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Cross validation of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) Cognitive Bias Scale of Scales (CB-SOS) over-reporting indicators in a military sample.

Authors :
Ingram PB
Armistead-Jehle P
Herring TT
Morris CS
Source :
Military psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological Association [Mil Psychol] 2024 Mar-Apr; Vol. 36 (2), pp. 192-202. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 05.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Following the development of the Cognitive Bias Scale (CBS), three other cognitive over-reporting indicators were created. This study cross-validates these new Cognitive Bias Scale of Scales (CB-SOS) measurements in a military sample and contrasts their performance to the CBS. We analyzed data from 288 active-duty soldiers who underwent neuropsychological evaluation. Groups were established based on performance validity testing (PVT) failure. Medium effects (d = .71 to .74) were observed between those passing and failing PVTs. The CB-SOS scales have high specificity (≥.90) but low sensitivity across the suggested cut scores. While all CB-SOS were able to achieve .90, lower scores were typically needed. CBS demonstrated incremental validity beyond CB-SOS-1 and CB-SOS-3; only CB-SOS-2 was incremental beyond CBS. In a military sample, the CB-SOS scales have more limited sensitivity than in its original validation, indicating an area of limited utility despite easier calculation. The CBS performs comparably, if not better, than CB-SOS scales. CB-SOS-2's differences in performance in this study and its initial validation suggest that its psychometric properties may be sample dependent. Given their ease of calculation and relatively high specificity, our study supports the interpretation of elevated CB-SOS scores indicating those who are likely to fail concurrent PVTs.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1532-7876
Volume :
36
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Military psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological Association
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
37651693
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2022.2160151