TY - JOUR
T1 - Personality Profiles in Abused Women Receiving Psychotherapy According to the Existence of Childhood Abuse
AU - Davins-Pujols, Montse
AU - Pérez-Testor, Carles
AU - Salamero-Baró, Manel
AU - Castillo-Garayoa, Josep A.
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - This study explores the personality profiles and the influence of childhood abuse on personality profiles of a group of 142 female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) who attended a specialized, free care, public outpatient psychological care service in Spain. Characteristics of the abuse were obtained through a semi-structured interview, and personality profiles were assessed using the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II (Millon, 1983/1999), validated for the Spanish population. Results revealed that most of the women showed elevations on the basic personality scales, especially on the Dependent, Avoidant, Self-defeating, and Compulsive scales. Women who suffered childhood abuse presented greater elevations in Avoidant, Antisocial, Passive-Aggressive, Self-defeating, and Borderline scales. The importance of studying the effects of violence in intimate relationships in order to analyze prevention and intervention strategies is discussed.
AB - This study explores the personality profiles and the influence of childhood abuse on personality profiles of a group of 142 female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) who attended a specialized, free care, public outpatient psychological care service in Spain. Characteristics of the abuse were obtained through a semi-structured interview, and personality profiles were assessed using the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II (Millon, 1983/1999), validated for the Spanish population. Results revealed that most of the women showed elevations on the basic personality scales, especially on the Dependent, Avoidant, Self-defeating, and Compulsive scales. Women who suffered childhood abuse presented greater elevations in Avoidant, Antisocial, Passive-Aggressive, Self-defeating, and Borderline scales. The importance of studying the effects of violence in intimate relationships in order to analyze prevention and intervention strategies is discussed.
KW - History of childhood abuse
KW - Intimate partner violence
KW - Personality profiles
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84858618663&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10896-011-9407-z
DO - 10.1007/s10896-011-9407-z
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84858618663
SN - 0885-7482
VL - 27
SP - 87
EP - 96
JO - Journal of Family Violence
JF - Journal of Family Violence
IS - 2
ER -
