The cross-cultural equivalence and validity of the Vietnamese translation of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) were examined in a sample of 1st-generation Vietnamese refugees in the United States (N = 143). Respondents completed the Vietnamese MMPI-2, the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire, a measure of acculturation, and a demographic questionnaire. An inspection of MMPI-2 mean profiles and items showing extreme endorsement rates suggested that certain symptom tendencies and cultural values may be reflected in responses to some MMPI-2 items. Older age, lower acculturation, greater experienced premigration-postmigration traumas, and military veteran status were all associated with elevated MMPI-2 profiles, suggesting that the MMPI-2 functions in a reasonably equivalent and valid way in this population.

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Vietnam refugee human Factor Analysis, Statistical Refugees psychologic assessment Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory MMPI validation process Stress, Psychological Adaptation, Psychological adjustment United States Humans Cross-Cultural Comparison male Acculturation Viet Nam female Reproducibility of Results questionnaire cultural factor Article major clinical study adult Analysis of Variance soldier