| Abstract: | Examined the relationship between personality variables and the use of social settings using 25 male and 21 female emotionally disturbed college students. Data were gathered from MMPI scores, clinical judgments of mental health professionals, and the Activity Record. The latter instrument was used to determine Ss' use of a variety of naturally occurring behavior settings during a typical day. A factor analysis yielded a structure which generally supported the hypothesis of interrelations among personality variables and use of behavior settings. As predicted, factors of action-oriented behavior emerged. It would appear that knowledge of personality variables and clinical judgments can be used to predict use of social behavior settings and, conversely, that the behavior settings used by a S are an indication of personality and type of psychopathology. (20 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
