RESUMO
Performance of 82 Colombian, 87 Mexican, and 96 Venezuelan university students and adult community dwellers on Spanish translations of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) were compared. Findings suggest more comprehensive research is required on applications of the MMPI-2 in Latin America and greater consideration of the roles of culture and nationality.
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Etnicidade/psicologia , MMPI/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudantes/psicologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Colômbia , Comparação Transcultural , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , México , Psicometria , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , VenezuelaRESUMO
In this brief report, we present MMPI-2 basic validity and clinical scale data of Latino-descent persons from Puerto Rico (n = 290), Mexico (n = 1,920), and the United States (n = 28). All were administered one of three Spanish translations of the MMPI-2. A review of the mean scores of these respective groups indicates similarities across all scales. Differences among these three groups, with the exception of the Mf scale (which is keyed to sex), were well within the one standard deviation band. More importantly, these findings are promising given the fact that three different translations of the MMPI-2 were applied.
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Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , MMPI/estatística & dados numéricos , Americanos Mexicanos/psicologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Comparação Transcultural , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Estudantes/psicologiaRESUMO
54 African and Mexican American adolescent first-time offenders were examined with the MMPI-A to evaluate ethnic differences. Multivariate analyses by ethnicity and MMPI-A scales (validity, clinical, content, and supplementary scales) were not significant; however, there was a significant univariate difference where African American adolescents scored significantly higher on the Repression scale than the Mexican American group. A greater percentage of within-normal-limits profiles were African American (50%) than Mexican American (25%). Research and clinical implications for using the MMPI-A with these groups are discussed.
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Negro ou Afro-Americano/psicologia , Delinquência Juvenil/psicologia , MMPI/estatística & dados numéricos , Americanos Mexicanos/psicologia , Adolescente , Feminino , Humanos , Delinquência Juvenil/etnologia , Masculino , Psicometria , Reprodutibilidade dos TestesRESUMO
This study compared the MMPI scores of Central American refugees from Guatemala and El Salvador to those of Mexican immigrants. It was expected that subjects from Guatemala and El Salvador would obtain higher scores on the F, D, Pa, and Sc scales because these subjects came from "war-torn" countries. A multivariate analysis of variance yielded no significant differences between the three groups on any of the validity and clinical scales including F, D, Pa, and Sc. Recommendations for cross-national research are noted especially in light of the new version, or MMPI-2.
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Emigração e Imigração , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , MMPI/estatística & dados numéricos , Americanos Mexicanos/psicologia , Refugiados/psicologia , Adulto , Distúrbios Civis , El Salvador/etnologia , Feminino , Guatemala/etnologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , PsicometriaRESUMO
The purpose of this study was to examine to what extent Mexican-American male and female psychiatric patients, who share similar DSM-III--R diagnoses, differ on the MMPI. Differences were found on the Infrequency, Masculinity-Femininity, and Paranoia scales, with the 39 men obtaining significantly higher scores than the 21 women. These results, while suggesting possible differences in the phenomenology of depression, also suggest that MMPI differences between Mexican-American men and women may be reflective of culturally-defined sex roles. These results, when taken within the context of Mexican-American MMPI literature, indicate that researchers should always attempt to account for "gender" when conducting cross-ethnic MMPI comparisons. The practice of grouping the MMPIs of Mexican-American men and women for comparison with other ethnic groups should be discontinued in favor of comparisons that consider the effects of gender and ethnicity.
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Comparação Transcultural , Transtorno Depressivo/psicologia , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , MMPI/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Feminino , Hospitalização , Humanos , Masculino , PsicometriaRESUMO
Scores of 29 Hispanic- and 46 white-American alcoholics, who voluntarily sought psychiatric treatment for their alcoholism, were compared on the MMPI. It was hypothesized that Hispanic-American alcoholics would be better adjusted than white alcoholics on the validity and clinical scales of the MMPI. The hypothesis was supported, with Hispanic-Americans obtaining significantly lower scores than white veterans on the Pd, Mf, and Si scales. Hispanic and white patients did not differ on the remaining MMPI scales. The mean two-point code for Hispanic subjects was 2-8 (Depression-Schizophrenia) and for white patients 8-2 (Schizophrenia-Depression).
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Alcoolismo/reabilitação , Comparação Transcultural , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , MMPI , Veteranos/psicologia , Adaptação Psicológica , Adulto , Alcoolismo/psicologia , Humanos , Masculino , México/etnologia , PsicometriaRESUMO
The purpose of this study was to compare the MMPI performance of Hispanic, black, and white mental patients who were matched on the psychiatric diagnosis of schizophrenia. It was hypothesized that ethnic patient groups from a maximum security hospital would not differ significantly on any of the 13 MMPI scales as a result of being equated on psychiatric diagnosis. A secondary purpose was to examine the most frequently occurring two-point high-point codes elicited by each of the ethnic groups. Significant multivariate differences were indicated among the MMPI scales and across ethnic groups. Significant univariate differences were found among the three ethnic groups on six of the 13 MMPI scales. The most frequently occurring two-point high-point code for Hispanic and white groups was the "8-2/2-8" code, while for the black group it was the "6-8/8-6" code. Results were discussed with regard to ethnicity, psychiatric diagnosis, and MMPI performance of ethnic/racial groups.