A comparison of MMPI-2-RF scores between White and African American college students

Authors

Yelena Gonzalez, Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center
Elizabeth A. Smith, VA San Diego Health System
Jennifer E. Keane, Indiana State University
Audra L. Biermann, Indiana State University
Kaitlin M. Keister, Indiana State University
Courtney N. Wiesepape, Indiana State University
P. Kevin Bolinskey, Indiana State University

Abstract

Sixty-plus years of research have demonstrated an inconsistent pattern of differences between African American and White respondents on the earlier forms of the MMPI (i.e., MMPI and MMPI-2). Relatively little research has examined the possibility of racial and/or ethnic differences in scores on the newer MMPI-2-RF. The present study compared MMPI-2-RF scores of college students, both by gender and combined, by self-reported race. Results revealed significant differences in scores on some scales of the MMPI-2-RF, along with differences in the distributions of clinically elevated scores. The majority of scales, however, did not evidence any significant pattern of racial/ethnic differences. Of particular interest is the finding that women’s MMPI-2-RF scores appear to be vary more between races than do the scores of men. Implications of the findings were discussed.

Recommended Citation

Gonzalez, Yelena; Smith, Elizabeth A.; Keane, Jennifer E.; Biermann, Audra L.; Keister, Kaitlin M.; Wiesepape, Courtney N.; and Bolinskey, P. Kevin (2019) "A comparison of MMPI-2-RF scores between White and African American college students," Archives of Assessment Psychology: Vol. 9, Article 7.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/psyassessment/vol9/iss1/7