Use of the MMPI to identify subtypes of delinquent adolescents.
Assessed the utility of the MMPI to identify and distinguish among subtypes of delinquent adolescents (N = 50). Behavior ratings were used as the criterion of classification into three delinquent subtypes--conduct problem, anxious-withdrawn, and a group with neither of those features. Only the Hs scale differed significantly between the first two groups. Results were disappointing in that they failed to support a previous study that had found differences, but that had used less rigorous classification criteria.
D000293:Adolescent; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics