Substantive Dimensions of Psychopathology Derived from MMPI Content Scales and the Differential Personality Inventory.

Hoffmann, Helmut; Jackson, Douglas N.

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Substantive Dimensions of Psychopathology Derived from MMPI Content Scales and the Differential Personality Inventory

Hoffmann, Helmut; Jackson, Douglas N.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 44, 5, 862, Oct 76

Factor analytic convergence of Wiggin's MMPI content scales and the author's unpublished Differential Personality Inventory (DPI) were studied. A varimax rotation yielded seven dimensions: health problems; interpersonal conflict; impulse expression vs. religiosity; denial; depressed withdrawal; cognitive dysfunction; and familial problems. Results are presented. (NG)

Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Measurement Instruments, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures, Research Projects, Test Construction, Test Validity

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

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