| Abstract: | Two-point Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) codes were calculated for 403 convicted sex offenders, yielding 43 code types. The relative frequencies of codes were compared among rapists, child molesters, incest offenders, first offenders, and recidivists. Code frequencies were also compared with frequencies in previously reported studies of psychiatric patients and criminals. Sex offenders showed more 4–5 and 4–8 profiles than other prisoner groups. Rapists showed more profiles that are usually associated with assaultiveness. There were significant differences in code frequencies between incestuous biological fathers and stepfathers and between first offenders and recidivists. The heterogeneity of MMPI profiles precludes stereotypic generalizations about sex-offender characteristics. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
