Assessing explanatory style in teenagers: adolescent norms for the MMPI Optimism-Pessimism Scale.

Abstract:

:This article reports adolescent norms for the Optimism-Pessimism (PSM) scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). The PSM scale measures explanatory style on a continuum from optimistic to pessimistic by using 298 MMPI items. It is based on Seligman's theory of explanatory style and was constructed by applying the Content Analysis of Verbatim Explanations (CAVE) technique to the MMPI item pool. The normative equations are based on a random sample of 624 normal boys and 691 normal girls ages 13 through 17 years. Reliability estimates of .94 demonstrate that the PSM scale can accurately assess explanatory style in adolescents. These norms may identify a personality factor associated with poorer physical and mental health and lower levels of achievement.

journal_name

J Clin Psychol

authors

Malinchoc M,Colligan RC,Offord KP

doi

10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199605)52:3<285::AID-JCLP5

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-05-01 00:00:00

pages

285-95

issue

3

eissn

0021-9762

issn

1097-4679

journal_volume

52

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