Comparative Validity of MMPI-A Scales Scores in African American and Caucasian Male Juvenile Delinquents

<p>This study examined comparative validity of the MMPI-A scale scores of African American and Caucasian male juvenile delinquents utilizing a step down hierarchical regression procedure proposed by Laughtenschlager & Mendoza (1986). The MMPI-A (Butcher et al., 1992) was administered to 281 African American and Caucasian juvenile delinquents while their caretakers filled out the CBCL (Achenbach, 1991; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) and DBRS (Barkley & Murphy, 1998), which were used as extra-test measures. Significant overall prediction bias was detected in 15 out of 56 regressions. Statistically significant prediction bias was found for a subset of criterion variables for Clinical Scales 2, 4, and 9, as well as Content Scales <em>A-dep</em>, <em>A-hea</em>, <em>A-ang</em>, and <em>A-con</em> and Supplementary Scale IMM. Slope bias was found for <em>A-hea</em> with "DSM-Oriented Somatic Problems". Statistically significant intercept bias was demonstrated for 13 out of 56 criterion variables. Overall, when statistically significant intercept bias was found, none exceeded a small effect size. Possible practical implications and directions for future research are presented.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2010

Author dc:creator

• Wilson, Stacy Natasha

Contributors dc:contributor

• Richard Handel
• Desideria S. Hacker
• Janis Sanchez-Hucles
• J. D. Ball
• Robert Archer

• CBCL
• Child behavior checklist
• Juvenile delinquent
• MMPIA
• Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent
• Clinical Psychology
• Mental and Social Health

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Identifier

9781124299785

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oai:digitalcommons.odu.edu:psychology_etds-1327