Aligning Youth Development Theory, Measurement, and Practice Across Cultures and Contexts: Lessons from Use of the Developmental Assets Profile
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DOI: 10.1007/s12187-016-9395-x
Abstract: The development of youth has implications across all sectors of societies, and thus, holistic approaches to promoting positive youth development that take an across-sectors perspective may be more effective and cost-efficient ways of investing in… read more here.
Keywords: assets profile; across cultures; youth; youth development ... See more keywords
The Cross-cultural Validity of the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Across 16 Countries
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DOI: 10.1007/s12671-020-01333-6
Abstract: Objectives The goal of the current study was to investigate the universality of the five-factor model of mindfulness and the measurement equivalence of the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ). Methods The study used FFMQ data from… read more here.
Keywords: mindfulness; cross cultural; equivalence; across cultures ... See more keywords
Early prosocial development across cultures.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.07.039
Abstract: Human prosociality is ubiquitous, even though it may be manifested differently across cultures. Low cost helping and sharing emerge early in development, and at similar levels, across cultures having vastly different sociocultural niches. Developmental trajectories… read more here.
Keywords: development across; early prosocial; across cultures; prosocial development ... See more keywords
Routine activities and adolescent deviance across 28 cultures
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2018.03.005
Abstract: The current study tested the links between routine activities and deviance across twenty-eight countries, thus, the potential generalizability of the routine activities framework. read more here.
Keywords: deviance across; activities adolescent; routine activities; across cultures ... See more keywords
In- and out-groups across cultures: Identities and perceived group values.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2021.102569
Abstract: Distinguishing and privileging one's in-groups from out-groups appears to be a human universal, though theories about why and how this happens diverge. This paper contributes to understanding these processes by adding cross-cultural, ecological validity to… read more here.
Keywords: perceived group; groups across; across cultures; identities perceived ... See more keywords
Distinct facial expressions represent pain and pleasure across cultures
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1807862115
Abstract: Significance Humans often use facial expressions to communicate social messages. However, observational studies report that people experiencing pain or orgasm produce facial expressions that are indistinguishable, which questions their role as an effective tool for… read more here.
Keywords: mental representations; pain orgasm; facial expressions; across cultures ... See more keywords
Visual Creativity Across Cultures: A Comparison Between Italians and Japanese
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DOI: 10.1080/10400419.2017.1263514
Abstract: Culture-related differences in visual creativity were investigated, comparing Italian and Japanese participants in terms of divergent (figural completion task) and product-oriented thinking (figural combination task). Visual restructuring ability was measured as the ability to reinterpret… read more here.
Keywords: visual creativity; creativity; across cultures; cultures comparison ... See more keywords
Creativity across Cultures: A Comparison between Ugandan and Italian Students
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DOI: 10.1080/10400419.2018.1411565
Abstract: The purpose of this research was to compare the creative performance of students belonging to 2 different cultures, Italian and Ugandan. The participants were 462 children between the ages of 6 and 14 (231 in… read more here.
Keywords: creativity; across cultures; ugandan italian; italian students ... See more keywords
Social accountability across cultures, does the concept translate? An explorative discussion with primary care colleagues in Japan
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DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2020.1727780
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article sets out to explore and clarify the concept of social accountability in a global health context. It examines some of the cross-cultural challenges when translating social accountability across healthcare systems with specific… read more here.
Keywords: across cultures; primary care; accountability across; social accountability ... See more keywords
The diverse way that languages convey emotion
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DOI: 10.1126/science.366.6472.1467-d
Abstract: Emotion and Language It is unclear whether emotion terms have the same meaning across cultures. Jackson et al. examined nearly 2500 languages to determine the degree of similarity in linguistic networks of 24 emotion terms… read more here.
Keywords: science; diverse way; way languages; across cultures ... See more keywords
Personal Values Across Cultures.
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DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-020821-125100
Abstract: Values play an outsized role in the visions, critiques, and discussions of politics, religion, education, and family life. Despite all the attention values receive in everyday discourse, their systematic study took hold in mainstream psychology… read more here.
Keywords: personal values; value; across cultures; review ... See more keywords