Braille edition of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for use with the blind

Abstract

This adaptation of the unabridged MMPI for use with the blind was printed in grade one-and-a-half braille and administered to 50 blind people (25 of each sex), who were divided into two groups on the basis of age. Profile comparisons and item analyses indicate that the inventory probably yields valid results when used with the blind; the validity scales differ little from the norms. The blind groups were significantly different from the normal on only 20 items, and on only 5 of these did the males and females concur. Percentage of abnormal profiles appears to be no greater among the blind than among the seeing, even though the males deviated to a marked degree on the depression, hypomania, psychasthenia, and masculinity-femininity scales. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)