MMPI‐2 performance of Mexican male university students and prison inmates

Abstract

In this study, we compared the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) performance of male university students and incarcerated criminal offenders in Mexico. Our aim was to determine whether the MMPI-2 can effectively differentiate between these two distinct groups on scales that are reflective of antisocial behaviors. Our expectations were highly confirmed across the three sets of scales that we considered: the validity and clinical, content, and supplementary scales. Criminal offenders obtained higher or more pathological scores on such scales as Infrequency (F), Schizophrenia (Sc), MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale (MAC-R), Fears (FRS), and so on. Overall, these findings support further research with such target populations as prison inmates in Mexico and other countries in Latin America.

Characterising the Personality of the Public Safety Offender and Non‐offender using Decision Trees: The Case of Colombia

“…In fact, in a study conducted by Boscán et al . (), university students were compared with the Mexican inmate population, and Sc was found to be high. However, it should be remembered that it is the combination of attributes and values that contributes to distinguishing between individuals with and without criminal records.…”

“…Thus, rules #13 and #17 show that in the people with no criminal record, both Sc and Pd are maintained at levels equal to or lower than the levels usually considered in clinical terms as indicators of a personality pathology. In fact, in a study conducted by Boscán et al (2002), university students were compared with the Mexican inmate population, and Sc was found to be high. However, it should be remembered that it is the combination of attributes and values that contributes to distinguishing between individuals with and without criminal records.…”

Laisvės atėmimo bausmę atliekančių nuteistųjų asmenybės charakteristikos taikant MMPI-2

“…Šiame tyrime baltųjų nuteistųjų imtyje stipriausiai populiacijos vidurkį viršijo Pd (T = 67,80), Sc (T = 67,80) ir AnX (T = 61,25), o afroamerikiečių imtyje Pa (T = 66,77), Pd (T = 65,66) ir BIz (T = 63,56). Panašūs rezultatai gauti ir ne anglakalbėje aplinkoje, o būtent 28 Meksikos laisvės atėmimo vietoje bausmę atliekančių nuteistųjų imtyje (Boscan et al 2002). Meksikos nuteistieji stipriausiai išsiskyrė iš populiacijos Pd (T = 62,50), Pa (T = 62,29), Sc (T = 71,64), Ma (T = 62,07) klinikinių skalių įverčiais.…”

“…Kalbant apie klinikines skales, vyrams buvo būdingi aukštesni nei populiacijos Pd, Pa ir Sc įverčiai, Pd ir Pa efekto dydžiai buvo vidutiniai. Gauti rezultatai atitiko aukščiau apžvelgtų tyrimų rezultatus (Ben-Porath, Shondrick & Stafford 1995;Boscan et al 2002;culhane et al 2014;Megargee et al 1999;Wise 2009). Jie atspindi nuteistųjų problemas su teisėsauga (Pd), įtarumą, rigidiškumą (Pa), dezorientaciją (Sc) (Butcher ir kt.…”

Analysis of Demographic Factors on F Scores and Evaluation of New Configurations of F Scales

“…Dd). Two hundred and fifteen items from two validity scales (L and K) and three clinical scales (Pa, Pt, Sc), which were related closely to the F scale (Boscan et al, 2002), were selected as candidate items for new F scales. …”