Personality stability of institutionalized mentally retarded adults as measured by the Hand Test.
Eighty-two institutionalized mentally retarded individuals were administered the Hand Test and a measure of intellectual/cognitive functioning (Stanford-Binet or WAIS-R) in a 3-year test-retest paradigm (longitudinal research design) to investigate the stability of personality during adulthood. Stability of both personality and intellectual functioning during adulthood was observed. Implications are discussed.
Wagner
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Forest Institute Huntsville, Alabama.
Ryan
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CA
Panek
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D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010553:Personality Development; D011386:Projective Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012931:Social Environment