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| Measuring depression in a multicultural social : conceptual issues and research recommendations | | Author(s) | Giyeon Kim |
| Journal title | Hallym International Journal of Aging, vol 12, no 1, 2010 |
| Pages | pp 27-46 |
| Source | http://baywood.com doi: 10.2190/HA.12.1.c |
| Annotation | Despite the extensive research on culture and depression in the social and behavioural sciences, little has been critically addressed regarding how to measure depression in a multicultural society. This article aims to provide conceptual issues related to assessing the cross-cultural comparability of depression, as well as recommendations for future depression research. Three conceptual issues were addressed: 1) two approaches for cross-cultural depression research; 2) DSM criteria for depression across cultures; and 3) establishing measurement equivalence in depression research. In addition, implications for different conceptualizations of depression in diverse cultural groups are discussed. Specifically, the author discusses the need for a conceptual model and proposes one for the relationship of culture to depression for future research. (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100909501 A |
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