title: The semistructured interview for consideration of ethnic culture in therapy scale: initial psychometric and outcome support.
abstract: There has been recent pressure for practitioners to consider cultural variables when implementing evidence-based interventions. Therefore, the Semistructured Interview for Consideration of Ethnic Culture in Therapy Scale (SSICECTS) was empirically developed to address this issue. First, psychometric properties of a 6-item scale were evaluated in 279 individuals of various ethnicities. Results indicated two factors accounting for 71% of the variance (ethnic cultural importance and ethnic cultural problems). Internal consistency and convergent validity were satisfactory. Ethnic minority participants demonstrated significantly higher scores than did Caucasians, suggesting this scale may be particularly applicable in ethnic minority populations. In a second study, a controlled trial was conducted to examine clinical utility of the semistructured interview component in a subsample of 151 participants. Participant interviewees were queried about their basic demographic information and were subsequently instructed to evaluate the interviewers' performance. Interviewees were then randomly assigned to receive the SSICECTS or a parallel semistructured interview regarding exercise. After participants completed their respective semistructured interviews, they were again instructed to evaluate the interviewers. Results indicated both semistructured interviews enhanced evaluations. However, interviewers who administered the SSICECTS were perceived as having greater knowledge and respect of participants' ethnic culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 455030, Las Vegas, NV 89154-5030, USA. donohueb@unlv.nevada.edu
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Donohue
authors.forename: Marilyn J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Strada
authors.forename: Rocio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosales
authors.forename: Aundrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taylor-Caldwell
authors.forename: Dortha
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hise
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahman
authors.forename: Noelle L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Lefforge
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kopof
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Devore
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Radkovich
authors.forename: Rowena
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laino
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires