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Predicting Prison Adjustment with Structured Personality Inventories.
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Carbonell, Joyce L.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1984
Investigated the degree to which the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) could predict criteria of adjustment to prison in 1,313 inmates. Results showed that neither the MMPI or CPI scales were accurate enough to be used alone for individual actuarial prediction. (LLL)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Correctional Institutions, Personality Measures, Predictive Validity
On the Dimensionality of the California Psychological Inventory Socialization Scale
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Rosen, Anne-Sofie – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Tested the California Psychological Inventory Socialization scale's dimensionality on three groups of male and female, criminal or noncriminal subjects. The fit of a one-factor model for all three groups was tested in a simultaneous factor analysis for several populations, and good fit was obtained. (Author)
Descriptors: Criminals, Factor Analysis, Multidimensional Scaling, Psychological Testing
On the Validity of the California Psychological Inventory Socialization Scale: A Multivariate Approach
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Rosen, Anne-Sofie; Schalling, Daisy – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
The purpose of the study was to isolate groups homogeneous in role-taking ability and to describe them on dimensions of the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) Socialization (So) scale. The results support the validity of some of the subscales as indicators of the role-taking construct underlying the So scale. (Author)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Males