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Obese and Non-Obese American Indian and Caucasian Performance on the Mini-Mult MMPI and I-E Scale.
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Pine, Charles J. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Compared urbanized obese and nonobese American Indians and Caucasians on the Mini-Mult Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and I-E Scale (N=160). Found that the Indian sample had higher Hypomania scale scores. Males had higher Depression and Hypochondriasis scale scores than females. Mini-Multi and I-E Scale scores were similar across…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cohort Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Obesity
Adolescents' MMPI Performance, Cynicism, Estrangement, and Personal Adjustment as a Function of Race and Sex.
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Moore, Carolyn Denise; Handal, Paul J. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980
Results reveal no racial differences on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scales or the Adjective Checklist personal adjustment scale. Significant racial differences on the L, F and cynicism scales support the interpretation of cultural rather than differential racial adjustment. Sex differences were more prevalent than race…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Credibility, Cultural Differences
Refining Adolescent MMPI Interpretations: Moderating Effects of Gender in Prediction of Descriptions from Parents.
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Wrobel, Nancy Howells; Lachar, David – Psychological Assessment, 1992
External correlates of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) profile scales were investigated in a racially mixed urban sample of 247 adolescent psychiatric inpatients and outpatients (140 males and 107 females). Correlates included items completed by the patients' mothers. Gender plays a role as moderator of scale interpretation…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Correlation, Diagnostic Tests, Mothers
Predicting Sobriety from the Employment Status of Dually Diagnosed Clients Who Are Opiate Dependent
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Scorzelli, James F. – Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 2007
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (E. S. Neukrug & R. C. Fawcett, 2006) profiles and employment status for clients who are opiate dependent. A discriminant function analysis indicated that employment was a predictor in maintaining sobriety after 6 months. (Contains…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Discriminant Analysis, Employment Patterns, Profiles
Juvenile Delinquency and the Black Personality Profile.
Joseph, Andre – 1977
In a university with a large black middle class population, a study using 35 undergraduate students was carried out to ascertain the validity of personality assessment--specifically the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the California Psychological Inventory (CPI)--for black populations. The impetus for this study was the…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Students, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics