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Correspondence of the MMPI and the MMPI‐168 with intestinal bypass surgery patients
Author(s) -
Svanum Soren,
Lantz Joanne B.,
Lauer Joan B.,
Wampler Richard S.,
Madura James A.
Publication year - 1981
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(198101)37:1<137::aid-jclp2270370126>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , clinical psychology , personality , social psychology
Explored the degree of correspondence between the MMPI‐168 and the standard form MMPI in a sample of 161 female intestinal bypass surgery patients. The MMPI‐168 was extracted from the standard form, and appropriate comparisons indicated high correspondence at the group level; however, considerable differences between the two forms emerged in analyses of individual profile pairs. Although evidence for its use as a screening device to identify those individuals who may be experiencing significant psychological problems is offered, the analyses indicated that the two forms should not be considered equivalent in this setting.