Psychological Reports
Volume 79, Issue 3 PART 1, 1996, Pages 819-824

MMPI performance of Central American refugees and Mexican immigrants (Article)

Clark S. , Lichtszajn J. , Callahan W.J. , Velasquez R.J.*
  • a [Affiliation not available]
  • b United States International University
  • c San Diego State University, University of California, San Diego
  • d San Diego State University, San Diego State University-University of California, San Diego Joint Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology, 6363 Alvarado Court, San Diego, CA 92120-4913, United States

Abstract

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. © Psychological Reports 1996.

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Index Keywords

civil disorder Civil Disorders Guatemala refugee psychological aspect human Refugees middle aged statistics Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory MMPI ethnology Hispanic Americans Humans Hispanic male female Psychometrics psychometry Article adult migration Emigration and Immigration Mexican Americans El Salvador
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ISSN: 00332941
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English