An investigation of the personality characteristics of mentally disordered offenders detained under the Mental Health Act

Jones, J. C. H.; Thomas-Peter, Brian; Warren, Sarah; Leadbeater, Claire

doi:10.1080/09585189808402179

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“…In conclusion, the identification of the four types in the Catalan prison population corroborated the typologies of other authors [3][4][5][6][7] . It is possible that this classification would also be obtained in other cultures.…”

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confidence: 75%

“…With respect to psychosocial characteristics, the four groups were similar in age, coinciding with the results of Blackburn [5] and Jones et al [7] . Ethnicity did not establish any differences between the clusters, in contrast to the results obtained by other authors [19] .…”

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confidence: 68%

“…In terms of penitentiary characteristics, the four types showed similarities in criminal record and mean confinement as obtained by Jones et al [7] and differed from results of Blackburn [5] that concluded that the primary group had a higher level of mean confinement compared to the secondary and inhibited-affected groups. Controlled-healthy was a group characterized by a tendency towards committing drug-related offences and the secondary group by offences against people.…”

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confidence: 33%

“…Finally, the fourth cluster, named controlled psychopath, was identified by a compulsive and dependent personality. These Blackburn typologies have been replicated using different samples in both nonimprisoned delinquents [6] and inmates held in a high security penitentiary institution [7] . A number of authors have used the MCMI-II with violent inmates, and diverse research programs [8,9] have demonstrated the utility of such a classification of the prison population, especially if employed in conjunction with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2).…”

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Personality and Coping in Young Inmates: A Cluster Typology

Mohíno¹,

Kirchner

Forns

2008

Psychopathology

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Objective: Firstly, to identify groups of inmates according to personality. Secondly, to differentiate types of personality through coping strategies, psychopathology, criminal records and social factors. Method: A cross-sectional design was used to study psychosocial, correctional, personality and clinical characteristics in inmates. The group was composed of 106 male inmates. The measures used to evaluate personality, clinical and psychosocial variables were a standard protocol and three self-report questionnaires: the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 and the Coping Responses Inventory-Adult Form. A cluster analysis, ANOVA and Kruskall-Wallis test were conducted. Results: Four clusters were identified. The secondary type was characterized by an impulsive, suspicious, hostile personality, by anxiety, a low tolerance of frustration, and by the use of cognitive avoidance coping. The controlled-healthy type showed a less pathological and more self-controlled personality. The primarytype was similar to secondary, but with lower tendency to impulsivity. The inhibited-affected type was shown to have an avoidant personality, greater tendency to symptomatology and also to use acceptance-resignation and emotional discharge coping. Conclusion: The four groups of young inmates identified showed profiles with different degrees of psychopathological risk and also different coping profiles.

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