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Identifying subtypes of women survivors of childhood sexual abuse: An MMPI‐2 cluster analysis
Author(s) -
Elhai Jon D.,
Flitter Jill M. Klotz,
Gold Steven N.,
Sellers Alfred H.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1023/a:1007847901572
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , sexual abuse , clinical psychology , psychology , psychiatry , checklist , psychometrics , beck depression inventory , personality , cluster (spacecraft) , poison control , injury prevention , medicine , anxiety , medical emergency , social psychology , computer science , cognitive psychology , programming language
This paper investigated subtypes of women childhood sexual abuse (CSA) survivors through a cluster analysis of their Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory‐2 (MMPI‐2) clinical and validity scales. Participants were 117 women in outpatient treatment for CSA aftereffects at a university‐affiliated community mental health center. Three well‐fitting MMPI‐2 cluster solutions were evaluated with discriminant analyses and MANOVAs; a 5‐cluster solution was deemed optimal. Follow‐up analyses demonstrated significant between‐cluster differences on the Impact of Event Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, Dissociative Experiences Scale, and nearly all Symptom Checklist‐90‐Revised subscales. No differences emerged when comparing clusters on the Family Environment Scale and their CSA characteristics. Implications were considered for research and clinical practice, using the MMPI‐2 with CSA survivors.