Cultural relevance and equivalence in the NLAAS instrument: integrating etic and emic in the development of cross-cultural measures for a psychiatric epidemiology and services study of Latinos

Open-space labs and research environments are increasingly common worldwide. They are supposed to facilitate interactions among researchers, but can be disruptive to those who need to be in a quiet environment in order to concentrate. This problem is increasingly felt across the natural, medical and social sciences, has a clear interdisciplinary and cross-cultural relevance, but has been the focus of limited attention. We propose some simple suggestions for researchers struggling in an open-space lab, based on a literature review and our experience in open spaces in various labs and countries (Australia, China, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK and the USA) as undergrads, PhD students, postdocs, researchers and (W. van der Werf) professors. Our aim is to help researchers working in open-space offices and labs with some straightforward solutions that will make their lives and work easier.

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The evolution-similarity matrix: an evolutionary psychology perspective on cross-cultural advertising

Innovative Marketing ◽

10.21511/im.16(2).2020.12 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 159-167

Author(s):

Lachezar Ivanov ◽

Jordan Buck ◽

Rory Sutherland

Keyword(s):

Evolutionary Psychology ◽

Cultural Relevance ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Similarity Matrix ◽

Local Adaptations ◽

Human Universals ◽

Psychology Perspective ◽

Similarities And Differences

Corrections to the article made on November 24, 2020 The standardization/adaptation debate in cross-cultural advertising is a topic on which little consensus prevails and which remains heavily discussed. Using evolutionary psychology, this paper presents a typology of advertising cues and explains their cross-cultural relevance and transportability. The paper highlights three distinct categories – human universals (evolved similarities), local adaptations (evolved differences), and local socialization (differences not due to evolution). The paper contributes to advertising theory by providing a meta-framework for the study of cross-cultural similarities and differences in the processing of advertising cues. It further assists advertising practice by delivering a framework aiding in cross-cultural advertising copy decisions. By raising the questions that the paper poses to develop the proposed typology categories, advertisers can identify which advertising cues are malleable by advertising and which are based on innate human preferences and are relatively stable. With that knowledge in hand, advertisers can decide when and to what extent to use a standardization approach versus an adaptation approach.

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Cross-cultural relevance of the Interpersonal Theory of suicide across Korean and U.S. undergraduate students

Psychiatry Research ◽

10.1016/j.psychres.2017.02.005 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 251 ◽

pp. 244-252 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Sooyeon Suh ◽

Chad K. Ebesutani ◽

Christopher R. Hagan ◽

Megan L. Rogers ◽

Melanie A. Hom ◽

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Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Cultural Relevance ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Interpersonal Theory ◽

Interpersonal Theory Of Suicide

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The Cross-Cultural Relevance of Person-Centered Counseling in Postapartheid South Africa

Journal of Counseling & Development ◽

10.1002/j.1556-6678.2003.tb00224.x ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 81 (1) ◽

pp. 48-54 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Judora J. Spangenberg

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Cultural Relevance ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

The Cross

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Social integration in global mental health: what is it and how can it be measured?

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences ◽

10.1017/s2045796012000303 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 29-37 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

J. N. Baumgartner ◽

E. Susser

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Services ◽

Mental Disorders ◽

Health Services ◽

Social Integration ◽

Global Mental Health ◽

Community Mental Health Services ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Great Promise ◽

Cultural Measures

Purpose.Global mental health movements increasingly highlight social integration as a key outcome for mental health services. This creates a pressing need to better articulate and measure this outcome. Much of the work in social integration thus far has been in high-income countries (HIC), and is not directly applicable across diverse socio-cultural environments. We discuss promising concepts and measures of social integration with potential for global cross-cultural application. Then, we present some of the challenges of developing measures for global and cross-cultural use, and suggest ways to confront these challenges. Although we focus primarily on adults with severe mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), the questions we raise are also relevant to children, other mental disorders and HIC.Findings.We identify and describe four distinct conceptual frameworks for social integration that have emerged over the past decade. Then, we discuss the challenge of developing corresponding measures, and the further challenge of developing global cross-cultural measures. We suggest that a key concept shared across much previous and emerging work is active participation in community and civic life. As a platform for future development of global cross-cultural measures of this and other concepts, we propose guidelines and present examples of feasible, previously used strategies.Summary.Emerging concepts of social integration hold great promise, but as yet, there are no corresponding measures suitable for global cross-cultural use. We propose that it is feasible to develop such measures, and that their development will facilitate the advance of community mental health services and the science of global mental health.

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