Explanatory models of malingering: A prototypical analysis.
Authors:
- Kenneth W. SewellKSKenneth W. Sewell
- Alan M. GoldsteinAGAlan M. Goldstein
- 1 October 1994
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Law and Human Behavior
- Vol. 18 (5) , 543-552
Abstract
Rogers (1990a, 1990b) proposed three models to explain why certain persons malinger mental illness: pathogenic, criminological, and adaptational. Highly experinced forensic experts (N=320) performed prototypical ratings on attributes associated with each model: the highest ratings were given to the adaptational model. In addition, a principal components analysis provided initial empirical support for these three explanatory models. The relevance of these findings to theory and clinical practice is discussed.Keywords
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