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Download full textDolgova, V. I.; Rokickaya, Y. A.; Volchegorskaya, E. Y.; Yemelyanova, E. E.; Uvarina, N. V. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
In the study methods to identify the main components of parents' psychological readiness for raising children in a substitute family were used. The survey was carried out during the study of the cognitive component. The emotional-volitional component is disclosed by using an MMPI questionnaire (abridged version) and techniques for determining the…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Foster Care, Readiness, Child Rearing
Direct linkLufi, Dubi; Awwad, Abeer – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2013
The purpose of this article was to describe an initial step developing a new scale to identify individuals with learning disabilities (LD) and test anxiety. Eighty-eight students answered the "Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2" (MMPI-2). The participants were drawn from the following three groups: (a) adults with LD and test…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Test Anxiety, Comparative Analysis, Test Validity
Lee, Tayla T. C.; Forbey, Johnathan D.; Ritchey, Kristin A. – Assessment, 2011
The current study investigated potential emotional priming effects on Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) scale scores. Participants included 98 college students who completed a personal narrative intended to induce temporary mood states, the MMPI-2, and a mood rating inventory. Results of the mood manipulation indicated that…
Descriptors: Personality Measures, Measures (Individuals), Statistical Analysis, Comparative Analysis
Bettmann, Joanna E.; Freeman, Pamela Clarkson; Parry, Kimber J. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2015
Adopted children are disproportionately represented in residential treatment programs in the United States. Adopted children in the United States constitute only 2% to 3% of the U.S population. Nevertheless, they comprise approximately 16.5% of the population in residential care. This descriptive study evaluated a sample of 473 psychological…
Descriptors: Adoption, Adolescents, Outdoor Education, Residential Programs
Ruscio, John; Kaczetow, Walter – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2009
Interest in modeling the structure of latent variables is gaining momentum, and many simulation studies suggest that taxometric analysis can validly assess the relative fit of categorical and dimensional models. The generation and parallel analysis of categorical and dimensional comparison data sets reduces the subjectivity required to interpret…
Descriptors: Classification, Models, Comparative Analysis, Statistical Analysis
Tsushima, William T.; Tsushima, Vincent G. – Assessment, 2009
Validity scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--2 (MMPI-2) are widely used for the detection of exaggerated psychological complaints, although little is known about the results of these scales with racial or ethnic minority individuals. Five validity scales derived from the MMPI-2, including the F Scale, the Back Infrequency…
Descriptors: Race, Validity, Psychopathology, Personality
O'Dell, Jerry W.; Karson, Samuel – J Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Factor Analysis, Orthographic Projection
Peer reviewedVoyce, Colleen D.; Jackson, Douglas N. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1977
A model designed to account for major factors on personality questionnaires is proposed and evaluated using the Differential Personality Inventory. Two respondent processes are postulated: sensitivity to the underlying desirability of items, and threshold for responding desirably. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Factor Analysis, Higher Education, Item Analysis
Hays, Shannon; McCallum, R. Steve – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
Within the context of a counterbalanced design, 102 students from either a high school or a large Southeastern university were administered two versions of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A): a computer-administered version (CA) and a paper-and-pencil version (PAP). Time between testing sessions was approximately…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Personality Measures, Statistical Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing
Peer reviewedGaston, Michele F.; And Others – Assessment, 1994
Comparability of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the MMPI-2 was explored by examining T-score means, profile configurations, score distribution, and rank-order correlations on validity scales for 84 undergraduates. Equivalency of the two forms was generally supported. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Higher Education, Personality Assessment
