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. 1978 Apr;34(2):417-8.
doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(197804)34:2<417::aid-jclp2270340233>3.0.co;2-3.

Foulds' "general instability" and "psychopathy" 16PF scales and their relationship to psychiatric mood state

A Bedford, D McIver

Foulds' "general instability" and "psychopathy" 16PF scales and their relationship to psychiatric mood state

A Bedford et al. J Clin Psychol. 1978 Apr.

Abstract

Previous research examined "general instability" and "psychopathy" scales, derived from the 16PF, in terms of Foulds' criteria of content, group differentiation, change over time, and score distributions. When the external criterion of a newly validated measure of psychiatric mood state (the DSSI/sAD) was used, it was confirmed in both a patient and a normal group that the "general instability" scale is related significantly to symptomatology, while the "psychopathy" scale is relatively independent of present state.

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