Crime and Personality Revisited
Effects of MMPI Response Sets in Self‐Report Studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9680779 |
|---|---|
| Authors | SPENCER A RA THUS (New Mexico State University, corresponding author), Larry J Siegel |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 245-250 |
| Publication date | 1980-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-1384 • E-ISSN: 1745-9125 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1980.tb01363.x |
| OpenAlex | W1538289760 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
The present study explored the effects of MMPI response sets on relatonships between crime and personality in self‐report studies. The MMPI‐168 and a 21‐item delinquent behavior questionnaire were administered to 1680 high school students. The Psychopathic Deviate, Schizophrenia, and Hypomania scales of the MMPI‐168 were correlated with delinquent behaviors, with and without control for the L, F, and K scales of the MMPI‐168, considered separately and simultaneously. Controlling for F eliminated some relationships and significantly diminished the magnitude of others, while control for L and K had no significant effect. Studies of this nature that fail to control for the F type of response set may produee largely illusory results
Developmental psychology · Hypomania · Mania · Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory · Mood · Personality · Set (abstract data type · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1986 - 1986 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |