Psychology & Neuroscience, Vol 18(1), Mar 2025, 60-75; doi:10.1037/pne0000340Objective: Cultural factors may influence the applicability of performance validity tests (PVTs) in neuropsychological assessment. This study aimed to validate multiple PVTs cross-culturally in healthy Indonesian participants. Five PVTs were evaluated, namely, the Nonverbal Medical Symptom Validity Test (NV-MSVT), the Tes Memori Jangka Pendek Indonesia (TMJPI), the Reliable Digit Span, the Longest Digit Forward–1 Trial, and the Longest Digit Forward–2 Trials. Method: In Study 1, we included 289 healthy participants (54.0% men) between 15 and 81 years of age (M = 35.3) in an exploratory study. Study 2 (N = 318, 56.3% women, age range: 17–29, M = 20.2, SD = 1.2) was a simulation study that aimed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of these PVTs. Results: The expected ceiling effects were confirmed for the two stand-alone PVTs (NV-MSVT and Tes Memori Jangka Pendek Indonesia). Neither test was affected by participants’ demographic backgrounds. All five PVTs exhibited an outstanding diagnostic accuracy (range: .87–.98; sensitivity range: .54–.93; specificity: 0.84–1.0). The NV-MSVT had a higher failure rate than other PVTs, suggesting that cultural factors may have influenced this test. Conclusions: The PVTs function as a performance validity measure for healthy Indonesian samples; however, cultural factors should be considered. Finally, the results of this study should not be interpreted clinically, as no clinical patients were included in this study. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
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