Psychometrics




Oblimin Rotated (Principal Axis Factoring) Matrix for MSI II Scales/Indices using the Pre-treatment Sex Offenders (n = 1551)


*Coefficient values suppressed below .30
SCALES/INDICES F A C T O R S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Molester Comparison .79                  
Emotional Neediness .64                  
Suicide .63                  
Social Sexual Inadequacies .63                  
Cognitive Distortion/Immaturity .54                  
Body Image .54                  
Sex Obsessions .45             .33    
Premature Ejaculation .41                  
Treatment Attitudes .40                  
CM Sexual Assault   -.88                
CM Aggravated Assault   -.79                
CM Pre-Assault   -.72                
CM Deviant Arousal   -.72                
Pornography   -.31                
Ex Sexual Assault     .86              
Ex Advanced Assault     .73              
Ex Pre-Assault     .70              
Ex Deviant Arousal     .65              
Voyeurism     .39              
Obscene Call     *              
R Aggravated Assault       .71            
R Sexual Assault       .64            
R Pre-Assault       .61            
R Deviant Arousal       .56            
Conduct Disorder         -.74          
Sociopathy         -.65          
Rapist Comparison .46       -.64          
Substance Abuse         -.63          
Domestic Violence         -.60          
Denial           .81        
Justifications           .66        
Scheming             -.93      
Superoptimism             -.86      
Social Sexual Desirability               .87    
Dissimulation               -.74    
Sex Knowledge and Beliefs               .40    
Fetishism & NOS Paraphilias                 .49  
Bondage/Discipline                 .47  
Sexual Sadism                 .46  
Masochism                 .43  
Gender Identity                 .37  
Infrequency                 *  
Physiologic Dysfunction                   *


Last Reviewed January 20, 2004