Mexican Americans' Performance on the MMPI as a Function of Level of Acculturation.

Montgomery, Gary T.; Orozco, Sergio

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ERIC Number: EJ316489

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Publication Date: 1985

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Mexican Americans' Performance on the MMPI as a Function of Level of Acculturation.

Montgomery, Gary T.; Orozco, Sergio

Journal of Clinical Psychology, v41 n2 p203-12 Mar 1985

Compared Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scale score differences of 365 Anglo and Mexican American college students. Anglos scored significantly differently from Mexican Americans on 10 of 13 MMPI scales. With acculturation and age statistically controlled, Anglos and Mexican Americans differed on only the Lie and Masculinity-Femininity scales. (NRB)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Anglo Americans, Chronological Age, College Students, Cultural Differences, Mexican Americans

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

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