Objective:To examine personality char acteristics of male criminals.Methods:To study MMPI resul ts of 47 criminals in one of the jails in Gui Lin.Results: When compared to nomative data, the sample was found to show (a)elevated scores on seven MMPI sub-scales including F.Hs .Pa.Pd.Pt.Sc.Ma.(P0.01).(b)Lower scores on Mf.and L( P0.05).(c)Higher scores on D(P0.01).and (d)nil differences on K.Hg.Si(P0.05).Conclution :The results show significa nt personality disorders among male criminals, which call for the need of psychol ogical interventions.

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