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MMPI Scores of Counselors on Alcoholism Prior To and After Training
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Jansen, David G.; Hoffman, Helmut – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
The MMPI was administered to 30 male counselors prior to admission to training and again at the completion of training. The counselors on alcoholism in the present study scored significantly higher than male counselor trainees on the MMPI L, Pd, and Ma scales in the pretraining and completion of training. (Author)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Correlation, Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Training
Empirical Correlates of Low Scores in MMPI-2 Scales in an Outpatient Mental Health Setting.
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Graham, John R.; Ben-Porath, Yossef S.; McNulty, John L. – Psychological Assessment, 1997
The meaning of low scores on some Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) scales was examined by comparing therapists' descriptors of 669 mental health patients with high, normal, or low scores on each scale. Results show that for most scales both high and low scores provide potentially important information. (SLD)
Descriptors: Correlation, Mental Disorders, Patients, Personality Assessment
What Pathological Dimensions Lie Beyond the Normal Dimensions of the 16 PF? A Comparison of MMPI and 16 PF Factor Domains
Cattell, Raymond B.; Bolton, Laura Specht – J Consult Clin Psychol, 1969
Research supported in part by Public Health Research Grant MH-1733-09 from the National Institute of Mental Health and by the National Science Foundation through an undergraduate fellowship.
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Factor Analysis
The Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR): A Reliability Generalization Study
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Li, Andrew; Bagger, Jessica – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2007
The Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR) is one of the most widely used social desirability scales. The authors conducted a reliability generalization study to examine the typical reliability coefficients of BIDR scores and explored factors that explained the variability of reliability estimates across studies. The results indicated…
Descriptors: Reliability, Generalization, Social Desirability, Scores
Correlates of MMPI-A Substance Abuse Scales.
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Gallucci, Nicholas T. – Assessment, 1997
The correlates of 16 scales for the identification of substance abuse developed for the adolescent form of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory were studied with 180 adolescents receiving treatment for substance abuse. As expected, previously validated scales were reliably and positively correlated with therapists' ratings of behavioral…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Correlation, Identification
Elevation Differences between MMPI-2 Clinical and Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales: Frequency, Origins, and Interpretative Implications
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Sellbom, Martin; Ben-Porath, Yossef S.; McNulty, John L.; Arbisi, Paul A.; Graham, John R. – Assessment, 2006
The frequency, origin, and interpretative implications of elevation differences on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) clinical and restructured clinical (RC) scales were examined. Two large clinical samples consisting of 1,770 outpatients and 2,438 inpatients were used for this study. Three potential factors…
Descriptors: Personality Assessment, Patients, Correlation, Individual Differences
Correlates of the MMPI-A Immaturity (IMM) Scale in an Adolescent Psychiatric Sample.
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Imhof, Eric A.; Archer, Robert P. – Assessment, 1997
The concurrent validity of the Immaturity (IMM) scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent was studied with 66 adolescents undergoing residential psychiatric treatment. Results support the concurrent validity of the IMM scale and suggest a number of correlate descriptors for the scale. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Concurrent Validity, Correlation
The Equivalence of the MMPI and MMPI-2.
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Gaston, 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
Personality and Examination Score Correlates of Abnormal Psychology Course Ratings.
Pauker, Jerome D. – 1978
The relationship between the ratings students assigned to an evening undergraduate abnormal psychology class and their scores on objective personality tests and course examinations was investigated. Students (N=70) completed the MMPI and made global ratings of the course; these scores were correlated separately by sex with the T scores of 13 MMPI…
Descriptors: College Students, Correlation, Course Evaluation, Credit Courses