Early on, it was noticed that the original MMPI produced different scale elevations for adolescents than for adults. This resulted in the development of different sets of recommended norms for use with adolescent populations (Archer, 1987; Colligan &
Offord. 1989; Klinefelter, Pancoast, Archer, & Pruitt, 1990; Marks, Seeman, & Haller,
p
1974).