Use of the MMPI-2 in American Indians: I. Comparability of the MMPI-2 between two tribes and with the MMPI-2 normative group.
The comparability of the MMPI-2 in American Indians with the MMPI-2 normative group was investigated in a sample of 535 Southwestern and 297 Plains American Indian tribal members with contrasting sociocultural and historical origins. Both American Indian tribal groups had clinically significant higher T scores (> 5 T points) on 5 validity and clinical scales, 6 content scales, and 2 supplementary scales than did the MMPI-2 normative group. There were no significant differences between the 2 tribal groups on any of the MMPI-2 clinical, content, or supplementary scales. Matching members of both tribes with persons in the MMPI-2 normative group on the basis of age, gender, and education reduced the magnitude of the differences between the 2 groups on all of these scales, although the differences in T scores still exceeded 5 T points. It appears likely that the MMPI-2 differences of these 2 American Indian groups from the normative group may reflect their adverse historical, social, and economic conditions.
Robin
Robert W
RW
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 617, Sitka, Alaska 99835, USA. rwrobin@ptialaska.net
Greene
Roger L
RL
Albaugh
Bernard
B
Caldwell
Alex
A
Goldman
David
D
D000328:Adult; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008950:MMPI / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D044382:Population Groups / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data