Harris-Lingoes MMPI–2 Pd Subscales and the Assessment of Law Enforcement Candidates

Abstract

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.

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