Graham J R, McCord G
J Pers Assess. 1985 Oct;49(5):477-84. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4905_4.
Two opposing views concerning the interpretation of moderately elevated MMPI scores of normal subjects have appeared in the literature. Whereas some authors have suggested that such scores indicate negative characteristics less severe than those suggested by more extremely elevated scores for psychiatric patients, other authors have suggested that such scores may be indicative of more positive characteristics. The present study attempted to determine the relative validity of these two opposing views. Correlates of MMPI clinical scales were determined for 101 male and 101 female college students who had no clinical T-score greater than 75. Subjects described themselves using the Adjective Check List (ACL), and they were also described by peers using the ACL. Point-biserial correlations between MMPI scores and self and peer endorsements on the ACL were computed. For both self and peer data more significant correlations were found than expected by chance. Most of the correlates involved negative characteristics, offering some support for the interpretive approach based on an attenuation of negative descriptors derived for psychiatric patient samples.
关于正常受试者明尼苏达多相人格量表（MMPI）分数适度升高的解释，文献中出现了两种相反的观点。一些作者认为，与精神病患者更高分数所表明的负面特征相比，此类分数表明的负面特征不那么严重；而另一些作者则认为，此类分数可能表明更积极的特征。本研究试图确定这两种相反观点的相对有效性。对101名男性和101名女性大学生的MMPI临床量表相关因素进行了测定，这些学生的临床T分数均不大于75。受试者使用形容词检查表（ACL）描述自己，他们的同龄人也使用ACL对他们进行描述。计算了MMPI分数与ACL上自我及同龄人认可之间的点二列相关。对于自我数据和同龄人数据，发现的显著相关性都比偶然预期的要多。大多数相关因素都涉及负面特征，这为基于从精神病患者样本得出的负面描述词减弱的解释方法提供了一些支持。
