MMPI-3 Predictors of Anxiety Sensitivity and Distress Intolerance. (September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kremyar, Andrew J.; Lee, Tayla T. C.
• Is Part Of: Assessment. Volume 29:Number 6(2022)
• Page Start: 1103
• Page End: 1116
• Publication Date: 2022-09
• Subjects: anxiety sensitivity -- Anxiety Sensitivity Index–3 -- distress intolerance -- Distress Intolerance Index -- Distress Tolerance Scale -- Frustration Discomfort Scale -- Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory–3; Psychological tests -- Periodicals; Psychodiagnostics -- Periodicals; Personality tests -- Periodicals; 150.287
• DOI: 10.1177/10731911211001948
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-1911

Abstract

Documenting empirical correlates of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory–3 (MMPI-3) scale scores is important for expanding the clinical utility of the instrument. To this end, the goals of the current study were to examine associations between scores on MMPI-3 scales and measures of anxiety sensitivity and distress intolerance, two constructs reflecting intolerance of negative emotional states that are implicated in many psychological conditions, and to identify the scales that most strongly predict each construct. Using a sample of 287 undergraduate students (71% women; Mage = 18.90, SD = 1.12; 85% White), zero-order correlational, regression, and dominance analyses were performed to address these goals. Results indicate that when MMPI-3 scale scores are considered conjointly by scale family, they predict meaningful variance in anxiety sensitivity and distress intolerance measure scores, with conceptually implicated scales offering the strongest prediction across scale families. Implications for both research and practice, limitations, and future research directions are discussed.