TY - JOUR
T1 - Culture's impact on health risk appraisal psychological well-being questions
AU - Christopher, Suzanne
AU - Christopher, John Chambers
AU - Dunnagan, Tim
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Objective: To discuss the impact of culture on the development and utilization of psychological well-being questions embedded in Health Risk Appraisals (HRAs). Methods: Using one HRA as a case study, an interpretive-hermeneutic metatheory is employed to situate these questions in cultural and historical context and indicate their underlying individualistic ideology. Results: HRA question development and client feedback are largely shaped by Western concepts of individualism, which do not consider the cultural perspective of collectivist societies. Conclusion: Culture determines how we define, think about, and understand health. Therefore, it is essential to be aware of culture's impact on health research and practice.
AB - Objective: To discuss the impact of culture on the development and utilization of psychological well-being questions embedded in Health Risk Appraisals (HRAs). Methods: Using one HRA as a case study, an interpretive-hermeneutic metatheory is employed to situate these questions in cultural and historical context and indicate their underlying individualistic ideology. Results: HRA question development and client feedback are largely shaped by Western concepts of individualism, which do not consider the cultural perspective of collectivist societies. Conclusion: Culture determines how we define, think about, and understand health. Therefore, it is essential to be aware of culture's impact on health research and practice.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034376857&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5993/AJHB.24.5.2
DO - 10.5993/AJHB.24.5.2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034376857
SN - 1087-3244
VL - 24
SP - 338
EP - 348
JO - American Journal of Health Behavior
JF - American Journal of Health Behavior
IS - 5
ER -