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Hispanic‐white MMPI comparisons: Does psychiatric diagnosis make a difference?
Author(s) -
Velasquez Roberto J.,
Callahan Wendell J.,
Young Russell
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199307)49:4<528::aid-jclp2270490410>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , moderation , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , white (mutation) , personality , social psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Abstract Recent research on Blacks or African‐Americans in psychiatric settings suggests that Black‐White MMPI differences are minimized or eliminated when researchers match or control for key moderator variables, including psychiatric diagnosis. This study attempted to determine whether Hispanic‐ White MMPI differences are either minimized or eliminated when Hispanics and Whites are matched on three key moderator variables —age, education, and psychiatric diagnosis. Results suggest that even after controlling for these variables, MMPI differences between Hispanics and Whites are evident. Recommendations for culturally sensitive Hispanic MMPI research are presented.