Presentation Title
European American Cultural Values: Construct Clarification and Results From a Division 17 Survey
Location
Fenn Tower Ballroom
Presentation Type
Poster Session
Start Date
4-11-2014 4:00 PM
End Date
4-11-2014 4:50 PM
Abstract
As the dominant culture in the United States, European Americans cultural values represent the beliefs that drive many aspects of our society. Authors have called for clinicians to be aware of how mainstream cultural values affect their worldview and practice with racial and ethnic minority individuals, but the counseling psychology literature lacks a cohesive framework defining these values with empirical support. This research attempts to first clarify the domains of European American cultural values through literature review and survey of APA members. Results indicate that seven domains make up the construct: autonomy, individual competitiveness, material achievement, mastery over nature, direct communication, future time orientation and individual class mobility. Implications for scale development and acculturation are discussed.
European American Cultural Values: Construct Clarification and Results From a Division 17 Survey
Fenn Tower Ballroom
As the dominant culture in the United States, European Americans cultural values represent the beliefs that drive many aspects of our society. Authors have called for clinicians to be aware of how mainstream cultural values affect their worldview and practice with racial and ethnic minority individuals, but the counseling psychology literature lacks a cohesive framework defining these values with empirical support. This research attempts to first clarify the domains of European American cultural values through literature review and survey of APA members. Results indicate that seven domains make up the construct: autonomy, individual competitiveness, material achievement, mastery over nature, direct communication, future time orientation and individual class mobility. Implications for scale development and acculturation are discussed.
