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Poster	Poster Session 11 Program Schedule 02/17/2024 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Room: Shubert Complex (Posters 1-60) Poster Session 11: Cultural Neuropsychology \| Education/Training \| Professional Practice Issues Final Abstract #49 Cultural and Multicultural Topics in Neuropsychology Journal Titles from 2010-2020 Eleni Kapoulea, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, United States Rebecca Ready, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, United States Irina Orlovsky, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, United States Maya Whaley, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, United States Hanan Rafiuddin, University of North Texas, Denton, United States Category: Inclusion and Diversity/Multiculturalism Keyword 1: cross-cultural issues Keyword 2: multiculturalism Keyword 3: minority issues Objective: Most research participants included in neuropsychological research are non-Hispanic, native English-speaking, White, and from the United States (U.S.). The lack of representation of research participants who reflect national and global diversity is problematic. Whereas we know there is limited representation of research participants from diverse cultures and backgrounds, a broader analysis of multicultural scholarship in neuropsychology is missing. The current study sought to determine the extent to which the field of clinical neuropsychology is attending to culture in the context of brain function and behavior in journal publications. First, we determined how often cultural or multicultural topics were represented in neuropsychology journal titles. We hypothesized that cultural or multicultural topics would be represented in a minority of titles. Second, we determined if cultural or multicultural content in neuropsychology journal publication titles would increase over time. Due to long-standing calls for greater attention to diversity in neuropsychology – including the 2015 launch of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology’s Relevance 2050 Initiative to prepare the field to meet the needs of a multicultural society – we anticipated an increase in journal articles relevant to cultural neuropsychology between 2010 and 2020. Our third exploratory aim was to determine which topics were most and least likely to be addressed in publications on culture or multicultural issues. Participants and Methods: Research assistants gathered journal titles published between 2010-2020 from 13 major neuropsychology journals. Titles for all publication types (e.g., articles, reviews) were gathered. Journal title content was coded by trained research assistants, who used a codebook developed, piloted, and revised in an iterative process. Codes included cultural or multicultural content, U.S. or international samples, single versus multicultural focus, test psychometrics, normative data, medical or neurologic topics, and psychiatric symptoms/disorders. Results: Titles related to cultural/multicultural topics represented 1.1% to 13.4% of all titles across the 13 journals. As predicted, cultural/multicultural titles increased from 2010-2020; the correlation between the year and number of titles (r = .83, p = .002). Most titles about cultural/multicultural issues pertained to a single culture (73%) and utilized data collected outside the U.S. (61%). Normative data were addressed significantly more in cultural than non-cultural titles. Conversely, psychiatric symptoms and diagnoses were represented in more non-cultural than cultural titles. Some journals included more psychometric and medical/neurological content in cultural titles, whereas the opposite was true in other journals. Conclusions: Cultural and multicultural topics were not frequently included in publication titles in clinical neuropsychology journals but increased significantly from 2010-2020. Only two journals published more than 10% of titles on cultural or multicultural issues across the 11-year study timeframe. Few studies were conducted in the U.S., suggesting data on U.S. multicultural groups is lacking. Fewer cultural titles covered psychiatric topics, indicating a potential gap in knowledge for future research to address. Clinical neuropsychologists can remedy the field’s poor attention to the effects of culture on brain function and behavior by increasing awareness of cultural and multicultural research in clinical neuropsychology, diversifying editorial boards and grant review panels, citing cultural and multicultural neuropsychology research, and devoting special issues to culturally relevant topics.

Poster

02/17/2024
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Room: Shubert Complex (Posters 1-60)

Poster Session 11: Cultural Neuropsychology | Education/Training | Professional Practice Issues

Final Abstract #49

Cultural and Multicultural Topics in Neuropsychology Journal Titles from 2010-2020

Eleni Kapoulea, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, United States
Rebecca Ready, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, United States
Irina Orlovsky, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, United States
Maya Whaley, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, United States
Hanan Rafiuddin, University of North Texas, Denton, United States

Category: Inclusion and Diversity/Multiculturalism

Keyword 1: cross-cultural issues
Keyword 2: multiculturalism
Keyword 3: minority issues

Objective:

Most research participants included in neuropsychological research are non-Hispanic, native English-speaking, White, and from the United States (U.S.). The lack of representation of research participants who reflect national and global diversity is problematic. Whereas we know there is limited representation of research participants from diverse cultures and backgrounds, a broader analysis of multicultural scholarship in neuropsychology is missing. The current study sought to determine the extent to which the field of clinical neuropsychology is attending to culture in the context of brain function and behavior in journal publications. First, we determined how often cultural or multicultural topics were represented in neuropsychology journal titles. We hypothesized that cultural or multicultural topics would be represented in a minority of titles. Second, we determined if cultural or multicultural content in neuropsychology journal publication titles would increase over time. Due to long-standing calls for greater attention to diversity in neuropsychology – including the 2015 launch of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology’s Relevance 2050 Initiative to prepare the field to meet the needs of a multicultural society – we anticipated an increase in journal articles relevant to cultural neuropsychology between 2010 and 2020. Our third exploratory aim was to determine which topics were most and least likely to be addressed in publications on culture or multicultural issues.

Participants and Methods:

Research assistants gathered journal titles published between 2010-2020 from 13 major neuropsychology journals. Titles for all publication types (e.g., articles, reviews) were gathered. Journal title content was coded by trained research assistants, who used a codebook developed, piloted, and revised in an iterative process. Codes included cultural or multicultural content, U.S. or international samples, single versus multicultural focus, test psychometrics, normative data, medical or neurologic topics, and psychiatric symptoms/disorders.

Results:

Titles related to cultural/multicultural topics represented 1.1% to 13.4% of all titles across the 13 journals. As predicted, cultural/multicultural titles increased from 2010-2020; the correlation between the year and number of titles (r = .83, p = .002). Most titles about cultural/multicultural issues pertained to a single culture (73%) and utilized data collected outside the U.S. (61%). Normative data were addressed significantly more in cultural than non-cultural titles. Conversely, psychiatric symptoms and diagnoses were represented in more non-cultural than cultural titles. Some journals included more psychometric and medical/neurological content in cultural titles, whereas the opposite was true in other journals.

Conclusions:

Cultural and multicultural topics were not frequently included in publication titles in clinical neuropsychology journals but increased significantly from 2010-2020. Only two journals published more than 10% of titles on cultural or multicultural issues across the 11-year study timeframe. Few studies were conducted in the U.S., suggesting data on U.S. multicultural groups is lacking. Fewer cultural titles covered psychiatric topics, indicating a potential gap in knowledge for future research to address. Clinical neuropsychologists can remedy the field’s poor attention to the effects of culture on brain function and behavior by increasing awareness of cultural and multicultural research in clinical neuropsychology, diversifying editorial boards and grant review panels, citing cultural and multicultural neuropsychology research, and devoting special issues to culturally relevant topics.