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Peer reviewedZiller, Robert C.; And Others – Journal of Research in Personality, 1977
A twin-based analysis of personality inventory scales yields information relevant to construct validity. Criteria for construct validity derived from adolescent twin statistics are illustrated with Wiggins' MMPI Content Scales. A type of discriminant validity indicates that some scales are not distinct in terms of influences of familial…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Genetics, Illustrations, Individual Characteristics
Peer reviewedNewmark, Charles S.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1976
The present study investigated the comparative interpretive efficacy of the Faschingbauer Abbreviated MMPI (FAM) and standard MMPI with a sample of psychiatric inpatients. A secondary goal was to estimate the functioning effective test length of the FAM as compared to the standard MMPI. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Measurement Instruments, Patients, Psychological Studies, Psychological Testing
Peer reviewedErickson, Richard C.; Freeman, Charles – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1976
Explores the potential utility of the MMPI 168 with two inpatient medical populations. Correlations and clinically relevant comparisons suggest that the MMPI 168 predicted the standard MMPI with a high degree accuracy. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Correlation, Data Analysis, Measurement Instruments, Patients
Peer reviewedGayton, William F.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1976
Examines the utility of the Mini-Mult, a short form of the MMPI, as a screening device for women who request an abortion. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Abortions, Data Analysis, Measurement Instruments, Psychological Studies
Download full textStricker, Lawrence J; And Others – 1972
This study's aim was to assess the validity of naive subjects' implicit personality theories, the correspondence among the theories, and the influence of social desirability on them. High school girls classified the items from the MMPI Psychopathic Deviate scale into clusters representing different traits. These clusters agreed closely with the…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Females, High School Seniors, High School Students
