TY - JOUR
T1 - The validation of the megargee-bohn typology in african american and caucasian forensic psychiatric patients
AU - Hutton, Heidi E.
AU - Miner, Michael H.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1995/9
Y1 - 1995/9
N2 - This study examined whether the Megargee MMPI typology had differential validity for African American and Caucasian forensic psychiatric inpatients. We compared 516 African American and Caucasian patients in our four most common Megargee types across demographic, clinical, and forensic variables. Our findings indicate that the profile descriptions of types Charlie, Delta, How, and Item cannot be applied with equal confidence to African American and Caucasian forensic patients. Although certain demographic factors did not differ across ethnic groups, there were differences in clinical/forensic and hospital assault variables. In addition, the Caucasian sample showed the expected pattern of associations, whereas the African American sample did not.
AB - This study examined whether the Megargee MMPI typology had differential validity for African American and Caucasian forensic psychiatric inpatients. We compared 516 African American and Caucasian patients in our four most common Megargee types across demographic, clinical, and forensic variables. Our findings indicate that the profile descriptions of types Charlie, Delta, How, and Item cannot be applied with equal confidence to African American and Caucasian forensic patients. Although certain demographic factors did not differ across ethnic groups, there were differences in clinical/forensic and hospital assault variables. In addition, the Caucasian sample showed the expected pattern of associations, whereas the African American sample did not.
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U2 - 10.1177/0093854895022003003
DO - 10.1177/0093854895022003003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84973818661
SN - 0093-8548
VL - 22
SP - 233
EP - 245
JO - Criminal Justice and Behavior
JF - Criminal Justice and Behavior
IS - 3
ER -