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Davis, William E.; Jones, Mark H. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
Differences in proportion of Negroes versus Caucasians receiving schizophrenic, alcoholic, and depressive psychiatric diagnoses were found. No significant race-related main effects were found on the nine Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) clinical scales. Results are discussed in terms of education having an inculturating effect on…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Diagnostic Tests, Psychological Testing, Psychology
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Mezzich, Juan E.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
This study used as source of data the MMPI protocols of 223 psychiatric inpatients randomly divided into two groups for a double cross-validation design, clinical diagnosis of depressive versus nondepressive states as criterion, and multiple regression as the main analytic technique. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Emotional Problems, Individual Characteristics, Psychological Evaluation
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Cooke, Gerald; Thorwarth, Carolyn – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1978
Differences on the MMPI for elopers and non-elopers from a mentally ill offender population were analyzed and a sign approach was developed. Implications of MMPI differences for the psychological status of elopers are described. (Author)
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Criminals, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Disorders
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Sue, Stanley; Sue, Derald W. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1974
Results indicated that Asian students when compared with control students, under-utilized the clinic services, possessed more pronounced MMPI scale elevations, and exhibited problems involving somatic complaints, family discord, and social introversion. (Author)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences
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Plemons, Grant – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
English-language Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventories (MMPI's) were administered to 40 bilingual Mexican-American and 109 Anglo-American psychiatric patients in a community mental health center. With K corrections, Mexican-American subjects scored higher on the L and K scales, but no significant differences were found on clinical scales…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Individual Differences
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Lachar, David – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1974
This study tested the predictive ability of MMPI scales to identify United States Air Force Academy freshmen who were "high risk" for problems of emotional adjustment and subsequent separation from the Academy. Rate of attrition and problems in emotional adaptation leading to separation were significantly greater in the high-risk group…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Emotional Problems, Individual Testing