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Empirical Correlates and Expanded Interpretation of the MMPI-2-RF Restructured Clinical Scale 3 (Cynicism)
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Ingram, Paul B.; Kelso, Kristy M.; McCord, David M. – Assessment, 2011
The recent release of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) has received much attention from the clinical psychology community. Particular concerns have focused on Restructured Clinical Scale 3 (RC3; Cynicism). This article briefly reviews the major criticisms and responses regarding the restructuring of…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Personality, Measures (Individuals), Clinical Psychology
The Use of the MMPI to Predict Conscientious Hotline Workers
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Evans, David R. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1976
Investigates the use of the MMPI to discriminate volunteers who would become active hotline workers from those who would drop out during or shortly after training. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Discriminant Analysis, Hotlines (Public), Individual Characteristics, Measurement Instruments
MMPI Comparison of Black Heroin Users Volunteering or Not Volunteering for Treatment.
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Robinowitz, R.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1980
Black volunteers differed significantly, scoring higher on the Hypochondriasis, Depression, and Hysteria scales. Such differences add evidence against the addiction-prone personality hypothesis and underscore the need for evaluating the effects of voluntarism and ethnicity in personality research on drug abuse. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, Ethnicity