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Assessing Personality Using Self-Report Measures with Hispanic Clients

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In this chapter, we review key issues in the application of self-report personality measures to Hispanic, Spanish-speaking clients. A discussion of translation, adaptation, and equivalence of measures serves as the backdrop for a review of instruments currently in use in Spanish and of recent research concerning applications. We focus on the Spanish versions of the MMPI-2, MMPI-A, MCMI-III, MBMD, PAI, and NEO; the availability of norms for these instruments; and significant extra-test correlates. In general, this review indicates that while the existence of these translations is an encouraging step toward the culturally appropriate assessment of Spanish-speaking Hispanics, more work is needed to develop instruments that are thoroughly adapted and normed for this group. The research reviewed here has identified important differences between Hispanics and non-Hispanic groups used for instrument development along dimensions including self-presentation, impression management, and expression of symptomatology.

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  1. Psychology Psy.D./Ph.D. Program, Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 7004, Ponce, 00732, Puerto Rico

    Maria Garrido Psy.D.

  2. Scientific Research Institute (SRI), Carlos Albizu University, Paseo Del Parque Num. 27, Los Paseos, San Juan, 00926, Puerto Rico

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Garrido, M., Cabiya, J.J. (2013). Assessing Personality Using Self-Report Measures with Hispanic Clients. In: Benuto, L. (eds) Guide to Psychological Assessment with Hispanics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4412-1_5

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