Abstract:Identification of child sexual molesters has been attempted for at least half a century without success. This is due, in part, to the heterogeneity of child molesters. Child sexual molesters were studied in three ways. First, a discriminant function analysis was conducted to evaluate how well the MMPI-2 would distinguish child molesters from controls. Hit rates of 81% and 88% were found for clinical scales alone and the clinical and supplemental scales, respectively. Second, a cluster analysis of MMPI-2 data i… Show more
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