MMPI-2 Profiles of Male Stalkers
Stalking is a potentially lethal crime that hassignificantly affected millions. The present studyattempted to explore the dynamics of stalking byevaluating the personality structures of malestalking perpetrators utilizing the MMPI-2. TheMMPI-2 profiles of... Viac o knihe
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Stalking is a potentially lethal crime that hassignificantly affected millions. The present studyattempted to explore the dynamics of stalking byevaluating the personality structures of malestalking perpetrators utilizing the MMPI-2. TheMMPI-2 profiles of male stalkers were compared to acontrol group of males from the normal populationmatched on age, ethnicity, and educationalbackground. The differences of the clinical andvalidity scales T score means on the MMPI-2 wereanalyzed using one-way ANOVAs. Based on thestatistical analysis, the male stalkers' obtainedhigher scores on Scales Pd, Pa, and F and thedifferences in means were statistically significant.The stalking group's scores on Scales Hs, D, Hy, Pt,and Sc where also significant at the p.05 level,while the T scores of the non-stalking group obtainedsignificance on Scale K at the p.05 level. Theresults indicated that male stalkers may experiencemore interpersonal distress and, in timesof stress, become more irritated, aggressive andmanipulative than the matched sample.
- Vydavateľstvo: VDM Verlag
- Formát: Paperback
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- ISBN: 9783639177985
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