Relationship between MMPI and penile plethysmograph in accused child molesters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10208304 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard D Mcanulty (0000-0002-4111-9468, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, corresponding author), Henry E Adams (University of Georgia), Lester W Wright (University of Georgia) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 179-184 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Sex Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4499 • E-ISSN: 1559-8519 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00224499409551751 |
| OpenAlex | W1978356933 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 34 |
We investigated the relationship between the MMPI and penile plethysmograph in a sample of 90 alleged child molesters. Men who had been accused of molesting a prepubertal child were divided into two groups on the basis of penile plethysmograph results (Deviant and Non‐Deviant Profiles). The MMPI scales were used to predict group membership using discriminant function analysis. The results revealed that the MMPI scores were statistically related to the penile plethysmographic profiles. However, MMPI code types were equally distributed across groups, and no single profile could be described as characteristic of men who exhibited pedophilic arousal using the penile plethysmograph results. Approximately one third of men were misclassified on the basis of MMPI scores alone. Our results extend previous findings showing that accused child molesters constitute a heterogeneous group
Anesthesia · Arousal · Developmental psychology · Discriminant function analysis · Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory · Paraphilia · Personality · Plethysmograph · Sexual behavior · Statistics · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology
MMPI Profile Configurations Associated with Incestuous and Non-Incestuous Child Molesting
Personality correlates of pedophilia
Voluntary control of penile tumescence
Sex offenses against female children perpetrated by men who are not pedophiles
Legal, social, and biological definitions of pedophilia
Patterns of sexual arousal of accused child molesters involved in custody disputes
Expert psychological testimony in cases of alleged child sexual abuse
Voluntary control of penile tumescence among homosexual and heterosexual subjects
Violent behavior
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |