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Measured Acculturation and MMPI-168 Performance of Native American Adults

University of Arkansas

Richard H. Dana

University of Arkansas

Brian Bolton

University of Arkansas

To test the hypothesis that acculturation influences MMPI performance of Native Americans, a 32-item instrument was developed to measure five components of acculturation. The MMPI-168 and the acculturation instrument were administered to 69 Rosebud Sioux. Significant elevations occurred on F and Scales 4, 6, 8, and 9. Intercorrelations among the acculturation subscales suggested a common dimension underlying social, language, and blood quantum, with values and education/occupation being relatively independent. The social, values, and language subscales were significantly related to validity scales L and F. A preponderance of significant correlations were obtained between values, language, and education/ occupation, and MMPI-168 clinical Scales 2, 4, 7, 8, and 0. These results suggest that caution be used in interpreting the MMPI profiles of Native Americans.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Vol. 16, No. 2, 243-256 (1985)
DOI: 10.1177/0022002185016002007


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