Personality Profiles for Sexual Abusers Based on the MMPI-2

Abstract

The MMPI profiles of 30 heterosexual pedophiles men (from ages 21 to 56) and 30 homosexuals and 30 normal have been compared so as to identify the relations between the deviant behavior and sexual orientation. We have observed a significant difference between the clinical groups on the paranoia scale and many differences between these two groups and the controls group. This brings us to believe that the profile 4-6/6-4 is associated with the homosexual pedophilia and the code 4-8/8-4 with the heterosexual pedophilia. The existence of the psychological differences gives the characterized image by the pathology.