DuAlba L, Scott R L
Division of Psychology, Chapman University, Orange, CA 92666.
J Clin Psychol. 1993 Nov;49(6):913-7. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(199311)49:6<913::aid-jclp2270490619>3.0.co;2-1.
A post hoc analysis was conducted of 60 Hispanics and 60 Caucasians who had filed claims under workers' compensation. The study examined cross-cultural differences of somatization and malingering as assessed by the MMPI. Somatization was assessed by analyzing two- and three-point code types based on scales 1 (Hs), 2 (D), and 3 (Hy) of the MMPI, using the cut-off criterion of T > or = 70. Malingering was determined by analysis of the dissimulation index from the MMPI (F-K > +9). Significant differences were found for somatization; Hispanics were more likely to somatize. Minimal differences were found between Hispanic and Caucasian subjects on the malingering scale.
