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Psychological adjustemnt and attitudes toward success and failure
Author(s) -
Gilbride Thomas V.,
Hebert John
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(198104)37:2<353::aid-jclp2270370220>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , clinical psychology , multivariate analysis , psychiatry , personality , medicine , social psychology
Investigated the relationship of performance on the Success‐Failure Inventory (SFI) and severity of psychological maladjustment (as measured by the MMPI). S s ( N = 120) were male veterans admitted to a VA Medical Center's psychiatric Day Hospital program. S s were divided at median of SFI scores to form two groups: (a) Success‐attainment ( N = 60); and (b) failure‐avoidance ( N = 60). Multivariate analysis of the MMPI validity and clinical scales indicated that the two groups differed significantly, F (13,104) = 4.46, p <0.0000), Success‐attainment group, in contrast to failure‐avoidance group, scored significantly higher on K ( p <.01), and significantly lower on PT ( p <0.000), SC ( p <.002), and SI ( p <.0000). Discriminant analysis revealed that 76.67% of S s were classified correctly into a success‐attainment vs. failure‐avoidance group by using the MMPI scales ( p <.001).