EMPIRICAL CORRELATES OF FIVE MEYER-MEGARGEE TYPES OF YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS

• NCJ Number: 32180
• Journal: FCI RESEARCH REPORTS Volume: 6 Issue: 1 Dated: (1974) Pages: COMPLETE ISSUE
• Author(s): J MEYER
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 43 pages
• Grant Number(s): MH 18468-01; MH 18468-02
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: Florida State University
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Thesis/Dissertation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: DOCTORAL DISSERTATION - FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

Annotation

STUDY TO DESCRIBE AND INVESTIGATE INTERGROUP DIFFERENCES OF OFFENDER TYPES ON THE BASIS OF THE MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY (MMPI) AS DEVELOPED BY MEYER AND MEGARGEE IN 1972.

Abstract

HYPOTHESES WERE GENERATED REGARDING FIVE GROUPS AND THE THE DATA WERE COLLECTED AND ANALYZED TO CONFIRM THESE DESCRIPTIONS. DATA SOURCES INCLUDED THE INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEW SCHEDULE, THE BUREAU OF PRISON FORMS, AND THE ITKIN ATTITUDE-TOWARD-PARENTS SCALES. THE SUBJECTS WERE 100 INMATES FROM THE FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AT TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)