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Effectiveness of the K Correction in the Detection of Psychopathology and Its Impact on Profile Height and Configuration among Young Adult Men.
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Wooten, Alvin J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1984
Compared the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory with and without the K correction for hit rate across patient (N=400) and nonpatient (N=200) groups. Results showed a total hit rate of 80.2 percent for the K correction and 78.3 percent for no K correction. (LLL)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis, Emotional Problems, Males
Emotional Intelligence and Adaptive Success of Nurses Caring for People with Mental Retardation and Severe Behavior Problems
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Gerits, Linda; Derksen, Jan J. L.; Verbruggen, Antoine B. – Mental Retardation: A Journal of Practices, Policy and Perspectives, 2004
The emotional intelligence profiles, gender differences, and adaptive success of 380 Dutch nurses caring for people with mental retardation and accompanying severe behavior problems are reported. Data were collected with the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory, Utrecht-Coping List, Utrecht-Burnout Scale, MMPI-2, and GAMA. Absence due to illness…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Behavior Problems, Nurses, Mental Retardation
MMPI Profiles of Sexually Abused and Nonabused Outpatient Adolescents.
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Holifield, Joseph E.; Nelson, W. Michael, III; Hart, Kathleen J. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2002
Explored psychological effects of sexual abuse in adolescents by comparing Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory profiles of sexually abused adolescents with those of nonabused adolescents with behavior problems. Found significant differences on four of the scales. Sexually abused adolescents revealed more severe pychopathology than the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis