Culture and psychological distress
Examining the influence of cultural factors on psychological distress, relative to other (e.g. social and psychological) influences, has been difficult due to the incomplete development of a theory of culture that leads to the reliable and valid measurement of cultural factors in such a way that the...
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| author | William W. Dressler Mauro Campos Balieiro José Ernesto dos Santos |
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| description | Examining the influence of cultural factors on psychological distress, relative to other (e.g. social and psychological) influences, has been difficult due to the incomplete development of a theory of culture that leads to the reliable and valid measurement of cultural factors in such a way that these can be incorporated into multivariate models. In this paper we present both such a theory and such a methodology, and apply it to the study of the community distribution of psychological distress in an urban area in Brazil. In this theory and method, culture is conceptualized as consisting of shared cultural models that are imperfectly realized in mundane behaviors. The link of cultural model and individual behavior is referred to as "cultural consonance". Here we show that cultural consonance in two different domains is associated with psychological stress, independently from covariates and possible confounding variables. Implications of the results for future research are also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-453b29d88f0c4cf69a0cc7ab17f127f42022-12-22T02:38:37ZengUniversidade de São PauloPaidéia (Ribeirão Preto)1982-43272002-01-01122251810.1590/S0103-863X2002000100002S0103-863X2002000100002Culture and psychological distressWilliam W. Dressler0Mauro Campos Balieiro1José Ernesto dos Santos2University of AlabamaUniversidade de FrancaUniversidade de São PauloExamining the influence of cultural factors on psychological distress, relative to other (e.g. social and psychological) influences, has been difficult due to the incomplete development of a theory of culture that leads to the reliable and valid measurement of cultural factors in such a way that these can be incorporated into multivariate models. In this paper we present both such a theory and such a methodology, and apply it to the study of the community distribution of psychological distress in an urban area in Brazil. In this theory and method, culture is conceptualized as consisting of shared cultural models that are imperfectly realized in mundane behaviors. The link of cultural model and individual behavior is referred to as "cultural consonance". Here we show that cultural consonance in two different domains is associated with psychological stress, independently from covariates and possible confounding variables. Implications of the results for future research are also discussed.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-863X2002000100002&lng=en&tlng=enEstresse psicológicoFatores culturaisTeoriaMetodologia |
| spellingShingle | William W. Dressler Mauro Campos Balieiro José Ernesto dos Santos Culture and psychological distress Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) Estresse psicológico Fatores culturais Teoria Metodologia |
| title | Culture and psychological distress |
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| title_short | Culture and psychological distress |
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| topic | Estresse psicológico Fatores culturais Teoria Metodologia |
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