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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Pace, Terry M
• Robbins, Rockey R
• Choney, Sandra K
• Hill, Jill S
• Lacey, Kathleene
• Blair, George
• Nagayama Hall, Gordon G

Titel

A Cultural-Contextual Perspective on the Validity of the MMPI-2 With American Indians

Ist Teil von

• Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology, 2006-04, Vol.12 (2), p.320-333

Ort / Verlag

United States: Educational Publishing Foundation

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study investigated the normative validity of the MMPI-2 with two distinct American Indian tribes. Differences occurred on 8 of the 13 basic validity and clinical scales (F, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) between the MMPI-2 norms and both tribal samples. Elevated MMPI-2 scores of American Indians may not only reflect the possibility of psychological distress spurred by historical oppression and present adversity, but also an expression of a divergent worldview. Considering the context of the historical and social production of knowledge about American Indians, it is argued that researchers and practitioners, when interpreting MMPI-2 results for American Indians, should seriously consider their interpretive points of reference, which may be impacted by dominant cultural belief systems.