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Peer reviewedNelson, W. M., III.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1986
Assessed the personality differences between pregnant unwed young women who had a varying number of pregnancies and sexually active females. A discriminant function analysis was employed to predict group membership on the basis of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scales, which were used as predictor variables. (Author/BL)
Descriptors: Discriminant Analysis, Individual Differences, Personality Traits, Unwed Mothers
Peer reviewedHorn, Joseph M.; Turner, Robert Gerald – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
To identify replicable homogeneous subgroups among three samples of unwed mothers a multivariate clustering technique was employed to analyze the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) responses of unwed mothers giving up their babies for adoption (Ns=122 and 127) and unwed mothers keeping their babies (N=47). Three personality…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adoption, Factor Analysis, Females
Peer reviewedRobbins, James M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
Measured psychological sequelae to induced abortion among women pregnant out of wedlock, using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and questions specific to willingness to repeat abortion under similar circumstances. Analyses indicated no relation between objective and subjective indicators. Affectivity after induced abortion had…
Descriptors: Abortions, Affective Behavior, Blacks, Emotional Response
