The influence of regional area and socioeconomic status on Mexican adolescents' performance on the MMPI-A
MMPI-A data on Mexican high school students in eastern and western Mexico were compared to the U.S., U.S. Hispanic, and Mexican national group norms. Included in the study were 88 males and 58 females from middle to high socioeconomic status and private school settings, who volunteered to complete test protocols written in Spanish and administered by a Spanish-speaking monitor. Mean scores were obtained on the MMPI-A clinical, content, and supplementary scales. Comparisons were made between these scores and the scales score for the MMPI-A normative groups. Multivariate analysis of variance and analysis of variance were used to analyze differences in MMPI-A performance. The results revealed statistically significant differences between Mexican adolescents' scores and U.S. Hispanic, Mexican national, and U.S. normative scores on the clinical, content, and supplementary scales, with the largest differences occurring between the Mexican sample and the Mexican group norms. Demographic data such as age, gender, SES, and region also were examined for the MMPI-A content component scales and the personality psychopathology five (PSY-5) scales. The results of multiple analysis of variance and analysis of variance indicated significant within group differences related to gender among the Mexican sample. The results point to the need to assess Mexican youth within the context of culture, taking into account the importance of gender, socioeconomic status, and region as it pertains to MMPI-A performance. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)
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Osvelia G Deeds
(2006)
The influence of regional area and socioeconomic status on Mexican adolescents' performance on the MMPI-A
PhD thesis.