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Davis, J. Mark; Lao, Ian Leong – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2013
Compared to other areas of the world and other Chinese societies such as Hong Kong and Taiwan, little is known about psychiatric conditions in Macao, a Special Administrative Region of China. There is growing evidence of the cross-national and cross-cultural validity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but there are no studies of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Cowan, Michael A.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1975
The present study investigated the power of the MMPI to make individual discriminations between psychiatric diagnostic groups (schizophrenic vs. nonschizophrenic) of blacks and whites when education and diagnosis are varied systematically. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Educationally Disadvantaged, Psychological Studies, Racial Differences
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Montgomery, Gary T.; Orozco, Sergio – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 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…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anglo Americans, Chronological Age, College Students
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Dana, Richard H. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1995
Describes culturally competent assessment practice as a context for discussing advantages and disadvantages of various "corrections" currently available for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory with Hispanic populations. Corrections include moderator variables, special scales, special norms, translations, and aids to…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Differences, Cultural Relevance, Ethics
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McGill, Jerry C. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980
Investigated possible score bias on the MMPI among Blacks and Mexican-Americans who were receiving aid to families with dependent children. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Mexican Americans
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Moore, Carolyn Denise; Handal, Paul J. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980
Results reveal no racial differences on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scales or the Adjective Checklist personal adjustment scale. Significant racial differences on the L, F and cynicism scales support the interpretation of cultural rather than differential racial adjustment. Sex differences were more prevalent than race…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Credibility, Cultural Differences
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Dolan, M. P.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Assessed personality differences among Black, White, and Hispanic-American heroin addicts (N=423). Results confirmed the hypotheses that minority group heroin addicts (Blacks and Hispanics) would show better adjustment than White heroin addicts and that Hispanic-American heroin addicts would evidence personality characteristics unlike those of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Blacks, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
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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
GHEI, S.N. – 1965
A STUDY OF PERSONALITY TRAITS INCLUDED (1) A SURVEY OF THE CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES OF PERSONALITY STUDIES FROM PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND (2) DETAILS OF A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF SUBJECTS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND INDIA. THE SURVEY OF CROSS-CULTURAL PERSONALITY RESEARCH INCLUDED ANALYSES OF RSULTS FROM (1) THE…
Descriptors: Adult Students, 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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Cheung, Fanny M.; Ho, Ringo M. – Psychological Assessment, 1997
The Chinese Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescents (MMPI-A) was applied in Hong Kong to a normative sample of 565 male and 664 female students aged 14 to 18. In conjunction with previous research, findings support the possibility of cultural differences in item interpretation, which should be considered in clinical interpretations…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Chinese, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Dana, Richard H., Ed. – 2000
This collection of papers includes: (1) "An Assessment-Intervention Model for Research and Practice with Multicultural Populations" (Richard H. Dana); (2) "An Africentric Perspective for Clinical Research and Practice" (Edward F. Morris); (3) "Myths about the Null Hypothesis and the Path to Reform" (Robert G.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, African Culture, Afrocentrism, Alaska Natives