Abstract
Against the background of a growing interest in symptom validity assessment in European countries, new data on base rates of negative response bias is presented. A retrospective data analysis of forensic psychological evaluations was performed based on 398 patients with workers' compensation claims. 48 percent of all patients scored below cut-off in at least one symptom validity test (SVT) indicating possible negative response bias. However, different SVTs appear to have differing potential to identify negative response bias. The data point at the necessity to use modern methods to check data validity in civil forensic contexts.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Bias
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Brain Injury, Chronic / diagnosis*
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Brain Injury, Chronic / psychology
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Disability Evaluation*
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Expert Testimony / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Female
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Germany
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Humans
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Male
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Malingering / diagnosis*
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Malingering / psychology
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Mental Disorders / diagnosis*
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Mental Disorders / psychology
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Middle Aged
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Neuropsychological Tests / statistics & numerical data
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Pain / diagnosis*
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Pain / psychology
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Personality Inventory / statistics & numerical data
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Psychometrics / statistics & numerical data
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Reproducibility of Results
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Retrospective Studies
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Workers' Compensation / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Young Adult