A comparison of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory and the California Psychological Inventory in assessment of a nonclinical population

A comparison of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory and the California Psychological Inventory in assessment of a nonclinical population

A high degree of overlap was found between many of the scales of the MCMI and the CPI, which indicates assessment of a number of similar personality dimensions. Depression accounted for a significant amount of variance between the scales. Consistent with expectations, the MCMI was found to overestim...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical psychology 1989-05, Vol.45 (May 89), p.373-382
Hauptverfasser: Holliman, N B, Guthrie, P C
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Sprache:eng
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Assessment
California Psychological Inventory
Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory
Personality
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Zusammenfassung:A high degree of overlap was found between many of the scales of the MCMI and the CPI, which indicates assessment of a number of similar personality dimensions. Depression accounted for a significant amount of variance between the scales. Consistent with expectations, the MCMI was found to overestimate severely the frequency of personality disorders in a student population when compared to the CPI. (Abstract amended)
ISSN:0021-9762