title: The Hispanic MMPI-A across five countries.
abstract: The Hispanic MMPI-A was developed for use with Spanish-speaking adolescents living in the United States. In order to sample its potential usefulness in other countries, the test was administered to 385 Spanish-speaking adolescents in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Spain, and the United States. The results showed a high degree of similarity across the five countries on the basic content and supplementary scales. Most scales were within 1/2 standard deviation of the U.S. Hispanic mean, and no scale elevations were greater than T = 65. Slight differences (T = 55-60) were obtained on scale F for males and scales F, Hs, Mf (Peru and Colombia), Pa, and Sc for females. This study would suggest that the Hispanic MMPI-A, with its established norms, is appropriate for adaptation in Spanish-speaking countries other than the United States. Further studies with the Hispanic MMPI-A are recommended to determine its effectiveness in clinical assessment in Spanish-speaking countries.
authors.affiliation: Chapman University, Orange, CA 92866, USA. scott@chapman.edu
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: James N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Butcher
authors.forename: Tracy L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gomez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity