TITLE

The use of the MMPI special scales in the assessment of delinquent personality

AUTHOR(S)
Weaver, Gary M.; Wootton, Richard R.
PUB. DATE
September 1992
SOURCE
Adolescence;Fall92, Vol. 27 Issue 107, p545
SOURCE TYPE
Academic Journal
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Presents a study in which the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was administered to 401 adjudicated male offenders to identify the MMPI special scales that specified personality characteristics, to determine whether special scales could be used to discriminate rates of recidivism, and to determine whether special scales could be used to classify and predict delinquent behavior. Analysis of data; Method; Results; Discussion.
ACCESSION #
9212210717

Tags: PERSONALITY -- Research

 

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