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Peer reviewedStewart, Donald W. – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 1996
Reports on the initial results of a predictive validity study of the College Maladjustment (Mt) Scale. Results indicate that Mt scale scores were significantly associated with total number of client contacts, number of scheduled appointments, frequency of contacts, and number of cancellations. Suggests that Mt scale has some predictive validity.…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Services, Facility Utilization Research, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSnyder, Douglas K.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1985
Examined the differential predictive accuracy of seven Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory alcoholism scales and two drug abuse scales across both sex and race in sample of 171 alcoholic inpatients. Demonstrated considerable variance among these scales' ability to predict alcohol and other drug use, expectancies, and consequences.…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Drug Use, Expectation
Peer reviewedElion, 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
Download full textCornish, Richard D. – 1971
The MMPI continues to be the focus of a large quantity of research. This article offers an aid to persons working with college student populations by annotating recent MMPI research relating to college populations. A total of 49 articles (each categorized in terms of content into one of 10 sections or subsections) were annotated. The Validity of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedZagar, Robert; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
This study determined the predictive validity of the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory relative to that afforded by the American College Testing Program's (ACT) Assessment composite score in forecasting academic success in a three-year, hospital-based nursing diploma program, as measured by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average, Graduation
Hilson Research Inc., Kew Gardens, NY. – 1992
Abstracts and bibliographic citations are given for the following documents concerned with the use and characteristics of the Hilson Adolescent Profile (HAP): (1) "Use of the Hilson Adolescent Profile To Compare Juvenile Offenders with Junior and Senior High School Students" (R. E. Inwald and K. E. Brobst); (2) "The Effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies
