MMPI‐2 F scale elevations in adult victims of child sexual abuse
- 30 June 2003
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Traumatic Stress
- Vol. 16 (3), 269-274
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1023700208696
Abstract
The present study assessed whether the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory—2 (MMPI-2) F scale elevations may reflect genuine trauma-related distress and/or psychopathology, rather than malingering, in a clinical sample of adult child sexual abuse (CSA) victims. Eighty-eight women seeking outpatient treatment for CSA after-effects participated. Self-report measures of dissociation, posttraumatic stress, depression, and family environment individually correlated significantly with F, and collectively accounted for 40% of its variance. Dissociation was the strongest predictor. Findings suggest that high F elevations may reflect genuine problem areas often found among CSA victims, rather than symptom overreportingKeywords
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