title: Multicultural competency in research: examining the relationships among multicultural competencies, research training and self-efficacy, and the multicultural environment.
abstract: Research on multicultural competencies has mainly focused on the practice dimension of psychology training and practice. Little theoretical or empirical research has examined multicultural research training and self-efficacy. In this study, 119 psychology graduate students filled out a Web survey focusing on the research training environment, research self-efficacy, multicultural competency, the multicultural environment, and social desirability. Results showed that multicultural competency, research training, and the multicultural environment were related to multicultural research self-efficacy. Hierarchical regressions showed that multicultural competency predicted students' research anxiety; social desirability predicted multicultural research utility, multicultural competency, and the research training environment; and multicultural competency predicted students' confidence in research and perceptions that their graduate training programs were multicultural. Implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. William-Liu@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: William Ming
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hung-Bin
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Sheu
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel / Q000208:ethnology; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003479:Curriculum; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000193:education* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012106:Research / Q000193:education*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012928:Social Desirability; D014481:United States