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Accused murderers: Five MMPI personaity types
Author(s) -
Anderson Wayne P.,
Holcomb William R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198309)39:5<761::aid-jclp2270390521>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , injury prevention , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , clinical psychology , suicide prevention , medical emergency , personality , psychoanalysis , medicine
A cluster analysis of the MMPIs of 110 men accused of capital and first degree murder identified five profile types. When these types were compared on 24 sociological and behavioral variables, they differed on 16. Significant variables include family history, drug and alcohol use, events preceding the crime, and relationship between the accused and victim. Comparisons were made with several other systems of classifying murderers.