A roadmap for the integration of culture into developmental psychopathology
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In this paper, I propose a roadmap for the integration of culture in developmental psychopathology. This integration is pressing because culture continues to be somewhat disconnected from theory, research, training, and interventions in developmental psychopathology, thus limiting our understanding of the epigenesis of mental health. I argue that in order to successfully integrate culture into developmental psychopathology, it is crucial to (a) study cultural development, (b) consider both individual-level and social-level cultural processes, (c) examine the interplay between culture and biology, and (d) promote improved and direct cultural assessment. I provide evidence in support of each of these guidelines, present alternative conceptual frameworks, and suggest new lines of research. Hopefully, that these directions will contribute to the emerging field of cultural development and psychopathology, which focuses on the elucidation of the cultural processes that initiate, maintain, or derail trajectories of normal and abnormal behavior.
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Over time, cultural processes at the social and personal level can interact and influence the emergence of adaptive and maladaptive behaviours.
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- Authors
- Causadias, J. M.
- Venue
- Development and Psychopathology
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2013-11
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 4pt2
- Pages
- 1375-1398
- ISSN
- 0954-5794 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-2198
- OpenAlex
- W2089014766
- Cited by
- 187
- References
- 15
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- FWCI
- 6.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Development and Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
- Keywords
- culture, developmental psychopathology, cultural development, cultural processes, cultural assessment, conceptual framework
- MeSH terms
- Mental Disorders, Child, Child Development, Culture, Humans, Psychopathology, Social Environment
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