Cultural Evaluation of Questionnaires

Velma McBride Murry describes how the cultural appropriateness of measurement items is evaluated.

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Developing a Measure of Racial Identity

Robert Sellers talks in detail about how he and his colleagues developed the Multi-Dimensional Inventory of Black Identity.

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Combining Ethnography with Survey Development

Hirokazu Yoshikawa discusses a multi-method approach to conducting research in understudied populations.

Quick Tip - Cultural Validity - 1 minute 35 seconds

Minority Research is Not a Spin Off

Don't let your research be marginalized, advises Ruth Chao.

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Designing Culturally Valid Research

Stephen M. Quintana incorporates the issue of cultural validity into all stages of research process, from conceptual design to analysis and interpretation.

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Translating Measures

Jodi M. Gonzalez discusses the attempt to develop a bilingual measure for bipolar disorder.

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Cultural Differences in the Clinic

Eric A. Youngstrom talks about the impact that cultural differences among patients and clinicians can have on diagnosis and treatment.

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Studying Form and Meaning Across Cultures

Kenneth H. Rubin examined different cultural takes on behavior in a longitudinal study in China.

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Collaborative Constructs

Be mindful of culture-specific paradigms when conducting international research, advises Kenneth H. Rubin.

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Parachuting Measures into Other Cultures

Kenneth H. Rubin explains one reason for non-replication of findings in cross-cultural research.

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Real-life Assessments

Howard Abikoff discusses the use of observational methodology to obtain ecologically valid data in treatment outcome research.

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Translating Taboo Subjects

Margaret R. Weeks describes the specific challenges of language use in research into culturally-charged topics.

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Bringing Community to the Table

If the only place we publish research findings is in academic journals, asks Darrell P. Wheeler, how will that change the community?

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Terms and Labels

Darrell P. Wheeler explains that language use can alter the effectiveness of the research process.

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Asking Concrete Questions

Margarita Alegría describes different ways of approaching data collection in the Latino community.

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Culturally Sensitive From the Outset

Cultural validity is central to her research, states Nancy Gonzales.

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Identify the Best Processes

Nancy Gonzales suggests finding a niche in a field that is not yet mature and making interventions in that field culturally sensitive from their inception.

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Operationalizing Cultural Competence

Measuring cultural competence is a struggle, says Steven R. López.

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Begin with the Question of Cultural Fit

One practice does not fit all, states Enola K. Proctor.

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Directing an R13 on Adapting Interventions

Luis H. Zayas describes his R13 as a meeting of the minds to help develop culturally valid programs for Latinos.

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Cross-Cultural Validation of Measurement

Flavio Kapczinski uses focus groups to define what 'functioning well' means in different cultures.

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