The Problem of Metaphorical Nonequivalence in Cross-Cultural Survey Research: Comparing the Mental Health Statuses of Hmong Refugee and General Population Adolescents.

Dunnigan, Timothy; And Others

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Publication Date: 1993

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The Problem of Metaphorical Nonequivalence in Cross-Cultural Survey Research: Comparing the Mental Health Statuses of Hmong Refugee and General Population Adolescents.

Dunnigan, Timothy; And Others

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v24 n3 p344-65 Sep 1993

Examines methodological problems that metaphorical nonequivalence poses for cross-cultural survey research. Data from 1,105 urban ninth graders (including 105 Laotian Hmong) in St. Paul (Minnesota) illustrate problems of the translation of psychological instruments and the difficulties of administering a single instrument to culturally different populations. Metaphorical nonequivalence significantly affected Hmong student responses. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Asian Americans, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Grade 9, High School Students, High Schools, Hmong People, Laotians, Mental Health, Metaphors, Refugees, Research Problems, Testing Problems, Urban Youth

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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