MMPI-2-RF Interest Scale Scores for Forensic Inpatients with Mood Disorders Chloe A. Patch 1 , Daarian Bringle 1 , Lea Carrasco 1 , Danielle Burchett, Ph.D. 1 , & David M. Glassmire, Ph.D. 2 1 California State University, Monterey Bay • 2 Patton State Hospital
MMPI-2-RF Interest Scale Scores for Forensic Inpatients with Mood Disorders Chloe A. Patch 1 , Daarian Bringle 1 , Lea Carrasco 1 , Danielle Burchett, Ph.D. 1 , & David M. Glassmire, Ph.D. 2 1 California State University, Monterey Bay • 2 Patton State Hospital Mood Disorders Many mood disorders present with reduced engagement in hobbies and ● other pleasurable activities (APA, 2013; Blanco & Barnett, 2014; Wu et al., 2017).
MMPI-2-RF Interest Scale Scores for Forensic Inpatients with Mood Disorders Chloe A. Patch 1 , Daarian Bringle 1 , Lea Carrasco 1 , Danielle Burchett, Ph.D. 1 , & David M. Glassmire, Ph.D. 2 1 California State University, Monterey Bay • 2 Patton State Hospital MMPI-2 Scale 5 & MMPI-2-RF AES/MEC Scales Masculinity-Femininity (Mf; Scale 5) was created to identify gay men ● (Hathaway, 1956). Once determined homosexuality is not a psychiatric condition, Scale 5 had ● limited clinical utility (Wong, 1984). Scale 5 content was repurposed to create two distinct MMPI-2-RF scales of ● “primarily occupational and leisure activities” (Ben-Porath, 2012, p. 125): Aesthetic-Literary Interests (AES) ○ Mechanical-Physical Interests (MEC) ○
MMPI-2-RF Interest Scale Scores for Forensic Inpatients with Mood Disorders Chloe A. Patch 1 , Daarian Bringle 1 , Lea Carrasco 1 , Danielle Burchett, Ph.D. 1 , & David M. Glassmire, Ph.D. 2 1 California State University, Monterey Bay • 2 Patton State Hospital Few studies examine AES and MEC scores or whether elevated scores could ● be associated with the anhedonia experienced in mood disorders (Tellegen & Ben-Porath, 2008/2011). Research Question This study examines whether AES/MEC scales have utility as potential ● markers of anhedonia associated with mood disorders in a forensic inpatient setting. Hypothesis Patients diagnosed with mood disorders would score lower on AES and MEC ● scales than patients without mood disorders (after excluding those with other behavior-restricting diagnoses).
MMPI-2-RF Interest Scale Scores for Forensic Inpatients with Mood Disorders Chloe A. Patch 1 , Daarian Bringle 1 , Lea Carrasco 1 , Danielle Burchett, Ph.D. 1 , & David M. Glassmire, Ph.D. 2 1 California State University, Monterey Bay • 2 Patton State Hospital Participants 1,110 Forensic Inpatients Excluded: invalid, malingering, non-mood diagnoses related to restricted engagement in hobbies 716 (e.g., dementia, anxiety disorders, OCPD, PTSD, adjustment disorder) Mood Disorder Group Comparison Group 327 389
MMPI-2-RF Interest Scale Scores for Forensic Inpatients with Mood Disorders Chloe A. Patch 1 , Daarian Bringle 1 , Lea Carrasco 1 , Danielle Burchett, Ph.D. 1 , & David M. Glassmire, Ph.D. 2 1 California State University, Monterey Bay • 2 Patton State Hospital Method Procedures Measures ● ● Psychiatric Diagnoses Independent-samples t-tests ○ ○ AES and MEC Scales ○ Comparison group Mood disorder group
MMPI-2-RF Interest Scale Scores for Forensic Inpatients with Mood Disorders Chloe A. Patch 1 , Daarian Bringle 1 , Lea Carrasco 1 , Danielle Burchett, Ph.D. 1 , & David M. Glassmire, Ph.D. 2 1 California State University, Monterey Bay • 2 Patton State Hospital Results Mood Diagnosis Comparison Group Group ( n = 327) ( n = 389) Scale M SD M SD t df p Hedges’ g AES 50.76 10.38 49.96 11.28 0.99 714 .32 0.07 MEC 54.35 10.81 55.59 10.54 -1.55 714 .12 0.12
MMPI-2-RF Interest Scale Scores for Forensic Inpatients with Mood Disorders Chloe A. Patch 1 , Daarian Bringle 1 , Lea Carrasco 1 , Danielle Burchett, Ph.D. 1 , & David M. Glassmire, Ph.D. 2 1 California State University, Monterey Bay • 2 Patton State Hospital Discussion Acknowledgements & Disclosures This research was made possible by support from a grant from the University of Minnesota Press, Implications Test Division—which supported data collection—and the California State University, Monterey Bay ● Undergraduate Research Opportunity Center (UROC)—which provided additional financial, logistical, and mentorship support (HSI grant, U.S. Department of Education Hispanic Serving AES and MEC do not appear to ○ Institution Grant #P031C160221). This research was approved by the California Human Services Agency Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects. The findings and conclusions in this study are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the view or opinions of the California be strong markers of Department of State Hospitals or the California Health and Human Services Agency. mood-related behavior References restrictions in this setting A merican Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Ben-Porath, Y. S. (2012). Interpreting the MMPI-2-RF. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Limitations & Future Directions ● Blanco, J. A., & Barnett, L. A. (2014). The effects of depression on leisure: Varying relationships between enjoyment, sociability, participation, and desired outcomes in college students. Leisure Sciences, 36 (5), 458–478. doi: 10.1080/01490400.2014.915772 In our psychiatric inpatient ○ Hathaway, S.R. (1956). Scales 5 (masculinity-femininity), 6 (paranoia) and 8 (schizophrenia). In G.S. Welsh & W.G. Dahlstrom (Eds.), Basic readings on the MMPI in psychology and medicine. setting, patients are highly Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Tellegen, A. & Ben-Porath, Y. S. (2008/2011). MMPI-2-RF Manual for Administration, Scoring, and activity-restricted, which may Interpretation . Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Wu, H., Mata, J., Furman, D. J., Whitmer, A. J., Gotlib, I. H., & Thompson, R. J. (2017). Anticipatory have impacted results and consummatory pleasure and displeasure in major depressive disorder: An experience sampling study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 126 (2), 149–159. doi: 10.1037/abn0000244 Wong, M. R. (1984). MMPI Scale Five: Its meaning, or lack thereof. Journal of Personality Assessment, Exploration in gender groups ○ 48 (3), 279–285. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4803_9
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