More Details

Summary:

"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"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to the methodological issues associated with cross-cultural research / Fons J. R. van de Vijver and David Matsumoto
• pt. I. Conceptual issues and design. Equivalence and bias : a review of concepts, models, and data analytic procedures / Fons J. R. van de Vijver and Kwok Leung
• Translating and adapting tests for cross-cultural assessments / Ronald K. Hambleton and April L. Zenisky
• Making scientific sense of cultural differences in psychological outcomes : unpackaging the Magnum mysterium / Michael H. Bond and Fons J. R. van de Vijver
• Sampling : the selection of cases for culturally comparative psychological research / Klaus Boehnke ... [et al.]
• Survey response styles across cultures / Timothy P. Johnson, Sharon Shavitt, and Allyson L. Holbrook
• pt. II. Data analysis and interpretation. Methods for investigating structural equivalence / Ronald Fischer and Johnny R. J. Fontaine
• Evaluating test and survey items for bias across languages and cultures / Stephen G. Sireci
• Effect sizes in cross-cultural research / David Matsumoto ... [et al.]
• Data-analytic approaches for investigating isomorphism between the individual-level and the cultural-level internal structure / Johnny R. J. Fontaine and Ronald Fischer
• Multilevel modeling and cross-cultural research / John B. Nezlek
• Cross-cultural meta-analysis / Dianne A. van Hemert.

Contributors:

Matsumoto, David Ricky

Vijver, Fons J. R. van de

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Culture and psychology

Subjects:

Psychology — Research — Cross-cultural studies

Psychology — Research

Psychology

Genres:

Cross-cultural studies

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Physical Description:

ix, 392 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Call Numbers:

BF76.5 .C76 2011

ISBNs:

9780521765251
0521765250
9780521758420 (pbk.)
0521758424 (pbk.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2010012760

OCLC Numbers:

591788273