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Leonard, C. V. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventories (MMPI) of 36 patient suicides were compared with two matching control groups. Female suicides differed significantly from all male groups and from both female control groups. These differentiating patterns emerged from a population of voluntary psychiatric patients and would not necessarily be…
Descriptors: Personality Measures, Predictor Variables, Research Projects, Sex Differences

Dworkin, Robert H.; Widom, Cathy S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Adult follow-up information on social outcome variables was obtained for males who had taken the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) during their junior year. Individuals with undergraduate profiles indicative of psychopathology differed significantly in marital and educational status when compared to the no-high-point group 10…
Descriptors: Adult Development, College Students, Longitudinal Studies, Personality Measures
Mrad, David F.; Kransnoff, Alan G. – Offender Rehabilitation, 1977
Personality and demographic variables for 110 members of a therapeutic community are examined to determine whether differences exist between dropouts and completers of the program. Attempts are made to generalize findings from alcoholism treatment programs, find differences unique to the correctional program, and develop a practical predictive…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminals, Dropout Characteristics

Lachar, David – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1974
This study tested the predictive ability of MMPI scales to identify United States Air Force Academy freshmen who were "high risk" for problems of emotional adjustment and subsequent separation from the Academy. Rate of attrition and problems in emotional adaptation leading to separation were significantly greater in the high-risk group…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Emotional Problems, Individual Testing