The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory as a predictive measure of maladaptive behavior in a prison setting

Purpose: The objectives of this study were: (1) to determine if inmates who had been committed to punitive segregation had significantly elevated scores on the Pd, Sc, and Ma subscales of the MMPI when compared to inmates who had not been committed to punitive segregation; (2) to determine, based on these findings, the utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) as a diagnostic tool in the prediction of maladjustment in a prison setting.