MMPI Response Patterns and Alcohol Consumption in DUI Offenders
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-1980
Description
Self-reported alcohol use in 500 men (mean age 36 yrs) arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) of intoxicants was examined in relation to MMPI profile patterns identified by multivariate procedures. Although DUI offenders were found to share mild antisocial tendencies, it was possible to isolate profile patterns associated with comparatively higher levels of self-reported drinking. Most pronounced was the relationship between higher levels of estimated average alcohol consumption and patterns in which indices of depression and social deviance were elevated, or the 2-4 2-point code type pattern. Comparisons of prototypic profile patterns derived from samples of DUI offenders, alcoholics, and psychiatric patients revealed limited profile replicability. However, the 2-4 code type pattern was consistently found in samples of DUI offenders and alcoholics, and a single profile pattern indicative of moderate social deviance and impulsivity was common to each sample. (13 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
Citation Information
Sutker, Patricia B.; Brantley, Phillip J.; and Allain, Albert N.. 1980. MMPI Response Patterns and Alcohol Consumption in DUI Offenders. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. Vol.48(3). 350-355. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.48.3.350 PMID: 7381094 ISSN: 0022-006X