NCJ Number
131947
Journal
Journal of Interpersonal Violence Volume: 6 Issue: 3 Dated: (September 1991) Pages: 301-309
Date Published
1991
Length
9 pages
Annotation
A sample of 125 suspected child abusers and spouses was used to examine the comparative validity of scales for faking-good only, faking-bad only, and bipolar scales in detecting denial.
Abstract
Subjects who were known to be denying their abuse, as corroborated by reliable outside sources, scored significantly higher on all three faking-good scales than those who did not deny their abusive behavior. These two groups did not differ on the faking-bad scales. There was a borderline significance shown in one of the three bipolar scales. The findings confirmed the utility of the three faking-good scales for detecting denial among child abusers; the study also supported the theory that faking-good and faking-bad are conceptually distinct. 22 references (Author abstract modified)