PERSONALITY FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH OVER- AND UNDERCONTROLLED OFFENDERS

• NCJ Number: 32171
• Journal: FCI RESEARCH REPORTS Volume: 2 Issue: 5 Dated: (1971) Pages: COMPLETE ISSUE
• Author(s): W C WHITE; W G MCADOO; E I MEGARGEE
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 6 pages
• Grant Number(s): MH 15623-02; MH 18468-01
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: Florida State University
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

STUDY TO VALIDATE MEGARGEE'S OVERCONTROLLED HOSTILITY SCALE BY CORRELATING IT WITH OTHER MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY-BASED MEASURES OF HOSTILITY AND CONTROL.

Abstract

ALL SEVEN PREDICTIONS ON THE CORRELATION WERE CONFIRMED WHEN THE TESTS WERE ADMINISTERED TO 38 YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS AT THE FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AT TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA.