James N Butcher
Biographic Data
| ID | 179079 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James N Butcher |
| GIVEN NAMES | James N |
| FAMILY NAME | Butcher |
| SIGNATURE | BUTCHER J N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 77 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
A longitudinal study of demographic factors associated with stressors and symptoms in African refugees
The objectives of this study were to assess differences in premigration, transit, and resettlement stressor exposure and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms as a function of demographic characteristics (i.e., gender, ethnicity, age, time in United States) and to examine the concurrent and longitudinal relations between stressor exposure and PTSD symptoms. The sample consisted of adult (18-78 years) Somali and Oromo refugee men and wome…
Computerized Personality Assessment
This chapter describes the ways in which computers can be and are used in personality assessment and the equivalence of computer-administered tests to traditional assessment methods. The text delineates and illustrates the development of computer-based personality narratives and discusses the validity of computerized narrative reports. The discussion then turns to consideration of the past limitations and unfulfilled dreams of computerized assess…
Somali and Oromo Refugees: Correlates of Torture and Trauma History
Objectives. This cross-sectional, community-based, epidemiological study characterized Somali and Ethiopian (Oromo) refugees in Minnesota to determine torture prevalence and associated problems. Methods. A comprehensive questionnaire was developed, then administered by trained ethnic interviewers to a nonprobability sample of 1134. Measures assessed torture techniques; traumatic events; and social, physical, and psychological problems, including …
Assessing Resistance to Psychological Treatment
Scores on psychological tests reveal those individuals who are reluctant to seek or recommend psychotherapy and show a relationship between this unwillingness and gender
Objective Study of Abnormal Personality in Cross-Cultural Settings: The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2)
The cross-cultural use of objective instruments to assess personality and psychopathology has increased markedly in recent times. The most widely used clinical personality inventory in international settings is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI/MMPI-2.) The present article describes the procedures characteristically followed by international scholars to adapt the MMPI-2 for their clinical applications. Steps in the translation…
Use of the MMPI-2 With Chicanos: Strategies for Counselors
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) is frequently used by professional counselors to assess Chicano or Mexican American clients in various mental health settings. It is important to understand how ethnic and sociocultural variables (e.g., ethnic identity, acculturation, or racism) may influence the assessment process. This article presents strategies for the culturally competent use of the MMPI-2 with this burgeoning Hispan…
The neglected entity in air disaster planning: Psychological services
The neglected entity in air disaster planning: Psychological services
Critique of Matarazzo's views on computerized testing: All sigma and no meaning
Critique of Matarazzo's views on computerized testing: All sigma and no meaning
Replicated item level factor analysis of the full MMPI
We completed a comprehensive factor analysis of the full MMPI item pool by using recent advances in computational facilities. Nearly 20,000 MMPI protocols were collected for the analysis, however, we discarded invalid records and protocols with more than 50 missing items. Analyses were computed on a developmental sample of 5,506 subjects and a cross-validation sample of 5,632. Twenty-one replicated factors were found by using an orthogonal varima…
Masculinity, femininity, and androgyny viewed and assessed as distinct concepts
The objective of this study (N = 172) was to evaluate (a) the equivalence of the scales of the short Bern Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) and the Extended Personal Attributes Questionnaire (EPAQ); (b) the construct validity of the short BSRI and EPAQ as measures of well-being; (c) the validity of the concept of androgyny as an intrinsically interactive (rather than simply additive) concept; and (d) the utility and meaning of two special EPAQ measures: …
Survivors of the Holocaust and their children: Current status and adjustment
A group of 52 concentration camp and other survivors of World War II were compared with a control group of 29 persons of similar European and religious background. Forty-seven children of these survivors and 16 children from the comparison group were also evaluated. The psychological adjustment of both group of adults and their children was within the normal range. Cultural rather than specific survivor influences were noted in the present attitu…
The relationship between androgyny and subjective indicators of emotional well-being
The objective of this study (N = 176) was to evaluate (a) the construct validity of the revised Short Bern Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) with respect to measures of psychological well-being; (b) the validity of the concept of androgyny conceived as an intrinsically interactive (rather than simply additive) concept, endowed as such with surplus meaning; and (c) the validity of the traditional assumption that it is the masculine male and feminine femal…
Nonverbal cues to sex-role attitudes
Validity of the MMPI-168 for Psychiatric Screening1
Validity of an abbreviated 168-item administration and the standard MMPI was compared with reference to discriminating psychiatric patients from normal college students. Better discrimination was obtained from clinical scale scoring than from factor scoring. The abbreviated MMPI-168 actually produced slightly better discrimination than did the longer parent instrument. Revised equations for converting MMPI-168 scores to conventional MMPI validity…
Factor Structure O F the Mmpi in a Psychiatric Population
A multi-stage factor analysis of the 373-item short form of the MMPI revealed six factors consistent with item-level analyses of a number of other investigators and with those previously identified by the authors in analysis of the first 168 items: (1) Somatization, (2) Feminine Interests, (3) Depression, (4) Psychotic Distortion, (5) Low Morale, and ( 6 ) Acting Out. Scoring keys for the six factors are presented along with 2'-score profile shee…
A Hebrew Translation of the MMPI: An Assessment of Translation Adequacy and Preliminary Validation
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was translated into Hebrew, and the adequacy of the translation was verified by administering both forms to Hebrew-English bilinguals (n = 28). Scale intercorrelations and item stability were quite high and compared favorably with English-English retest studies and other foreign language translations. Comparability was further evaluated by examining endorsement differences between an Israeli …
A comparison of psychiatric patients' self-report with other sources of clinical information
Reducing Objections to Personality Inventories with Special Instructions
Somali and Oromo Refugees: Correlates of Torture and Trauma History
Objectives. This cross-sectional, community-based, epidemiological study characterized Somali and Ethiopian (Oromo) refugees in Minnesota to determine torture prevalence and associated problems. Methods. A comprehensive questionnaire was developed, then administered by trained ethnic interviewers to a nonprobability sample of 1134. Measures assessed torture techniques; traumatic events; and social, physical, and psychological problems, including …
Masculinity, femininity, and androgyny viewed and assessed as distinct concepts
The objective of this study (N = 172) was to evaluate (a) the equivalence of the scales of the short Bern Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) and the Extended Personal Attributes Questionnaire (EPAQ); (b) the construct validity of the short BSRI and EPAQ as measures of well-being; (c) the validity of the concept of androgyny as an intrinsically interactive (rather than simply additive) concept; and (d) the utility and meaning of two special EPAQ measures: …
The relationship between androgyny and subjective indicators of emotional well-being
The objective of this study (N = 176) was to evaluate (a) the construct validity of the revised Short Bern Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) with respect to measures of psychological well-being; (b) the validity of the concept of androgyny conceived as an intrinsically interactive (rather than simply additive) concept, endowed as such with surplus meaning; and (c) the validity of the traditional assumption that it is the masculine male and feminine femal…
Replicated item level factor analysis of the full MMPI
We completed a comprehensive factor analysis of the full MMPI item pool by using recent advances in computational facilities. Nearly 20,000 MMPI protocols were collected for the analysis, however, we discarded invalid records and protocols with more than 50 missing items. Analyses were computed on a developmental sample of 5,506 subjects and a cross-validation sample of 5,632. Twenty-one replicated factors were found by using an orthogonal varima…
Objective Study of Abnormal Personality in Cross-Cultural Settings: The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2)
The cross-cultural use of objective instruments to assess personality and psychopathology has increased markedly in recent times. The most widely used clinical personality inventory in international settings is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI/MMPI-2.) The present article describes the procedures characteristically followed by international scholars to adapt the MMPI-2 for their clinical applications. Steps in the translation…
Survivors of the Holocaust and their children: Current status and adjustment
A group of 52 concentration camp and other survivors of World War II were compared with a control group of 29 persons of similar European and religious background. Forty-seven children of these survivors and 16 children from the comparison group were also evaluated. The psychological adjustment of both group of adults and their children was within the normal range. Cultural rather than specific survivor influences were noted in the present attitu…
A Hebrew Translation of the MMPI: An Assessment of Translation Adequacy and Preliminary Validation
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was translated into Hebrew, and the adequacy of the translation was verified by administering both forms to Hebrew-English bilinguals (n = 28). Scale intercorrelations and item stability were quite high and compared favorably with English-English retest studies and other foreign language translations. Comparability was further evaluated by examining endorsement differences between an Israeli …
Use of the MMPI-2 With Chicanos: Strategies for Counselors
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) is frequently used by professional counselors to assess Chicano or Mexican American clients in various mental health settings. It is important to understand how ethnic and sociocultural variables (e.g., ethnic identity, acculturation, or racism) may influence the assessment process. This article presents strategies for the culturally competent use of the MMPI-2 with this burgeoning Hispan…
Assessing Resistance to Psychological Treatment
Scores on psychological tests reveal those individuals who are reluctant to seek or recommend psychotherapy and show a relationship between this unwillingness and gender
Reducing Objections to Personality Inventories with Special Instructions
A comparison of psychiatric patients' self-report with other sources of clinical information
Factor Structure O F the Mmpi in a Psychiatric Population
A multi-stage factor analysis of the 373-item short form of the MMPI revealed six factors consistent with item-level analyses of a number of other investigators and with those previously identified by the authors in analysis of the first 168 items: (1) Somatization, (2) Feminine Interests, (3) Depression, (4) Psychotic Distortion, (5) Low Morale, and ( 6 ) Acting Out. Scoring keys for the six factors are presented along with 2'-score profile shee…
A Hebrew Translation of the MMPI: An Assessment of Translation Adequacy and Preliminary Validation
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was translated into Hebrew, and the adequacy of the translation was verified by administering both forms to Hebrew-English bilinguals (n = 28). Scale intercorrelations and item stability were quite high and compared favorably with English-English retest studies and other foreign language translations. Comparability was further evaluated by examining endorsement differences between an Israeli …
Validity of the MMPI-168 for Psychiatric Screening1
Validity of an abbreviated 168-item administration and the standard MMPI was compared with reference to discriminating psychiatric patients from normal college students. Better discrimination was obtained from clinical scale scoring than from factor scoring. The abbreviated MMPI-168 actually produced slightly better discrimination than did the longer parent instrument. Revised equations for converting MMPI-168 scores to conventional MMPI validity…
Nonverbal cues to sex-role attitudes
Survivors of the Holocaust and their children: Current status and adjustment
A group of 52 concentration camp and other survivors of World War II were compared with a control group of 29 persons of similar European and religious background. Forty-seven children of these survivors and 16 children from the comparison group were also evaluated. The psychological adjustment of both group of adults and their children was within the normal range. Cultural rather than specific survivor influences were noted in the present attitu…
The relationship between androgyny and subjective indicators of emotional well-being
The objective of this study (N = 176) was to evaluate (a) the construct validity of the revised Short Bern Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) with respect to measures of psychological well-being; (b) the validity of the concept of androgyny conceived as an intrinsically interactive (rather than simply additive) concept, endowed as such with surplus meaning; and (c) the validity of the traditional assumption that it is the masculine male and feminine femal…
Masculinity, femininity, and androgyny viewed and assessed as distinct concepts
The objective of this study (N = 172) was to evaluate (a) the equivalence of the scales of the short Bern Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) and the Extended Personal Attributes Questionnaire (EPAQ); (b) the construct validity of the short BSRI and EPAQ as measures of well-being; (c) the validity of the concept of androgyny as an intrinsically interactive (rather than simply additive) concept; and (d) the utility and meaning of two special EPAQ measures: …
Replicated item level factor analysis of the full MMPI
We completed a comprehensive factor analysis of the full MMPI item pool by using recent advances in computational facilities. Nearly 20,000 MMPI protocols were collected for the analysis, however, we discarded invalid records and protocols with more than 50 missing items. Analyses were computed on a developmental sample of 5,506 subjects and a cross-validation sample of 5,632. Twenty-one replicated factors were found by using an orthogonal varima…
Critique of Matarazzo's views on computerized testing: All sigma and no meaning
Critique of Matarazzo's views on computerized testing: All sigma and no meaning
The neglected entity in air disaster planning: Psychological services
The neglected entity in air disaster planning: Psychological services
Use of the MMPI-2 With Chicanos: Strategies for Counselors
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) is frequently used by professional counselors to assess Chicano or Mexican American clients in various mental health settings. It is important to understand how ethnic and sociocultural variables (e.g., ethnic identity, acculturation, or racism) may influence the assessment process. This article presents strategies for the culturally competent use of the MMPI-2 with this burgeoning Hispan…
Assessing Resistance to Psychological Treatment
Scores on psychological tests reveal those individuals who are reluctant to seek or recommend psychotherapy and show a relationship between this unwillingness and gender
Objective Study of Abnormal Personality in Cross-Cultural Settings: The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2)
The cross-cultural use of objective instruments to assess personality and psychopathology has increased markedly in recent times. The most widely used clinical personality inventory in international settings is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI/MMPI-2.) The present article describes the procedures characteristically followed by international scholars to adapt the MMPI-2 for their clinical applications. Steps in the translation…
Somali and Oromo Refugees: Correlates of Torture and Trauma History
Objectives. This cross-sectional, community-based, epidemiological study characterized Somali and Ethiopian (Oromo) refugees in Minnesota to determine torture prevalence and associated problems. Methods. A comprehensive questionnaire was developed, then administered by trained ethnic interviewers to a nonprobability sample of 1134. Measures assessed torture techniques; traumatic events; and social, physical, and psychological problems, including …
Computerized Personality Assessment
This chapter describes the ways in which computers can be and are used in personality assessment and the equivalence of computer-administered tests to traditional assessment methods. The text delineates and illustrates the development of computer-based personality narratives and discusses the validity of computerized narrative reports. The discussion then turns to consideration of the past limitations and unfulfilled dreams of computerized assess…
A longitudinal study of demographic factors associated with stressors and symptoms in African refugees
The objectives of this study were to assess differences in premigration, transit, and resettlement stressor exposure and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms as a function of demographic characteristics (i.e., gender, ethnicity, age, time in United States) and to examine the concurrent and longitudinal relations between stressor exposure and PTSD symptoms. The sample consisted of adult (18-78 years) Somali and Oromo refugee men and wome…
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
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