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The Prediction of Impulsive Behavior: Comparative Validities of Obvious vs. Subtle MMPI Hypomania (MA) Items.

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Hovanitz, Christine A.; Gynther, Malcolm D. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980

Assessed the relative predictive validity of obvious (O), neutral (N), and subtle (S) items of the MMPI MA scale for 86 males. Subtle-obvious ratings were compared to criteria in questionnaire, life-history, and objective tests. Correlations among the criteria were generally insignificant, suggesting that hypomania is not a homogeneous construct.…

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Conceptual Tempo, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables

A Comparison of Four Scales for Anxiety, Depression, and Neuroticism.

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Meites, Karen; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980

Examined the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), and the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS) for specificity and validity as measures of anxiety and depression with 170 undergraduate students. The BDI, SDS, and TMAS were intercorrelated significantly with the Eysenck Personality Inventory scale. Item content…

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Anxiety, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology)