Chisholm S M, Crowther J H, Ben-Porath Y S
Department of Psychology, Kent State University, OH 44242, USA.
J Pers Assess. 1997 Aug;69(1):127-44. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa6901_7.
Research examining the MMPI's ability to predict premature termination has yielded discrepant findings. This may be due, in part, to previous operational definitions of premature termination and extensive analysis on inadequately sized samples. This study addressed both methodological issues. This study examined MMPI-2 clinical Scales 2, 4, and 7 and content scales DEP, ASP, ANX, and TRT as predictors of premature termination and psychotherapeutic outcome in 86 adult clients seeking services at a university-based clinic. Premature termination was operationalized as therapists' ratings of clients' readiness for termination. Psychotherapeutic outcome was operationalized as therapists' ratings of the clients' progress in therapy goals, improvement in global psychopathology, improvement in current functioning, and global improvement. None of MMPI-2 scales predicted readiness for termination. However, significant associations were found between specific MMPI-2 scales and three of the four outcome ratings, with the content scales emerging as better predictors. The implications of these findings are discussed to help guide future research in this area.
关于明尼苏达多相人格调查表（MMPI）预测提前终止治疗能力的研究得出了不一致的结果。这可能部分归因于先前对提前终止治疗的操作定义，以及对样本量不足的广泛分析。本研究解决了这两个方法学问题。本研究考察了MMPI-2临床量表2、4和7以及内容量表抑郁（DEP）、反社会（ASP）、焦虑（ANX）和治疗退缩（TRT），将其作为86名在大学诊所寻求服务的成年客户提前终止治疗和心理治疗结果的预测指标。提前终止治疗被定义为治疗师对客户准备好终止治疗的评级。心理治疗结果被定义为治疗师对客户在治疗目标方面的进展、整体精神病理学的改善、当前功能的改善以及整体改善情况的评级。MMPI-2量表均未预测出终止治疗的准备情况。然而，在特定的MMPI-2量表与四项结果评级中的三项之间发现了显著关联，其中内容量表成为了更好的预测指标。讨论了这些发现的意义，以帮助指导该领域未来的研究。
