Correlates of the MMPI LB scale in a college population.
Administered the Low Back Pain Scale (LB) and the K Scale of the MMPI, the College Schedule of Recent Experience (CSRE), a psychosomatic disorder checklist, and the item, "I frequently have problems with my mother," to 53 male and 70 female college freshmen. Ss with a psychosomatic disorder scored higher on LB and on the CSRE. Females who reported problems with their mothers were more likely to have a psychosomatic disorder. The results suggest different etiology for psychosomatic disorders between males and females.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D011594:Psychometrics; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012917:Social Adjustment