Using the Megargee system among Belgian prisoners: cross-cultural prevalence of the MMPI-2 based types.
On the basis of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, and later the MMPI-2, E. I. Megargee and colleagues empirically developed a classification system to enhance management and treatment of offenders throughout the criminal justice system. This preliminary study extended the application of the MMPI-2 based system for the first time to a non-U.S. prison sample and classified the MMPI-2 profiles of 1,636 male inmates from Belgian federal prisons. The typology was capable of classifying most of the subjects and all 10 Megargee types were represented. Compared to American prevalence data, types Delta and Charlie were overrepresented and type George was underrepresented. Issues that warrant further investigation are discussed.
Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Michèle
M
Sneyers
Hedwig
H
Sloore
Gina
G
Rossi
Jan J L
JJ
Derksen
D001530:Belgium; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011329:Prisoners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States