Adolescents, the MMPI, and the issue of K correction: a contemporary normative study

J Clin Psychol. 1991 Sep;47(5):607-31.

Abstract

Current adolescent norms for the MMPI are based on data obtained 25 to 45 years ago, from samples established in 1947 to 1957 and 1964 to 1965 (Marks & Briggs, 1967). Recently, MMPIs from 1,315 normal adolescent females and males, aged 13 through 17 years, were gathered from a three-state midwest area. There were significant differences between contemporary adolescent MMPI response patterns and those obtained from the earlier adolescent samples. This article presents new K-corrected normalized T-score conversion tables to encourage research that compares the relative efficacy of profiles calculated with and without K correction.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Humans
  • MMPI / statistics & numerical data*
  • Personality Assessment / statistics & numerical data
  • Psychology, Adolescent*
  • Psychometrics
  • Reference Values