Validity of the Overcontrolled-Hostility (O-H) Scale: A Brief Report

In order to further assess the validity of the MMPI 0-H (overcontrolled hostility) Scale, high and low 0-H youthful offenders were administered the Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Study and their responses classified as extrapunitive, impunitive or intropunitive. Results indicated that high 0-H subje...

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Published in:Journal of personality assessment 1975-01, Vol.39 (6), p.587-590
Main Author: White Jr, William C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Hostility
Humans
Juvenile Delinquency
Male
MMPI
Personality Assessment
Projective Techniques
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Summary:In order to further assess the validity of the MMPI 0-H (overcontrolled hostility) Scale, high and low 0-H youthful offenders were administered the Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Study and their responses classified as extrapunitive, impunitive or intropunitive. Results indicated that high 0-H subjects were significantly more impunitive than low 0-H subjects and conversely, that low 0-H subjects were more extrapunitive than high 0-H subjects. Such findings are consisteni with the 0-H personality typology and lend further support to the construct validity of the Scale.
ISSN:0022-3891
1532-7752
DOI:10.1207/s15327752jpa3906_6