Harris-Lingoes MMPI-2 Pd subscales and the assessment of law enforcement candidates.
This study analyzed the performance of 111 male law enforcement applicants on MMPI-2 Harris-Lingoes Psychopathic Deviate (Pd) subscales. Applicants' self-descriptions derived from their scores on these subscales showed greater confidence and resistance to authority and less social alienation and personal unhappiness than the MMPI-2 national normative sample. A multiple regression analysis indicated that Pd2 (Authority Problems) was the best predictor of K-corrected Pd scores for the sample of applicants.
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Department of Psychology, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic 06226-2295, USA.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D010560:Personnel Selection; D016495:Police; D011594:Psychometrics