@article{ref1,
title="Identifying subtypes of women survivors of childhood sexual abuse: An MMPI‐2 cluster analysis",
journal="Journal of Traumatic Stress",
year="2001",
author="Elhai, Jon D. and Flitter, Jill M. Klotz and Gold, Steven N. and Sellers, Alfred H.",
volume="14",
number="1",
pages="157-175",
abstract="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.<p />",
language="",
issn="0894-9867",
doi="10.1023/A:1007847901572",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1007847901572"
}