The utility of the MMPI-2-RF to predict the outcome of a smoking-cessation treatment

Martínez, Ú. ; Fernández del Rio, E. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; López-Durán, A. ; Becoña, E.

Resumen: People with psychopathology experience high rates of smoking and have more trouble quitting. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF; Tellegen & Ben-Porath, 2008, 2009) is a valid and reliable instrument for the assessment of psychopathology. In this study, we examined the ability of the MMPI-2-RF to assess psychopathology and to predict smoking cessation outcomes in a sample of 281 smokers seeking psychological treatment to stop smoking at the end of treatment and at 6- and 12-month follow-ups. Results showed that T-scores < 65 on Disaffiliativeness (DSF) scale were associated with a higher likelihood of smoking at the end of treatment, and T-scores = 65 on Neurological Complaints (NUC) scale were associated with a higher likelihood of smoking at the 12-month follow-up, after controlling for the effect of age and initial levels of nicotine dependence. The results highlight the usefulness of the MMPI-2-RF in the field of smoking cessation treatment.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.11.019

Año: 2017

Publicado en: PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 106 (2017), 172-177
ISSN: 0191-8869

Factor impacto JCR: 1.967 (2017)

Categ. JCR: PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL rank: 25 / 64 = 0.391 (2017) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.181 - Psychology (miscellaneous) (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/PSI2012-31196

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Psicología Social (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)