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Somatization and malingering for workers' compensation applicants: A cross‐cultural MMPI study
Author(s) -
Dualba Les,
Scott Ronald L.
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(199311)49:6<913::aid-jclp2270490619>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - malingering , minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , somatization , psychology , clinical psychology , compensation (psychology) , personality test , somatization disorder , personality , psychometrics , psychiatry , test validity , social psychology , anxiety
A post hoc analysis was conducted of 60 Hispanics and 60 Caucasians who had filed claims under workers' compensation. The study examined cross‐cultural differences of somatization and malingering as assessed by the MMPI. Somatization was assessed by analyzing two‐ and three‐point code types based on scales 1 (Hs), 2 (D), and 3 (Hy) of the MMPI, using the cut‐off criterion of T ≥ 70. Malingering was determined by analysis of the dissimulation index from the MMPI ( F – K < + 9). Significant differences were found for somatization; Hispanics were more likely to somatize. Minimal differences were found between Hispanic and Caucasian subjects on the malingering scale.