The MMPI as a Predictive Tool for Missionary Candidates
The missionary community has needed a method for inexpensive effective candidate screening. Previous experience (Schubert, 1992, 1993) has suggested certain Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scales and background information of the candidate to be helpful in this regard. The MMPI ha...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
1996
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Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 1996, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 124-132 |
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| Summary: | The missionary community has needed a method for inexpensive effective candidate screening. Previous experience (Schubert, 1992, 1993) has suggested certain Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scales and background information of the candidate to be helpful in this regard. The MMPI has been used as a tool in selection with missionary and tentmaker candidates with varying levels of success. This double-blind study matches predictive MMPI interpretations with long-term missionary performance in 129 missionary units (one single missionary or one married couple per unit). MMPI test interpretations were 69% accurate in prediction of performance. Other effects were significant with regard to the age of the individuals. Gender and general location (home mission versus overseas mission) were not statistically significant. “Yes” predictions were accurate 77% of the time; “no” 71%; and the “maybe” prediction divided into 58% successes and 42% failures. This preliminary research indicates that the MMPI is inadequate as a sole evaluation of missionary candidates yet has a high potential for use with some other basic tools. A prospective study is in progress utilizing the MMPI, a Life History Questionnaire, and an autobiography. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-1162 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009164719602400205 |