Abstract

The aim of the study was to derive an empirically based definition of cultural sensitivity (CS) using psychologists as participants. In Study 1, nine psychologists were interviewed and asked how they conceptualized CS. Based on the results from Study 1, a survey was created for Study 2 and completed by psychologists (n= 142). Confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine if the conceptualizations of CS derived from Study 1 were a good fit. In Study 1, three emergent themes were identified regarding how psychologists conceptualized CS: awareness, cultural case conceptualization, and idiographic sensitivity. Results from Study 2 supported CS as a three-dimensional construct. Findings did not suggest that psychologists conceptualized CS as discrete group categorization. Shifts in immigration patterns, legislation, and societal trends indicate that a shift is needed whereby clients are viewed as individuals as opposed to as members of the cultural group to which they belong.

摘要

这项研究的目的是使用心理学家作为参与者来得出基于经验的文化敏感性（CS）定义。在研究1中，采访了9位心理学家，并询问他们如何概念化CS。根据研究1的结果，为研究2创建了一项调查，并由心理学家（n= 142）。验证性因素分析用于确定源自研究1的CS概念是否合适。在研究1中，确定了关于心理学家如何将CS概念化的三个新兴主题：意识，文化案例概念化和独特的敏感性。研究2的结果支持CS作为三维结构。研究结果并未表明心理学家将CS概念化为离散的群体分类。移民方式，立法和社会趋势的转变表明，需要进行转变，即将客户视为个人，而不是其所属文化群体的成员。