title: Naivete and need for affection among pedophiles.
abstract: MMPI scores for items on the Harris and Lingoes (1955, 1968) subscales HY2 (need for affection) and PA2 (naivete) were compared among pedophiles (n = 50), non-sexually deviant psychiatric patients (n = 25), and a general control group (n = 50). Results indicated that pedophiles did not demonstrate a "naive need for affection," but, rather, a cynical need for affection. Scores on the Pedophelia (PE) Scale (Toobert, Bartelme, & Jones, 1959) also were compared, and no significant differences were found between the pedophiles and either control group, although a difference was found between the scores of the psychiatric control group and those of the general sample. Selected items from scale 4 (Psychopathic Deviate) and scale 9 (Hypomania) also produced no significant differences among groups.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: French
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Schouweiler
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Johnston
mesh_terms: D000184:Acting Out; D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008950:MMPI / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D010378:Pedophilia / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012918:Social Alienation