PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS OF THE BPI (BIPOLAR PSYCHOLOGICAL INVENTORY) AND MMPI (MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY)

• NCJ Number: 27208
• Journal: Criminal Justice and Behavior Volume: 2 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1975) Pages: 85-90
• Author(s): R J OLDROYD
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

STUDY CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SCALES OF TWO PSYCHIATRIC INVENTORIES USED IN CORRECTIONAL SETTINGS.

Abstract

THE SCALES OF THE BPI WHICH WAS DEVELOPED FOR USE IN A CORRECTIONAL SETTING AND THE MMPI WHICH WAS DEVELOPED FOR USE IN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS ARE COMPARED USING A PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS. THE STUDY REVEALED THAT THE BPI APPEARS TO IDENTIFY INTRA-PSYCHIC PAIN, BELLIGERENCE, SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL, AND SEXUAL IDENTITY PROBLEMS MORE ADEQUATELY THAN THE MMPI, BUT LACKS STRENGTH IN IDENTIFYING PSYCHOTIC REACTIONS AND DISOWNED PROBLEMS.