Does the Mmpi Ptsd- Pk Scale Measure Robustness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13669727 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Robert Sinnett (Kansas State University, corresponding author), Michael C Holen (Kansas State University), Michael C Heil (Kansas State University) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 211-217 |
| Publication date | 1996-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1996.79.1.211 |
| PMID | 8873806 |
| OpenAlex | W2038545217 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
Research evaluating the diagnostic value of the MMPI PK scale for determining Posttraumatic Stress Disorder has been consistently positive. Various cut-off points have been suggested, depending on the population studied. The current study, involving a select group of police candidates from middle-sized midwestern towns, suggests that low PK scores may represent robustness. These subjects as a group made low use of health and mental health services and obtained very low PK scores (T = 41), although they made average scores on the clinical scales
Environmental health · Mental health · Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory · Personality · Population · Posttraumatic stress · Psychiatry · Robustness (evolution · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |