The psychological assessment of parents involved in proceedings about their parental rights is often ordered by the Court in order to determine personality traits linked to potential problems in parental competences. We compared the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)-2 scores of this specific sample with a comparison group of parents involved in child custody litigations, considering a total of 429 individuals undergoing personality evaluations ordered by several Italian courts. The results showed moderate elevations on clinical scales 4 (Psychopathic Deviate) and 6 (Paranoia) in the first group. Results for the Diamond's Axes, supplementary scales, content scales, and PSY-5 point to other psychological concerns, which were not considered widely in the literature we reviewed. This paper creates a comparative norm set for the MMPI-2 in Italian parental assessment, comparing the MMPI-2 scores of parents in custody litigations versus those whose parental fitness was under investigation.
Psychological assessment in abuse and neglect cases: The utility of the MMPI-2 / Gambetti E.; Zucchelli M.M.; Nori R.; Giusberti F.. - In: PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. - ISSN 0735-7028. - ELETTRONICO. - 50:6(2019), pp. 384-394. [10.1037/pro0000272]
Psychological assessment in abuse and neglect cases: The utility of the MMPI-2
Gambetti E.;Zucchelli M. M.;Nori R.;Giusberti F.
2019
Abstract
The psychological assessment of parents involved in proceedings about their parental rights is often ordered by the Court in order to determine personality traits linked to potential problems in parental competences. We compared the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)-2 scores of this specific sample with a comparison group of parents involved in child custody litigations, considering a total of 429 individuals undergoing personality evaluations ordered by several Italian courts. The results showed moderate elevations on clinical scales 4 (Psychopathic Deviate) and 6 (Paranoia) in the first group. Results for the Diamond's Axes, supplementary scales, content scales, and PSY-5 point to other psychological concerns, which were not considered widely in the literature we reviewed. This paper creates a comparative norm set for the MMPI-2 in Italian parental assessment, comparing the MMPI-2 scores of parents in custody litigations versus those whose parental fitness was under investigation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
