Which statement about Australian norms for the MMPI is accurate?

Which statement about Australian norms for the MMPI is accurate?

• A. There are Australian norms for MMPI
• B. There are no Australian norms for the MMPI
• C. Australian norms exist only for adults
• D. Australian norms exist only for adolescents

Answer: (B)

Norms provide the baseline against which individual MMPI scores are interpreted. The MMPI’s standard reference data have come from large U.S. samples, and there isn’t an official, widely adopted Australian norm set for the MMPI-2 or MMPI-3. That’s why the accurate statement is that there are no Australian norms. In practice, clinicians in Australia may compare results to U.S. norms or rely on clinical judgment when interpreting scores, but this does not constitute formal Australian normative data. The other possibilities imply there are country-specific norm sets or restrict norms by age in a way that isn’t supported by how MMPI standardization has been developed.

Norms provide the baseline against which individual MMPI scores are interpreted. The MMPI’s standard reference data have come from large U.S. samples, and there isn’t an official, widely adopted Australian norm set for the MMPI-2 or MMPI-3. That’s why the accurate statement is that there are no Australian norms. In practice, clinicians in Australia may compare results to U.S. norms or rely on clinical judgment when interpreting scores, but this does not constitute formal Australian normative data. The other possibilities imply there are country-specific norm sets or restrict norms by age in a way that isn’t supported by how MMPI standardization has been developed.