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This research aims to compare the psycho profiles in ordinary and abused women based on MMPI. The research is descriptive and of causative-comparative kind and the statistical community composed of the entire women referred to Forensic Medicine Center in South Khorasan who are confirmed as the abused after the forensic expert’s examination and physical examinations of the injuries. According to the specialists, the number of these people in a two-month interval is about 60. Due to the small community, all of those who tend to participate in the research were selected as the sample. Since, there were two statistical community, the same number was selected for the ordinary women who referred to Forensic Medicine Center in terms of age, education as the abused sample. To collect the data, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was used. To examine the research hypotheses, multivariate analysis of variance was used. Findings from the comparison of the abused women’s personality features in parallel with the previous findings show that the abused women show more broad personality disorders than the ordinary women. In general, the findings show that there is a significant difference between the ordinary women and abused women regarding the personality profiles. The mean and standard deviation of the dependent variables show that the mean is higher for the abused women than the ordinary ones in all psycho profiles. Thus, this research could provide an important achievement for those who are involved in the national mental health in order to develop the primary and secondary prevention programs for spouse-abuse as well as a help for policymakers in formulating regulations to decrease domestic violence.
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