MMPI-2 F Scale Elevations in Adult Victims of Child Sexual Abuse

Author(s)

Jill M. Klotz Flitter
Jon D. Elhai, University of South Dakota
Steven N. Gold, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Traumatic Stress

ISSN

0894-9867

Publication Date

6-2003

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.

DOI

10.1023/A:1023700208696

Volume

16

Issue

3

First Page

269

Last Page

274

NSUWorks Citation

Klotz Flitter, J. M., Elhai, J. D., Gold, S. N. (2003). MMPI-2 F Scale Elevations in Adult Victims of Child Sexual Abuse. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 16(3), 269-274.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/496