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Cultural competence and social desirability among practitioners: A systematic review of the literature

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  • Larson, Kristine E.
  • Bradshaw, Catherine P.

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There is increased awareness that practitioners (e.g., teachers, school counselors, social workers, and school psychologists) need additional training to work effectively with diverse populations. However, there has been limited consideration of measurement challenges related to assessing this type of competence. Specifically, there are growing concerns that self-report measures of cultural competence may be biased by social desirability. To address these gaps, we conducted a systematic review of the literature on cultural competence and social desirability bias. We identified 15 studies focused on issues related to cultural competence and social desirability bias that met our search criteria. Our review and analysis of these studies suggested that cultural competence is positively correlated with social desirability bias, but the strength of this association varies as a function of the cultural competence scale used. Furthermore, race, gender, sexual orientation, years of experience, and training experiences were also significantly associated with cultural competence and/or social desirability. Implications for future research and professional development related to cultural competence are discussed.

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  • Larson, Kristine E. & Bradshaw, Catherine P., 2017. "Cultural competence and social desirability among practitioners: A systematic review of the literature," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 100-111.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:76:y:2017:i:c:p:100-111
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.02.034
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    1. Helsper, Ellen & Schneider, Luc & van Deursen, Alexander J. A. M. & van Laar, Ester, 2020. "The youth skills digital indicator: report on the conceptualisation and development of the ySkills digital skills measure," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 108878, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    2. Emmie Wahlström & Maria Harder & Mats Granlund & Inger K. Holmström & Peter Larm & Marie Golsäter, 2020. "School nurses' self‐assessed cultural competence when encountering children of foreign origin: A cross‐sectional study," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 22(2), pages 226-234, June.

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    Cultural competence; Social desirability;

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