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The Predictive Value Of Mmpi Personality Style In Obesity Therapy, Jeffrey J. Harvey
The Predictive Value Of Mmpi Personality Style In Obesity Therapy, Jeffrey J. Harvey
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The present study assessed whether psychopathology influences obese subject’s ability to lose weight. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was used to differentiate between 46 pathological and 52 nonpathological subjects. A repeated measures analysis of variance did not support the hypothesis that the degree of weight loss is negatively associated with the amount of psychopathology measured by the MMPI. In addition, an analysis of covariance was conducted in an attempt to control for possible confounding factors at the start of treatment and also failed to support the hypothesis.