title: Initial development of a Cultural Values and Beliefs Scale among Dakota/Nakota/Lakota people: a pilot study.
abstract: This study was the initial phase in the development of a mental health assessment tool. The Native American Cultural Values and Beliefs Scale is a 12-item instrument that assesses three dimensions of American Indian/Alaska Native values and beliefs: 1) the importance, 2) the frequency of practicing, and 3) the amount of distress caused by not practicing traditional values and beliefs. The initial project was targeted to Dakota/Nakota/Lakota people, though future scale development is intended to establish sufficient generality across several groups of American Indian and Alaska Native persons. The survey was administered to 37 Dakota/Nakota/Lakota adults. The results indicated high internal consistency with Cronbach's alphas of .897 for importance and .917 for practice.
authors.affiliation: University of South Dakota, Clinical Psychology Training Program, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA. w.rusty.reynolds@usd.edu
authors.forename: W Rusty
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Randal P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Quevillon
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: Duane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mackey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044467:American Indian or Alaska Native / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D003073:Cognitive Dissonance; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology