Marital Distress in Missionaries as Measured by the MMPI-2-RF Interpersonal Scales

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) is a briefer revision of the MMPI-2. The archived MMPI-2 profiles of 214 evangelical missionaries were analyzed to explore the relationship among the MMPI-2-RF newly constructed interpersonal scales, the RC scales, and m...

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Authors: Gregory, Sonji D. (Author) ; Newmeyer, Mark (Author) ; Baum, Linda J. (Author) ; Lichi, Donald A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2021
In: Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 49, Issue: 4, Pages: 374-386
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Family / Marriage / Quarreling / Missionary
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
NCB Personal ethics
NCF Sexual ethics
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B evangelical missionaries
B MMPI-2-RF
B marital couples
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Summary:The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) is a briefer revision of the MMPI-2. The archived MMPI-2 profiles of 214 evangelical missionaries were analyzed to explore the relationship among the MMPI-2-RF newly constructed interpersonal scales, the RC scales, and missionary distress. Missionary husbands and wives were placed into two groups based on marital types (conflicted and non-conflicted) and again into three groups based on presenting issues (marital, family, and non-family distress). The results lend support to the use of the MMPI-2-RF Family Problems (FML), Interpersonal Passivity (IPP), and Shyness (SHY) interpersonal scales along with the RC4 scale as a basic screening instrument for post-selection, pre-deployment missionaries with marital distress. Consequently, the MMPI-2-RF may be able to inform us in new ways. Recommendations for counselors and missionary boards are discussed.
ISSN:2328-1162
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0091647120968312