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)