Axis I and personality profiles of gestational surrogates

Results of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory‐2 among gestational surrogacy candidates

“…The finding that 30.1% and 39.9% of candidates scored above 65 on the L and K scales, respectively, is consistent with that of Bruss and Nunno [17], who reported similar percentages in their sample of 20 GS candidates. Thus, the results herein provide confirmation of this pattern as well as preliminary data for clinicians to consider these percentages when interpreting GS candidate results.…”

“…Previous studies have included few participants (b25) and have used the earlier version of the inventory [7,8,16]. The most recent study [17], which included 20 GS candidates, found that the mean MMPI-2 scale scores were within the normal range. Notably, 20%-40% of the studied candidates had validity scale scores above the clinical cutoff of 65, 1.5 standard deviations above the mean, indicating an attempt to present themselves too favorably [17].…”