Abstract
The relation of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) to the Racial Identity Attitude Scale-Black, Short Form (RIAS-B) was examined among 50 African American male college students in a reanalysis of unpublished MMPI data described in R. H. Dana (1993). This permitted study of relationships between MMPI scores and specific psychological variables hypothesized to produce cultural differences among African Americans. Results indicated RIAS-B scale scores functioned as predictors of MMPI scale scores. Similar research with the MMPI-2 incorporating larger samples that more adequately represent African American heterogeneity is needed. Methodological implications of these findings for MMPI-2 research with ethnic and racial groups are discussed, emphasizing the importance of research to depathologize African American racial and cultural identity.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 345-353 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2003 |
Keywords
- African American
- MMPI
- Multicultural psychological assessment
- Racial Identity Attitude Scale-Black
- Racial identity