NCJ Number
95396
Journal
Criminal Justice and Behavior Volume: 11 Issue: 3 Dated: (September 1984) Pages: 349-376
Date Published
1984
Length
28 pages
Annotation
The MMPI was administered to 1214 male youthful offenders upon entry into a medium security federal institution; the 1164 with valid profiles were classified into the 10 types delineated by Megargee and Bohn with Meyer and Sink (1979).
Abstract
Valid Gough-Heibrun Adjective Checklists (ACLs) were also obtained from 1061 of these subjects, and 1093 were evaluated on the ACL by clinical psychologists after a wide-ranging clinical interview. These 'Self ACLs' and 'Other ACLs' were scored on 24 scales; significant differences were obtained on 44 of the 48 comparisons. In addition, the individual adjectives best discriminating each of the 10 types were identified. The results increase support for the notion that there are significant qualitative differences among the 10 MMPI-based types, and provide insights into how the types describe themselves and are viewed by others. (Publisher abstract)