MMPI Profiles of Obese Men and Women
- 1 December 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 41 (3) , 731-734
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1977.41.3.731
Abstract
MMPI profiles of 20 male and 20 female patients were chosen at random from the entire patient population (250) of a weight reduction program. Mean scores of both groups were computed for the 10 clinical scales. On the masculinity-femininity scale, female patients scored significantly lower than a normal population, while the male patients had a marginally significant higher mean score. Scores in the respective directions for men and women indicated passivity and non-assertiveness in both groups. Assertiveness training is suggested as an integral part of the behavior modification program in the treatment of obesityThis publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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