MMPI in a study of unemployment

Abstract

A random sample of active members from the bricklayers’ trade union in Aarhus was interviewed and MMPI tested. Unemployment data were collected up to six years previous to the date of interview. For the same period the number of days of absence due to illness, additional education, military service etc. (out days) were registered. The bricklayers were distributed according to age, marital status and unemployment. For the 14 basic validity and clinical scales of the MMPI, the relations between the score and the three variables were examined. Several scales had scores correlated to unemployment.