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Cognitive and Behavioral Predictors of MMPI Scores in Pretrial Psychological Evaluations of Murderers.
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Holcomb, William R.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Tested the validity of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) with accused murderers (N=96) undergoing pre-trial evaluations. Results indicated four predictors of MMPI elevated scores: low intelligence, history of drug abuse, suspiciousness observed on the ward, and the fact that the accused was a stranger to the victim. (LLL)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Criminals, Males, Personality Assessment
Personality Patterns Among Correctional Officer Applicants
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Holland, Terrill R.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1976
The MMPI profiles of 359 correctional officer applicants were cluster analyzed, which resulted in the identification of five relatively homogeneous subgroups. The implications of the findings for occupationally adaptive and maladaptive correctional officer behavior were discussed. (Editor)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Correctional Institutions, Personality Assessment, Personnel Evaluation
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
MMPI-A Patterns of Male Juvenile Delinquents.
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Pena, Liana M.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1996
The usefulness of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A) was examined for 162 delinquent boys in a state training school who were compared with 805 nondelinquent male adolescents and the original MMPI sample of 7,783 male adolescents. The most useful scales are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Delinquency, Males
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
Correlates of MMPI-A Substance Abuse Scales.
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Gallucci, Nicholas T. – Assessment, 1997
The correlates of 16 scales for the identification of substance abuse developed for the adolescent form of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory were studied with 180 adolescents receiving treatment for substance abuse. As expected, previously validated scales were reliably and positively correlated with therapists' ratings of behavioral…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Correlation, Identification
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
Personality Differences Associated with Age in Law Offenders
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McCreary, Charles; Mensh, Ivan N. – Journal of Gerontology, 1977
This study compared the MMPI profiles of law offenders (N=362) at different ages to examine personality changes associated with aging and to assess certain clinically derived impressions about patterns of personality disturbance in older vs. younger offenders. The greater the age difference between groups, the larger were the personality…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Criminals