Cultural competence, acculturation orientations, and attachment dimensions in future social workers and occupational therapists before entering these professions: A comparative study

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-12-09 DOI:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102113

Yvan Leanza , Gabriel Bernard , Valérie Demers , Camille Brisset , Maya Yampolsky , Ahisha Jones-Lavallée , Stéphanie Arsenault , Dominique Giroux , Raymonde Gagnon , Alida Gulfi , Nicolas Kühne , Sylvie Tétreault

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The paper discusses the importance of considering diversity in public institutions and the need for intercultural training for practitioners. It emphasizes the psychological characteristics essential for dealing with diversity, focusing on multicultural personality traits, host community acculturation orientations, and adult attachment. The study aims to assess these psychological characteristics in future social workers and occupational therapists across three settings (France, n=273, Quebec, n=63, and Switzerland, n=66) before their integration internships. It is expected that certain personality profiles will be associated with favorable acculturation orientations and secure attachment, while others will be linked to less welcoming acculturation orientations and insecure attachment. Participants completed the Multicultural Personality Questionnaire (MPQF), the Host Community Acculturation Scale (HCAS) and the Revised Adult Attachment Scale (R-AAS). Analysis methods include hierarchical cluster analysis on the MPQF to identify intercultural personality profiles and subsequent ANOVAs to explore associations with acculturation orientations and attachment dimensions. Four multicultural personality profiles are identified: considerate (open and attentive), adaptive (handling new situations well), maladaptive (low scores on all traits, uncomfortable in intercultural situations), and reticent (reserved in intercultural encounters). Specific profiles align with distinct acculturation orientations, such as the considerate profile with a rejection of exclusion. Additionally, the adaptive profile displays consistently low anxiety levels. The study highlights that a significant proportion of students (40% to 60%) may lack competence in intercultural contexts. It questions the adequacy of intercultural training in curricula and emphasizes the need for further research on the impact of such training on students’ competence in handling diversity.

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未来社会工作者和职业治疗师进入职业前的文化能力、文化适应取向和依恋维度的比较研究

本文讨论了在公共机构中考虑多样性的重要性以及对从业者进行跨文化培训的必要性。它强调处理多样性所必需的心理特征，重点是多元文化人格特征、东道国社区文化适应取向和成人依恋。本研究旨在评估未来社会工作者和职业治疗师在三个国家（法国，n=273，魁北克，n=63，瑞士，n=66）实习前的这些心理特征。预计某些人格特征将与有利的文化适应取向和安全依恋相关联，而其他人格特征将与不太受欢迎的文化适应取向和不安全依恋相关联。参与者完成多元文化人格问卷（MPQF）、寄宿社区文化适应量表（HCAS）和修订成人依恋量表（R-AAS）。分析方法包括MPQF的层次聚类分析，以确定跨文化人格特征；随后的方差分析，以探索文化适应取向和依恋维度之间的联系。研究确定了四种多元文化人格特征：体贴（开放和细心）、适应能力强（能很好地处理新情况）、适应能力差（所有特征得分都很低，在跨文化环境中不舒服）和沉默寡言（在跨文化接触中保持沉默）。特定的概况与不同的文化适应取向相一致，例如体贴的概况与排斥的拒绝。此外，适应性档案显示出持续的低焦虑水平。该研究强调，相当大比例的学生（40%至60%）可能缺乏跨文化语境的能力。它质疑课程中跨文化训练是否适当，并强调需要进一步研究这种训练对学生处理多样性能力的影响。

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Multiple-

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4.30

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14.30%

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122

期刊介绍： IJIR is dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding of theory, practice, and research in intergroup relations. The contents encompass theoretical developments, field-based evaluations of training techniques, empirical discussions of cultural similarities and differences, and critical descriptions of new training approaches. Papers selected for publication in IJIR are judged to increase our understanding of intergroup tensions and harmony. Issue-oriented and cross-discipline discussion is encouraged. The highest priority is given to manuscripts that join theory, practice, and field research design. By theory, we mean conceptual schemes focused on the nature of cultural differences and similarities.