Using the Megargee System among Belgian Prisoners

Cross-Cultural Prevalence of the MMPI-2 Based Types

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ID13674367
AuthorsMichèle Sneyers (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Hedwig Sloore (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Gina Rossi (0000-0002-6803-9820, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, corresponding author), Jan Derksen (0000-0002-1766-7640, Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Jan J L Derksen (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Radboud University Nijmegen)
Year2007
Volume100
Issue3
Pages746-754
Publication date2007-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.100.3.746-754
PMID17688088
OpenAlexW2113121683
LanguageEN
References cited15

On the basis of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, and later the MMPI-2, E. I. Megargee and colleagues empirically developed a classification system to enhance management and treatment of offenders throughout the criminal justice system. This preliminary study extended the application of the MMPI-2 based system for the first time to a non-U.S. prison sample and classified the MMPI-2 profiles of 1,636 male inmates from Belgian federal prisons. The typology was capable of classifying most of the subjects and all 10 Megargee types were represented. Compared to American prevalence data, types Delta and Charlie were overrepresented and type George was underrepresented. Issues that warrant further investigation are discussed

Criminology · Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory · Personality · Prison · Psychiatry · Sample (material · Sociology · Typology · Clinical Psychology · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology

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