Criteria Associated With Clinical Scales and Harris-Lingoes Subscales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory With Adolescent Inpatients

This study evaluated the validity of clinical scales, Harris-Lingoes subscales, and the MacAndrew scale (MAC) of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) in the estimation of criterion measures with a sample of 177 adolescent inpatients. Criterion measures were based on the ratings of...

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Published in:Psychological assessment 1994-09, Vol.6 (3), p.179-187
Main Author: Gallucci, Nicholas T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Alcoholism
Behavior Patterns
Behavior Problems
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Diagnosis
Control (Social Behavior)
Criteria
Estimation (Mathematics)
Harris Lingoes Subscales
Human
Medical sciences
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
Patients
Personality Measures
Personality Traits
Prediction
Profiles
Psychiatric Patients
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Subtests
Techniques and methods
Test Interpretation
Test Validity
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Summary:This study evaluated the validity of clinical scales, Harris-Lingoes subscales, and the MacAndrew scale (MAC) of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) in the estimation of criterion measures with a sample of 177 adolescent inpatients. Criterion measures were based on the ratings of therapists and consisted of 25 items that represented dimensions of anticipation, ambivalence, guilt, friendship, impulsivity, sensation seeking, aggression, and substance abuse. Correlational analyses were consistent with previously reported ( C. L. Williams & J. N. Butcher, 1989a ) results for adolescents and adults. Furthermore, anticipatory and planning behavior was associated with elevations on Scale 6, Paranoia ( Pa ), and the Harris-Lingoes Subscale Hy 5 (Inhibition of Aggression), whereas friendship behavior was associated with elevated scores on the Harris-Lingoes Subscale Pa 3 (Naivete).
ISSN:1040-3590
1939-134X
DOI:10.1037/1040-3590.6.3.179