NEW VERSION OF THE MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY-INVENTORY MMPI-2FOR MEXICAN COLLEGE-STUDENTS

The purpose of this study was to adapt and establish the norms of MMPI -2 for Mexican students. This is the first study carried out in Mexico using the revised version of the inventory. The instrument was applie d to a random sample (N = 1920) of university students at UNAM. The re vised version of the inventory was translated into Spanish adapting la nguage and item content to Mexican populations. Rather than a literal translation, it is a transliteration. Significant statistical differen ces between raw scores of Mexican students and the normative U.S. popu lation were found. Nevertheless norms for both populations are similar , but some personality differences were detected, related perhaps to c ultural issues. Profiles of Mexican students tend to normality, which was not the case with the original MMPI. The Mexican Spanish version o f MMPI-2 seems to be more adequate than the original MMPI Spanish vers ion.