The influence of acculturation and racial identity attitudes on Mexican-Americans' MMPI-2 performance.
Examination of the relationships among acculturation, racial identity, and the newly revised MMPI is warranted. This study investigated the degree to which racial identity influences Mexican-Americans' performance on the L, K, and MF scales of the MMPI-2. Also investigated were individual differences in performance on the L, K, and MF scales as a function of acculturation. Fifty-one Mexican-American undergraduates from Washington State University participated by completing an acculturation scale, a racial identity attitude scale, and the MMPI-2. Results indicated that performance on the L and K scales is influenced by racial identity attitudes and levels of acculturation, however, no evidence was found to suggest a relationship between cultural variables and performance on the MF scale.
Canul
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Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-4820.
Cross
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D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012933:Social Identification; D014861:Washington