales that represented similar content, attitudes or traits. The mean subgroups were compared to the Harris-Lingoes subscales, and item groupings were consensually validated and replicated. ⋯ Nine consensually validated and replicated subscales were highly similar to nine Harris-Lingoes subscales, while nine other replicated subscales were moderately similar to seven Harris-Lingoes subscales. Twelve Harris-Lingoes subscales were unrelated to the replicated subscales.