MMPI comparisons of blacks and whites: A review and commentary

This article reviewed six of the eight summaries of Black‐White MMPI studies that have been published from 1960 to 1987. The first summarizers had 4 studies to deal with; the most recent had 53. As more data have become available, the summaries have become increasingly methodologically sophisticated. Differences found, explanations offered, and conclusions drawn were noted. Disagreements are in part a function of procedures followed and findings focused on. Authors' attitudes toward racial comparisons also may play a role. Definitive answers to the racial bias question may be exceptionally difficult to reach due to the unlikelihood of finding the unbiased criteria required by the research strategy recommended to test the accuracy of inferences about racial subgroups from the MMPI.