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Peer reviewedHolland, Terrill R.; Boik, Robert J. – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1978
Ethical choices were assessed for offenders instructed to produce favorable versus unfavorable impressions. Pronounced impression management effects were obtained for prosocial and antisocial responses, and high scores on a dimension of change defined by these variables were related to sociopathic features on the MMPI. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Criminology, Personality Measures, Prisoners
Peer reviewedZuckerman, Marvin; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
MMPI was given to 145 male and female drug abusers on admission to three therapeutic communities, and retests were done at the finish of the first phase of the program. Comparisons of stayers and quitters showed quitters higher on the F and psychotic scales. (Author)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Clinics, Drug Abuse
Peer reviewedMcCreary, Charles; Mensh, Ivan N. – Journal of Gerontology, 1977
This study compared the MMPI profiles of law offenders (N=362) at different ages to examine personality changes associated with aging and to assess certain clinically derived impressions about patterns of personality disturbance in older vs. younger offenders. The greater the age difference between groups, the larger were the personality…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Criminals
