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Contemporary norms for the Wiggins Content Scales: A 45‐year update
Author(s) -
Colligan Robert C.,
Offord Kenneth P.
Publication year - 1988
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(198801)44:1<23::aid-jclp2270440105>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - normative , minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , content (measure theory) , sample (material) , content analysis , social psychology , sociology , social science , epistemology , personality , mathematics , mathematical analysis , philosophy , chemistry , chromatography
The Wiggins Content Scales (WCS) continue to be popular among clinicians. However, MMPI profile patterns across the basic scales have shown significant changes since the inception of the MMPI in 1937. Therefore, the possibility of similar changes on the WCS was investigated. Significant differences between the old norms and a large, randomly selected contemporary normal sample ( N = 1,408) were found on 9 of the WCS for women and on 5 for men. New normative tables are presented as an aid for clinicians who use the WCS.