A further significant asset is the MMPI's immense popularity and familiarity within the field.
Extensive research has been preformed in a variety of areas, and new developments have included abbreviated forms, new scales, the use of critical items, an adolescent version, and computerized interpretation systems.
The MMPI has been translated into more than 50 languages and is available in numerous countries.
Normative and validity studies have been conducted on several different cultural groups (see Butcher, 1996; Handel & Ben-Porath, 2000), which makes possible the comparison of data collected from Varying cultures.
In contexts where no norms have been developed, at least the test format lends itself to the devolopement of more appropriate norms that can then be used in these contexts.