TY - JOUR
T1 - ANXIETY AS A FUNCTION OF TAKING THE MMPI
AU - MILLER, J. PHILIP
AU - BOHN, SUZANNE E.
AU - GILDEN, JOANNE B.
PY - 1968/4/1
Y1 - 1968/4/1
N2 - TO INVESTIGATE ANXIETY PRODUCED BY TAKING A PERSONALITY TEST, 44 COLLEGE SS WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO 1 OF 3 GROUPS: A CONTROL GROUP WHICH WROTE AN ESSAY, "WHO AM I?"; A GROUP WHICH TOOK AN ELEMENTARY FORM OF AN ACHIEVEMENT TEST (IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS), THEN WROTE THE ESSAY; AND A GROUP WHICH TOOK A PERSONALITY INVENTORY (MMPI), THEN WROTE THE ESSAY. CONTENT ANALYSIS, EMPLOYING THE GENERAL INQUIRER SYSTEM, REDUCED THE ESSAYS TO QUANTITATIVE TAG SPECIFIC CONCEPTS WHICH DISCLOSED STATISTICALLY RELIABLE DIFFERENCES ON 21 OF THE 83 TAGS (P $MS .05). AS HYPOTHESIZED, THE MMPI GROUP DISPLAYED MORE ANXIETY AS A FUNCTION OF THE TEST EXPERIENCE THAN DID EITHER OF THE OTHER 2 GROUPS. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
AB - TO INVESTIGATE ANXIETY PRODUCED BY TAKING A PERSONALITY TEST, 44 COLLEGE SS WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO 1 OF 3 GROUPS: A CONTROL GROUP WHICH WROTE AN ESSAY, "WHO AM I?"; A GROUP WHICH TOOK AN ELEMENTARY FORM OF AN ACHIEVEMENT TEST (IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS), THEN WROTE THE ESSAY; AND A GROUP WHICH TOOK A PERSONALITY INVENTORY (MMPI), THEN WROTE THE ESSAY. CONTENT ANALYSIS, EMPLOYING THE GENERAL INQUIRER SYSTEM, REDUCED THE ESSAYS TO QUANTITATIVE TAG SPECIFIC CONCEPTS WHICH DISCLOSED STATISTICALLY RELIABLE DIFFERENCES ON 21 OF THE 83 TAGS (P $MS .05). AS HYPOTHESIZED, THE MMPI GROUP DISPLAYED MORE ANXIETY AS A FUNCTION OF THE TEST EXPERIENCE THAN DID EITHER OF THE OTHER 2 GROUPS. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
KW - MMPI, COLLEGE STUDENTS
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0014274457&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1037/h0025609
DO - 10.1037/h0025609
M3 - Article
C2 - 4385214
AN - SCOPUS:0014274457
SN - 0022-006X
VL - 32
SP - 120
EP - 124
JO - Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
JF - Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
IS - 2
ER -