Personality styles and dynamics of Alaska Native and nonnative incarcerated men
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M H Glass1, S L Bieber, M J Tkachuk
1University of Wyoming, USA.
Abstract:
The Rorschach and Million Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II (MCMI-II) were used to examine personality styles and dynamics of 73 incarcerated Alaska Native and nonnative men. There were clear differences between native and nonnative inmates on both the MCMI-II and the Rorschach. Also, when the participants were separated into bicultural, assimilated, and traditional groups, the bicultural group had the most difficulties in coping and in interpersonal relationships. The results of this study suggest that the profile for offenders is not the same for Alaska natives and nonnatives. Culture and cultural styles may contribute to create a significantly different type of "criminal personality" seen in forensic settings.
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