A Cross-cultural Personality Study by the Psychological Tests

This cross-cultural study was purposed to compare with the differential cultural groups' personality by the psychological tests and to detect the effects and the problems of the psychological tests used to the cross-cultural study. The psychological tests used in this study were Minnesota Multiphatic Personality Inventory, Rorschach test and Draw-A-Person test. The subjects of this study were twelve sherpa who participated in The 82 Korean Makalu Expedition. The conclusion was dependent upon the way by which the responses of subjects were analized and interpreted as a whole and the way by which every personal test was personally interpreted. The conclusions of this study were as followed. The effect of the psychological tests appeared positively by the following particular responses. The results of MMPI were the severe increase of F scale, the moderate increase of 8,6 scales, and the mild increase of 1,5,3,4,9 scales. At the Rorschach test, lower systematic, immature and concrete cognitive operations appeared. Affect was genearally repressed, and the need system and the need control were also low. It was suggested that the content analysis might be useful to explore the different personality traits between the cultural groups since the contents of the Rorchach test conspicuosly differential. The particular drawing of DAP were interestingly impressive and revealed the differential cultural group's personality. The following tasks were proposed to be prepared for other cross-cultural study. 1. In parallel with the psychological tests, sociological study would be useful to explore the differences between cultural groups. 2. In order to valid and effective psychological test result, the standardization of tests and the performance of battery test should be satisfied. 3. Personal interview, dreams, and behavioral assessment would complement the psychological test results. 4. More appropriate cross-cultural personality tests should be developed for further cross-cultural personality studies.