A latent profile analysis of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory among first-year university students
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.09.12
- VernacularTitle:高校新生明尼苏达多相人格测验潜在剖面分析
- Author:
Shehong LIANG
1
;
Rui GUO
1
;
Haoming HUANG
1
;
Fang HUANG
1
;
Yihong ZHU
1
Author Information
1. 浙江大学心理健康教育与咨询中心,杭州 310058
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
psychopathological personality;
latent profile analysis;
first-year university students
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(9):826-833
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the personality latent profiles of university first-year students and examine their associations with demographic characteristics,psychological symptoms,and major satisfaction.Methods:A to-tal of 52 783 first-year university students were assessed with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory(MMPI),Beck Depression Inventory,Beck Anxiety Inventory,self-developed major satisfaction item and demo-graphic checklist.Data were analyzed with potential profile model,chi-square test,multiple logistic regression,co-variance analysis and median test.Results:Five latent profiles of MMPI among university freshmen were found,namely gender conflict group(23.4%),real healthy group(27.9%),defensive healthy group(37.3%),borderline-psychosis risk group(6.7%)and neurosis risk group(4.8%).Gender,grade period,childhood up bringers,par-ents'marital status and family atmosphere predicted differences between profiles of MMPI.Different profiles showed statistically meaningful differences at depressive symptoms,anxiety symptoms and major satisfaction.Conclusion:The latent profiles of MMPI among first-year university students demonstrate distinct classification patterns,diffe-ring demographic characteristics and psychologically problematic levels.