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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-1
pubmed:abstractText
Items and selected subscales of Scale 3 (Hysteria) of the MMPI were examined to pinpoint personality or emotional factors predictive of back injury reports in an industrial setting. Data were derived from a previous prospective-design study of back pain in volunteer hourly wage employees of an aircraft manufacturing company. After physical examination and completion of questionnaires pertaining to demographic, psychosocial (including the MMPI), and workplace factors, workers were followed for an average of 3 years. Those who subsequently reported back injury were compared with those who did not. In that study three variables predicted report of back injury, one of which was Scale 3 of the MMPI. Individual items, Ornduff et al. subscales of Psychological Denial and Body Concern, and the five Harris-Lingoes (1955) subscales of Scale 3 were analyzed. Three Harris-Lingoes subscales showed significant relationships to the criterion. Hy-3: Lassitude/Malaise; Hy-1: Denial of Social Anxiety; and, marginally, Hy-2: Need for Affection, significantly contributed to prediction effectiveness. Results and implications for the understanding of factors predicting back injury reports and for the medical evaluation of pain and the concept of pain are discussed.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0749-8047
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
222-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
MMPI scale 3 as a predictor of back injury report: what does it tell us?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Pain Service, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.