@article{ref1,
title="MMPI-2 F scale elevations in adult victims of child sexual abuse",
journal="Journal of Traumatic Stress",
year="2003",
author="Klotz Flitter, Jill M. and Elhai, Jon D. and Gold, Steven N.",
volume="16",
number="3",
pages="269-274",
abstract="The present study assessed whether the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) F scale elevations may reflect genuine trauma-related distress and/or psychopathology, rather than malingering, in a clinical sample of adult child sexual abuse (CSA) victims. Eighty-eight women seeking outpatient treatment for CSA after-effects participated. Self-report measures of dissociation, posttraumatic stress, depression, and family environment individually correlated significantly with F, and collectively accounted for 40% of its variance. Dissociation was the strongest predictor. Findings suggest that high F elevations may reflect genuine problem areas often found among CSA victims, rather than symptom overreporting.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-9867",
doi="10.1023/A:1023700208696",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1023700208696"
}