Personality characteristics and sexual anomalies in males.

Exhibitionist, exclusive homosexual, bisexual, heterosexual pedophilic, homosexual pedophilic, transsexual, incestuous, multiple deviant, and control groups (N?=?479) were compared on the MMPI and the 16 PF. The following 2 hypotheses were tested: (a) Sex inversion and a preference for immature partners and/or pedophilia generally are positively related to femininity. (b) A preference for immature partners and for genital exhibitionism are positively related to the following personality characteristics: shyness, passivity, social introversion, and a lack of assertiveness. Results show some support for the hypotheses except that pedophilia was not related to femininity. An examination of each group in terms of clinically significant profiles showed that exhibitionists appear to be relatively normal while, contrary to some previous studies, pedophiles and multiple deviants showed considerable emotional disturbance as measured by these tests. (French summary) (14 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The Clarke Parent-Child Relations Questionnaire: A clinically useful test for adults.

Study 1 presents the standardization of the 16-scale Clarke Parent-Child Relations Questionnaire (PCR) for adults. 3 normal and 1 clinical abnormal samples comprising 508 18-55 yr olds were used. The scales sample, separately for mother and father, retrospective reports of aggressiveness, strictness, affection, indulgence, competence, and identification. There was little bias from IQ, social desirability, or education, and 14 of the 16 scales tended to be internally consistent. Factor analysis showed a moderate convergence among the scales as well as uniqueness. Two bipolar factors emerged, 1 for mother and 1 for father. The factors contrasted aggressiveness and strictness at one pole with affection, indulgence, and identification at the other. Study 2 compared 7 sexually deviant male groups of 247 Ss with 40 normal controls (all over age 18). Homosexual groups reported significantly more hostile relationships and low identification with father, whereas deviants who preferred immature partners reported aggression, strictness, and low affection in mother relationships. The test has been computerized. (20 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)