MEASURES OF MENTAL HEALTH FROM THE HUMM-WADSWORTH TEMPERAMENT SCALE

DONCASTER G. HUMM and KATHRYN A. HUMMAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 107, Number 6

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.107.6.442

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In undertaking to find a measure to give us a quantitative basis for the prediction of temperamental integration, we computed the difference between normal and each of the other components on the Humm-Wadsworth profile and, also, the sum of these differences. We did this first for a small number of subjects selected on the basis of known facts concerning their mental health; and then for 1,000 random permanent employees.

We found that: (1) the integration index distinguished without exception between subjects known to be psychotic and subjects known to be well adjusted; (2) the component control measures significantly differentiated the means of the 2 groups; (3) distributions of the measures for 1,000 "permanent" employees provided data from which norms could be derived.

From this we conclude that the measures of self-mastery provided an additional tool [See FIG. 3. in source pdf] for studying the temperaments of individuals and of groups.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 107 • Number 6 • December 1950

Pages: 442 - 449

PubMed: 14838148

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Published in print: December 1950

Published online: 1 April 2006

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DONCASTER G. HUMM

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KATHRYN A. HUMM

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MEASURES OF MENTAL HEALTH FROM THE HUMM-WADSWORTH TEMPERAMENT SCALE

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