RESUMO
The authors investigated the empirical relationship between K. I. van der Zee and J. P. van Oudenhoven's (2000, 2001) multicultural personality dispositions and C. D. Ryff's (1989b) dimensions of psychological well-being. The present sample included 270 students from one primarily graduate university and one primarily undergraduate university in the northeast region of the United States. Factor analysis indicated that a three-dimensional model of the multicultural personality was the best fit structure for the sample. Correlations between multicultural personality scores and psychological well-being scores were generally positive and in the predicted directions. However, the academic setting of the participants appeared to influence the pattern of relationships. The authors identified the multicultural personality as a promising construct for research across diverse psychology specialties.
Assuntos
Aculturação , Adaptação Psicológica , Etnicidade/psicologia , Saúde Holística , Personalidade , Qualidade de Vida/psicologia , Estudantes/psicologia , Adulto , Comparação Transcultural , Análise Fatorial , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , New Jersey , Cidade de Nova Iorque , Setor Privado , Testes Psicológicos , Psicologia Social , Setor Público , Universidades/organização & administraçãoRESUMO
Differences in perceptions between Euro American and ethnic minority respondents were examined to compare the role of counselor multicultural competency in multicultural versus traditional counseling. Results showed a strong positive correlation between clients' ratings of counselors' multicultural competencies and clients' ratings of counselors' general competency and empathy. However, when comparisons were made between Euro American and ethnic minority clients' on satisfaction, counselor multicultural competency explained a large and significant amount of variance for the ethnic minority sample only, above and beyond counselor general competency and empathy. Results are discussed in the context of relevant literature and suggestions for future research.
