Mexican-American male batterers on the MCMI-III.
This study examined personality characteristics of Mexican-American male batterers. 60 Mexican-American male batterers (M = 33.6 yr.) in the court system in South Texas took the MCMI-III and their MCMI-III scores were compared with the scores of a community sample of 45 Mexican-American individuals (M = 30.4 yr.). The batterers frequently scored higher than the nonbatterers on the Avoidant and Passive-Aggressive scales, while nonbatterers frequently scored higher on the Histrionic scale. The batterers scored significantly higher on 18 out of 24 MCMI-III scales, while nonbatterers scored significantly higher on two scales.
Sugihara
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Miyazaki International College, Japan. ysugihar@miyazaki-mic.ac.jp
Warner
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D000328:Adult; D003469:Culture; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D014481:United States