Abstract
Previous investigations have provided evidence for the efficacy of Comrey Personality Scales in discriminating between emotionally “abnormal” and “normal” groups. These correlations are believed to have been attenuated by the presence of emotionally disturbed individuals in the “normal” groups. The Comrey Personality Scales and two questionnaires containing items on life adjustment and marital adjustment were administered to a new sample of “normals.” Substantial correlations between Comrey scales and these criteria of adjustment were found, confirming the hypothesis that Comrey scales are useful for detecting emotional disturbance. These results also support the hypothesis that past correlations between these scales and “abnormal” vs “normal” criteria have been attenuated by the presence of abnormals in the “normal” groups.
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