The Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory: is it valid and reliable for Mexican American youth?
In this study, we examined the internal consistency reliability, construct-related validity, and mean base rate scores of the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI; Millon, Millon, & Davis, 1993) Personality and Clinical scales in a sample (N = 131) of juvenile offending, educationally at-risk, and substance-dependent Mexican American youth. Overall, the MACI scales demonstrated good reliability estimates. Using methods derived from contrast analysis (Westen & Rosenthal, 2003), the scales performed as would be expected based on predictions derived from Millon's (1969, 1981) theory. In addition, the scales differentiated in an expected fashion among the 3 groups. The results of this study provide preliminary support for the use of the MACI among Mexican Americans.
Blumentritt
Tracie L
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Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1725 State Street, La Crosse, WI 54601, USA. blumentr.trac@uwlax.edu
VanVoorhis
Carmen R Wilson
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000299:Adolescent, Institutionalized / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology*; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011581:Psychological Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013223:Statistics as Topic