Date of Award
5-9-1990
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Recent cluster-analytic research with alcohol-dependent men has demonstrated the existence of several Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) subtypes that are consistent across diverse samples. Few such studies have been reported which employed age as a variable of interest. Shortcomings of this research include a lack of external, independent measures against which to evaluate the predictive validity of cluster typologies. Subjects were divided into four groups according to age in 10-year increments. The current study detected age-related changes in derived MMPI clusters for 387 male alcoholics who were admitted to a private inpatient treatment program. Subsequent multivariate analyses employing alcohol-use scales revealed significant differences among subtypes of different age men. Implications for future research regarding alcoholic personality subtypes and for the treatment of alcoholism are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Sacks, Gary A., "The influence of age on the MMPI responses of adult male alcoholics." (1990). Theses and Dissertations. 8705.
https://commons.und.edu/theses/8705