MMPI correlates of Negro acculturation in a northern city

Compared MMPI data from 3 groups of pregnant women living in a northern city: Negroes born in the South (SN), Negroes born in the North (NN), and whites born in the North (W). 5 of 16 MMPI scales, 20 of 20 race-sensitive factor scales, and 166 of the 550 MMPI items differentiated among groups at statistically significant levels. The NN group was halfway between the SN and W groups on the majority of scales and items examined. Results are interpreted as reflecting a process of Negro acculturation to the predominantly white urban society.