Personality and psychopathology: mapping the MMPI-2-RF on Cloninger's psychobiological model of personality

Assessment. 2013 Oct;20(5):576-84. doi: 10.1177/1073191113490791. Epub 2013 Jun 3.

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) and the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) in a combined data set (N = 491) of patients with a broad range of psychiatric disorders (n = 286) as well as alcohol use disorder (n = 205). We examined bivariate correlations between both measures. The MMPI-2-RF scales relate to the TCI dimensions as was hypothesized, and relationships between both measurements were largely similar for psychiatric patients and alcohol-dependent patients. Theoretical and clinical implications are considered.

Keywords: MMPI-2-RF; TCI; personality; psychopathology.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • MMPI*
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / psychology
  • Middle Aged
  • Personality Disorders / diagnosis
  • Personality Inventory
  • Temperament*
  • Young Adult