Different Strokes for Different Folks? Contrasting Approaches to Cultural Adaptation of Parenting Interventions

Prevention Science

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 630-639

  Mejia, Anilena ^a   Leijten, Patty ^b,c   Lachman, Jamie M ^b   Parra Cardona, José Ruben ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS Y SERVICIOS DE ALTA TECNOLOGÍA   (Panama)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural adaptation; Ethnic minorities; Health disparities; Low and middle income countries; Parenting interventions

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HUMANS; PARENTING;

EID: 84976260292     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-016-0671-2     Document Type: Article

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