Utility of MMPI-2 clinical profiles and other clinical variables in predicting outcome success for at-risk USAF Basic Military Trainees /
US Air Force Basic Training (BMT) recruits referred to the Behavioral Analysis Service (BAS) for evaluation and recommendations regarding retention or discharge offer the clinical psychologist a wealth of clinical data with which to formulate the -recommendation. The appropriate utility of the MMPI...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | US Air Force Basic Training (BMT) recruits referred to the Behavioral Analysis Service (BAS) for evaluation and recommendations regarding retention or discharge offer the clinical psychologist a wealth of clinical data with which to formulate the -recommendation. The appropriate utility of the MMPI-2 and other clinical variables for 505 evaluees of the BAS are analyzed using discriminant analysis to identify the stronger predictors of who will be recommended for retention or separation, and then later who will actually be separated or graduated from BMT. The discriminant function calculated for the 60 variables accurately predicted 8 1 % of the sample for separation or graduation from BMT. The variables found to best predict which evaluees will be separated from the military before graduating from BMT were: the MMPI-2 clinical scales, along with the psychologist's assessment of the evaluee's depression, anxiety, risk of suicide, current trauma from an abusive history, and alcohol problems, and the evaluee's report of sleep and appetite disturbance. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Counseling Psychology". |
| Physical Description: | xii, 128 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilms Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |