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Peer reviewedLair, Charles V.; King, Glen D. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1976
The present study was undertaken as a reanalysis of data collected and reported by Lair and Biddy to determine whether the personality dimensions of denial or anxiety, as measured by the MMPI, predict subsequent open heart surgery mortality differently by sex. (Author)
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Measurement Instruments, Personality Assessment, Predictive Validity
Peer reviewedPritchard, David A.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1980
Concludes that there is no evidence for differential validity in the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) between racial subgroups and that black norms for the MMPI are premature. Criticism of these findings is also presented. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Blacks, Methods Research, Personality Measures, Predictive Validity
