title: MMPI-2 profiles of adult women with child sexual abuse histories: cluster-analytic findings.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno 89557, USA. FOLLETTE@UNR.EDU
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Follette
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Naugle
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Follette
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010553:Personality Development; D011594:Psychometrics; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group