Assessing General Maladjustment of Trauma Survivors with MMPI-2
- VernacularTitle:MMPI-2评估心理创伤后适应不良
- Author:
Lei MA
;
Jiatong WANG
;
Yuangui HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Trauma;
Stress disorder;
MMPI- 2;
Maladjustment
- From:Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology
2001;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To investigate validities of MMPI- 2 measures of general maladjustment in people who had expe- rienced traumatic events. Methods: Participants were 43 patients with stress disorder (SD) and 44 well- adjusted trauma survivors(TS). Validities of 7 MMPI- 2 measures of general maladjustment were compared with the mean scores on 8 clini- cal scales (M8), which were considered as the criterion measure of general maladjustment. Results: Patients with SD ob- tained significantly higher scores on 6 measures and M8 than TS. Most of the measures were significantly related to M8 in both groups. Although F and PK sometimes added significantly to the variance accounting for the criterion measure, Pt added significantly and meaningfully to each of the other MMPI- 2 measure in predicting maladjustment. Conclusion: The results support the use of the MMPI- 2 as a measure of general maladjustment in trauma survivors. Pt emerges consistently as a good indicator of general maladjustment.
