从跨文化到文化思维在加纳心理学中的研究与实践

Q1 Social Sciences International Journal of Culture and Mental Health Pub Date : 2018-10-02 DOI:10.1080/17542863.2017.1409780

J. Osafo

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文化因素的重要性在世界各地的心理学研究和实践中一直是一个有争议的问题。本文论述了在加纳的文化背景下进行心理学研究和实践的重要性。本文第一部分着重阐述了文化作为心理学概念的定义以及文化与心理学关系面临的挑战和理论立场。本文进一步探讨了我国心理学研究和实践中从跨文化思维转向文化思维的因素。本文的最后一部分探讨了加纳心理学研究和实践中文化思维对研究方法的影响。它果断地得出结论，如果心理科学的西方化焦点受到挑战，并与国家的文化背景重新结合起来，它可以更好地帮助服务用户。

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From cross-cultural to cultural thinking in psychological research and practice in Ghana

ABSTRACT The importance of cultural factors has been a contested issue in psychological research and practice around the world. This paper argues for the importance of conducting psychological research and practice with respect to the cultural context of Ghana. The first part of this article focuses on definition of culture as a concept in psychology and the challenges and theoretical positions of the relationship between culture and psychology. The essay further focuses on the factors necessitating the shift from cross-cultural thinking to cultural thinking in psychological research and practice in the country. The final part of the essay examines the implications of cultural thinking for research methodologies in psychological research and practice in Ghana. It assertively concludes that psychological science can aid service users better if its Westernized focus is challenged and realigned with the cultural context of the country.

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International Journal of Culture and Mental Health Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

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期刊介绍： This title has ceased (2018). This important peer-review journal provides an innovative forum, both international and multidisciplinary, for addressing cross-cultural issues and mental health. Culture as it comes to bear on mental health is a rapidly expanding area of inquiry and research within psychiatry and psychology, and other related fields such as social work, with important implications for practice in the global context. The journal is an essential resource for health care professionals working in the field of cross-cultural mental health.Readership includes psychiatrists, psychologists, medical anthropologists, medical sociologists, psychiatric nurses and social workers, general practitioners and other mental health professionals interested in the area. The International Journal of Culture and Mental Health publishes original empirical research, review papers and theoretical articles in the fields of cross-cultural psychiatry and psychology. Contributions from the fields of medical anthropology and medical sociology are particularly welcome. A continuing dialogue between members of various disciplines in various fields is encouraged. The aim of the journal is to encourage its readers to think about various issues which have clouded cross-cultural development of ideas. The journal lays special emphasis on developing further links between medical anthropology, medical sociology, clinical psychiatry and psychology, and implications of the findings on service provisions. The journal is published four times a year. The style of reference is Harvard. All research articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees.