MACI Scores of African American Males in a Forensic Setting: Are We Measuring What We Think We Are Measuring?

Malcolm H. Woodland; James R. Andretta; Justin A. Moore; Markisha T. Bennett; Frank C. Worrell; Michael E. Barnes

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MACI Scores of African American Males in a Forensic Setting: Are We Measuring What We Think We Are Measuring?

Malcolm H. Woodland^*, James R. Andretta, Justin A. Moore, Markisha T. Bennett, Frank C. Worrell, Michael E. Barnes

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In this study, confirmatory factor analyses were used to examine scores on the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI) in adolescent, African American males in a forensic setting (N = 496; M_age= 15.96, SD_age= 1.32). Results from the study do not support the model proposed by Millon and suggest the MACI may not yield valid or reliable scores in forensic populations of adolescent, African American males. Because MACI scores could be misleading in African American males, the authors argue that the MACI and other trait-scales not validated in this group be used with extreme caution—especially in settings where African Americans are disproportionately represented.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	418-437
Number of pages	20
Journal	Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice
Volume	14
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15228932.2014.973773
State	Published - Oct 15 2014

Keywords

African American males
Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI)
forensic psychology
measurement invariance
personality
validity

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Applied Psychology

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