Introversion-extraversion and psychiatric diagnoses: A test of eysenck's hypothesis
- 1 July 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Vol. 31 (3) , 426-427
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(197507)31:3<426::aid-jclp2270310309>3.0.co;2-2
Abstract
Eysenck has stated that dysthymics were introverted and psychopaths were extraverted This study tested this hypothesis. The Ss were 28 male and 7 female inpatients from a state mental hospital. Twenty were diagnosed as neurotics, 15 as psychopaths. The sample was divided into extravert-introvert groups on the basis of scores on the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator. Chi-square analysis revealed no significant differences in patient distribution by type and diagnosis. It was concluded that extraversion-introversion scores would not aid in the diagnosis of neurosis or psychopathy.Keywords
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