The Strong Black Woman Schema (SBWS) is a cultural expectation placed on black women to unfailingly display signs of strength and caretaker qualities, while suppressing their emotions. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between the SBWS and psychological distress, suicidal behaviors, and resilience. Researchers expected to find a positive relationship between the SBWS and psychological distress, a positive relationship between the SBWS and resilience, and an undefined relationship between the SBWS and suicidal behaviors. The study also examined the potential moderating effects of the SBWS and resilience on the existing psychological distress-suicidal behaviors relationship. Lastly, the study examined how socioeconomic status moderates the relationship between the SBWS and psychological distress. It was expected that the SBWS and resilience would weaken the relationship between psychological distress and suicidal behaviors; higher socioeconomic status would weaken the relationship between the SBWS and psychological distress. Researchers recruited 177 black women to take a 30-minute survey. A bivariate correlation analysis showed that the SBWS shares a positive relationship with psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, and stress, and suicidal behaviors. However, resilience was not associated with the SBWS. Resilience was found to moderate the psychological distress-suicidal behaviors relationship, while the SBWS did not. Socioeconomic status did not moderate the relationship between the SBWS and psychological distress. The findings of this study bear important clinical and community implications. By determining the harmful effects of the SBWS, further research can be conducted on how black woman, mental health professionals, and community advocates can mitigate its effects.

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This study explores the influence of bilingualism on personality traits specifically in English and Spanish-bilingual individuals. This examines how linguistic and cultural contexts have an impact on direct personality traits—extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, negative emotionality, and openness. Using a sample of 91 participants, paired samples t-tests were conducted to evaluate differences in personality trait scores between languages and calculated effect sizes to understand the practical significance of these differences. The results demonstrated no statistically significant differences in personality traits across the two languages. Furthermore, effect sizes were small, suggesting that any observed differences were not practically meaningful. While these findings do not support my initial hypothesis that there would be differences in personality traits based on the language used, they demonstrate the consistency of personality traits as measured in bilingual individuals. These results suggest that language does not necessarily alter the way participants perceive or express their personalities.

Cultural bridging may alleviate and catalyze the therapeutic process and help to match therapeutic interventions and patient preferences. In this article, we propose to enhance Western-originated prevention and treatment of depression (behavioral activation) with an Eastern-originated cultural concept of the purpose of living (ikigai). Behavioral activation (BA) is an effective standard method (within cognitive-behavior therapy) to treat depression, whereas ikigai is a Japanese life philosophy attitude. Both approaches share the fundamental idea that the reflection of personal values guides the individual’s everyday decisions. In the present narrative review, we try to explain and systematically compare both approaches to explore the possibilities of their meaningful integration. While the literature underscored the striking similarity between the fundamental ideas of both concepts, the main difference is that ikigai, as a traditional, non-psychotherapeutic approach, refers more to intuition and metaphorical heuristics. We introduce when and how the practice of ikigai could enhance behavioral activation interventions in psychotherapy and its transfer into everyday life.

Introdução: Este trabalho teve como objetivo descrever a atuação do psicólogo junto aos serviços de migração da Rússia e do Brasil. Método: Foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa descritiva, utilizando a entrevista semi-estruturada com 04 psicólogos do Brasil e 03 da Rússia, recrutados em serviços de migração nas cidades de São Paulo e Moscou. A análise de conteúdo do material buscou caracterizar os principais pontos de convergência e divergência do trabalho de psicólogos brasileiros e russos. Resultados: As entrevistas mostram que ter psicólogos é importantíssimo para um serviço de atendimento dos migrantes. Trabalhando no centro de atendimento dos migrantes, o psicólogo recebe uma rica experiência prática que não encontra atendendo no consultório. Todos os entrevistados falaram da necessidade de cursos de psicologia dedicados a migração ou(e) Psicologia Intercultural. Recomenda-se para as Faculdades de Psicologia da Rússia que ofereçam estágio aos alunos nos serviços de atendimento dos migrantes. Recomenda-se para as Faculdades de Psicologia do Brasil que ofereçam disciplinas sobre Psicologia Intercultural / Introduction: this study was aimed to describe the psychologist activity within the migration services in Russia and Brazil. Method: A descriptive qualitative study was conducted using a semi-structured interview with 04 psychologists from Brazil and 03 from Russia, recruited from migration services in the cities of Sao Paulo and Moscow. The content analysis of the material sought to characterize the main points of convergence and divergence of the work of Brazilian and Russian psychologists. Results: The interviews show that having psychologists is important for a migrant service. Working in that he cannot gain in psychological cabinet. All interviewees told about the need in psychological courses dedicated to migration or (e) Cross-Cultural Psychology. It is recommended for the Departments of Psychology in Russia to offer internships in migration services to students. It is recommended for Departments of Psychology in Brazil to offer disciplines of Cross-cultural psychology

<p>This thesis combines theories from cross-cultural psychology with literature on group faultlines to understand cultural barriers to communication and cooperation experienced in multinational emergency management teams. The aim is to investigate whether the faultline concept is a viable theoretical vocabulary for addressing cultural differences in communication and cooperation (in the domain of emergency management). Culture is defined as a relatively organized system of shared meanings which influences people’s cognition, values, behaviors, and so on. Group faultlines are hypothetical dividing lines that may split a team into homogeneous subgroups based on demographic characteristics. Three papers are included in the thesis, all of which investigate various aspects of group behavior in relation to emergency management. Results suggest that faultlines can be formed not only by demographic characteristics, but also by culturally-driven behavior. The results presented in the papers and in this thesis are meant to supply emergency management personnel with general knowledge of cultural differences and ideas for future ‘cultural awareness’ training. The thesis contributes to the scientific community by taking cross-cultural research into the applied domain so that its findings can be made relevant to people in multinational organizations.</p>

The Irrational Beliefs Inventory (IBI) was built to measure self-defeating beliefs as conceptualized in Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy. The IBI has five factors: worrying, rigidity, problem avoidance, need for approval, and emotional irresponsibility. A three-phase cross-cultural study was conducted to translate and adapt the IBI from English to Icelandic, and a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) approach was used for a test of factorial validity and cross-cultural invariance. In Phase 1, the IBI was translated from English to Icelandic, using a forward-translation and back-translation. Two forward-translators and two back-translators were recruited. In Phase 2, qualitative interview methods were used in both the U.S. and Iceland to gain insights into the meaning of the items on the IBI. In the U.S., 21 university students provided insights in a group discussion, and four students were individually interviewed in depth about individual items on the IBI. In Iceland, four university students were interviewed in depth about the meaning of individual items. Three Icelandic psychology professionals were recruited to evaluate the appropriateness of the IBI for the Icelandic culture. In Phase 3, a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was conducted to check factorial validity and cross-cultural invariance of the IBI. The total sample size in Phase 3 was N=1547, all college students, with n=827 in the U.S. and n=720 in Iceland. Overall, the CFA did not support the fit of the IBI's original five-factor model, although the fit was slightly better in the Icelandic version. Fit indices conflicted; the chi-square and comparative fit index (CFI) showed poor fit, while the RMSEA and SRMR showed acceptable fit. Correlated error was found between 85 item pairs in the U.S. model, and between 68 item pairs in the Icelandic model. Modifications were attempted to the original model by including the correlated errors, and a multigroup CFA was conducted. Adding the correlated errors slightly improved the fit of both models, but only 11 out of the IBI's 50 items were found to have equivalent item factor loadings and intercepts between the countries. Results from the psychometric analysis and qualitative interviews indicated that the IBI needs to be rewritten if the measure is to be used for research in Iceland. The results were discussed in light of a recent analysis of REBT-based measurement instruments, and implications for cross-cultural research on highly abstract constructs such as irrationality were discussed.

This thesis combines theories from cross-cultural psychology with literature on group faultlines to understand cultural barriers to communication and cooperation experienced in multinational emergency management teams. The aim is to investigate whether the faultline concept is a viable theoretical vocabulary for addressing cultural differences in communication and cooperation (in the domain of emergency management). Culture is defined as a relatively organized system of shared meanings which influences people’s cognition, values, behaviors, and so on. Group faultlines are hypothetical dividing lines that may split a team into homogeneous subgroups based on demographic characteristics. Three papers are included in the thesis, all of which investigate various aspects of group behavior in relation to emergency management. Results suggest that faultlines can be formed not only by demographic characteristics, but also by culturally-driven behavior. The results presented in the papers and in this thesis are meant to supply emergency management personnel with general knowledge of cultural differences and ideas for future ‘cultural awareness’ training. The thesis contributes to the scientific community by taking cross-cultural research into the applied domain so that its findings can be made relevant to people in multinational organizations.

Introdução: Este trabalho teve como objetivo descrever a atuação do psicólogo junto aos serviços de migração da Rússia e do Brasil. Método: Foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa descritiva, utilizando a entrevista semi-estruturada com 04 psicólogos do Brasil e 03 da Rússia, recrutados em serviços de migração nas cidades de São Paulo e Moscou. A análise de conteúdo do material buscou caracterizar os principais pontos de convergência e divergência do trabalho de psicólogos brasileiros e russos. Resultados: As entrevistas mostram que ter psicólogos é importantíssimo para um serviço de atendimento dos migrantes. Trabalhando no centro de atendimento dos migrantes, o psicólogo recebe uma rica experiência prática que não encontra atendendo no consultório. Todos os entrevistados falaram da necessidade de cursos de psicologia dedicados a migração ou(e) Psicologia Intercultural. Recomenda-se para as Faculdades de Psicologia da Rússia que ofereçam estágio aos alunos nos serviços de atendimento dos migrantes. Recomenda-se para as Faculdades de Psicologia do Brasil que ofereçam disciplinas sobre Psicologia Intercultural / Introduction: this study was aimed to describe the psychologist activity within the migration services in Russia and Brazil. Method: A descriptive qualitative study was conducted using a semi-structured interview with 04 psychologists from Brazil and 03 from Russia, recruited from migration services in the cities of Sao Paulo and Moscow. The content analysis of the material sought to characterize the main points of convergence and divergence of the work of Brazilian and Russian psychologists. Results: The interviews show that having psychologists is important for a migrant service. Working in that he cannot gain in psychological cabinet. All interviewees told about the need in psychological courses dedicated to migration or (e) Cross-Cultural Psychology. It is recommended for the Departments of Psychology in Russia to offer internships in migration services to students. It is recommended for Departments of Psychology in Brazil to offer disciplines of Cross-cultural psychology