Discriminating Violent Individuals by Means of Various Psychological Tests
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Personality Assessment
- Vol. 42 (3) , 237-243
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa4203_3
Abstract
Attempted to clarify the 43/4-8(8-4) controversy and further research the relationship between assaultiveness and other non-MMPI measures. Sixty-one male adolescent prisoners divided into four groups according to Race and Level of Assaultiveness served as subjects for this study, Each prisoner was administered the MMPI, the Buss-Durkee Hostility Scale and the Rotter I-Escale. The results suggest that the 4-3 code type is not an accurate predictor of violence; that elevations on F4897&6 describe the offender population (with 8-4 describing the violent profile type); and that the Buss-Durkee Hostility scale may be valuable in assessing the violent personality.Keywords
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