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Es scale level and correlates of MMPI elevation: Alcohol abuse vs. MMPI scores in treated alcoholics
Author(s) -
Cernovsky Zdenek
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(198411)40:6<1502::aid-jclp2270400641>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , alcohol abuse , clinical psychology , psychometrics , alcohol , psychiatry , personality , social psychology , biochemistry , chemistry
Examined the impact of MMPI Ego Strength (ES) level on the size of Pearson correlation coefficients computed between scores for posttreatment alcohol use and MMPI scores on standard and research scales and indices in a group of 54 (45 men, 9 women, mean age 41.3 years) treated alcoholics. In line with theoretical expectations, no significant ( p > 0.05) coefficients were found in the group of high ES scorers (T scores above 50; N = 30) for any of the MMPI variables. In contrast, about one‐half of the coefficients in the low ES group (T scores below 50; N = 24) were significant ( p ⩽ 0.05): All were in the expected direction; the more intensive the alcohol use, the higher the MMPI scores. The low and high ES groups did not significantly differ in respect to age, education, gender ratio, and posttreatment alcohol use ( t ‐tests, p > 0.05).