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Relationship of scores on the escapism scale of the MMPI to escape from minimum security federal custody
Author(s) -
White Robert B.
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<467::aid-jclp2270350250>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - escapism , minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , scale (ratio) , ethnic group , clinical psychology , social psychology , personality , cartography , law , political science , geography
Investigated the ability of the Escapism (Ec) scale of the MMPI to differentiate between escape and non‐escape minimum security federal prisoners. At the .05 level there was no difference between the scores of the two groups on the Ec scale or on comparisons of other correctional data, age, and ethnic composition. It appears that the Ec scale alone or in combination with other data will be a poor predictor of escape. Also, the rate of escape was so low as to make accurate prediction from any criteria extremely unlikely.