MSI II Psychometrics
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Median, Mean, Standard Deviation, Internal Consistency and Standard Error of Measurement Estimates
for the MSI II Scales/Indices Computed from the Standardization Sample of Census Matched Pre-treatment Child
Molesters (n = 1200) |
| SCALES/INDICES | Median | Mean | SD | Alpha | SEm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual Ethics | 3.85 | 3.65 | .84 | .75 | .42 |
| Suicide | 1.25 | 1.53 | 1.79 | .65 | 1.06 |
| Sex Knowledge and Beliefs | 19.00 | 18.31 | 3.26 | .59 | 2.09 |
| Repeated Items | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Infrequency | .00 | .02 | .19 | zero variance | |
| Social Sexual Desirability | 24.00 | 22.83 | 5.83 | .88 | 2.02 |
| Sex Obsessions | 3.00 | 4.66 | 4.46 | .89 | 1.48 |
| Dissimulation | 11.00 | 10.86 | 4.46 | .82 | 1.89 |
| Lie | 9.00 | 7.91 | 4.21 | .90 | 1.33 |
| Molester Comparison | 19.46 | 19.08 | 5.61 | .73 | 2.92 |
| Rapist Comparison | 12.00 | 13.11 | 6.67 | .87 | 2.4 |
| Child Molest | 11.89 | 13.43 | 8.22 | .94 | 2.01 |
| Rape | .00 | 1.19 | 2.15 | N/A | N/A |
| Exhibitionism | 1.25 | 2.53 | 3.31 | .91 | .99 |
| Voyeurism | 1.00 | 1.67 | 2.22 | .82 | .94 |
| Obscene Call | .00 | .20 | .59 | .78 | .28 |
| Pornography | .00 | .61 | .91 | .49 | .65 |
| Transvestism | .00 | .13 | .72 | .48 | .51 |
| Fetishism | .00 | .77 | 1.21 | .58 | .78 |
| Bondage/Discipline | .00 | .46 | .95 | .60 | .6 |
| Sexual Sadism | .00 | .04 | .22 | .54 | .15 |
| Masochism | .00 | .12 | .52 | .38 | .40 |
| Physiologic Dysfunction | 1.00 | 1.09 | .83 | .31 | .69 |
| Desire Disorder | .00 | .38 | .75 | .56 | .50 |
| Premature Ejaculation | .00 | .79 | 1.05 | .62 | .65 |
| Gender Identity | .00 | .36 | .82 | .68 | .46 |
| Body Image | 2.00 | 2.48 | 1.72 | .57 | 1.13 |
| Social Sexual Inadequacies | 3.75 | 4.23 | 2.84 | .80 | 1.27 |
| Emotional Neediness | 6.00 | 6.92 | 4.84 | .88 | 1.68 |
| Cognitive Distortion/Immaturity | 3.19 | 4.33 | 3.83 | .85 | 1.48 |
| Conduct Disorder | 3.57 | 4.78 | 4.35 | .79 | 1.99 |
| Sociopathy | 6.00 | 6.95 | 3.23 | .62 | 1.99 |
| Antisocial Behavior | 10.00 | 11.73 | 6.56 | .86 | 2.45 |
| Domestic Violence | 4.00 | 4.25 | 3.13 | .75 | 1.57 |
| Substance Abuse | 1.43 | 2.36 | 2.46 | .78 | 1.15 |
| Denial | 8.93 | 8.49 | 4.58 | .82 | 1.94 |
| Justifications | 3.00 | 4.09 | 3.69 | .80 | 1.65 |
| Scheming | 1.00 | 1.33 | 1.85 | .77 | .89 |
| Superoptimism | .00 | 1.45 | 1.85 | .84 | .74 |
| Treatment Attitudes | 5.00 | 5.01 | 2.41 | .56 | 1.6 |