Beyond Instrument Selection: Cultural Considerations in the Psychological Assessment of U.S. Latinas/os

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 375-384

  Acevedo Polakovich, Ignacio David ^a,b   Reynaga Abiko, Geneva ^c   Garriott, Patton O ^a   Derefinko, Karen J ^a   Wimsatt, Mary K ^a   Gudonis, Lauren C ^a   Brown, Tamara L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural sensitivity; Hispanic; Latinos; multiculturalism; psychological assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548852911     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.38.4.375     Document Type: Article

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