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Harris-Lingoes MMPI-2 Pd subscales and the assessment of law enforcement candidates. 2000

A D Kornfeld

Department of Psychology, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic 06226-2295, USA.

This study analyzed the performance of 111 male law enforcement applicants on MMPI-2 Harris-Lingoes Psychopathic Deviate (Pd) subscales. Applicants' self-descriptions derived from their scores on these subscales showed greater confidence and resistance to authority and less social alienation and personal unhappiness than the MMPI-2 national normative sample. A multiple regression analysis indicated that Pd2 (Authority Problems) was the best predictor of K-corrected Pd scores for the sample of applicants.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008950	MMPI	A personality inventory consisting of statements to be asserted or denied by the individual. The patterns of response are characteristic of certain personality attributes.	Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
D010560	Personnel Selection	The process of choosing employees for specific types of employment. The concept includes recruitment.	Employee Recruitment,Employee Selection,Personnel Recruitment,Recruitment Activities,Activity, Recruitment,Employee Recruitments,Personnel Recruitments,Recruitment Activity,Recruitment, Employee,Recruitment, Personnel,Selection, Employee,Selection, Personnel
D011594	Psychometrics	Assessment of psychological variables by the application of mathematical procedures.	Psychometric
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D016495	Police	Agents of the law charged with the responsibility of maintaining and enforcing law and order among the citizenry.	Law Enforcement Officers,Police Force,Police Officers,Enforcement Officer, Law,Enforcement Officers, Law,Law Enforcement Officer,Officer, Law Enforcement,Officer, Police,Officers, Law Enforcement,Officers, Police,Police Forces,Police Officer