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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
Personality Mechanisms of Alcohol-Related Violence.
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Holcomb, William R.; Adams, Nicholas A. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Personality variables involved in alcohol-related violence were studied by comparing Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scores of four different groups (N=259). Results are given for violent versus nonviolent groups and intoxicated versus sober men who commit murder. (Author/BL)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Males, Personality Problems
Recidivism, Perceived Problem-Solving Abilities, MMPI Characteristics, and Violence: A Study of Black and White Incarcerated Male Adult Offenders.
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Ingram, Jesse C.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Administered the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and the Problem Solving Inventory to 20 Black and 32 White inmates. Recidivists scored significantly higher on the impulsive scale of the Problem Solving Inventory. Demonstrated the utility of the MMPI and the PSI in discriminating between nonviolent and violent criminals. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Blacks, Males, Personality Traits, Prisoners
MMPI: Comparison of the Oral Form Presented by a Live Examiner and the Booklet Form
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Newmark, Charles S. – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Males, Neurosis, Personality Measures
An Approach to Defining a Patient Population in Psychotherapy Research
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Strupp, Hans H.; Bloxom, Anne L. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1975
The utility of employing elevated scores on the Depression and Psychasthenia scales of the MMPI as an indicator of a genuine, enduring clinical problem was investigated for a male college student population. Pilot data suggest that MMPI scale scores decrease following psychotherapy but not with the passage of time alone. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, College Students, Counseling Effectiveness, Emotional Problems
A Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Indicator of Psychological Distress in Male Students.
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Davis, Douglas A.; Widseth, Jane C. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1978
The relationship of moderately elevated Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) Scales 2 and 7 to psychological help seeking, problem type, and academic progress was investigated. Results suggest the MMPI 2-7 elevation is a simple indicator of psychologocal distress in the setting studied. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling, Depression (Psychology), Males
Factor Structure of the MMPI-168 in Male Narcotic Addicts.
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Shaffer, John W.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Compared factor analyses of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-168 (MMPI) with the MMPI full length version using a sample of male drug addicts. Found the two versions comparable. Factor structures were highly similar for Blacks and Whites, although significant mean differences on many scales suggested greater psychopathology among…
Descriptors: Adults, Drug Addiction, Factor Structure, Males
Utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Personality Disorder Scales with Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients.
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Freiheit, Stacy R.; And Others – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1996
The utility of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory personality disorder scales was studied with 217 male adolescent psychiatric inpatients. Analyses of variance found patterns consistent with research on adult samples in spite of differences in factor structure. These similarities suggest that adolescent assessment may provide information…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure