Mmpi-2 Profiles of Male Stalkers: an Examination of the Personality Structures of Male Stalking Perpetrators Based on Their Performances on the Mmpi-2

Stalking is a potentially lethal crime that has significantly affected millions. The present study attempted to explore the dynamics of stalking by evaluating the personality structures of male stalking perpetrators utilizing the MMPI-2. The MMPI-2 profiles of male stalkers were compared to a control group of males from the normal population matched on age, ethnicity, and educational background. The differences of the clinical and validity scales T score means on the MMPI-2 were analyzed using one-way ANOVAs. Based on the statistical analysis, the male stalkers¿ obtained higher scores on Scales Pd, Pa, and F and the differences in means were statistically significant. The stalking group¿s scores on Scales Hs, D, Hy, Pt, and Sc where also significant at the p<.05 level, while the T scores of the non-stalking group obtained significance on Scale K at the p<.05 level. The results indicated that male stalkers may experience more interpersonal distress and, in times of stress, become more irritated, aggressive and manipulative than the matched sample.