MMPI Differences between Parents of Children with Cleft Palates and Parents of Physically Normal Children
- 1 March 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Speech Language Hearing Association in Journal of Speech and Hearing Research
- Vol. 3 (1) , 31-38
- https://doi.org/10.1044/jshr.0301.31
Abstract
Mothers (170), and fathers (157) of children with cleft palates were studied on MMPI in relationship to a previously-studied control group of parents of physically normal children. Experimental group was higher on L scale, and controls on K. Comparison of individual profiles yielded significant results with experimental group mothers more frequently showing Mf and Pa as highest and control mothers having Pd as high. Experimental group fathers showed As and D more frequently, while control fathers showed Hy, Pd, and Mf more frequently. On Pd and Sc scales, controls were significantly higher. Experimental group parents were significantly higher on Anxiety Scale. The differences, however, were small, and they do not appear to be real, even though mathematically significant.Keywords
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