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The relationship between two wiggins content scales and length of hospitalization
Author(s) -
Peteroy Edward T.,
Pirrello Patricia E.,
Adams Nicholas
Publication year - 1982
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(198204)38:2<344::aid-jclp2270380221>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - psychoticism , minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , content (measure theory) , scale (ratio) , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , personality , extraversion and introversion , big five personality traits , social psychology , mathematics , cartography , mathematical analysis , macroeconomics , economics , geography
Investigated the relationship between the Depression and Psychoticism Wiggins content scales of the MMPI and length of hospitalization on a psychiatric unit. S s were 45 (23 males, 22 females) inpatients who were referred for psychological evaluation. The best single predictor of length of hospitalization was the Depression scale ( p <.001). The Psychoticism scale did not predict length of stay when used independently or in conjunction with the Depression scale. The content of an individual's self‐description appears to be useful clinical information; future research was recommended.