Anglo- and Mexican-American performance on the MMPI administered in Spanish or English

Whitworth, Randolph H.

doi:10.1002/1097-4679(198811)44:6<891::aid-jclp2270440608>3.0.co;2-y

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“…There was a trend for underreporting measures to be elevated when participants responded honestly to the PAI in Spanish. These findings are similar to those observed for underreporting and defensiveness measures on the Minnesota Multiphasic Person- ality Inventory-2 (Lucio, Reyes-Lagunes, & Scott, 1994;Whitworth, 1988), and they suggest that practitioners need to be aware of this potential difference when interpreting any personality measure scores from Spanish-speaking clients in practice. Our findings should be interpreted cautiously as to their support for the Spanish-language validity scales.…”

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confidence: 76%

Detecting over- and underreporting of psychopathology with the Spanish-language Personality Assessment Inventory: Findings from a simulation study with bilingual speakers.

Fernandez¹,

Boccaccini²,

Noland³

2008

Psychological Assessment

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Existing research on the Spanish-language translation of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI; L. C. Morey, 1991) suggests that the validity scales from the English- and Spanish-language versions may not be equivalent measures. In the current study, 72 bilingual participants completed both the English- and Spanish-language versions of the PAI under the instructions to respond honestly, to overreport psychopathology for an insanity case, or to underreport psychopathology for an employment evaluation. Overall, the English- and Spanish-language validity scales performed similarly, and scores from the Negative Impression Management and the Positive Impression Management scales demonstrated the highest levels of equivalence and accuracy for the identification of simulators across language versions.

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confidence: 76%

Detecting over- and underreporting of psychopathology with the Spanish-language Personality Assessment Inventory: Findings from a simulation study with bilingual speakers.

Fernandez¹,

Boccaccini²,

Noland³

2008

Psychological Assessment

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“…Clearly, the role of acculturation in cross-cultural research appeared to have influenced the results of this investigation. Previous research studies have found a relationship between lower levels of acculturation and higher scores (more pathological ratings) on rating scales (Negy, Leal-Puente, Trainor, & Carlson, 1997, Negy & Woods, 1993; however, these differences can be reduced or eliminated if acculturation is controlled statistically (Montgomery, Arnold, & Orozco, 1990;Whitworth, 1988). Both studies utilizing rating scales (i.e., MMPI) revealed that the reported differences between Mexican Americans and Anglos were suppressed by statistically controlling acculturation.…”

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confidence: 98%

Effects of student ethnicity on judgments of ADHD symptoms among Hispanic and White teachers.

Ramírez

Shapiro

2005

School Psychology Quarterly

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The present study examined whether teacher ratings of student disruptive, impulsive, and inattentive behaviors vary according to teacher-student ethnic differences. A total of 129 Hispanic and 89 White teachers observed standardized videotapes of a Hispanic and a White child and assessed each child for hyperactive-inattentive behaviors, using a rating scale. Based on analyses of subscales, this study revealed significant differences in ratings of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) behaviors among Hispanic and White teachers with Hispanic teachers reporting higher mean scores on the Hyperactivity-Impulsivity Scale. This was true on the ratings of the Hispanic student but not on the White student. Further analyses suggested that when acculturation was covaried, no significant group differences remained, suggesting that teacher perception of deviance may be partially mediated by cultural values more than ethnicity. The need to consider the rater's ethnicity and ethno-cultural variables is discussed, and findings are explained in terms of the adult distress threshold model.

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“…Eighty-five percent of these studies involved the MMPI and none examined the validity and reliability of commonly used diagnostic tools. Researchers have found both acculturation and language differences in response to the MMPI (Whitworth, 1988;Montgomery & Orozco, 1983;Padilla, Olmedo, & Loya, 1982). Yet shorter assessment tools such as the BDI are more commonly used in treatment outcome research, and in community mental-health settings, as measures of distress or symptom severity.…”

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Differential item functioning in a Spanish translation of the Beck Depression Inventory

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Brief and culturally compatible measures of depression are necessary, yet most depression scales are translated without regard for cultural biases. In this study, 292 medical outpatients completed an English or a Spanish-translated and back-translated version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The BDI items were analyzed for bias between Spanish and English-speaking patients to determine the equivalence of the scale. A Differential Item Function (DIF) using a Mantel Haenszel Approach for Ordered Response Categories was used to analyze how likely subjects in the two ethnic groups were to endorse each response category. The results suggest that regardless of level of depression, Latinos are more likely to endorse items reflecting tearfulness and punishment, and less likely to endorse inability to work. Cultural interpretations and recommendations for use of the BDI are discussed.

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Anglo- and Mexican-American performance on the MMPI administered in Spanish or English

Cited by 19 publications

References 13 publications

Detecting over- and underreporting of psychopathology with the Spanish-language Personality Assessment Inventory: Findings from a simulation study with bilingual speakers.

Detecting over- and underreporting of psychopathology with the Spanish-language Personality Assessment Inventory: Findings from a simulation study with bilingual speakers.

Effects of student ethnicity on judgments of ADHD symptoms among Hispanic and White teachers.

Differential item functioning in a Spanish translation of the Beck Depression Inventory

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