MMPI-2 profiles of adult women with child sexual abuse histories: Cluster-analytic findings.

1 January 1997

journal article
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Vol. 65 (5) , 858-866
https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-006x.65.5.858

Abstract

This study used a cluster analysis to examine the clinical profiles of female survivors of child sexual abuse. Eighty-five participants who presented for group therapy to deal specifically with issues related to sexual abuse completed the revised version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2; J. N. Butcher, W. G. Dahlstrom, J. R. Graham, A. Tellegen, & B. Kaemmer, 1989) as part of an extensive assessment procedure. The cluster-analytic procedure used in this study allowed 5 subgroups within the population to emerge, supporting the idea that women who report having been sexually abused as children are not a homogeneous group. Additional analyses indicated differences on the basis of cluster membership on the MMPI-2 content scales, as well other measures of psychological distress. The treatment implications of these findings are discussed.

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