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Three Types of Delinquents: Their Performance on MMPI and PCR
Tsubouchi, Kosuke; Jenkins, Richard L. – J Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classification, Delinquency, Delinquent Behavior
Classification of Prison Inmates with the MMPI: An Extension and Validation of the Megargee Typology.
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Booth, Raydell J.; Howell, Robert J. – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1980
Megargee's MMPI federal prisoner classification was used to determine validity with prisoners. Similarities and differences were examined and predictive validity was tested. It was concluded that the Megargee system can be used in grouping state prisoners. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Classification, Institutional Research
Accused Murderers: Five MMPI Personality Types.
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Anderson, Wayne P.; Holcomb, William R. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Identified five types of violent criminals (N=110) using cluster analysis of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scores, and compared them on 24 sociological and behavioral variables. Results showed differences on 16 items including family history, drug and alcohol use, events preceding the crime, and relationship between offender and…
Descriptors: Background, Behavior Patterns, Classification, Cluster Analysis
On the Identification of Patterns of Substance Abuse with the MMPI-A.
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Gallucci, Nicholas T. – Psychological Assessment, 1997
The contributions of specific scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A) to the classification of 180 adolescent substance abusers into groups characterized by aspects of behavioral control were studied. Seven scales made significant contributions to the classification of substance abusers into three groups, with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Classification, Construct Validity
Attempted Suicide: The M.M.P.I. Differentiation of Suicidal from Non-Suicidal Depressions.
Sendbuehler, J. M.; And Others – 1979
Distinctions between non-suicidal and suicidal depression were investigated. Epidemiological profiles of depressed patients (40 suicidal and 40 non-suicidal) were matched for sex and age. Independent raters diagnosed each subject according to five classifications of depression. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scores for each…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology)