Cross-Cultural Research Methods in Psychology (Culture and Psychology)

Cambridge University Press, 10/11/2010
EAN 9780521765251, ISBN10: 0521765250

Hardcover, 404 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English

Cross-cultural research is now an undeniable part of mainstream psychology and has had a major impact on conceptual models of human behavior. Although it is true that the basic principles of social psychological methodology and data analysis are applicable to cross-cultural research, there are a number of issues that are distinct to it, including managing incongruities of language and quantifying cultural response sets in the use of scales. Cross-Cultural Research Methods in Psychology provides state-of-the-art knowledge about the methodological problems that need to be addressed if a researcher is to conduct valid and reliable cross-cultural research. It also offers practical advice and examples of solutions to those problems and is a must-read for any student of culture.

1. Introduction to the methodological issues associated with cross-cultural research David Matsumoto and Fons J. R. van de Vijver
Part I. Conceptual Issues and Design
2. Equivalence and bias
a review of concepts, models, and data analytic procedures Fons J. R. van de Vijver and Kwok Leung
3. Translating and adapting tests for cross-cultural assessments Ronald K. Hambleton and April L. Zenisky
4. Making scientific sense of cultural differences in psychological outcomes
unpackaging the magnum mysterium Michael H. Bond and Fons J. R. van de Vijver
5. Sampling
the selection of cases for culturally comparative psychological research Klaus Boehnke, Petra Lietz, Margrit Schreier and Adalbert Wilhelm
6. Survey response styles across cultures Timothy P. Johnson, Sharon Shavitt and Allyson L. Holbrook
Part II. Data Analysis and Interpretation
7. Methods for investigating structural equivalence Ronald Fischer and Johnny R. J. Fontaine
8. Evaluating test and survey items for bias across languages and cultures Stephen G. Sireci
9. Effect sizes in cross-cultural research David Matsumoto, John J. Kim, Robert J. Grissom and Dale L. Dinnel
10. Data-analytic approaches for investigating isomorphism between the individual-level and the cultural-level internal structure Johnny R. J. Fontaine and Ronald Fischer
11. Multilevel modeling and cross-cultural research John B. Nezlek
12. Cross-cultural meta-analysis Dianne A. van Hemert.