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The meaningfulness of ideational activity preference as a psychological dimension among newly admitted prison inmates was explored in relation to various psychological, social, and vocational interest variables. In addition to various correlations of the ideational variable with others for the total prison sample of 971 inmates, 255 who scored high (HI) and 341 inmates who scored low (LI) on ideazional preference as derived from the MIAPS were compared for mean differences. The HI inmates were relatively less disturbed emotionally, showed greater social and interpersonal adaptiveness, appeared more mature and intelligent, and showed greater interest in the more “cerebral” occupations. A larger proportion of HI than LI Ss had been incarcerated for homicide as their current offense. The implications of these findings conceptually and for future research were discussed.

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Correlates of the Ideational Preference Dimension among Prison Inmates

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