NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Predicting Prison Adjustment with MMPI Correctional Scales.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Megargee, Edwin I.; Carbonell, Joyce L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1985
Investigated the degree to which eight Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scales, specifically derived to assess correctional criteria, related to six criteria of subsequent adjustment in prison. Although some statistically significant correlations with the criteria were obtained, their magnitude was quite low, indicating the scales had…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Measures (Individuals), Prediction, Prisoners
Negative Response Bias and the MMPI Overcontrolled-Hostility Scale: A Response to Deiker
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Megargee, Edwin I.; Cook, Patrick E. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
This study tested Deiker's hypothesis that "naysaying" accounts for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Overcontrolled-Hostility (O-H) scale's ability to discriminate among criminal groups differing in their propensity for violence. It was concluded that the validity of the O-H scale is not dependent on naysaying. (Author)
Descriptors: Criminals, Hostility, Hypothesis Testing, Item Analysis
Validity of the MMPI Pd Scale Among Black Males
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Elion, Victor H.; Megargee, Edwin I. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
The validity of the MMPI Psychopathic Deviate (Pd) and Pd+.4K scales to discriminate levels of social deviance among young black male prisoners was investigated in three studies. It was concluded that Pd and Pd+.4K both validly differentiate levels of social deviance but that the norms for the scales appear to show racial bias. (Author)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Bias, Blacks, Males