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Measuring family functioning with the MMPI: A reliability and concurrent validity study of three MMPI family scales
Author(s) -
Bloomquist Michael L.,
Harris William G.
Publication year - 1984
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(198409)40:5<1209::aid-jclp2270400515>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , concurrent validity , scale (ratio) , reliability (semiconductor) , family environment scale , psychometrics , clinical psychology , test validity , internal consistency , social psychology , personality , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Examined the utility of three MMPI family scales. Three MMPI family scales and three criterion family scales were administered to 110 undergraduates. Internal consistency coeffcients were calculated for each MMPI family scale. Relationships between the MMPI family scale and the criterion scales are examined by a correlational analysis. Findings suggest that the MMPI family scales are reliable and concurrently valid measures of an individual's perception of interpersonal family relationships. Procedures for scoring and interpreting the MMPI family scales are examined. The findings also indicate which MMPI family scale is the overall best scale.