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Pena, Liana M.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1996
The usefulness of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A) was examined for 162 delinquent boys in a state training school who were compared with 805 nondelinquent male adolescents and the original MMPI sample of 7,783 male adolescents. The most useful scales are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Delinquency, Males

Phelps, Susan B.; Jarvis, Patricia A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1994
Reported stressors and patterns of coping strategies of 484 high school students were studied through their responses on the COPE Inventory and other measures. Results support the measure's internal consistency but suggest significant gender differences and four factors among the subscales. Implications for the instruments' use with adolescents…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Coping, Educational Assessment