Research in clinical neuropsychology with Hispanic American participants: A review

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Gasquoine, PG [1 ]
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[1] S Texax Neuropsychol, Corpus Christi, TX 78411 USA
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10.1076/clin.15.1.2.1915
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B849 [应用心理学];
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Research on the neuropsychological assessment of adult Hispanic Americans has used mostly elderly, poorly educated, Spanish-speaking participants, resident in the United States for more than 15 years. Studies have involved comparisons with Angle-Americans, the effects of moderator variables (e.g., bilingualism) and test standardization and validation. Most neuropsychological studies comparing Hispanic and Angle-Americans have methodological weaknesses, such as overly Liberal Type I error rates and inappropriate statistical controls for educational differences. What intergroup discrepancies do exist are likely due to educational (quantitative and qualitative) differences, non-equivalent Spanish/English translations and/or acculturation/bilingualism related factors. Research suggests that Spanish-language neuropsychological test battery norms should be stratified by age, education (including lower grade levels), and to a limited extent gender, but there is little data to support separation by ethnicity. Acculturation/bilingualism variables can suggest when English-language tests are more appropriate to use with Hispanic Americans.
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