1 John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY, USA.
2 Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA.
Sex Abuse. 2019 Sep;31(6):686-706. doi: 10.1177/1079063217716442. Epub 2017 Jun 22.
There has been limited conclusive research examining the personality characteristics of clergy who perpetrate abuse. To address this dearth of research, the current study aimed to develop a personality profile that distinguishes clergy members who sexually abuse children from other clergy. Personality and psychopathology were assessed using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III). Data were analyzed from a sample of clergy members, who comprised four comparison groups: clergy members referred to treatment for (a) child sexual abuse, (b) sexual misconduct with adults, (c) general clinical problems, or (d) routine employment evaluations with no previously identified clinical or sexual issues. While differences were found between groups, only the Aggressive/Sadistic scale of the MCMI-III consistently distinguished clerics who sexually abused children from all other clergy members. Findings are discussed in regard to the utility of the MMPI-2 and MCMI-III as a screening tool for clerical applicants for the Catholic Church.
关于实施虐待行为的神职人员的人格特征，已有有限的明确研究进行了探讨。为了解决这一研究不足的问题，本研究旨在制定一个人格特征描述，将实施儿童性虐待的神职人员与其他神职人员区分开来。使用明尼苏达多相人格测验-2（MMPI-2）和密尔登临床多轴人格测验-III（MCMI-III）评估人格和精神病理学。对一个神职人员样本进行了数据分析，该样本由四个比较组组成：因（a）儿童性虐待、（b）与成年人的性行为不当、（c）一般临床问题或（d）常规就业评估而被转介治疗的神职人员，这些评估均无先前确定的临床或性行为问题。尽管发现了群体之间的差异，但只有 MCMI-III 的攻击/虐待量表始终将对儿童进行性虐待的神职人员与所有其他神职人员区分开来。研究结果讨论了 MMPI-2 和 MCMI-III 作为天主教会神职人员申请人筛查工具的效用。
