RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VOICE-QUALITY PROFILES AND MMPI PROFILES IN PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS

Examined the personality traits of speakers with different voice-quality profiles. Speech samples and MMPI scores were obtained from 78 male psychiatric patients. The speech samples were rated for the voice qualities of pitch, loudness, and tempo. Each S was assigned to 1 of 3 voice-quality profile groups: peak-pitch (N = 29), peak-loudness (N = 27), and peak-tempo (N = 22). An analysis of variance indicated a significant difference between the mean MMPI profiles of the 3 groups and supported the hypothesis that the 3 voice-quality profile groups represent 3 different personality types. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1969 American Psychological Association.