TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Identifying subtypes of women survivors of childhood sexual abuse: An MMPI‐2 cluster analysis
JO  - Journal of Traumatic Stress
A1  - Elhai, Jon D.
A1  - Flitter, Jill M. Klotz
A1  - Gold, Steven N.
A1  - Sellers, Alfred H.
SP  - 157
EP  - 175
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 0894-9867
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1007847901572
ID  - ref1
ER  -