Methods and Assessment in Culture and Psychology

Significant advancements in methodologies and statistical techniques in cross-cultural psychological research abound, but general practice, education, and most researchers in psychology rarely use them. This leads to misinterpretations, misrepresentations, and prejudice. The authors expertly demonstrate the importance of methodological rigor to safeguard appropriate inferences about similarities and differences, particularly when methods have not been developed in the cultural contexts where they are used. The book features acculturation and identity, including contributions on remote acculturation, religiosity, and organizational contexts. It also covers individual differences and evaluates methodological progress in educational assessment, emotions, motivation, and personality. Methodological and psychometric perspectives on equivalence and bias, as well as measurement invariance in cross-cultural research, are a central theme. From study design to data interpretation, it is essential for psychology, and the social sciences in general, to adopt methods and assessment procedures that are more rigorous for culture-comparative studies.

Author: Michael Bender
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/18/2021
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.46lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9781108476621

About the Author
Bender, Michael: - Michael Bender is an assistant professor at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, and an honorary associate professor at Gratia Christian College, Hong Kong. He is the incoming editor of Online Readings in Psychology and Culture (ORPC), the open-access journal of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP), and a board member on the committee for Cultural Diversity in the Netherlands Institute of Psychologists (NIP). He works on acculturation, identity, memory, and motivation.Adams, Byron G.: - Byron Adams is an assistant professor at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, visiting professor at Ghent University, Belgium, and senior research associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He served on the governing council for the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (SSEA) and the Committee for Cultural Diversity in the Netherlands Institute of Psychologists (NIP). His research focuses on identity, inclusion, and well-being across cultures and lifespans.