Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory profiles among subgroups of unwed mothers.

To identify replicable homogeneous subgroups among 3 samples of unwed mothers (mean ages, 18.8 and 19.4 yrs), a multivariate clustering technique was employed to analyze the MMPI responses of unwed mothers giving up their babies for adoption (ns = 122 and 127) and unwed mothers deciding to keep their babies (n = 47). Three personality subgroups or types were identified in all 3 samples. Univariate F ratios showed that the 3 subgroups differed on 11 of the 12 MMPI scales. The 3 personality subgroups are discussed in terms of their differences along a general maladjustment dimension. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)