Personality characteristics of work-ready workers' compensation clients

Result of this investigation indicate that "work-ready" status constitutes a significant variable in the characterization of workers' compensation claimants. The mean MMPI profile obtained for work-ready claimants (N = 69) showed no scales elevated above 70. Previous compensation studies, which did not differentiate claimants on this basis, consistently reported an elevated (123) profile for this population. In addition to demonstrating the absence of significant psychological disturbance in this population on the MMPI, the present study also found that work-ready claimants do not differ from the general working population on a number of salient attitudinal variables (e.g., ambition, willingness to accept challenges, etc.).