International Journal of Psychiatry Research

International Journal of Psychiatry Research

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ISSN: 2641-4317
Research Article

Group Psychotherapy and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 In College Students

Authors: María Martina Jurado, Juan Antonio Mejías, Silvia Araceli Tafoya, Lizbeth Beltrán, Itzel Balcázar.

DOI: 10.33425/2641-4317.1036


Abstract

The difference in personality traits between men and women have been documented, however, few studies focus on the changes after psychotherapy. This study compares personality traits of college students who attended group psychotherapy for 12 months, analyzing changes and differences between men and women. A quasi-experimental study was carried out with two measurements in a single group. In the basic scales, women decreased F (Z = -2.33, p = .020), Hs (Z = -2.80, p = .005), Pt (Z = -2.02, p = .044); men decreased D (Z = -3.03, p = .002) and IS (Z = -2.13, p = .033). In content scales, women had changes in DEP (Z = -2.55, p = .011), SAU (Z = -2.42, p = .016) RTR (Z = -2.12, p = .034); men in BAE (Z = -2.03, p = .043), DEL (Z = -2.14, p = .033), FAM (Z = -3.07, p = .002) SAU (Z = -2.34, p = .019). In the supplementary scales, women decreased in A (Z = -2.10, p = .036), Dpr (Z = -2.31, p = .021) EPK (Z = -2.74, p = .006) GF (Z = -2.12, p = .028); men in C (Z = -1.97, p = .049), GF (Z = -2.12, p = .034) and R (Z = -2.17, p = .030), tending to improve in the scale A-MAC (Z = -1.89, p = .059). Group psychotherapy offers positive changes in patients' personality traits and seems to have different effects regarding each gender.

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Citation: María Martina Jurado, Juan Antonio Mejías, Silvia Araceli Tafoya, et al. Group Psychotherapy and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 In College Students. 2019; 2(6). DOI: 10.33425/2641-4317.1036
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