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MMPI-A Structural Summary Characteristics of Male Juvenile Delinquents

Todd L. Morton

Kelly L. Farris

South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personal Inventory–Adolescent Structural Summary factor scores for 655 male juvenile delinquents were determined. These Structural Summary scores were compared to the Structural Summary scores in the normative sample of boys. Elevations on Factor 2 (Immaturity) were most characteristic, with half of delinquents’scores being elevated by at least one standard deviation. Discriminant analyses suggested that linear combinations of the Structural Summary scores are as capable of distinguishing between the normative and delinquent samples as were linear combinations of the clinical scales. Furthermore, use of Structural Summary scores provided incremental validity in distinguishing between the two samples, increasing positive predictive power by 20% to 40% as compared to use of only the clinical, content, and supplementary scales.

Key Words: delinquency • MMPI-A • adolescents • Structural Summary

Assessment, Vol. 9, No. 4, 327-333 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/1073191102238151
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