title: The MMPI-2 GM and GF Scales as measures of psychological well-being.
abstract: The MMPI-2, Symptom Checklist (SCL-90-R), and Tennessee Self-Concept Scales (TSCS) scores were analyzed for 117 male and 139 female college students. A median split on the MMPI-2 GM and GF scores by gender divided subjects into high and low groupings on the MMPI-2 gender variables. Multivariate analyses revealed that scores on the MMPI-2, TSCS, and SCL-90-R consistently differed by GM and GF status with differences most pronounced for the GM scale. Higher scores on the GM variable were associated with scores on the MMPI-2, TSCS, and SCL-90-R that reflected less psychopathology. Similar trends were noted for higher scorers on the GF variable, but fewer significant differences across the scales were found. The results are consistent with an interpretation of GM and GF as correlates of psychological wellbeing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996-0900, USA.
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Castlebury
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Durham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors