54 African and Mexican American adolescent first-time offenders were examined with the MMPI–A to evaluate ethnic differences. Multivariate analyses by ethnicity and MMPI–A scales (validity, clinical, content, and supplementary scales) were not significant; however, there was a significant univariate difference where African American adolescents scored significantly higher on the Repression scale than the Mexican American group. A greater percentage of within-normal-limits profiles were African American (50%) than Mexican American (25%). Research and clinical implications for using the MMPI–A with these groups are discussed.
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