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The personality of alcoholic middle‐class women: A comparative study with the MMPI
Author(s) -
Krauthamer Carole
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197904)35:2<442::aid-jclp2270350244>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , personality , socioeconomic status , clinical psychology , personality test , middle class , psychometrics , psychiatry , demography , test validity , social psychology , population , sociology , political science , law
Alcoholic personality patterns have been derived largely from studies of institutionalized lower‐class males. To determine whether similar patterns prevail among other alcoholic populations, 30 middle‐class, white, married women who were undergoing treatment for alcoholism in a private clinic were compared with 30 nonalcoholic women of similar background, referred for various personality problems. Mean MMPI scores of both groups fell between 40 and 60, and the profiles showed an overall similarity. Alcoholic women scored significantly higher on F, P D and S C , but not on D. Both groups scored lowest on M F . The results show that data derived from institutionalized alcoholics of lower socioeconomic background have only limited applicability to this group.