Use Of The MMPI And Its Derived Scales With Sex Offenders: I. Reliability and Validity Studies

Langevin, R.; Wright, P.; Handy, L.

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“…Similarly, Lanyon and Lutz (1984) reported that complete deniers, partial deniers, and full admitters differed significantly on five of the clinical scales, including Psychopathic Deviance and Schizophrenia, which are two of the scales that have been thought to typify sexual offenders (Kalichman, 1991). In both the Lanyon and Lutz (1984) study and that by Langevin et al (1990b), the deniers presented in a seemingly normal manner. Similarly, Haywood, Grossman, and Hardy (1993) found that accused sexual offenders who denied guilt showed a significantly greater tendency to present themselves as free of personality problems than did similar admitters.…”

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“…In fact, in one of the MMPI studies that did examine differences between admitting and denying sexual offenders (Langevin, Wright, & Handy, 1990b), significant differences were found on 16 derived scales. Similarly, Lanyon and Lutz (1984) reported that complete deniers, partial deniers, and full admitters differed significantly on five of the clinical scales, including Psychopathic Deviance and Schizophrenia, which are two of the scales that have been thought to typify sexual offenders (Kalichman, 1991).…”

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“…Similarly, Hartman (1967) found no differences on the Sexual Deviation score or on the Impulsivity, Amorality, and Hostility scores. Most of these derived scales, when subjected to more careful analyses, have been found to have poor measurement properties; for example, the items are poorly related to one another so they may not be measuring the same thing (Langevin et al, 1990b).…”

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The Value of the MMPI in Deciding Forensic Issues in Accused Sexual Offenders

Marshall

Hall

1995

Sex Abuse

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Research attempting to distinguish various types of sexual offenders in terms of their responses on the MMPI are reviewed. The results generally display inconsistency across studies, but two common features that emerge are heterogeneity of responses among each type of sexual offender and considerable overlap in response profiles between sexual offenders and other subjects. It is concluded that these results deny the value of using the MMPI to assist courts in the determination of the guilt or innocence of a person accused of committing a sexual offense.KEY WORDS: sexual offender assessment; MMPI; forensic psychology; sexual offender denial.

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The Value of the MMPI in Deciding Forensic Issues in Accused Sexual Offenders

Marshall

Hall

1995

Sex Abuse

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“…The MMPI has been selected for examination because it has a long history of clinical application and research in the field of psychology. Moreover, a number of studies over the past several decades have examined the MMPI among sex offenders, albeit they did not compare DF and NF (e.g., McCreary, 1975;Merritt & Waldo, 2000;Langevin et al, 1990aLangevin et al, , 1990bScott & Stone, 1986). For the present study, the standard validity scales (L, F, K) and clinical scales were scored using the criteria for MMPI-2 scales (cf.…”

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“…Handy (1990a, 1990b) noted that there have been two themes in MMPI research on sex offenders: (a) attempts to find "personality types among sex offenders (e.g., violent subgroups) and (b) use or development of derived scales to study important features of sex offenders (e.g., sexual deviance, admitter status, etc.) (for review, see Langevin et al, 1990aLangevin et al, , 1990b. Research examining the MMPI of sex offenders, regardless of fantasy proneness, suggests that there is no one profile or personality type that describes sex offenders as a group (Bradford, Bloomberg, & Bourget, 1988;Hall, 1989;Hall, Maiuro, Vitaliano, & Proctor, 1986;Langevin, 1983;Mann, Stenning, & Borman, 1992;Quinsey, Arnold, & Preusse, 1980;Rosen, 1974;Velasquez, Callaghan, & Carillo, 1989).…”

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Personality and deviant sexual fantasies: An examination of the MMPIs of sex offenders

Curnoe

Langevin

2002

J Clin Psychol

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A sample of 228 sex offenders and nonsex offender controls were divided into two groups, based on the presence or absence of deviant sexual fantasies, as determined by their replies to the Clarke Sex History Questionnaire Fantasy Scales. The sex offenders were divided into six groups based on sexual preferences and criminal history. There were 14 heterosexual pedophiles, 23 homosexual pedophiles, 51 exhibitionists, 17 incest offenders, 24 sexual aggressives, and 57 multiple/miscellaneous offenders as well as 42 nonviolent nonsex offender controls. A 2 (fantasy group) x 7 (sex offender group) multivariate analysis with age and education as covariates was used to compare the MMPI validity scales (L, F, and K) and the 10 clinical scales as dependent variables. Deviant fantasizers had more clinically significantly scores on the F, Psychopathic Deviate, Masculinity-Femininity, Paranoia, and Schizophrenia Scales compared to nondeviant fantasizers, regardless of group membership. Results suggest that deviant fantasizers may be more socially alienated and less emotionally stable than nondeviant fantasizers, although few were diagnosed as psychotic. The sex offender and control groups showed considerable overlap on mean MMPI Scales. The groups tended to differ in level of depression and extent of persecutory ideas, but the multivariate sex offender group effect was not statistically significant when problems of inhomogeneity of variance were corrected. There was no interaction of fantasy groups and sex offender groups, indicating that the two factors can be considered independently.

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A critical review of objective personality inventories with sex offenders

Davis

Archer

2010

J Clin Psychol

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This review provides a critical analysis of the ability of multiscale inventories to distinguish between sex offender and nonoffender control groups, as well as to discriminate sex offenders from other types of offenders. In addition to expanding upon previous reviews that examined the utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) with this population (e.g., Levin & Stava, 1987), the current review included studies that utilized other multiscale inventories commonly used in forensic practice (i.e., MMPI-2, Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III [MCMI-III], Personality Assessment Inventory) and, when possible, provides effect sizes to evaluate group differences. Based on the review, the various forms of the MMPI and MCMI are clearly the most widely used instruments in sex offender populations. The MMPI Pd scale has shown moderate to large effect sizes when distinguishing between sex offender and nonsex offender groups, but this relationship may be reflective of antisocial behavior in general rather than traits specific to sex offenders. Recommendations to standardize future research classification strategies and more effectively utilize these instruments when assessing sex offenders are also provided.

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Use Of The MMPI And Its Derived Scales With Sex Offenders: I. Reliability and Validity Studies

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References 78 publications

The Value of the MMPI in Deciding Forensic Issues in Accused Sexual Offenders

The Value of the MMPI in Deciding Forensic Issues in Accused Sexual Offenders

Personality and deviant sexual fantasies: An examination of the MMPIs of sex offenders

A critical review of objective personality inventories with sex offenders

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